ARQS.ca outlines its technology portfolio and the order its platforms went live

From an AI services catalogue on September 12 to West Coast News and the Ackerman department store on September 25, the company has opened its software, learning and digital platforms one at a time.

By West Coast Tech News · September 26, 2026, 9:00 am PT

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VANCOUVER, B.C., September 26, 2026 — ARQS today published an overview of ARQS.ca and the sequence in which its products and platforms opened, one day after the website's official launch. ARQS builds AI software, business services, online learning and consumer-facing digital platforms, and runs them from a single website so customers can move between them without leaving arqs.ca.

What ARQS.ca offers

The company's products fall into four groups: business software and AI services sold through the ARQS Store; online learning through the AI Academy and Northline Technology Institute; publishing through ARQS Press; and digital platforms for communities, families and shoppers, including Townline, Jason's Place, Downtown Tan and CBay.

Rollout so far

September 11: the first ARQS.ca homepage went live.
September 12: AI Front Desk, ARQS AI Services, the first AI Academy landing page, the ARQS Press landing page, weekly company updates and CBay opened.
September 13: ARQS Software, ARQS Intelligence and Townline, starting with a Kelowna edition, went live.
September 14: the AI Readiness Audit and Invoice Extractor were added.
September 15: Jason's Place opened as a digital kids library, and the ARQS Bookstore launched.
September 16: the Downtown Tan front page and ARQS Business Plans went live.
September 17: website packages, the ATS Resume Optimizer and the Community Wishing Well Fund were added.
September 20: the Northline Technology Institute institutional site launched.
September 22: the customer-facing ARQS Store opened.
September 23: the ARQS Newsroom launched.
September 24: the professional course catalogue went live.
September 25: ARQS.ca was officially launched, West Coast News published its first edition and the first Ackerman department store page went live.

What comes next

The AI Academy is preparing selective admission for its inaugural class, with details on the admissions page. New announcements will appear on the West Coast Tech desk and in the ARQS Newsroom.

About ARQS

ARQS (ACK Research Quantitative Systems) is a technology company that runs ARQS.ca, one web address for AI software, business services, online learning, publishing and a portfolio of digital platforms that includes Townline, Jason's Place, Downtown Tan, Northline Technology Institute and the AI Academy. Products are available through the ARQS Store, with company news in the ARQS Newsroom.

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Readers following this story can find more from our network at ARQS, TOWNLINE, Jason's Place and Ackerman — and this week we also recommend Children's books and ARQS Store.