Is your team looking for a fresh new look this season? Want to design your own one-of-a-kind custom sports jerseys? Contact TeamGear Canada to get started on your custom full sublimation jersey designs!
TeamGear Canada is a Canadian owned and operated company that specializes in custom made sportswear. We have our own incredibly talented, dedicated design team that can create any style of jersey you wish! Whether you have a design in mind, or would like us to create one from scratch, our design team is sure to impress.
There are numerous benefits to getting your custom jerseys made in Canada! Read below to see some of the advantages of choosing to buy local with TeamGear Canada.
Updated for 2026: Why Canadian-Made Jerseys Matter More Than Ever
For Canadian rec-league teams, school programs, clubs, and tournament organizers, ordering custom jerseys is about more than just getting a sharp design. Teams need reliable timelines, clear communication, accurate sizing, and uniforms that can hold up through a long season of practices, games, travel, and laundry cycles.
Choosing a Canadian supplier helps keep the process closer to home. Instead of dealing with major time zone differences, uncertain import timelines, or unexpected border delays, your team can work with a local company that understands Canadian sports schedules, school season deadlines, and last-minute roster changes.
This is especially helpful when ordering custom sublimation jerseys, because the artwork, names, numbers, logos, colours, and sizing all need to be checked before production. A made-in-Canada process makes it easier to review details, ask questions, and feel confident before your order moves forward.
Benefits to Getting Your Custom Jerseys Made In Canada
- Shorter Wait Times: By shopping local and trusting TeamGear Canada with your jerseys, we guarantee shorter wait times than an overseas supplier - and better quality too! For bulk orders, the typical wait time is just 4 weeks from final product approval.
Plan Your Jersey Order Around Your Season Start Date
Shorter wait times are a major advantage, but the smoothest orders still begin with a little planning. If your team needs jerseys for opening night, a school tournament, a league deadline, or a travel event, it is best to start the design process as early as possible so there is enough time for artwork approval, roster collection, production, and delivery.
Before submitting your order, gather the details your team will need:
- Confirmed player names and numbers
- Accurate sizing for each player
- Team logo files, sponsor logos, or school crests
- Preferred colours, fonts, and design inspiration
- Your ideal in-hand date or event deadline
Having these items ready helps reduce back-and-forth and keeps your custom jersey order moving efficiently from design approval to production.
- Localized Shipping Prices: TeamGear Canada operates out of Hamilton, Ontario and ships from our local factory in Mississauga. One of the main benefits of buying local from TeamGear Canada is our ability to pass the shipping savings onto you! We have great relationships with our shipping partners, including Canada Post, which means you save on shipping costs for bulk orders.
- Local Pick-up Available: Another great advantage with ordering locally is that pick-up is available for free! Our local factory is conveniently located in Mississauga, Ontario where you can drop in and pick up your custom full sublimation jerseys at no extra cost. TeamGear Canada will notify you when your order is confirmed and ready for pick-up, and supply the factory address and phone number so that you can coordinate a date and time for pick-up that works for you.
- No Minimum Order Quantity: Do you have a new player on your roster in need of a jersey? If you need to add on 1 custom hockey jersey, or any other product, we can fulfill your order with NO minimum quantity on all TeamGear items. Similarly, if you want a completely unique shirt that is designed just for you, we will work with our design team to create a style you love, and there will be no additional charges for ordering a single item.
Why Full Sublimation Is Ideal for Custom Team Jerseys
Custom sublimation jerseys are a practical choice for teams that want bold colours, detailed artwork, and long-lasting designs. Instead of adding decoration on top of the fabric, sublimation allows the design to become part of the material, which helps reduce cracking, peeling, and heavy layered finishes.
That matters for Canadian teams playing week after week. Whether your jerseys are used for hockey, slo pitch, volleyball, dodgeball, bowling, or school athletics, sublimation gives your team the flexibility to include player names, numbers, sponsor logos, sleeve details, patterns, gradients, and other design elements without making the jersey feel bulky.
For rec-league captains and school organizers, this also makes it easier to build a consistent team look. Home and away colours, coach apparel, matching socks, or future add-on jerseys can all be planned around the same visual identity.
- Higher Quality Control Standards: TeamGear Canada operates fully in Canada, meaning we hold ourselves to the highest standards of quality and design. Each and every TeamGear Canada order is given a double-pass through our Quality Control team before it is certified and ready for delivery to you! This means that every jersey design, every name, every number and every size is thoroughly checked by our team after production so that your order is 100% accurate to the roster and specifications submitted by you.
Roster, Sizing, and Design Checks Before Production
Quality control starts before the jerseys are made. One of the best ways to prevent mistakes is to review your roster carefully before giving final approval. Check spelling, number assignments, size selections, and any special instructions for captains, goalies, coaches, or sponsors.
For school teams and youth programs, it can also help to have one designated organizer collect all sizing and roster information. This keeps communication simple and helps avoid duplicate numbers or missing player details. For adult rec-league teams, asking players to confirm their own name, number, and size in writing is a simple way to reduce errors.
TeamGear’s local production and quality control process is designed to support accuracy, but a clean final roster from your team is still one of the most important steps in getting great custom jerseys.
- Supporting the Local Economy: By supporting TeamGear Canada, you are directly contributing to your local economy. Our head office is in Hamilton, Ontario and all of our full sublimation jerseys and full product lineup are produced in Mississauga, Ontario. We believe in providing the highest quality custom sportswear to all of our customers, and are proudly Canadian owned and operated.
Whether you are looking for full sublimation custom slo pitch jerseys, custom hockey socks, custom sweaters, custom bowling shirts, dodgeball or volleyball gear - TeamGear Canada has what you need! Chat with us today or visit us at teamgear.ca/pages/contact-us to get started on your free design.
If your team is comparing jersey options for the upcoming season, reach out to TeamGear Canada for friendly guidance on design, sizing, timelines, and made-in-Canada custom sublimation jerseys.
