Contract jobs in Canada (26,273 jobs)

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26,273 listings · 5,556 employers Counted Nov 10, 2026. How we count

About these jobs

Employers hiring include Walmart Canada (1,383 listings), Insight Global (517 listings), Actalent (331 listings).

Common roles: Project manager, Software engineer, Software developer.

7,427 of these listings include employer-provided pay. Open a job to see its currency and pay period.

Advertised starting pay
Pay period	Median starting pay	Listings
CAD / hour	33.61	6,202
CAD / year	70,000.00	999
CAD / week	1,500.00	30
USD / year	84,000.00	27
CAD / month	3,774.50	24
CAD / day	700.00	10
USD / hour	40.00	10

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Workplace classifications: 3% remote, 25% hybrid, 72% on-site, 0% not specified. Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad.

Based on the dated count above. Listings can change. How we count

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Avocat(e) - Lawyer
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Montreal, QC
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Senior Data Analyst # 26-27842
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Montreal, QC
- $48.42 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Senior Business Analyst
Bevertec
Toronto, ON
- Contract
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Ab Initio Developer
Apptoza Inc.
Toronto, ON
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Associate Lawyer
Treadstone Law
Milton, ON
- Contract
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Administrative Assistant III
Robertson & Company Ltd.
Quebec, QC
- Contract
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Platform API Engineer
High Tech Genesis
Ottawa, ON
- Contract
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Full Stack Developer
High Tech Genesis
Ottawa, ON
- Contract
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Specialist, Production
Loblaw Companies Limited
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
In office 1 day per week on average for critical meetings
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Associate Director, Patron Services
Canadian Opera Company
Toronto, ON
- Contract
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50/50 Foundation Game Day Ambassadors
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Ottawa, ON · Kanata, Ontario
- Part-time
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Long Haul Driver: Class 1 with Air License - 3 months contract
Daniels Health
Winnipeg, MB
- Contract
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Must have Class 1 licence with air · Must have F.A.S.T Card to bring medical waste to US
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Human Resources Advisor [Contractor]
Circle K
Moncton, NB
- Full-time
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Senior Front-End Engineer
High Tech Genesis
Ottawa, ON
- Contract
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Backend Engineer, Data Engineering
High Tech Genesis
Ottawa, ON
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Technical Product Manager - Digital Health
Estuate, Inc.
Mississauga, ON
- Contract
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Senior Frontend Developer
Iris Software Inc.
Toronto, ON
- Contract
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Software Developer - Senior (React/JavaScript/Bootstrap/Node exp)
Bevertec
Toronto, ON
- Contract
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AI Security Research Engineer
Centraprise
Toronto, ON
- Contract
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Business Analyst
V-Soft Consulting Group, Inc.
Pickering, ON
- Contract
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Senior Manager (GCP) - Pharmaceuticals RCI & CAPA
Alphanumeric Systems
Mississauga, ON
- $49 CAD / hour
- Contract
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High School Math Tutor (IN-HOME and IN-PERSON)
Prep Academy Tutors
Winnipeg, MB
- $30 to $40 CAD / hour
- Contract
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High School Science Tutor (IN-HOME and IN-PERSON)
Prep Academy Tutors
Winnipeg, MB
- $30 to $40 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Warehouse Associate (6 month contract)
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AB · Edmonton, Alberta
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Centraprise

AI Security Research Engineer

Toronto, ON, Canada

Contract

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Job details

Job type: Contract
Apply by: Dec 6, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 6, 2026

Original job description

AI Security Research Engineer

Toronto, Canada - Onsite

12+ Months Contract

Job Description:

Certifications: CISSP, OSCP, CSSLP or equivalent.

Exp 6+ years required .

Technical Security Research Engineer to research, prototype, evaluate, and operationalize emerging cybersecurity capabilities. This is a hands-on role for someone who can move from a research hypothesis to working code, proof-of-concept, product evaluation, and enterprise recommendation.

Responsibilities:

Build agentic AI security harnesses, prototypes, and POCs for new cyber capabilities.
Research AI Security, Agentic AI, Application Security, quantum/PQC, blockchain, and other emerging technologies.
Develop and integrate agents, LLMs, APIs, security tools, automation, and test environments.
Evaluate new cybersecurity products and startups through hands-on testing, benchmarking, and technical due diligence.
Validate vendor claims and assess security, scalability, integration complexity, and enterprise applicability.
Help transition successful research prototypes toward operational use.
Present technical findings and recommendations to engineering, security leadership, and investment stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, AI, Computer Engineering, or related field; PhD welcomed.
Strong hands-on software development skills, particularly Python, Java, Node, Go, C/C++ with experience in additional modern programming languages.
Experience with LLMs, AI agents, tool calling, orchestration frameworks, APIs, cloud, containers, and security automation.
Strong knowledge of Application Security, AI Security, vulnerability research, threat modeling, Secure development, Network security, infrastructure Security, Security Architecture and other security domains
Demonstrated ability to design experiments, build prototypes, and evaluate emerging technologies.
Strong technical writing and presentation skills.

Highly Valued:

Research papers or presentations at recognized cybersecurity, AI, or systems forums.
Experience with AI red teaming, autonomous penetration testing, agent security, or AI-native security tooling.
Cybersecurity startup, founder, or early-stage product experience.
Experience pitching to venture capital, corporate venture teams, accelerators, or investment stakeholders.
Patents, open-source security projects, vulnerability research, or other demonstrated technical innovation.
The ideal candidate combines the mindset of a security researcher, software engineer, and emerging-technology evaluator and is comfortable turning new ideas into measurable, working cybersecurity capabilities.

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Responsibilities

Research, prototype, test, and operationalize emerging cybersecurity capabilities, including agentic AI security harnesses and proof-of-concepts. Evaluate cybersecurity products and startups through hands-on testing and technical due diligence, then present findings and recommendations to engineering, security leadership, and investment stakeholders.

Requirements

Requires at least six years of experience, a master's degree in a related field (with a PhD welcomed), and strong software development skills in languages such as Python, Java, Node.js, Go, or C/C++. Candidates should have experience with LLMs, AI agents, APIs, cloud, containers, security automation, and broad security domains; CISSP, OSCP, CSSLP, or equivalent certifications are specified.

Skills

AI Security
Agentic AI
Application Security
Python
Java
Node.js
Go
C/C++
Large Language Models
AI Agents
Security Automation
Vulnerability Research
Threat Modeling
Cloud Security
Network Security
Security Architecture

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Keywords

CISSP
OSCP
CSSLP
AI Security
Agentic AI
Application Security
Quantum Computing
Post-Quantum Cryptography
Blockchain
Python
Java
Node.js
Go
C/C++
Large Language Models
AI Agents
Tool Calling
Orchestration Frameworks
APIs
Cloud
Containers
Security Automation
Vulnerability Research
Threat Modeling
Secure Development
Network Security
Infrastructure Security
Security Architecture
AI Red Teaming

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