UNITED STATES SECURITIES and EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F (Mark One) ¨ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended March 29, 2020 OR ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to OR ¨ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report Commission file number 001-38027 CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) N/A (Translation of Registrant’s name into English) British Columbia (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 250 Bowie Ave Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6E 4Y2 (Address of principal executive offices) -1- David M. Forrest Senior Vice President, General Counsel 250 Bowie Ave Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6E 4Y2 Tel: (416) 780-9850 (Name, telephone, email and/or facsimile number and address of Company contact person) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange on which Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) registered Subordinate voting shares GOOS New York Stock Exchange Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Subordinate voting shares New York Stock Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None (Title of Class) Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None (Title of Class) Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the Annual Report: At March 29, 2020, 58,999,182 subordinate voting shares and 51,004,076 multiple voting shares were issued and outstanding. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. x Yes ¨ No If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ¨ Yes x No Note—checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those sections. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes ¨ No -2- Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large Accelerated Filer x Accelerated Filer ¨ Non-Accelerated Filer ¨ Emerging growth company ¨ If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ † The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP ¨ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the Other ¨ International Accounting Standards Board x If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. ¨ Item 17 ¨ Item 18 If this is an Annual Report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes x No (APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. ¨ Yes ¨ No -3- Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 5 CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 5 PART I 8 ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS 8 ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE 8 ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION 8 ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY 31 ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 38 ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS 38 ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES 93 ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 108 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 115 ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING 116 ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 116 ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 132 ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES 132 PART II 133 ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES 133 ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS 133 ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 133 ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT 133 ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS 133 ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES 134 ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES 134 ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS 135 ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT 135 ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 135 ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE 136 PART III 137 ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 137 ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 137 ITEM 19. EXHIBITS 138 EXHIBIT INDEX 138 SIGNATURES 140 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1 -4- INTRODUCTION Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this Annual Report on Form 20-F to “Canada Goose,” “we,” “our,” “us,” “the company” or similar terms refer to Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. We publish our consolidated financial statements in Canadian dollars. In this Annual Report, unless otherwise specified, all monetary amounts are in Canadian dollars, all references to “$,” “C$,” “CDN$,” “CAD$,” and “dollars” mean Canadian dollars and all references to “US$” and “USD” mean U.S. dollars. In connection with our initial public offering (“IPO”), we re-designated our Class A common shares into multiple voting shares. In addition, we eliminated all of our previously outstanding series of common and preferred shares and created our subordinate voting shares. This Annual Report on Form 20-F contains our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the years ended March 29, 2020, March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 (“Annual Financial Statements”). Our Annual Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Trademarks and Service Marks This Annual Report contains references to a number of trademarks which are our registered trademarks or trademarks for which we have pending applications or common law rights. Our major trademarks include the CANADA GOOSE word mark and the ARCTIC PROGRAM & DESIGN trademark (our disc logo consisting of the colour-inverse design of the North Pole and Arctic Ocean) as well as the BAFFIN word mark and BAFFIN Half Maple Leaf design trademark. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this Annual Report are listed without the ®, (sm) and (TM) symbols, but we will assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks, service marks and trade names. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD‑LOOKING STATEMENTS This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements. These statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, and other future conditions. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “envision,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” “contemplate” and other

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