The Kamik Shoe History

A made-in-North America family tradition

Kamik is a made-in North America Family. They not only respect your foot but also respect all people around the world starts from their neighbor, their friends, their parents and so on. Kamik have been produce and made the shoes from North America for 100 years.


Kamik Quick Facts

• Kamik is an Inuit word meaning "foot covering"
• Kamik is owned by Genfoot, a Canadian manufacturer of footwear since 1898
• Kamik is truly a family-run company. William Cook acquired the Contrecoeur plant in 1932, and today, William's grandchildren run the company as a team. Richard is president, while Stephen runs domestic and international sales, Catherine oversees marketing, and Norman manages operations and warehousing. Their father, Gordon, continues to stay involved with the business.
• We have three manufacturing facilities: in Montreal, Quebec; Hamburg, Ontario; and Littleton, New Hampshire
• Two of the plants are in historic facilities, starting production in 1898
• Genfoot launched the Kamik brand in 1975
• Genfoot® Precision Molding, the foundation for our production, is a state-of-the-art injection molding process. Genfoot is one of the world's largest footwear producers using injection molding