Join Our Team

Do you aspire to regenerate our society? Do you hope to make a contribution to the public good? Do you imagine that architecture has a real role to play in connecting people with each other, their communities, and the living planet?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, we want to hear from you!

We are looking to hire architects and staff seeking to grow their skills and advance a sense of meaning with their work. If you are feeling like a cog in the wheel and want a fresh start that includes both professional challenges and personal growth, we might be the right fit for you. Career defining opportunities exist with our firm for those that want to run projects, work directly with clients, and contribute to the radical regeneration of our society. 

We are always keen to hear from prospective employees that align with our beliefs and values. If you work with compassion, care, and consideration for future generations; advocate for the future and those who don’t have a voice and are interested in expanding the practice of regenerative design we’d love to hear from you!

Please read on and explore our website to learn more about us. If you are interested in joining us, tell us a bit about yourself and send along a CV and portfolio to team@localpractice.ca.

Currently we are looking for a intermediate to senior architect.

We hope to hear from you soon!

Who we are:

We are an eclectic group of architects, designers, strategists, artists, sustainability experts, parents, cyclists, gardeners, apiarists, and more all united in the goal of realizing projects that improve the health and resiliency of our local communities. We strive to shape ourselves around the people we have, celebrative the diverse and unique perspectives and lifestyles of our people, from students through to partners. We are passionate about using our work to create meaningful relationships between people, place, and the living planet and we are relentlessly optimistic that architecture can contribute to meaningful positive change.

What we do:

At Local, we offer a full range of architectural services fully integrated with our in-house green building expertise. We work across a range of projects, from affordable housing, infrastructure, public projects, and educational facilities. In all of our work, we are committed to celebrating living processes and using architecture to contribute to vibrant, equitable, and life sustaining futures. 

Our uniting goal is to create projects that have a lasting positive impact on their host communities. As a firm, we use the Integrated Design Process for all of our projects, and we focus on developing holistic, systemic solutions to our clients' needs. Our role often extends beyond traditional architectural services to include engagement processes, strategic planning, decision analysis, urban design, sustainable design, and project management.

How we work:

We operate on a 37.5 hour work week, with any necessary overtime balanced by time off. We have flexible work hours and hybrid work from home arrangements. We work with a salary pay scale to promote pay equity and we offer extended health benefits. In 2023 we implemented a profit sharing program through which we will distribute a percentage of firm profits to staff in a transparent manner.