Where tech leaders share what actually happened.
Canadian Tech @ Scale brings together engineering, AI, data and security leaders from Canada and abroad to learn from each other’s successes and failures in scaling their companies. gdR co-founded it in 2016 with Jean-Michel Lemieux and Boris Chan. It’s invitation-only and run entirely by volunteers.
Bruce Dorland and Jean-Michel Lemieux in a fireside chat at the tenth edition.
No vendors. No pitches. Just leaders sharing what worked, what didn’t and what they’d do differently.
A network from coast to coast. Leaders from startups, scaleups and large tech companies across Canada and beyond, solving the problems you’re about to hit.
Real conversations. AMAs, panels and roundtables designed so you leave with a support network rather than a stack of business cards.
OCTOBER 15, 2026 · SHOPIFY HQ, TORONTO
The tenth edition
Our tenth anniversary brought the community back to Shopify’s Toronto headquarters for a full day of AMAs, panels and roundtables, followed by networking. Index Exchange opened the week with a reception the evening before.
Shopify and Index Exchange partnered on the 2026 edition, providing the spaces and covering conference costs so tickets could stay complimentary.
2026 SPEAKERS
Why gdR does this
We started Canadian Tech @ Scale because the people building tech companies learn most from each other, and too few rooms existed for honest conversations about scaling.
A decade on, it keeps us close to the leaders shaping the industry: what they’re building, the problems they’re facing and the teams they need next.
2026 ORGANIZERS · gdR, FATA.DEV AND INOVIA CAPITAL
Interested in attending?
Attendance is by application. Details for the next edition will be posted on the conference site.