12 Canadian companies hiring right now
After a challenging year of tariffs and cross-border tension, Canada’s tech sector is entering 2026 with promising numbers. A new report from TD suggests Canadian tech roles are proving more resilient to AI shifts than those in the U.S., and new federal funding flowing into defense innovation is creating new opportunities across the country.
Ready to make a move?
Whether your interests are in climate tech, finance, healthcare or software, explore the 12 Canadian tech ventures looking for fresh talent, and start the new year in an exciting new role.
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Multiverse Computing
What it does: Multiverse Computing is a quantum and AI software company that develops solutions to the challenges of running large language models. Its mission focuses on ethical AI, with a particular emphasis on reducing energy consumption, which means customers can use its technology to run powerful models more efficiently.
Why working at Multiverse Computing matters: “Reducing power consumption is a huge problem in AI,” says chief technical product officer John Malcolm, who explains that the company’s tech helps “shrink” AI models so they require less memory and power. “We want to remind people that green energy is still an important topic, even if it’s not particularly convenient.”
Current opportunities: Head of global marketing and communications, senior communications manager growth and sales, senior systems engineer.
New School Foods
What it does: Toronto-based New School Foods is a foodtech company that makes plant-based meat alternatives. Instead of the usual burgers or nuggets, the venture focuses on whole cuts of meat-free salmon fillets, steaks and ribs. Its goal is to create alternative proteins that actually look, cook and flake like the real thing, targeting meat eaters who don’t want to compromise on the experience of a traditional meal.
In the news: Last summer, New School Foods announced it is expanding beyond its signature plant-based salmon to develop other whole-cut meat alternatives, including steak and bone-in ribs. The company also launched a new parent entity, NS/TX Industries, to begin offering its proprietary “directional freezing” production technology to other food brands through co-manufacturing and R&D partnerships.
Current opportunities: Sales representative, shift supervisor, R&D assistant.
Parity
What it does: Parity has developed an AI platform to manage a building’s heating, cooling and ventilation systems more efficiently. The software use predictive algorithms to automatically adjust HVAC settings in real-time based on weather shifts and occupancy demand. Property managers or developers can use Parity to control existing HVAC equipment to potentially save 20 to 30 percent on energy costs.
Fun fact: Parity has taken a page out of the traditional marketing playbook by offering a performance guarantee. If its software doesn’t save the amount of money promised to building management, Parity writes the building a cheque for the difference.
Current opportunities: Marketing operations and AI intern, senior building intelligence engineer, building intelligence engineer.
Health
Able Innovations
What it does: Toronto-based Able Innovations uses advanced robotics to automate the physically-demanding task of patient transfers in clinics and hospitals. Its platform uses complex systems and vision sensors to autonomously navigate, dock beside a bed and safely transfer a patient without manual lifting. This technology protects frontline staff from the risk of injury, while ensuring a more dignified, comfortable experience for patients.
What Able Innovations looks for: The startup is on the lookout for former nurses with master’s degrees who want to transition into tech, who can help implement the company’s solutions in hospitals.
Current opportunities: Senior firmware engineer, implementation specialist.
Intellijoint Surgical
What it does: Intellijoint Surgical, based in Kitchener, develops surgical navigation solutions for joint replacements. This surgeon-controlled system provides real-time measurements that optimize implant alignment and positioning during total hip and knee replacement procedures to help improve patient outcomes.
In the news: In April, the Waterloo Regional Health Network officially adopted the company’s flagship hip navigation technology. For Intellijoint, the partnership represents a full circle moment, bringing its world-class surgical tools into the operating rooms in its own community.
Current opportunities: Customer service manager, sustaining engineer, logistics specialist.
Synaptive Medical
What it does: Synaptive Medical is a Toronto-based medtech company that integrates robotic visualization, surgical planning software and point-of-care MRI for spinal and neurosurgery. Surgeons use the platform to see critical brain structures that were previously invisible. This helps preserve vital functions like speech and movement, reduces operating times and brings diagnostic imaging directly to the patient’s bedside for faster decision-making.
In the news: Synaptive Medical announced a partnership with Centile Bio in October 2025 to integrate advanced AI analytics into its surgical planning software. By combining Synaptive’s brain-mapping technology with Centile’s AI, the partnership aims to give neurosurgeons a more detailed roadmap of a patient’s unique brain anatomy.
Current opportunities: Senior accountant, clinical applications specialist, regulatory affairs specialist.
Finance
Instant Financial
What it does: Instant Financial provides employees with access to their earned wages. This platform is aimed at reducing financial stress by giving users more control over their money.
In the news: Instant Financial recently launched a virtual paycard, which allows employees to receive their wages in a mobile wallet immediately after a shift.
Current opportunities: Process analyst.
Tacit
What it does: Tacit provides digital ordering technology for the hospitality and food service industries. While many people think of online ordering only for local takeout, the Toronto-based company specializes in complex, high-volume environments like university campuses, stadiums, hospitals, casinos and corporate cafeterias. This solution helps large venues offer mobile apps, web ordering and self-service kiosks.
Fun fact: Tacit’s first big breakthrough was at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. The ability to order ahead from the hospital cafeteria and skip the line was a game-changer for busy medical staff.
Current opportunities: QA engineer, technical support analyst, project coordinator, DevOps engineer.
Tulip Retail
What it does: Tulip provides mobile-first software that turns retail sales associates into personal shoppers. Instead of being stuck behind a cash register, staff at luxury brands like Saks and Coach use Tulip on mobile devices to provide a highly personalized, VIP experience to every customer who walks through the door.
In the news: At this month’s National Retail Federation conference, Tulip is showcasing its “One App” strategy to consolidate inventory, messaging and point-of-sale into a single interface, eliminating the need to switch apps for different needs.
Current opportunities: Head of marketing, enterprise account executive, digital marketing manager.
Software
Blue J Legal
What it does: Blue J uses AI to help users take the guesswork out of tax and employment law. Its software predicts how a court would likely rule on a specific case and helps tax professionals find answers to complex regulatory questions.
In the news: In August 2025, Toronto-based Blue J raised $167.4 million in a Series D funding round. Blue J plans to use the capital to expand its team and further develop its AI-powered tax research platform, which is already used by over 2,500 organizations, including major accounting firms KPMG and RSM.
Current opportunities: Software developer, senior software developer, director of engineering.
ODAIA
What it does: ODAIA collaborates with pharmaceutical commercial teams to expand brands and connections. The company’a SaaS AI platform turns fragmented data like prescription history and medical claims into personalized insights that help sales reps connect with physicians with the goal of helping patient access therapies faster.
In the news: ODAIA announced a new partnership with Pulse Health to automate pharmaceutical marketing campaigns. The integration allows ODAIA’s predictive campaign intelligence to instantly trigger personalized outreach via Pulse Health’s platform.
Current opportunities: Data engineer, business acceleration partner, senior machine learning engineer.
Veriday
What it does: Mississauga-based Veriday helps large, regulated organizations modernize interactions with customers and employees. This digitization helps big companies move away from clunky, old-fashioned systems and toward mobile-friendly websites and portals.
In the news: Veriday kicked off 2026 by releasing its “CIO Playbook”, described as a roadmap for regulated industries moving away from legacy systems to build the high-speed infrastructure required for modern AI.
Current opportunities: DevOps engineer, senior cloud solutions engineer, full-stack web developer.
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Alex Kinsella