12 Canadian companies hiring right now
Explore the ventures growing their teams this summer.
After a slower job market in the spring, businesses across Canada added 83,000 jobs in June. Tech employers are part of that rebound, with openings that range from clean-energy storage to AI-powered healthcare scheduling. Whether you’re a recent grad or a seasoned pro, there’s a role for every skill set.
Here are 12 tech companies hiring in Canada this month.
Jobs in cleantech
Invinity Energy Systems
What it does: Invinity provides energy storage systems for use in commercial and industrial sites, as well as infrastructure projects both on and off the grid. Instead of lithium or lead-based batteries, Invinity uses vanadium, which the company claims can operate continuously with no degradation, charging and discharging for more than 25 years.
In the news: In April, Invinity Energy announced a new 20.7MWh vanadium flow battery project in the United Kingdom.
Current opportunities: Senior Business Analyst, Supplier Development Engineer, Purchasing & Supply Assistant.
Parity
What it does: Parity has developed an AI platform that detects energy waste in multi-residential buildings. Property managers or developers can use Parity to control existing HVAC equipment, which has the potential to deliver 20 to 30 percent savings in energy costs.
In the news: Last June, Parity announced it had raised $26 million to help scale its HVAC optimization platform.
Current opportunities: Energy Reporting Specialist, Deployment and Quality Assurance Engineer, Operational Technology Specialist.
Vention
What it does: Vention helps some of the most innovative manufacturing companies automate their production floors in just a few days. Based in Montreal, Vention is used in more than 2,000 factories on five continents.
In the news: As manufacturers continue to face labour shortages, Vention has released its Rapid Series Palletizer, an automated system that uses robotics and AI to package and palletize items.
Current opportunities: Application Specialist, Electronic Quality Technician, Data Science and Analytics Manager.
Jobs in health
MetricAid
What it does: MetricAid provides a physician scheduling platform to help medical professionals optimize their time and provide better care.
Fun fact: MetricAid was founded in North Bay and serves customers across Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Australia.
Current opportunities: Scheduler, Director of Operations, Chief Technology Officer.
Petal Health
What it does: Petal uses AI to improve how hospitals manage resources and patient flow. Its platform helps predict demand, streamline scheduling and reduce wait times by analyzing real-time data. For health systems, this means better efficiency and care delivery without adding more staff or infrastructure.
In the news: Petal Health and Vitr.ai announced a new partnership in June to combine Petal’s appointment booking platform with Vitr.ai’s natural language processing (NLP) technology to make it easy for patients to connect with the correct healthcare professional.
Current opportunities: Medical Billing Clerk, Product Marketing Manager, Senior Account Executive.
Synaptive Medical
What it does: Synaptive Medical Inc. is a Toronto-based medical device and technology company that designs hardware and software to help improve patient care in and out of the operating room.
In the news: Synaptive Medical recently announced it received a strategic investment to help accelerate its growth.
Current opportunities: Clinical Applications Specialist, Senior Accounts Payable Associate, Senior Accountant.
Jobs in finance
Instant Financial
What it does: Instant Financial provides employees with instant access to their earned wages, with the goal of reducing financial stress by giving users more control over their finances.
In the news: Earlier this month, Instant Financial launched a new mobile app and integrations with Apple, Google and Samsung wallets.
Current opportunities: Implementation Specialist.
Merchant Growth
What it does: Merchant Growth provides Canada’s small businesses with quick and easy access to working capital. Its mission is to help Canadian businesses grow by providing capital in just 24 hours, amazing customer service and complete transparency.
What you get: Merchant Growth offers employees comprehensive group health benefits, monthly team events and a learning and development budget.
Current opportunities: Account Manager.
Plooto
What it does: Plooto is a payment management system for business-to-business payments. Its mission is to make it easier, faster and cheaper for businesses to send and collect payments for their invoices.
What you get: Comprehensive health and dental plan, flexible WFH policy and social events.
Current opportunities: Customer Experience Specialist, Marketing Manager, Staff Product Manager.
Jobs in software
Nulogy
What it does: Nulogy’s collaborative manufacturing platform is designed to help make consumer product supply chains more efficient, agile and resilient. It helps brands and manufacturers work more efficiently with their partners, including contract packagers, contract manufacturers and suppliers.
What Nulogy looks for in candidates: Nulogy CEO Jason Tham says employees are people who care deeply about their work, are collaborative and love to learn.
“We look for candidates who have demonstrated extreme ownership in achieving their goals, have gone above and beyond to solve difficult problems, are strong collaborators and who have persevered and learned despite failures along the way,” he says.
Current opportunities: Business Development Associate, Controller, Professional Services Consultant.
ODAIA
What it does: ODAIA collaborates with pharmaceutical commercial teams to connect them with the right healthcare professionals at the right times. ODAIA’s SaaS AI platform turns complex data into personalized insights, enabling commercial teams to understand their customers, predict prescribing behaviours and make informed decisions that bring therapies to patients faster.
What does ODAIA look for in a candidate? Laura Ricci, chief human resources officer at ODAIA, says that collaboration is highly-valued. “Everyone here operates in a capacity where they can step outside their role and jump in to help someone else. Nothing is above us. Nothing is below us. We help each other out. We do what we do to succeed together,” she says.
Current opportunities: Full-Stack Developer, Senior Account Executive, Machine Learning Engineer.
Prodigy Education
What it does: Prodigy creates engaging, curriculum-aligned math and English games for elementary school students. The platform makes learning fun, supports teachers with tracking tools and offers optional parent memberships.
In the news: In April, Prodigy Education was awarded a Common Sense Privacy Seal by Common Sense Media. The seal is given to companies that exceed industry standards for online privacy.
Current opportunities: Product Manager, Senior Data Scientist, Data Analyst.
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Alex Kinsella