Birds of North America

Evidence-reviewed Canadian fashion profile

Canadian relationship
Canadian-founded
Directory type
Fashion brand

Designer Hayley Gibson founded Birds of North America in a tiny Victoria live-work studio in 2007, then moved to Montreal to work with garment-district cutters and sewers.

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Price position

2Accessible
Evidence details

Accessible, based on 513 current CAD-priced products across 6 comparable categories. Compared with similar product categories.

Price position: 2/5 · Medium confidence

From 1 (budget) to 5 (luxury) within comparable categories. 0 means the price position is unmeasured.

Environmental source review

1Documented action
Evidence details

Birds of North America offers its ReNesting buyback programme. This is a concrete way to recirculate existing garments.

Documented environmental actions: 1/5 · Medium confidence

From 1 to 5 by the breadth of documented actions. 0 is an evidence gap, not a measured environmental impact.

Canadian production

All products in the reviewed scope made in Canada
Evidence details

Birds of North America says every item has been made in Canada, with current cutting and sewing in Montreal.

Canadian production scope: 5/5 · Medium confidence

Documented scope: 0 unknown, 1 foreign manufacture, 2 item-dependent, 3 some Canadian products, 4 named Canadian collection, 5 all reviewed scope. No production percentage is inferred.

Manufacturing disclosure depth

3Supply-chain or policy detail
Evidence details

Birds of North America separates design and quality control in Toronto from cutting and sewing by its longstanding Montreal team. The page explains each production partner’s role.

Disclosure depth: 3/4 · Medium confidence

From 1 (product details) to 4 (formal reporting). 0 means no comparable disclosure was established.

Size range

4Broad range
Evidence details

Broad range in number-sized apparel, with comparable sizes on at least 10 products.

Observed size range: 4/5 · Medium confidence

From 1 (specialized) to 5 (extended), based on comparable observed sizes. 0 means the range is unmeasured.

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The Birds of North America story

Designer Hayley Gibson founded Birds of North America in a tiny Victoria live-work studio in 2007, then moved to Montreal to work with garment-district cutters and sewers.

Canadian relationship

Canadian-founded · Fashion brand

Manufacturing evidence

All products in the reviewed scope made in Canada

Birds of North America says every item has been made in Canada, with current cutting and sewing in Montreal.

Reviewed scope
Current Birds of North America house-label clothing described by the official about page.
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Canadian founding or a current Canadian operation does not by itself establish current Canadian ownership or where products are made.

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