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Who owns this brewery?
From the archive
Labatt Brewing Company Limited (since 1946)
VERIFIEDYESEvidence AChecked 2026-09-08
- Since
- 1946
- Direct owner
- Labatt Brewing Company Limited
How Tally knows
The archive holds a dated, evidenced ownership event for Copland Brewing Co. (Toronto): Copland Brewing Co. (Toronto) was acquired by Labatt Brewing Company Limited (1946). Each event cites its source, listed below; the current owner is read from the most recent event, and Tally does not restate it as the ultimate parent — that is a separate question.
Evidence
2 sources
- Labatt Brewing Company Ltd. — Encyclopedia.com (International Directory of Company Histories) (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: In 1946 Labatt completed its first acquisition, the Copland Brewing Company in Toronto.
- Made in Toronto — Whisky and Beer — City of Toronto (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: Corroboration of Copland's Toronto history and the Labatt era.
The chain
- 1946Labatt Brewing Company Limitedacquired_by — Resolves held claim HOC-0393 ("ACQUIRED / OWNED"). Labatt's first-ever acquisition, doubling its brewing capacity. Copland had been bought by Buffalo's William Simon Brewery and reopened under its own name in 1927; Labatt ran the Toronto plant until 1970, then opened Etobicoke and the
Connections
- Copland Brewing Co. (Toronto)owned byLabatt Brewing Company Limited
- Copland Brewing Co. (Toronto)acquired byLabatt Brewing Company Limited
What we still don’t know
No open research gaps recorded for this answer.