--- title: "Software Development Company for Canada | Arbocode" description: "Remote software development for Canadian companies, built around PIPEDA, Quebec's Law 25, bilingual delivery and working hours from coast to coast." url: https://arbocode.com/locations/canada --- 1. [Home](https://arbocode.com/) 2. [Locations](https://arbocode.com/locations) 3. Canada North America # Software Development Company in Canada A remote development team building for Canadian buyers, covering Quebec's language and privacy rules plus national accessibility and data-residency expectations. [Get a free estimate](https://arbocode.com/get-a-quote) [Speak with an engineer](https://arbocode.com/contact) NDA on request · Free, no-obligation estimate · Reply within one business day NDA signed before we start Full IP ownership on payment Your repository from the first commit Live demo at the end of every sprint Built by senior engineers [How we work](https://arbocode.com/process) We work with Canadian companies as a remote software development team and have no local office down the street. Discovery calls, sprint reviews and support tickets happen over video and async messaging, with delivery windows that overlap Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific business hours depending on where your team sits. What changes when the buyer is Canadian is less about time zones and more about the layered rulebook: a federal privacy law, a stricter provincial one in Quebec, a language law that governs what a Quebec user is legally owed in French, and sector rules like Ontario's health-privacy statute that apply on top. We scope those requirements into the plan at discovery rather than bolting them on after a security review flags them. Services ## Services for companies in Canada - [AI DevelopmentCanadian companies get AI features built remotely, with training-data consent and provincial privacy rules settled before a model touches production data.](https://arbocode.com/locations/canada/ai-development) - [Custom Software DevelopmentCanadian companies get custom systems built remotely around the privacy law, language rules and hosting expectations that apply to their users.](https://arbocode.com/locations/canada/custom-software-development) - [E-commerce DevelopmentOnline stores for Canadian shoppers, with bilingual Quebec storefronts, national shipping carriers and tax display handled from checkout onward.](https://arbocode.com/locations/canada/ecommerce-development) - [Mobile App DevelopmentNative and cross-platform apps for Canadian users, with consent, accessibility and language requirements designed in from the first screen.](https://arbocode.com/locations/canada/mobile-app-development) - [SaaS DevelopmentMulti-tenant SaaS products for Canadian buyers, with answers on data residency, privacy assessment and bilingual UI ready before the first enterprise sales call.](https://arbocode.com/locations/canada/saas-development) - [Web DevelopmentWeb projects for Canadian audiences, with accessibility, bilingual and consent requirements built in from the start and ahead of launch.](https://arbocode.com/locations/canada/web-development) ## Quebec changes what ships, not just who reviews it A product sold to Quebec consumers or businesses is subject to the Charter of the French Language and the amendments introduced by Bill 96\. That reaches further than a translated homepage: contracts, order confirmations, error messages and support documentation offered to a Quebec user generally need a French version with equal footing to the English one. We build the content layer so French strings ship alongside English from day one instead of being retrofitted as a second project. - Bilingual content models instead of a single hardcoded language - French-language contracts, invoices and transactional email - Quebec-facing marketing copy reviewed for Bill 96 scope, not just tone ## Privacy law is provincial as often as it is federal PIPEDA sets the federal baseline for private-sector data handling, but Quebec's Law 25 goes further: it requires privacy impact assessments for projects involving sensitive personal information, tighter consent mechanics, and a named privacy officer. A healthcare or public-sector build in Ontario will also run into PHIPA. We treat the applicable law as a design input, not a checklist added at launch, so consent capture, data retention and breach handling are built to the strictest layer that applies to your users. ## Coast-to-coast collaboration without a shared morning A team in Halifax and a team in Vancouver already work a four-and-a-half-hour gap before an outside vendor is added. We run daily standups and sprint ceremonies inside a window that holds for Eastern and Pacific stakeholders, and we keep written specs and recorded walkthroughs as the source of truth so nobody is stuck waiting on a meeting to get unblocked. Compliance ## Canada rules we build around - ### PIPEDA The federal private-sector privacy law. We design data collection, storage and third-party sharing around its consent and purpose-limitation requirements as a baseline for any Canadian-facing system. - ### Quebec Law 25 Requires privacy impact assessments for higher-risk processing, clearer consent flows, and a designated person responsible for privacy. We build the assessment artifacts and consent UI into the project plan rather than treating them as legal paperwork bolted on afterward. - ### Charter of the French Language and Bill 96 Governs the right of Quebec users to interact with a product in French. We plan bilingual content structures, translated legal documents and French-first UI states for anything offered to Quebec customers. - ### Ontario PHIPA and provincial health-privacy law Applies to systems that handle personal health information for Ontario custodians, with equivalent statutes in other provinces. We build access logging, consent tracking and data-sharing agreements around whichever province's health-privacy law governs the data. - ### AODA accessibility Ontario's Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act sets WCAG-based accessibility requirements for public-facing and internal systems operating in the province. We build to those standards rather than retrofitting accessibility after launch. - ### CASL Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation requires documented consent before sending commercial electronic messages. We build opt-in capture and unsubscribe handling into any system that sends transactional or marketing email. Working together ## Contracts, invoicing and working hours - ### CAD invoicing Contracts and invoices are issued in Canadian dollars on a schedule tied to delivery milestones, not upfront lump sums. - ### Working hours across six time zones We set standing ceremonies to a window that holds for your stakeholders, whether they sit in Toronto, Calgary or Vancouver, and keep specs and recordings available for anyone outside it. - ### Data hosting location Public-sector and health-sector buyers frequently require Canadian-hosted data. We plan hosting region as an architecture decision at discovery, not an afterthought, and can build to a Canadian region where the buyer requires it. - ### Contracts and IP Code lives in a repository you control from the first commit, and IP assigns to you on payment. We sign an NDA before discovery starts, ahead of any Law 25 privacy impact assessment paperwork your organization requires. Industries ## Industries we serve - [HealthcareClinical and patient-facing software that meets HIPAA technical safeguards and connects to the EHR your care teams already work in.](https://arbocode.com/industries/healthcare) - [Fintech & BankingFinancial software with KYC/AML checks and PCI DSS-aligned payment flows designed in from the schema onward, with ledgers that reconcile to the cent.](https://arbocode.com/industries/fintech) - [InsurancePolicy administration, claims and underwriting software that speaks ACORD with carriers, MGAs and agents from the first integration attempt.](https://arbocode.com/industries/insurance) - [Real EstateListing, transaction and property management software built on RESO Web API data feeds and search that complies with Fair Housing rules.](https://arbocode.com/industries/real-estate) - [Professional ServicesEngagement management, time tracking and client portals designed around how consulting and advisory firms bill for their time.](https://arbocode.com/industries/professional-services) - [EducationLearning platforms and student portals driven by real rostering data and connected to Canvas, Google Classroom and your SIS over LTI 1.3.](https://arbocode.com/industries/education) - [Energy & UtilitiesTelemetry, meter data and outage management software that carries SCADA protocols into a data layer your teams can query.](https://arbocode.com/industries/energy-utilities) FAQ ## Frequently asked questions Do you need a Quebec office to build software for Quebec companies? No. Quebec's language and privacy rules apply to what a product delivers to users in the province, not to where the vendor is registered. We build the bilingual content structure, French-language documentation and Law 25 consent flows a Quebec-facing product needs, and deliver it remotely like any other engagement. How is Quebec's Law 25 different from PIPEDA? Law 25 sits on top of PIPEDA for organizations doing business in Quebec. It adds mandatory privacy impact assessments for higher-risk projects, stricter consent requirements, and a named person responsible for privacy compliance. We build the assessment documentation and consent mechanics as part of the project rather than as a separate legal exercise. Can you build a bilingual English and French application from the start? Yes. We structure content, database schemas and UI strings around a language field from the first sprint rather than hardcoding English and translating later. That keeps French parity, which Quebec's Charter of the French Language expects for consumer-facing products, from becoming a second project. Do you host data in Canada? We can, and often do for public-sector and health-sector clients where Canadian data residency is a procurement requirement. Hosting region is a decision we make with you at discovery based on your regulatory obligations and existing cloud commitments, not a default we assume either way. What does AODA mean for a website or internal tool built for an Ontario organization? AODA requires public-facing and many internal digital systems operating in Ontario to meet WCAG-based accessibility standards, covering things like keyboard navigation, screen-reader labeling and color contrast. We build to those standards during development rather than running an accessibility pass at the end. How do you handle collaboration across Canada's time zones during a project? We set recurring ceremonies to a window that overlaps your core stakeholders, whether they're in Atlantic Canada or the Pacific, and back it with written specs, recorded demos and async status updates so decisions don't wait on the next meeting. ## Start a project with a team that plans around your working hours Send a short description of the project. A senior engineer reads each request and answers with questions, next steps and an early budget range. [Get a free estimate](https://arbocode.com/get-a-quote) [Speak with an engineer](https://arbocode.com/contact)