Encircled

The privacy policy names the legal entity as Encircled Inc. at 105 Brockhouse Road in Toronto, the terms are governed by Ontario law, and the about page presents Kristi Soomer as founder and CEO since 2012 with no investors named. Corporations Canada returned zero results, so this is a provincial corporation; the Ontario Business Registry, OpenCorporates, and acquisition or investor press could not be checked this session. The B Lab directory and The CANADA List both give a Canadian owner, which is corroboration only.

• Privacy policy – Encircled vendor_statement “Encircled Inc.”
• Terms of service – Encircled vendor_statement “governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada”
• Sustainable Women's Clothing | About - Encircled vendor_statement “Encircled was created to be the brand I couldn't find.”
• Corporations Canada federal corporation search: encircled registry “0 results were found, 0 returned.”
• Encircled - Certified B Corporation - B Lab directory “Headquarters Ontario, Canada Certified Since February 2018”
• The CANADA List directory “Ownership (Company): Encircled Inc., Ownership (Country): Canada”

The FAQ says the clothing is 100 percent sewn in Toronto with every sewing studio within 35 km of the office, and the where-it's-made page names three partner studios in Toronto, Markham, and Pickering, Ontario, each signing the company's code of conduct. The claim rests on the vendor's own pages; The CANADA List repeats Canada as the manufacturing country but is a directory only.

• Encircled - Sustainable Clothing for Women | FAQ vendor_statement “100% sewn in Toronto, Canada, with all sewing studios less than 35km from our office!”
• Sustainable Women's Clothes | Where It's Made - Encircled vendor_statement “Partnering with factories near our studio helps ensure product excellence and that our skilled workers have a safe and happy work environment”
• The CANADA List directory “Manufacturing (Countries): Canada”

The office is at 205-105 Brockhouse Road in west Toronto, Canadian and international orders ship from a Toronto warehouse, and the B Lab listing gives an Ontario headquarters. US orders ship from a Buffalo, New York warehouse, which reads as a fulfilment partner rather than staff; no headcount is published and LinkedIn could not be checked.

• Encircled - Sustainable Clothing for Women | FAQ vendor_statement “Encircled's office is located in west Toronto, Canada.”
• Shipping and Returns | Encircled: Sustainable Clothing Made in Canada vendor_statement “Orders are shipped from our warehouse in Toronto, Canada.”
• Encircled - Certified B Corporation - B Lab directory “Operates In Canada, United States”

The vendor says it knits and dyes about 55 to 60 percent of its fabric in Toronto at Rosewell Studios, but it does not say where the remaining fabric is milled, and the fibres it names (Tencel lyocell and modal, MicroModal, rayon from bamboo, merino, organic cotton) are spun abroad, with Lenzing's Tencel and modal coming from Europe and bamboo rayon and cotton typically from Asia. The split is an estimate that credits the local knitting and dyeing to Canada and puts the imported fibre and fabric mostly outside Europe. The store runs on Shopify, a Canadian platform, and the US fulfilment warehouse is in Buffalo.

• Encircled - Sustainable Clothing for Women | FAQ vendor_statement “Currently, we're knitting and dying about 55-60% of our fabric in Toronto.”
• Sustainable Women's Clothes | Where It's Made - Encircled vendor_statement “We knit over 55% of our fabric locally, thanks to Igor and the team from Rosewell Studios.”
• Shipping and Returns | Encircled: Sustainable Clothing Made in Canada vendor_statement “We ship from our Buffalo, NY warehouse.”