Q for Quinn
Canadian-owned · made in Europe · based in Ontario
Toronto family-owned maker of GOTS-certified organic cotton and merino socks, underwear, bralettes, tanks, and activewear for sensitive skin; socks knit in Portugal, underwear in India, activewear in Peru.
Toronto, ON CA · www.qforquinn.com
Q for Quinn Inc. is a small Toronto company founded in 2018 by Melita Cyril that sells GOTS-certified organic cotton and merino socks, underwear, and basics for people with sensitive skin. Corporations Canada lists it as an active federal corporation with the founder holding more than 75 percent of the shares, so ownership is Canadian, but nothing is made here: socks are knit in Portugal, underwear in India, and activewear in Peru from cotton grown in Turkey, India, and Peru and Australian merino milled in Italy. It sells direct on its Shopify store and through Well.ca and a set of unnamed boutique stockists.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 verifiedCA 100%
Corporations Canada lists Q for Quinn Inc. as an active CBCA corporation, number 1181097-9, incorporated 2020-01-01 with a registered office in Toronto and directors Melita Cyril and Nigel Bastiampillai. Its individuals with significant control register, confirmed 2026-03-03, names Melita Cyril of Toronto as the sole individual with significant control, holding more than 75 percent of the shares. The vendor describes itself as a small family-owned business, and The CANADA List and madeinca.ca both record it as Canadian owned.
- Federal corporation information - 1181097-9 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada registry “Current individuals with significant control: 1 Melita Cyril 104 Wanless Ave Toronto ON M4N 1V9 Canada Type of interest or control: Owns, controls or directs 25% or more of shares”
- Organic Cotton Socks, Underwear & Other Basics – Q for Quinn vendor_statement “Q for Quinn Inc. is a small, family owned business dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of quality and ethics.”
- Best Underwear Brands in Canada | Made in CA directory “Q for Quinn Inc. is a Canadian company founded on the principle of producing safer clothing options for adults and children.”
Manufacturing
38.0 reportedEU 60% · other 40%
The vendor states that its socks and tights are knitted at a family-owned facility in Guimarães, Portugal, its undergarments are knit and sewn in Tirupur, India, and its activewear is made in Peru. Socks are the founding and largest product line, so the split leans to Portugal; the share is an estimate by product line count, not a published revenue figure. The CANADA List records Portugal and madeinca.ca records India, each covering one line.
- About Q for Quinn | Our Story and Vision vendor_statement “Our socks are knitted in Guimarães in Portugal at a family owned facility.”
- Organic Cotton Socks, Underwear & Other Basics – Q for Quinn vendor_statement “Our socks and tights are made in Portugal. Our underwear is made in India.”
- Best Underwear Brands in Canada | Made in CA directory “Manufacturing Location: India”
People
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The registered office and the address in the terms of service are both in Toronto, and the founder and both directors give Toronto addresses in the federal registry. The shipping page names a Buffalo, New York warehouse for US and international orders alongside one in Mississauga, but a small family business of this size almost certainly uses third-party fulfilment there rather than its own staff, so no US share is assigned. The careers page lists no roles and no headcount was found.
- Terms of service – Q for Quinn vendor_statement “692 MERTON ST TORONTO Ontario CA M4S1B8”
- Shipping and Returns – Q for Quinn vendor_statement “We ship from two warehouses located in Buffalo, New York and Toronto, Canada.”
- Federal corporation information - 1181097-9 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada registry “Registered office address 3080 Yonge St Suite 6060 Toronto ON M4N 3N1 Canada”
Inputs
28.5 reportedCA 5% · EU 15% · other 80%
The vendor states that the cotton for its socks comes from GOTS-certified farms in Turkey, the cotton for its undergarments from farms in Gujarat and Telangana, India, the cotton for its activewear from Peru, and the merino from RWS-certified farms in Australia milled in Italy before knitting in Portugal. The EU share covers Italian wool milling and Portuguese dyeing and trims, and the small Canadian share is the Shopify storefront; the split is an estimate since no material cost breakdown is published.
- About Q for Quinn | Our Story and Vision vendor_statement “The cotton for our socks comes from GOTS-certified farms in Turkey.”
- Fabric & Fit Guarantee | Q for Quinn vendor_statement “Our Merino Wool socks are ethically sourced from mulesing-free Australian farms”
Where to buy
- Direct 70.7
- Canadian retailer · Well.ca 63.6
Found via
- madeinca.ca 2026-09-13