Is Drake International Canadian?
Yes
Listed as Canadian-owned; registry confirmation still pending.
What we found
Founded June 1, 1951 in Winnipeg by Bill Pollock and Jim Shore as an outsourced processing centre, Drake began supplying temporary staff in 1952 and expanded to Toronto, Montreal, and internationally starting with Cleve.
The receipt
| Verdict | Canadian-owned |
| Category | staffing and recruitment services |
| HQ | Toronto, ON |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/pollock_rw.shtml secondary source — registry check pending “Bill Pollock is described as an entrepreneur and staffing industry pioneer, and his biography indicates he co-founded Drake International in Winnipeg.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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