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Software development in Gatineau
Software Development Company in Gatineau
Gatineau sits across the river from Ottawa and hosts a large share of the federal public service, making government the anchor of its bilingual economy, alongside IT services and tourism. We build custom software — in French and English — for the organisations there.
2018
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Gatineau is part of our Quebec software practice.Software development across Quebec
Your software and app development partner in Gatineau
Mapletech Labs is a custom software development company working with Gatineau businesses — building web platforms, mobile apps and AI systems for sectors like federal government, public administration, it services. You get senior engineers, a fixed scope and price, and software built properly the first time.
Senior engineers, directly
You work with senior engineers from day one, never a sales layer in front of a junior team.
Fixed scope, fixed price
Every engagement is scoped and priced up front, so there are no open-ended hours or surprises.
Your data stays in Canada
Canadian data residency by default, with your IP protected under Canadian law.
You own everything we build
All the code, infrastructure and intellectual property we produce is yours to keep.
One team, the whole build:Product strategy & UXMobile & web engineeringCloud & DevOpsOngoing support
Our services in Gatineau
Mobile App Development
Native iOS and Android and cross-platform apps built for performance and the app stores — from field tools to consumer products your users keep on the home screen.
Learn moreWeb Development
Fast, secure web platforms and enterprise portals engineered to scale — from marketing sites to the complex internal systems that replace spreadsheets and legacy tools.
Learn moreAI & Machine Learning
LLM integration, intelligent automation and predictive analytics built for production — wired into the systems your team already uses, where a model removes real work.
Learn moreCloud & DevOps
AWS and Azure architecture, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines for zero-downtime releases — infrastructure that scales with demand and costs less to run.
Learn moreSaaS Development
Multi-tenant SaaS platforms with billing, auth and analytics — engineered to grow from first customer to scale without re-architecting.
Learn moreProduct Design
UX research, product strategy, prototyping and design systems that convert — interfaces your customers find obvious and your engineers can build on.
Learn moreTechnologies we build with
We build on the platforms and AI tools your customers already rely on, and integrate them into what we ship for you.
Shopify
OpenAI
Claude
Perplexity
Meta
GitHub Copilot
AWS
Next.js
Industries we know well
Sectors where the regulation, the data model and the failure modes are already familiar to us.
How we work
One process, five stages, fixed milestones. You always know what is happening and what it costs.
- 01
Discovery
1–2 weeksWe map the business problem, the users and the constraints, then agree what success looks like in numbers.
- 02
Design
2–4 weeksFlows, interface design and a clickable prototype, so the hard decisions are settled before engineering starts.
- 03
Build
8–16 weeksTwo-week sprints against a fixed scope. You see working software every fortnight, not a status report.
- 04
Launch
1–2 weeksLoad testing, security review, migration and a rollout plan — with someone from the build team on call.
- 05
Scale
OngoingMonitoring, iteration and a support SLA. Most clients keep building with us long after go-live.
Why choose Mapletech Labs in Gatineau
Senior engineers, not juniors
You work directly with senior engineers and our leadership — the people who build and ship, not a sales layer in front of a junior team.
Fixed scope, fixed price
Every project is scoped and priced up front. You know the number and the timeline before we write a line of code.
Canadian team, coast to coast
A distributed Canadian team across 12 cities — local understanding with national engineering depth, and your data kept in Canada.
You own everything
All the code, infrastructure and IP we produce is yours, protected under Canadian law. No lock-in, ever.
Why Gatineau for tech
The Quebec side of the National Capital Region — government, bilingual, Law 25.
Federal government base
A large share of the federal public service sits in Gatineau, needing secure, accessible, bilingual platforms built with Canadian data residency.
Bilingual delivery
We design, build and ship in both French and English — essential for the National Capital Region.
National Capital Region
On Ottawa’s doorstep, with access to the region’s deep public-sector and technology talent.
Law 25 and PIPEDA
Quebec’s Law 25 and federal privacy rules are designed into the work from the first decision, not bolted on.
Gatineau areas we serve
Hull
The historic core and government district, across the river from Ottawa.
Aylmer
An established, largely anglophone community to the west.
Gatineau sector
The city’s eastern population and commercial centre.
Le Plateau
A fast-growing residential-commercial district.
Buckingham
A historic community in the far east with light industry.
Masson-Angers
An eastern riverside community with services and manufacturing.
AI that fits how your business already works
MapleAI is our applied AI practice. We are interested in the places where a model removes real work — and honest about the places where it does not.
Generative AI
Copilots, agents and assistants wired into the systems your team already uses.
Machine learning
Forecasting, scoring and classification models trained on your own operational data.
Computer vision
Document parsing, quality inspection and image analysis in production settings.
Data engineering
The pipelines, warehouses and governance that make any of the above trustworthy.
What working with us looks like
Fixed
Scope and price up front
You approve a fixed scope and a fixed price before we write a line of code — no open-ended hourly billing and no surprises at the end.
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You own the code and IP
Every repository, cloud account and asset we set up is yours to keep. No lock-in, no hostage-taking — your software is your property.
Gatineau tech focus
Government digital services
Secure, accessible, bilingual citizen platforms and internal tools with Canadian data residency.
Bilingual platforms (Law 25)
French-and-English products built to Quebec’s modern privacy law.
IT services & modernization
Legacy-system modernization and integrations for public-sector and adjacent organisations.
Tourism & culture
Booking, ticketing and visitor platforms for the region’s culture and tourism sector.
Accountable partners, not outsourced vendors
How we price, who we staff and what happens after launch — the parts that decide whether a project actually lands.
Fixed scope, fixed price
You know the cost and the timeline before a line of code is written. No hourly billing, no scope-creep surprises.
You own everything
Full source code, credentials and intellectual property transfer to you on final payment. We sign the IP assignment on day one.
Senior engineers only
Every project is staffed by engineers with years of production experience — no juniors learning on your budget.
Canadian data residency
Built for PIPEDA and provincial privacy law, with data kept on Canadian infrastructure where it matters.
8-week MVP programme
A focused, fixed-price path from idea to a launched product, refined across dozens of startup engagements.
Support after launch
Tiered SLAs from monitoring and bug fixes to a dedicated team with 24/7 response. Most clients stay for years.
Recognition
Independent awards and partner tiers, each one earned on delivered work.
Top Generative AI Company
Top App Development Company
Webby Honoree
Best App Award, Personal Growth
Advanced Tier Services Partner
Top 100 North America
Compliance
Regulation is a design constraint here, accounted for from the first architectural decision rather than audited in at the end.
Security
Threat modelling, least-privilege access and audited controls.
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001Zero trust
AI governance
Model evaluation, human oversight and an audit trail.
ISO 42001AIDA-readyModel cards
Sector
The regulations your industry answers to, designed in from day one.
PCI DSSHL7 / FHIROSFI
Cloud
Regional residency, encryption in transit and at rest, tenant isolation.
Canadian data residencyAWS Well-Architected
Accessibility
Built and tested so the people who need it can actually use it.
WCAG 2.2 AAAODA
Frequently asked questions
If your question is not here, a senior engineer will answer it within one working day.
Ask our teamA focused MVP typically takes 8–12 weeks. A full-featured product is 16–24 weeks. Every project starts with a scoping session where we give you a precise timeline with fixed milestones.
We work on a fixed-scope, fixed-price model. No hourly billing, no scope-creep surprises. You know exactly what you are getting and what it costs before we write a line of code.
Both. We have a Rapid Launch programme for early-stage startups (8 weeks, fixed price) and dedicated enterprise teams for complex multi-year engagements.
You do — 100%. Full source code, all intellectual property and credentials transfer to you on final payment. We sign an IP assignment agreement on day one.
Yes. Tiered SLAs from Essential (bug fixes and monitoring) to Scale (a dedicated engineering team with 24/7 response). Most clients stay with us long after launch.
Absolutely. We regularly augment internal teams, do code reviews, architect complex systems and fill specialist gaps — a full partner or an extension of your team.
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