Spirit Bear Coffee Company
Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia
Indigenous-owned coffee roaster co-founded in 2006 by Sean Harding, Paul Biglin, and Bill Helin, roasting organic fair trade coffee sourced from Latin America, Africa, and Asia on Musqueam First Nation territory in Vancouver, sold direct online and through independent stockists across Canada, with wholesale ordering through 1 Nation Distribution.
Port Coquitlam, BC CA · spiritbearcoffeecompany.com
The Spirit Bear Coffee Company Inc. is a First Nations-owned roaster registered extraprovincially in BC in 2007 with a home jurisdiction of Alberta, then continued into British Columbia in 2016; its office and retail store are at 2071 Kingsway Ave in Port Coquitlam, BC. Current owners and directors are Bill Helin, Robin Louie, and Sean Harding, alongside the late co-founder Paul Biglin. Green coffee from Latin America, Africa, and Asia is roasted on Musqueam First Nation territory in Vancouver and sold direct online, through independent Canadian stockists, and wholesale via 1 Nation Distribution.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 reportedCA 100%
OrgBook BC's registry shows The Spirit Bear Coffee Company Inc. registered extraprovincially in BC in 2007 with a home jurisdiction of Alberta, then filed a continuation in 2016 that made British Columbia its home jurisdiction; the company has been Canadian throughout. Its own Our Story page names Bill Helin, Robin Louie, and Sean Harding as current owners and directors, alongside the late co-founder Paul Biglin, and the CCIB Indigenous-business directory lists the same Port Coquitlam address with Sean Harding as contact. Neither BC's registry nor CCIB discloses individual shareholding percentages, so the exact ownership split rests on the vendor's own statement.
- Our Story - Spirit Bear Coffee Company, Organic Canadian Coffee - Spirit Bear Coffee Company vendor_statement “Spirit Bear Coffee Company is a locally owned & operated, First Nations business.”
- OrgBook BC registry credentials: THE SPIRIT BEAR COFFEE COMPANY INC. (C1091195) registry “entity_name: THE SPIRIT BEAR COFFEE COMPANY INC., entity_status: ACT, entity_type: C, home_jurisdiction: BC, registration_date: 2016-09-28”
- OrgBook BC registry credentials: THE SPIRIT BEAR COFFEE COMPANY INC. (A0070869) registry “entity_type: A, registered_jurisdiction: BC, home_jurisdiction: AB, registration_date: 2007-04-16”
- Spirit Bear Coffee & Tea Company - CCIB directory “Office Address 111, 2071 Kingsway Avenue Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6N2, Canada”
Manufacturing
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The vendor's own site footer credits four BC locations by First Nations territory, naming coffee roasting specifically on Musqueam territory in Vancouver, distinct from its Ktunaxa-territory head office, Kwikwetlem-territory Coquitlam office, and Katzie-territory warehouse. No outside roasting or co-packing facility is named anywhere on the site.
- Our Story - Spirit Bear Coffee Company, Organic Canadian Coffee - Spirit Bear Coffee Company vendor_statement “We are honoured to be operating on the traditional territories of the Ktunaxa (Head Office), Kwikwetlem (Coquitlam Office), Katzie (Warehouse) and Musqueam (Coffee Roasting) First Nations.”
People
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The same site-wide footer places all four of the company's locations in British Columbia: a head office on Ktunaxa territory, the Coquitlam office and retail store at 2071 Kingsway Ave in Port Coquitlam, a Katzie-territory warehouse, and the Musqueam-territory roasting site in Vancouver. The contact page confirms the Port Coquitlam address as the public office, and no location is disclosed outside Canada.
- Contact Spirit Bear Coffee Company - Spirit Bear Coffee Company vendor_statement “Office & Retail Store Located at: Unit 111 - 2071 Kingsway Ave Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada V3C 6N2”
- Our Story - Spirit Bear Coffee Company, Organic Canadian Coffee - Spirit Bear Coffee Company vendor_statement “We are honoured to be operating on the traditional territories of the Ktunaxa (Head Office), Kwikwetlem (Coquitlam Office), Katzie (Warehouse) and Musqueam (Coffee Roasting) First Nations.”
Inputs
20.0 reportedother 100%
Green coffee cannot be grown in Canada, so every bean Spirit Bear roasts is imported. Each blend's own product page states its growing regions: Eagle, Frog, and Thunderbird list Central and South America, Orca adds Asia, Dolphin lists South America and Asia, and Raven Espresso lists Central and South America, Asia, and Africa. No product names a US or EU origin, so the mix goes entirely to OTHER.
- Espresso Coffee: Robust and Ravenous Flavor for Coffee Lovers - Spirit Bear Coffee Company vendor_statement “Regions : Central and South America, Asia, & Africa.”
- Orca Dark Roast Coffee Beans - Spirit Bear Coffee Company vendor_statement “Regions : Central & South America, Asia”
- Dolphin - Dark Roast SWP Decaf Coffee || Spirit Bear Coffee Company - Spirit Bear Coffee Company vendor_statement “Regions : South America & Asia”
Where to buy
- Direct 88.0
- Canadian retailer · Thrifty Foods 79.2
Found via
- shoplocalcanada.ca 2026-09-07