The Canadian landscape
How quality engineering sits across Canada
Founding stateNational aggregate and provincial counts are live. Sector cuts open once 10 organizations have taken part. Locked segments show progress to the threshold, never numbers. No individual organization is ever exposed.
Org size
Under 25
Software development org of under 25 people
25–100
25 to 100 people
100–500
100 to 500 people
500–2,000
500 to 2,000 people
Over 2,000
Over 2,000 people
Regulatory
Multiple regimes
Operates under multiple regulatory regimes (e.g. OSFI, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, Law 25)
One regime
Operates under one primary regulatory regime
Serves regulated
Not directly regulated, but serves regulated customers
Unregulated
No formal regulatory obligations
AI footprint
Production AI (external)
Ships production AI features to external customers
Internal AI
Internal AI features: employee tools, automation, decision support
Piloting AI
Building or piloting AI, not yet in production
AI on roadmap
No AI yet, but on the roadmap within 12 months
No AI
AI is not on the roadmap
Composite QE maturity by province
Darker = higher aggregate maturity. Provinces below the 10-organization threshold show their count but render in a neutral seeding state, with no maturity colour until the cohort fills.
Lower
Higher
Seeding (below 10 organizations)
Hatched = provisional (fewer than 30 organizations)
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1 of 10 organizations, 9 more before this view unlocks
By sector
Each segment opens once 10 organizations have taken part. Locked rows show how close a segment is to opening, never the underlying numbers.
| Sector | Status | Processes | People | Products |
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| Financial services & real estate | Unlocks at 10 - now 1 | 1 of 10 organizations, 9 more before this view unlocks |
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| Finance & insurance | Unlocks at 10 · now 1 | |||
| Technology & ICT | Unlocks at 10 - now 0 | Comparison opens at 10 organizations. | ||
| Professional & business services | Unlocks at 10 - now 0 | Comparison opens at 10 organizations. | ||
| Public sector, health & education | Unlocks at 10 - now 0 | Comparison opens at 10 organizations. | ||
| Industry, resources & infrastructure | Unlocks at 10 - now 0 | Comparison opens at 10 organizations. | ||
| Retail, wholesale & consumer | Unlocks at 10 - now 0 | Comparison opens at 10 organizations. | ||
Financial services & real estate
Unlocks at 10
Sub-sectors
Finance & insurance
Unlocks at 10
Technology & ICT
Unlocks at 10
Professional & business services
Unlocks at 10
Public sector, health & education
Unlocks at 10
Industry, resources & infrastructure
Unlocks at 10
Retail, wholesale & consumer
Unlocks at 10
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