Manmade
Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Quebec
Montreal direct-to-consumer men's basics brand (modal boxer briefs, t-shirts, socks, pants) founded by four ex-finance friends; designed and fulfilled from Montreal, sewn in Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Cambodia, with a first company store at CF Carrefour Laval.
Montréal, QC CA · manmadebrand.com
Manmade is 11860224 Canada Inc., a federal corporation owned by its four Montreal co-founders, who each hold 25 to 50 percent of the shares. Design, warehousing, and a staff of close to 100 are in Montreal, but the garments themselves are sewn in Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Cambodia from modal and spandex.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 verifiedCA 100%
The terms of service name the operating entity as 11860224 Canada Inc., and the Corporations Canada profile lists it as active with four individuals with significant control, Robert Marzin, Roberto Rebelo, Antonino Ciavirella, and Philip Santagata, each holding at least 25 and up to 50 percent of the shares from a Montreal address for service, confirmed 2026-01-26. The company pitched on Dragons' Den in 2022 but no investor appears in the ISC register, so any outside stake is below 25 percent; the Quebec enterprise register could not be checked today.
- Federal corporation information - 1186022-4 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada · registry record “Current individuals with significant control: 4”
- Terms of service – Manmade · the vendor's own site “11860224 Canada Inc.”
- MANMADE Opens First Store at CF Carrefour Laval · press “Anthony Ciavirella, Philip Santagata, Robert Marzin, and Roberto Rebelo”
Manufacturing
20.0 reportedother 100%
The vendor's FAQ says products are designed and fulfilled from Montreal and then manufactured in facilities across Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Cambodia; the madeinca.ca directory lists Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and China instead, but every named country falls in OTHER. Product pages carry no country of origin, and no factory names were found.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Shopping at Manmade · the vendor's own site “we manufacture and source them in responsible and ethical facilities across Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Cambodia”
- Underwear Brands in Canada · directory “Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and China”
People
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The registered office is in Montreal and the careers page describes a Montreal-based retailer where all positions are on-site; the FAQ places customer service, IT, marketing, design, and warehousing in Montreal, and Shopify's case study puts headcount at close to 100. US orders go through a third-party logistics provider rather than Manmade staff.
- Careers – Manmade · the vendor's own site “a Montreal based online retailer of premium quality essentials”
- How Manmade grew from 150,000 to over 1 million customers on Shopify · press “Today, Manmade employs close to 100 people and serves customers across Canada and the United States.”
- Montreal's Manmade grows in Canada, U.S. with luxe fabric, bold ads · press “decide to have a third-party logistics provider (3PL) in the U.S.”
Inputs
31.0 inferredCA 10% · EU 10% · other 80%
The flagship boxer brief is 91 percent modal and 9 percent spandex, and the fabric is presumably knit near the Sri Lankan, Vietnamese, and Cambodian sewing facilities, so most material value sits in OTHER. The fibre producer is not named; the EU share is an estimate for the chance the modal is Austrian Lenzing fibre, and the CA share reflects Montreal warehousing and the Shopify storefront. This split is an estimate.
- The Boxer Brief – Manmade · the vendor's own site “91% Modal / 9% Spandex”
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Shopping at Manmade · the vendor's own site “Our Modal fabric is made up of completely natural yarn sourced from beechtrees”
Where to buy
Found via
- madeinca.ca 2026-09-13