Canada: meeting the software quality challenge; current activities

Abstract

Canada has a substantial software industry made up of a few very sizeable players and a large percentage of small companies. This strategically important industry is adjusting to the quality demands of the global marketplace and the need for quality in the software engineering process environment. This paper will note some of the challenges facing Canadian software firms, and outline the key national and local initiatives undertaken in the past two years to deal with these challenges. A few specific programs and organizations are chosen to illustrate the diversity of the efforts and to present the new spirit of cooperation taking place from coast to coast.