[1][2] The business was successful; M. Pollack Ltd. became one of the largest companies in the region,[3] and Pollock moved into a large house on Quebec City's Grand Allée.
Having amassed a great deal of money from his commercial enterprises, in 1955 Pollack retired and began to devote his time to philanthropy.
[8] The Foundation has also funded the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital in Montreal, and the Pollack Cultural Centre at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom (Westmount, Quebec).
The Maurice Pollack Award is presented to individuals in recognition of their efforts regarding equal access to employment for Quebecers from cultural communities and visible minorities, as well as accommodation of ethno-cultural diversity and adaptation of services in the workplace.
At Laval University, the student services building, which his foundation helped to set up, is named after him: the Pavillon Maurice-Pollack.