Purple Moose Sock Company
Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario
London, Ontario sock shop, founded around 2014, whose own Actually Made in Canada collection is knit in small batches in Ontario on mid-1900s Komet and Hemphill Banner machines. Also resells Darn Tough (made in Vermont) and other sock brands while clearing that stock, and sells online direct, shipping within Canada only.
London, ON CA · purplemoosesocks.ca
Purple Moose Sock Company is a small Canadian owned and operated sock business in London, Ontario, about twelve years old, whose own Actually Made in Canada collection is knit in small batches in Ontario on vintage belt-driven machines. It still resells Darn Tough socks made in Vermont and a handful of other brands while moving to an all Canadian-made range, and sells direct online with shipping within Canada only. No registry record was reachable, so ownership rests on the vendor's own statement corroborated by two directories.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The vendor describes itself as a Canadian owned and operated small business in London, Ontario, and both madeinca.ca and Ontario Made list it as a Canadian owned London manufacturer. Corporations Canada returns no federal corporation for purple moose, so the entity is most likely an Ontario registration or sole proprietorship; the Ontario Business Registry could not be checked and the legal entity name is not published on the site.
- Actually Made in Canada Socks + More Purple Moose Sock Co. vendor_statement “By choosing Purple Moose Sock Sock Company you are supporting a Canadian owned and operated small business and local manufacturing.”
- Socks: Purple Moose Sock Company | Made in CA directory “Manufactured In: London, Ontario Where to Buy: Online Website: purplemoosesocks.ca Canadian Owned: Yes”
- Search for a Federal Corporation - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada registry “Corporate name: purple moose 0 results were found, 0 returned.”
Manufacturing
68.5 reportedCA 70% · other 15% · US 15%
The vendor's own collection is knit in small batches in Ontario on mid-1900s Komet and Hemphill Banner machines, and its Single Word Socks and Sockologist lines on newer 200 needle machines in Canada; product pages list Country of Origin: Canada. The store also resells Darn Tough socks made in Vermont plus Shoc Joc, ModSocks, Good Luck Socks and others, some of which madeinca.ca notes are not made in Canada, described as available while they last. No revenue split is published, so the 0.7 Canadian share with the remainder split between US-made Darn Tough and offshore-made resale brands is an estimate.
- Actually Made in Canada Socks + More Purple Moose Sock Co. vendor_statement “Purple Moose Sock Company features our own Actually Made in Canada sock collection created in Ontario, Canada on vintage production machines from the mid-1900s.”
- Killbear Quarter High Socks Actually Made in Canada vendor_statement “They are manufactured in small batches in Ontario, Canada on production knitting machines from the mid 1900s as part of our Actually Made in Canada collection.”
- Darn Tough Socks Guaranteed for Life | Purple Moose Sock Co. vendor_statement “Merino wool blends, made in Vermont, and guaranteed for life.”
- Actually Made in Canada Socks + More Purple Moose Sock Co. vendor_statement “Other current sock & gift brands include Darn Tough, Shoc Joc, ModSocks, Good Luck Socks, Native Northwest, Main and Local, Uptown Sox and others. Available while they last as we are moving to 100% Actually Made in Canada.”
- Purple Moose Sock Company directory “Purple Moose Sock Company London Ontario, Canada N5Y1L4”
People
100.0 reportedCA 100%
A single-site small business in London, Ontario, per the Ontario Made listing and madeinca.ca, with production in Ontario and shipping within Canada only. No employee count is published; the site does not name a legal address, so the London location comes from the directories.
- Purple Moose Sock Company directory “Purple Moose Sock Company London Ontario, Canada N5Y1L4”
- Actually Made in Canada Socks + More Purple Moose Sock Co. vendor_statement “We now ship within Canada only.”
Inputs
56.5 inferredCA 55% · other 30% · US 15%
Wool socks use a blend sourced from a mill in Quebec, described as yarn processed and sourced from Canada, and the newer lines use Oeko-Tex certified organic cotton of unstated origin. Cotton is not grown in Canada, so the raw fibre in the cotton, nylon and spandex blends is imported even where the yarn is spun here; resold Darn Tough inventory carries US inputs. The storefront runs on the Ecwid platform. The split is an estimate.
- Banff Wool Cabin Socks 2-pack - Actually Made in Canada vendor_statement “The Banff 2 lightweight boot sock features a new wool blend sourced from a mill in Quebec.”
- Banff Wool Cabin Socks 2-pack - Actually Made in Canada vendor_statement “Actually Made in Canada with yarn processed and sourced from Canada.”
- Killbear Quarter High Socks Actually Made in Canada vendor_statement “Material: 80% Cotton, 18% Nylon, 2% Spandex”
- Actually Made in Canada Socks + More Purple Moose Sock Co. vendor_statement “made here in Canada on the latest 200 needle machines with seamless toe technology and Oeko-Tex® certified organic cotton”
Where to buy
- Direct 84.0
Found via
- Ontario Made 2026-09-13