HistoryProud to be Canada’s oldest, largest and most trusted direct delivery drinking water company.

Our company was established in 1882 as the Laurentian Water Company in Montreal, and has been in continuous operation since that time. Over the past 129 years we have grown, through a series of market expansions and acquisitions, to be an enterprise with a national presence serving Canadians from coast to coast.

Today, we offer a variety of premium quality drinking water brands all across Canada: Canadian Springs in Ontario, British Columbia and The Maritimes (NS, NB & PEI); Eau Labrador in Quebec; Discovery Springs in Newfoundland, and Polaris in Western Canada (MB, SK & AB).

The owner of these respected brands is our parent company, Aquaterra Corporation, which is proudly 100% Canadian owned. Nationwide, we employ over 600 professionals committed to producing and distributing the finest drinking water, and water filtration systems, in Canada.

Learn more about our corporate vision & mission.

We are the leading provider of large format (18.5 L and 11L) refillable bottles to the Canadian market. Our products are enjoyed by millions of Canadians every year and are available for direct delivery to homes & offices and are also sold through all of Canada’s major grocery retailers.

Always mindful of our customers changing needs, we have also become a leading provider of water filtration systems to Canadian homes and offices.

Key milestones in our history1882 Laurentian Water Company established in Montreal
1963 Crystal Springs Water Company established in Toronto.
1968 Labrador Spring Water Company established in Montreal
1971 Sparkling Springs Water Company established in Halifax
1985 Swiss food group Nestle acquires Crystal Springs and Labrador
1986 Spring Valley Water Company established in Toronto.
1987 Canadian Springs Water Company established in Vancouver
1988 Laurentian and Spring Valley merge their operations
1994 French food group Danone acquires Crystal Springs and Labrador
1995 Sparkling Springs acquires Canadian Springs
1996 Danone acquires the Laurentian and Spring Valley companies.
2001 Sparkling Springs acquires Polaris Water
2002 Danone acquires Sparkling Springs
2006 Aquaterra acquires Danone Waters of Canada
2007 Aquaterra acquires Culligan GTA (Toronto)
2008 Aquaterra acquires Discovery Springs (St. John's)

In addition to the major acquisitions listed above, we have also acquired over 50 smaller companies throughout Canada, making us the largest direct delivery drinking water company in the country.