[4] In 1944, Abram Albert DeFehr,[5] a Russian-born immigrant to Canada, began making wooden pieces in the basement of his Winnipeg home.

In early 2020, with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, Palliser closed its Winnipeg facility for two weeks and temporarily laid off 72% of its workforce, totaling around 500 factory workers and office staff.

[10] The new tariffs caused a spike in demand from domestic furniture companies and, in April 2022, Palliser said that it would be adding a new 12,000 m2 (3.0 acres) building to its upholstery manufacturing campus in Winnipeg.

[11] Palliser Furniture's main operations take place in Canada and Mexico, as well as the United States, thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement which allows for tariff-free movement of supplies within the continent.

For instance, wooden feet come from either Mexico or Montreal, furniture mechanisms come from Mississippi, and fabrics often are transported in both directions from North Carolina.

[8] In May 2014, EQ3 opened a new 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m2) showroom in San Francisco's Design District, the company's second U.S. location after Emeryville, California (now permanently closed).