Made in Canada: The product is substantially made in Canada, but some parts, ingredients, or materials come from other countries.

Requirements for this designation are that the majority of costs required to make the product happen in Canada. And when I say majority I literally mean 51%.

OR the product had to go through a significant transformation in Canada. So, the final steps in manufacturing that transform it from raw materials to finished product.

Product of Canada: This is by far the strictest of all the designations and one that I’ve never been able to use because it indicates that almost all of the aspects of the product are Canadian.

We’re talking 98% Canadian Content and all major processing happens in Canada. The reason that Canadian clothing designers can’t use this designation is because our materials - fabrics, threads, zippers, etc - aren’t Canadian. Canada simply doesn’t have enough manufacturing to be able to supply the relatively small amounts of materials that most Canadian businesses would need.

Assembled in Canada: This is where the product was put together here but all of the raw materials are primarily imported.

Final assembly would have to have happened in Canada and there is less than 51% of Canadian content in the product (if it was over 51% it would be “Made in Canada”).

Finally, 

Designed in Canada: This is a sneaky one because it means that the only part of the product that paid Canadians is the design work. No manufacturing requirements at all. These designations are across the board and are not just limited to clothing. 3. Go out of your way to shop small, if only because they’ve done all the work. These small businesses are doing the work right now to find Canadian suppliers so you don’t have to. Everything from coffee to clothing - these small businesses are doing a lot of the heavy lifting and we may as well take something off our mental plate and just shop with them.