Our Dime - Maped True North Audit

Maped

Parent company: Maped SAS

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True North

Capital: Foreign

Capital: Foreign (profits)

Control: Foreign

Control: Foreign (decisions)

Maped is a French-owned manufacturer whose economic retention in Canada is restricted by foreign ownership and strategic control. The resulting True North score reflects a business model where production and profits are concentrated outside of the Canadian economy.

Vector Breakdown

Inputs

low

0 /20

Public disclosures do not specify Canadian sourcing for raw materials or domestic infrastructure investment.

Capital

Capital (profits)

high

0 /40

The company is a private, family-owned enterprise based in France with profits flowing to the parent group.

Control

Control (decisions)

high

0 /20

Strategic global decisions and executive leadership are centralized at the corporate headquarters in Annecy, France.

Operations

medium

0 /20

Primary manufacturing and transformation facilities are located internationally, with no industrial production sites identified in Canada.

Origin claims

Best available claim:

Unknown

High

Scope: Unclear

Based on source quality + scope clarity + recency.

Updated Jan 25, 2026

Unknown

Applies to: Not specified

No additional claims found.

Caveats

No caveats noted.

Maple Wash Analysis

Measures: Canadian symbolism intensity vs economic reality (True North)

Does not measure: product quality, legality, or whether claims are false

✓

Symbolic Gap

Aligned

Label is based on gap size, not intent or wrongdoing.

0 - 0 = ✓

Canada Symbolism Score

True North

Top Symbolism Signals

Global Identity Maintenance

The brand maintains its primary international identity without adopting Canadian-specific iconography or motifs.

Brand identity

Observed from Canadian-facing branding (no packaging claims used).

Analysis

In Canada, the brand's public identity emphasizes its global French heritage and functional stationery design. That symbolism is aligned with the provided economic baseline.

Last analyzed: 1 month ago

Trust Stack (Verifiable Signals)

Documentation-based safety and quality markers.

NPN Registration

Not verified

3rd Party Testing

Unknown

ISO

Facility Verified

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