Hudson's Bay 100% wool point blanket (queen)
A 350-year icon that nearly vanished in 2025 — the relaunched wool blanket is both heirloom and history lesson
Price: 450 CAD (Canadian Tire relaunch pricing: queen wool point blanket C$450; range C$350 (twin) to C$530 (king); wool throw C$130)
Where to buy: Canadian Tire stores and canadiantire.ca; select Mark's locations — the Bay's department stores no longer exist
Price checked 2026-07-03
- Know the story: Hudson's Bay (est. 1670) collapsed and fully liquidated in 2025 after CCAA filing; Canadian Tire bought the name and stripes for ~C$30M and relaunched the blanket in late 2025-2026
- 100% of net proceeds from point blankets plus C$1M/year go to The Blanket Fund supporting Indigenous communities — a deliberate reckoning with the blanket's colonial history
- The multistripe (green/red/yellow/indigo) pattern dates to the 1700s; 'points' (small stripes on the edge) mark the size
- Don't be fooled by liquidation-era counterfeits online — buy only via Canadian Tire/Mark's