It’s finally starting to feel like winter here in Toronto, which means it’s time to pull out the parkas once again.

I’ve previously researched winter jackets quite a bit, in an effort to rank coats in order of temperature protection . When temperatures dropped down to -17 C, a balmy -27 C with the windchill, I coated up and headed into the unknown.

I was interested in testing Canada Goose’s jacket temperature rating system. It’s called Thermal Experience Index (TEI), and it ranges from a TEI1 to TEI5, protecting wearers from temperatures -5 C to -30 C and below, respectively.

I intended to test out a parka with the highest TEI5 rating because -27 C is no joke. After trying on the Marlow Parka , a lightweight TEI5 jacket, I decided that it was likely too warm for my lifesty

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