Which Cat Litter Is Canadian-Owned? Not Tidy Cats 🇨🇦
Tidy Cats is Nestlé Purina, Fresh Step is Clorox and Arm & Hammer is Church & Dwight — all foreign-owned. Intersand is a Canadian family business in Boucherville and bought Pestell's litter operation back from American private equity; Catit litter comes from Rolf C. Hagen, Hagen family-owned since 1955; Tuft & Paw designs in Vancouver. Ownership verified November 2026.
🍁 Verified Canadian Brands
3 Local OptionsIntersand
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Boucherville, QC · Est. 1992
Their own words: a Canadian family business. Certified B Corp
Catit
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Baie-D'Urfé, QC · Hagen since 1955
Made by Rolf C. Hagen — Hagen family-owned since 1955
Tuft & Paw
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Vancouver, BC · Est. 2016
Designed in Vancouver, BC
🔍 Investigation Breakdown
Video Script & Investigation
Cat litter: which brands are actually Canadian-owned? Tidy Cats is Purina, which is Nestle, which is Swiss. Fresh Step is Clorox. Arm and Hammer is Church and Dwight. All foreign. Intersand, in Boucherville, Quebec, calls itself a Canadian family business. It is a certified B Corp, and it bought Pestell’s litter operation back from an American private equity firm. Catit litter is made by Rolf Hagen in Baie d’Urfe, Quebec, a pet company the Hagen family has owned since 1955. And Tuft and Paw designs its tofu litter and litter boxes out of Vancouver. Canadian-owned. Canadian rooted. This is Canadian made.
Market Reality Check
FOREIGN-OWNED BRANDS
- Tidy Cats — Swiss (Nestlé Purina)
- Fresh Step — US (The Clorox Company)
- Arm & Hammer — US (Church & Dwight)
Ownership checked November 2026