🍁 Serving Montreal, Quebec

Custom Software, Web & AI Automation for Montreal Businesses

Global Maple System designs and builds the software, websites and automation Montreal companies run on — from aerospace and AI research to gaming, life sciences, fintech and logistics — bilingual and Bill 96-ready from day one.

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  • Severe labour shortages forcing manufacturing and services SMEs to leave positions unfilled for months, driving up hiring costs and pushing owners toward automation
  • Bill 96 (Law 14) compliance burden: French-language signage, websites, product info and internal tools must meet OQLF 'markedly predominant' French requirements, with fines up to $30,000/day for non-compliance
  • Low digital adoption among small firms — over 40% of 10-19 employee SMEs have not integrated any digital technology, leaving core operations on manual or paper-based processes
  • Difficulty finding and retaining skilled bilingual technical talent, since candidate pools narrow sharply once French/English fluency is required alongside technical skills

AI & Automation · Montreal

With Mila's 140+ affiliated professors and Concordia's Applied AI Institute producing applied AI talent locally, Montreal companies have a rare shot at pairing genuine automation with the labour-shortage relief their operations actually need.

Doing business in Montreal

Montreal runs on specialized industry clusters, not generic office parks. Aerospace manufacturing and MRO shops sit alongside AI and deep learning research labs, video game studios, life sciences and biotech firms, fintech teams, and rail, logistics and transportation operators — many anchored by employers like Air Canada, Bell Canada, Canadian National Railway (CN), Bombardier and Alimentation Couche-Tard, and fed by research institutions including McGill University, Université de Montréal, Concordia University's Applied AI Institute and Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute. From Griffintown and Old Montreal (Vieux-Montréal) to Downtown Montreal (Quartier des affaires), Mile End and the Technoparc Montréal Saint-Laurent campus, this is a city built to manufacture, research and ship at scale.

That scale comes with real friction. Quebec's small businesses are losing an estimated $10.7 billion a year to labour shortages, leaving manufacturing and services roles unfilled for months and pushing owners toward automation out of necessity, not novelty. Meanwhile, more than 40% of Quebec SMEs with 10 to 19 employees haven't integrated any digital technology into their operations, and 88% of firms say skilled technical professionals are hard to find locally — with sourcing the right talent to execute a digital transformation plan cited by 37% of SMEs as their single biggest barrier.

On top of that, Bill 96 (Law 14) adds a compliance layer most software vendors outside Quebec don't fully understand. As of June 1, 2025, the OQLF business registration threshold dropped to 25 employees, exterior signage using a non-French trademark now needs French text occupying at least twice the space, and non-compliance can carry fines of up to $30,000 per day. Websites, product information and internal tools all fall under the same 'markedly predominant' French standard.

Global Maple System builds custom software, websites and automation for Montreal companies that need systems fluent in both languages — French and code. Whether you're an aerospace supplier connecting legacy shop-floor systems, a gaming studio scaling production tools, or an SME automating a manual process for the first time, we design around your compliance obligations and your labour reality, not a template built for somewhere else.

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What Montreal businesses tell us

  • ✕ Severe labour shortages forcing manufacturing and services SMEs to leave positions unfilled for months, driving up hiring costs and pushing owners toward automation
  • ✕ Bill 96 (Law 14) compliance burden: French-language signage, websites, product info and internal tools must meet OQLF 'markedly predominant' French requirements, with fines up to $30,000/day for non-compliance
  • ✕ Low digital adoption among small firms — over 40% of 10-19 employee SMEs have not integrated any digital technology, leaving core operations on manual or paper-based processes
  • ✕ Difficulty finding and retaining skilled bilingual technical talent, since candidate pools narrow sharply once French/English fluency is required alongside technical skills
  • ✕ SMEs report that finding the right talent to execute digital transformation plans is their top barrier (37%), with 88% saying skilled professionals are hard to source locally
  • ✕ Fragmented systems in scaling firms (aerospace suppliers, gaming studios, logistics operators) that need custom integrations rather than off-the-shelf software to connect legacy and modern tooling
What we build

For Montreal's key industries

Aerospace manufacturing and MRO

Montreal's aerospace sector runs on precision and uptime, anchored by employers like Bombardier and Air Canada and concentrated in hubs such as the Technoparc Montréal Saint-Laurent campus, which hosts 52 companies and more than 7,000 specialized jobs in aerospace, life sciences, ICT and clean technology. For manufacturers and MRO shops, the challenge is rarely a lack of engineering talent — it's fragmented systems: work orders, inventory, compliance records and shop-floor equipment that were never designed to talk to each other. We build the custom integrations that connect legacy and modern tooling without ripping out what already works.

Artificial intelligence and deep learning research

Montreal is home to Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, the world's largest academic deep learning research community by professor headcount, with more than 140 affiliated professors and over 1,400 students, postdocs and partners, alongside Concordia University's Applied AI Institute, McGill University and Université de Montréal. That density of research talent is a real advantage for local companies — but only if it's paired with the applied engineering to turn a model into production software. We build the AI-first products and automation layers that put Montreal's research strength to work inside your operations.

Video game development

Montreal's video game studios compete globally, which means the tools behind the scenes — production pipelines, asset tracking, QA workflows — need to scale as fast as the games do. Many studios still run on a patchwork of spreadsheets and disconnected tools, the same low digital adoption pattern affecting smaller Quebec firms more broadly. We build custom internal tooling and automation that lets studios spend less time managing process and more time shipping, without adding headcount they can't find or afford.

Life sciences and biotechnology

Life sciences and biotech firms sit within the specialized cluster based at the Technoparc Montréal Saint-Laurent campus, alongside aerospace, ICT and clean technology companies. These are regulated, data-intensive operations where manual, paper-based processes create real risk — and where more than 40% of similarly sized Quebec SMEs still haven't digitized core operations. We build software and automation for lab, quality and operational workflows that need to be accurate, auditable and built around your actual process, not a generic off-the-shelf template.

Rail, logistics and transportation

Canadian National Railway (CN) anchors a rail, logistics and transportation sector that runs on tight scheduling and coordination across legacy systems. Operators in this space are exactly the kind of scaling firms that need custom integrations rather than off-the-shelf software to connect older infrastructure with modern tools. Add in a labour market where skilled bilingual technical talent is hard to source and retain, and the case for automating manual coordination work — rather than trying to hire your way out of it — gets stronger every quarter.

How we help

Built for Montreal businesses

Custom Software & Systems Integration

For aerospace suppliers, gaming studios and logistics operators running fragmented systems, we build the custom integrations that connect legacy and modern tooling — instead of forcing a rip-and-replace, off-the-shelf product onto a workflow it was never designed for.

AI & Workflow Automation

With Quebec's small businesses losing an estimated $10.7 billion a year to labour shortages, we build automation that takes manual, repetitive work off your team's plate so unfilled positions stop being an operational bottleneck.

Digital Transformation for SMEs

More than 40% of Quebec SMEs with 10-19 employees still haven't integrated any digital technology. We take you from paper-based or spreadsheet-driven processes to working software, sized to your team and budget.

Bill 96 / French-Language Compliant Builds

We build websites, product information and internal tools that meet Bill 96's 'markedly predominant' French requirements from day one, so you're not scrambling to retrofit compliance after a fine notice — non-compliance can run up to $30,000 per day.

Bilingual Technical Delivery

88% of Quebec SMEs say skilled technical professionals are hard to source locally, and the candidate pool narrows fast once bilingual fluency is required. We deliver in French and English, so language isn't the reason your project stalls.

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Industries we serve in Montreal

Aerospace manufacturing and MRO Artificial intelligence and deep learning research Video game development Life sciences and biotechnology Fintech and financial services Rail, logistics and transportation

Serving businesses across Mile End, Griffintown, Old Montreal (Vieux-Montréal), Downtown Montreal (Quartier des affaires), Technoparc Montréal (Saint-Laurent campus).

Montreal questions, answered

If you do business in Quebec, very likely yes. As of June 1, 2025, the OQLF business registration threshold dropped to 25 employees, and requirements cover signage, websites, product information and internal tools under a 'markedly predominant' French standard — with fines of up to $30,000 per day for non-compliance. We build compliance in from the start rather than adding it later.

Yes. Quebec's small businesses lose an estimated $10.7 billion a year to labour shortages, and for many owners, automation is what fills the gap while positions stay open. We build the software and automated workflows; you don't need a full internal team to run them.

Yes, this is common for scaling aerospace suppliers, gaming studios and logistics operators in Montreal, whose systems have grown into a fragmented mix of legacy and modern tools. We specialize in custom integrations that connect what you already have rather than replacing it wholesale.

Yes. We deliver bilingual builds and communicate in both languages, which matters in a market where 88% of SMEs report that finding bilingual technical talent is hard to source locally.

You're not alone — over 40% of Quebec SMEs with 10-19 employees haven't integrated any digital technology. We start with the highest-friction manual process in your business, whether that's paper-based operations, disconnected spreadsheets, or a customer-facing tool you don't have yet, and build from there.

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