The Yoneda family are proud Japanese Canadians.  Founded by second generation Japanese Canadian Ronald Yoneda, Yonedas continues the tradition of excellence that was started back in 1903 when his grandfather Tomotaro Yoneda moved to Canada from Japan.  Immigrating to Canada in 1903 Tomotaro Yoneda started a rich history of Canadian manufacturing and craftsmanship through his world-renowned ship building enterprise.  Tomotaro’s high quality standards and ability to craft his own hand tools were passed down to his son Robert Yoneda who founded Yoneda and Associates Engineering in Vancouver BC.

Robert designed and helped to build some of the finest wineries, skyscrapers and mechanical projects that make up the heartbeat of British Columbia today.  Robert was a first generation Canadian who was very passionate and proud of his Japanese heritage and made sure to instill his code of honor onto his eldest son Ronald.  Ronald Yoneda is the namesake and founder of Yonedas and has proudly created this brand to pass the Legacy of the Yoneda family onto future generations.