Claim: William Church Moir would employ over 260 workers, in his small bakery, where, he made over 500 types of confectionery in Halifax, the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Evidence: Native of Scotland, the Moir family moved to Nova Scotia to set up a bakery in the heart of the city of Halifax. His small bakery, by the time of his death in 1896 would employ over 260 workers, produce over 11,000 loafs of bread daily. In 1873 with his son, James Ward Moir they started Moir's Chocolate and made over 500 types of confectionery that was sold across Canada, which was unheard of at the time.