Which Hand Tools Are Canadian-Owned? Not DeWalt 🇨🇦
Fiskars is Finnish, and Craftsman and DeWalt — which look like competitors on the shelf — are both owned by Stanley Black & Decker. Lee Valley, Gray Tools and Home Hardware are Canadian-owned, and all three say so on their own sites. Ownership verified November 2026.
🍁 Verified Canadian Brands
3 Local OptionsLee Valley
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Ottawa, ON · Since 1978
Their own homepage: Canadian family-owned and operated since 1978
Gray Tools
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Brampton, ON · Since 1912
The only broad hand tool brand 100% Canadian owned
Home Hardware
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 St. Jacobs, ON · Since 1964
Dealer-owned Canadian co-operative
🔍 Investigation Breakdown
Video Script & Investigation
Hand tools: which brands are actually Canadian-owned? Fiskars is Finnish. The company goes back to 1649. And Craftsman and DeWalt look like rivals on the shelf, but both belong to Stanley Black and Decker in Connecticut. Three are Canadian. Lee Valley, which makes Veritas tools in Ottawa, says it right on its homepage: Canadian family-owned and operated since 1978. Gray Tools in Brampton has been going since 1912, and calls itself the only broad hand tool brand that is one hundred percent Canadian owned. And Home Hardware, which makes Benchmark tools, is a dealer-owned co-operative in St. Jacobs, Ontario. Canadian-owned. Canadian rooted. This is Canadian made.
Market Reality Check
FOREIGN-OWNED BRANDS
- Fiskars — Finnish (Fiskars Oyj, est. 1649)
- Craftsman — US (Stanley Black & Decker)
- DeWalt — US (Stanley Black & Decker)
Ownership checked November 2026