Corel
Ottawa software veteran behind CorelDRAW, Painter, Parallels, and Pinnacle Studio since 1985
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How Canadian is this company? Rated 1-5 on ownership, data residency & team presence.
https://corel.comAbout Corel
Corel was founded in Ottawa in 1985 and is one of Canada's oldest software companies. It makes CorelDRAW (vector graphics), Corel Painter (digital art), Pinnacle Studio (video editing), and owns Parallels (virtualization for Mac). Corel serves millions of creative professionals and businesses worldwide.
- Headquarters
- Ottawa, ON
- Founded
- 1985
- Founders
- Michael Cowpland
- Team size
- 1001-5000 employees
- Pricing
- subscription - from $249/yr CAD
- Last verified
- March 2026
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Why it's Canadian
- 🇨🇦 Canadian-founded
- 👩💻 Dev team in Canada
- ⚠️ Owned by KKR (US)
Why it's Canadian
- 🇨🇦 Canadian-founded
- 👩💻 Dev team in Canada
- ⚠️ Owned by KKR (US)
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