At UTC-5, that means a short morning or evening overlap with Western Europe and several hours of overlap with the US West Coast.
London is the largest single concentration with 11,404 developers, followed by Paris (6,820), Vancouver (3,059), Toronto (2,842) and Ottawa (1,138).
323 skills have enough developers in Canada to break out separately, so you can go straight to the combination you are hiring for.
Most common skills in Canada
Each links to the local breakdown for that technology.
- JavaScript20,741
- Python18,364
- HTML17,546
- TypeScript11,397
- Java10,477
- CSS10,270
- C++7,664
- Jupyter7,512
- Bash / Shell7,170
- C6,181
- PHP5,623
- Ruby4,920
- C#4,776
- Go3,991
- Rust2,566
- Swift2,201
- Docker2,147
- Vue.js1,984
- LaTeX1,827
- Sass / SCSS1,706
- R1,661
- React1,656
- Kotlin1,531
- Lua1,505
- CMake1,443
- Objective-C1,437
- MATLAB1,208
- Node.js1,106
- Dart1,051
- HCL961
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
Developer cities in Canada
All indexed developers per city, across every skill.
- London11,404
- Paris6,820
- Vancouver3,059
- Toronto2,842
- Ottawa1,138
- Calgary1,021
- Ontario1,010
- Montréal969
- Montreal946
- Houston457
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
What developers in Canada look like
Measured across the profiles in this group, not self-reported.
- Median public contributions, last 12 months
- 42
- Median public repositories
- 18
- Median followers
- 9
- Have a linked LinkedIn profile
- 25.9%
- Flagged as open to work on GitHub
- 25.7%
Years of experience
- 0–2 years7%
- 3–5 years12%
- 6–9 years34%
- 10+ years47%
Shares of the profiles in this group where experience could be derived.
Sample profiles from Canada
Real indexed developers, reduced to ranges and derived labels so no individual is identifiable.
- Contributions / year
- 2,000–3,500
- Public repositories
- 250–500
- Followers
- 500–1,000
- Contributions / year
- 2,000–3,500
- Public repositories
- 75–100
- Followers
- 500–1,000
- Contributions / year
- 50–100
- Public repositories
- 35–50
- Followers
- 100–250
- Contributions / year
- 50–100
- Public repositories
- 5–10
- Followers
- 0–10
- Contributions / year
- 1,000–2,000
- Public repositories
- 150–250
- Followers
- 100–250
- Contributions / year
- 100–250
- Public repositories
- 10–20
- Followers
- 10–25
Figures are shown as ranges and identifying details are removed. Full profiles, including GitHub handles and contact details, are available to signed-in users.
Frequently asked questions
How many developers are there in Canada?
36,692 developers in Canada are indexed on RealGreatDevs, 1.44% of the 2,554,463 profiles in the dataset. Location comes from the developer's own stated country on their public profile.
What technologies do developers in Canada use most?
JavaScript leads with 20,741 developers, followed by Python (18,364), HTML (17,546), TypeScript (11,397) and Java (10,477).
What are the working-hour overlaps with Canada?
At UTC-5, that means a short morning or evening overlap with Western Europe and several hours of overlap with the US West Coast.
How active are developers in Canada on GitHub?
The median developer there made 42 public contributions in the last year across 18 public repositories. 25.9% have a LinkedIn profile linked.
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