Pajar
Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Quebec
Montreal family footwear brand founded in 1963 by the Golbert family, handmaking its heritage boots at its Montreal factory and a Tuscan workshop while most of its range is made in Portugal, Turkey, and China, sold direct and through Canadian retailers.
Montreal, QC CA · ca.pajar.com
Pajar is a Montreal footwear brand founded in 1963 by Paul Golbert and now controlled by his son Jacques and grandchildren Michel and David, who together hold significant control of Pajar Distribution Ltd. under Corporations Canada's ownership register. Its Pajar Montreal 1963 heritage boots and Quintessenza collection are handmade at the family's Montreal factory and a Tuscan workshop, while sneakers, sandals, and most of the wider range are made in Portugal, Turkey, and China. Pajar sells direct from its own site and through Canadian footwear retailers such as Browns Shoes.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 verifiedCA 100%
Corporations Canada's individuals with significant control register for the active Pajar Distribution Ltd. / Pajar Distribution Ltee, formed by a February 2025 amalgamation of the prior Pajar Distribution Ltd. and Pajar Europe Ltd., lists three individuals with significant control, Jacques, Michel, and David Golbert, each holding at least 25 and up to 50 percent of the shares indirectly, all with a Montreal address for service. The related Pajar Holdings Inc. filing names the same three Golberts as directors at Hampstead, Quebec addresses, and the vendor's own history page credits founder Paul Golbert and describes the brand as run today by his descendants, with no acquisition, parent, or outside investor found in searches.
- Federal corporation information - 1671305-0 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada registry “At least 25% and up to 50% of the shares”
- Federal corporation information - 152105-5 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada registry “DAVID GOLBERT 5642 QUEEN MARY ROAD HAMPSTEAD QC”
- A Legacy of Heritage & Craftsmanship | Pajar Canada vendor_statement “Paul Golbert founded the brand in 1963 using the first letters of his family's first names: Paul, Jacques, and Rachel.”
Manufacturing
38.5 reportedCA 10% · EU 35% · other 55%
The vendor states its Pajar Montreal 1963 boots are handcrafted at its Montreal factory and its Quintessenza collection is crafted in a century-old Tuscan workshop, while sneakers and sandals are made in Portugal, Turkey, and China, and it describes the rest of its range as made globally rather than at home. Made in CA corroborates a Montreal, Quebec location for select styles with the remainder made overseas, so this split is an estimate weighted toward that stated overseas majority.
- Signature Collections for Every Season & Terrain | Pajar Canada vendor_statement “While much of our range is made globally, the esteemed Pajar | Montreal 1963 Collection is handmade in our Montreal factory and Tuscan ateliers.”
- QUINTESSENZA COLLECTION INFO | Pajar Canada vendor_statement “crafted with old-world techniques in a century-old Tuscan workshop”
- A Legacy of Heritage & Craftsmanship | Pajar Canada vendor_statement “Paul opens his own factory on the corner of Coloniale and Mont Royal in the Plateau district of Montreal.”
- Best Boot Brands in Canada | Made in CA directory “Manufacturing Location: Montreal, Quebec (select styles) and overseas”
People
100.0 verifiedCA 100%
Corporations Canada lists Pajar Distribution Ltd.'s registered office at 4509 Coloniale Avenue in Montreal, matching the vendor's account of its factory on that same corner since 1973, and all three Golbert directors list Montreal-area addresses. No other office, studio, or warehouse is disclosed on the site; the only other physical location listed is the company's own outlet store in Mirabel, Quebec.
- Federal corporation information - 1671305-0 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada registry “4509 Coloniale Avenue Montreal QC”
- A Legacy of Heritage & Craftsmanship | Pajar Canada vendor_statement “Paul opens his own factory on the corner of Coloniale and Mont Royal in the Plateau district of Montreal.”
- Pajar Canada Store: Where to Buy Boots & Jackets vendor_statement “19001 ch. Notre Dame, suite 327, Mirabel, QC J7J 0T1”
Inputs
33.5 inferredEU 45% · other 55%
The vendor says its leathers and shearling skins are brought from all over the world, that its Pajar Montreal 1963 boots use premium Italian leathers, and that its Saga-certified fur comes from European fur farms, giving Europe a meaningful stated share of inputs. No Canadian material sourcing is disclosed for footwear, and with most of the range made in Portugal, Turkey, and China, the remaining input share is assumed to follow that manufacturing footprint, so the split is an estimate.
- QUALITY | Pajar Canada vendor_statement “our products are manufactured using the highest quality waterproof calf leathers and shearling skins brought from all over the world”
- SAGA® CERTIFIED FARMED FUR | Pajar Canada vendor_statement “Saga® represents the finest mink, fox and Finnraccoon pelts produced with care and respect on European fur farms”
- Signature Collections for Every Season & Terrain | Pajar Canada vendor_statement “handmade in our Montreal factory and Tuscan ateliers”
Where to buy
- Direct 71.6
- Canadian retailer · Browns Shoes 64.4
Found via
- madeinca.ca 2026-09-07