Windsor Salt is a national salt mining, processing, and distribution company based in
Pointe-Claire
Pointe-Claire (, ) is a Quebec local municipality within the Urban agglomeration of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in Canada. It is entirely developed, and land use includes residential, light manufacturing, and retail. As of the 2021 cen ...
,
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, Canada. It operates salt mines in
Pugwash, Nova Scotia
Pugwash is an incorporated village in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, located on the Northumberland Strait at the mouth of the Pugwash River. It had a population of 746 as of the 2021 census. The name Pugwash is derived from the Mi' ...
(the Windsor Salt Pugwash Mine) and
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor ( ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is situated on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from the U.S city of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Esse ...
(the
Windsor Salt Mine). From the salt it mines and produces through evaporative processes, it produces and distributes products for household use, food production, as well as products for agricultural, commercial, and industrial use. Government agencies use a number of its products for ice control on roads in the winter.
The company was previously named The Windsor Salt Company and The Canadian Salt Company, Limited ().
History and company information
Windsor Salt was founded in 1893 as The Windsor Salt Company by three employees of the
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway () , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...
. It was also known as The Canadian Salt Company, Limited () for a time. Since 1954, it has been owned by
Morton Salt
Morton Salt is an American food company producing salt for food, Water purification, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural, and road/highway use. Based in Chicago, the business is North America's leading producer and marketer of salt. It i ...
, which in turn used to be owned by German chemical company
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, and the company is Canada's largest salt manufacturer.
The company is headquartered in
Pointe-Claire
Pointe-Claire (, ) is a Quebec local municipality within the Urban agglomeration of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in Canada. It is entirely developed, and land use includes residential, light manufacturing, and retail. As of the 2021 cen ...
,
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
. It employs over 800 people in its three regional sales offices, three evaporated salt plants, three rock salt mines, and throughout a network of warehouses and salt storage facilities.
In 2020, Windsor Salt's parent,
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* , a German postwar commando frogman force
* , a Norwegian type of company
* Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities
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, sold Windsor Salt and
Morton Salt
Morton Salt is an American food company producing salt for food, Water purification, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural, and road/highway use. Based in Chicago, the business is North America's leading producer and marketer of salt. It i ...
to
Kissner Group, which is controlled by
Stone Canyon Industries Holdings (SCIH) and
Mark Demetree.
Products
Windsor Salt recovers, processes, imports, and distributes over 200 evaporated and rock salt products under multiple brand names, including Windsor, Safe-T-Salt and Fino. The company's evaporated salt products are used in household and food products, as well as for agricultural, water softening and industrial purposes. Windsor Salt sells table salt, household salt, Kosher salt, pickling salt, water softening pellets, seasoning, himalayan pink salt, and sea salt.
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1893 establishments in Ontario
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Food and drink companies of Canada
Food and drink companies established in 1893
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Non-renewable resource companies established in 1893
Salt production
Canadian companies established in 1893
Mining in Nova Scotia
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