ˈɛlswɛɹ ɪn kˈænədə, dʒˈɑːnəθən fˈaʊnd mˈoːɹ səksˈɛs kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ ɪn tɚɹˈɑːntoʊz nˈæʃənəl ɹˈɛsəlɪŋ ɐlˈaɪəns ˌɛndˌʌbəljˌuːˈeɪ ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪt mˈeɪpəl lˈiːf ɹˈɛsəlɪŋ wˌɛɹ hiː fˈɜːst tˈiːmd wɪð dʒˈiːn kɪnˈɪski tə wˈɪn ðə kɐnˈeɪdiən ˈoʊpən tˈæɡ tˈiːm tˈaɪɾəl, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn ænd ɪn wˈɪnᵻpˌɛɡ, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹˈɛsəld fɔːɹ ˌɛndˌʌbəljˌuːˈeɪ mˈɛmbɚɹ ˈælɪks tˈɜːk pɹəmˈoʊʃənz twˈaɪs wˈɪnɪŋ ðɛɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl tˈæɡ tˈiːm tˈaɪɾəl ænd fɚðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˈɛsəlɪŋ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.
Elsewhere in Canada, Jonathan found more success competing in  Toronto's National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate Maple Leaf Wrestling (where he first teamed with Gene Kiniski to win the Canadian Open Tag Team title, in 1959) and in Winnipeg, where he wrestled for NWA member Alex Turk Promotions (twice winning their International Tag Team title) and for the American Wrestling Association.