Canadian Government Software Lab

Software for Canadian government, built to last.

Secure software for Canadian government — designed, built, and operated to public-sector standards. Two ways in: hire us, or partner with us.

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Alberta & British Columbia · Canada

FOIPPA · WCAG 2.2 AA

Standards we hit

PMP · AWS

Certified leads

BC-inc · insured

Registered

EN / FR

Bilingual

What we build

Software, platforms & systems for the public sector.

Permitting portals, reporting dashboards, citizen apps, data platforms, and cloud migrations — built to public-sector standards and kept running after launch.

01 / Core

Custom software & platforms

Web apps, internal tools, and citizen-facing services — built and operated end-to-end.

02 / Data

Data, analytics & applied AI

Pipelines, dashboards, APIs, and machine learning that connect systems and surface the right data.

03 / Cloud

Cloud, DevOps & CI/CD

AWS architecture, reproducible pipelines, and zero-downtime deploys.

04 / Trust

Security & compliance

FOIPPA-aligned privacy and secure-by-design delivery, with procurement-ready documentation.

05 / Web

Citizen-facing web & CMS

Drupal and WordPress public sites, intranets, and migrations.

06 / A11y

Accessibility & inclusion

WCAG 2.2 AA / Accessible Canada Act audits, remediation, and accessible-by-default builds.

How we work

Discovery to operations — a working build at every gate.

Clear gates, clear handover, and systems your team can run after launch.

Step 01 — Discover
Requirements, constraints, success metrics
We map the problem, the standards that apply, and what "done" looks like before a line of code.
Step 02 — Design
UX, architecture, accessibility baseline
Structure, data model, and an accessibility baseline set up front.
Step 03 — Build
Iterative, a working demo at every gate
You see working software early and often, mapped to your acceptance criteria.
Step 04 — Ship
Launch, handover, documentation, support
Clear handover so your team can operate the service, with a defined support window.
Step 05 — Operate
Reliability, performance, evolution
Monitoring, updates, and the next phase of evolution.

Studio

Two technical founders. Hands-on, end to end.

A Canadian software lab working across Alberta and British Columbia. Garry and Olivier lead every engagement — from discovery through launch to handover.

Garry Airiants

Co-founder · Software, CMS & Front-End

Builds and operates web platforms and custom software — full-stack development, CMS theming, and accessibility.

North Vancouver, BC

Olivier Maguire

Co-founder · Delivery, Cloud & Security

Technical program manager (PMP, AWS) leading delivery planning, cloud architecture, security, and operational handover.

Edmonton, AB

no-strings-labs ~ start a project

Tell us what you need to ship. Procurement constraints, legacy systems, accessibility targets — all useful context. We reply within one business day.

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