Why This Matters to Distributors: Imperial Dade’s move into British Columbia and Alberta signals that the JanSan and foodservice packaging consolidation play is accelerating across Canada, tightening competitive space for independent regional distributors, and raising the stakes for any operator that has not yet aligned with a larger platform.
Imperial Dade Canada has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Enterprise Paper Holdings Ltd., a Canadian-owned distributor of paper, packaging, and janitorial products with operations in British Columbia and Alberta. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1973, Enterprise Paper built its western Canada business around what company president David Leeson described as a knowledgeable sales force, wide product breadth, and high-touch customer service. “Imperial Dade Canada is the partner that shares our values and will carry our legacy forward with the same care and effort we put into building it,” Leeson said.
The acquisition extends Imperial Dade’s Canadian platform into western Canada for the first time, adding Enterprise Paper’s BC and Alberta customer base to an operation that has been expanding steadily since Imperial Bag and Paper Co. LLC acquired Imperial Dade Canada in May 2022. The deal follows Imperial Dade’s recently completed merger with BradyPLUS, which created a North American distribution platform for JanSan, foodservice and industrial packaging products operating across the United States and Canada.
Jason Tillis, CEO of Imperial Dade, and Stephane Lapointe, president of Imperial Dade Canada, both cited Enterprise Paper’s customer relationships and service culture as central to the deal’s value. “Enterprise Paper has earned the trust of their customers the right way — through consistency, care and a genuine commitment to service,” Tillis said. “Together, we will build on what has already been accomplished and bring even more to the table for customers and vendor partners across Canada,” Lapointe said.
The Enterprise Paper transaction is the latest move in a sustained consolidation campaign that has fundamentally reshaped North American JanSan and foodservice packaging distribution. It represents the 98th acquisition for Imperial Dade under the leadership of Robert and Jason Tillis — coming within months of the company’s Georgia acquisitions of Athens Janitor Supply Company and Chittom Industries and its transformative merger with BradyPLUS.
For regional and independent distributors in western Canada, Imperial Dade’s arrival in BC and Alberta narrows the competitive landscape in a geography historically served by smaller, locally owned operators. Enterprise Paper’s customer base — built over more than five decades — now sits inside a North American platform with greater purchasing scale, supplier leverage, and product breadth than any independent western Canadian distributor can replicate on its own.
The pace of Imperial Dade’s acquisition activity makes clear that the company’s post-BradyPLUS strategy prioritizes geographic coverage over integration pause. For distributors in Canadian markets Imperial Dade has not yet entered, the Enterprise Paper deal is a direct signal of where the consolidation pressure is heading next.
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