Canada Lands

Canada Lands Company Limited is an arms length, self-financing crown corporation reporting to the Canadian Parliament. We were approached to develop a custom website using the Drupal Content Management System.

Canada Lands Corporation Limited (CLCL for short) appraoched us with a problem : They had a very old Drupal 6 website that was completely out of date. There were sporadic problems with their existing web hosting provider that caused frequent outages, causing communications and visibility problems. Since the CLCL website largely serves as an important communications and reporting tool, which was also mandated as a requirement from the Canadian Parliament, it was quickly prioritized to migrate their content to a fresh new theme on the latest version of Drupal (8). The design was a fresh transition from an old outdated layout to a clean, concise and fresh design. The client was pleased with the outcome as well as the problem free transition.

Drupal 6 to Drupal 8 Migration

Drupal 8 is. in many ways, a completely different content management system from its predecessors. Since many features were re-written from the ground up, direct compatibility from older versions of Drupal (especially 6) required extensive research and testing to ensure compatability and content migration would be successful every step of the way. A detailed audit of the underlying modules, custom code, custom content and everything in between was first performed. The first thing that was migrated was the configuration and settings within D6. This includes site settings, SEO keywords, permissions, users and many other elements of the core Drupal installation. Next we moved to migrating the content. This would include nodes, taxonomy terms, entities and views were migrated to Drupal 8. Many passes were needed in order to ensure the transition of all the elements was smooth and there weren't any unforeseen problems.

Custom WordPress Development

Shift8 specializes in lightweight, enterprise WordPress engineering. We build handcrafted themes and custom Gutenberg blocks with zero bloated page builders (no Elementor or Divi).

Our code follows modern PHP standards, strict security hardening, and clean API integrations with platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, and custom REST endpoints.

Custom Web Design

We design bespoke, responsive user interfaces from scratch in Figma—never relying on off-the-shelf templates or generic themes.

Our team develops scalable design systems, typography hierarchies, and mobile-first layouts tested across modern devices to deliver seamless user experiences for Toronto consumers and B2B buyers.

Responsive

Developing a website that is responsive is no longer a new requirement, its mandatory. We use industry standard tools and best practices to incorporate framework and scaffolding to ensure your website responds on the many different screen widths across many different mobile and tablet devices.

Gone are the days of a “mobile only” website. We will design your site for desktop, mobile, tablet, portrait and landscape viewing. And it will be beautiful!

Strategy & UX Planning

Every high-performing project starts with structured discovery. We run stakeholder workshops, competitor audits, user persona mapping, and conversion architecture before designing.

We build low-fidelity Figma wireframes and conversion pathways tailored to Toronto buyer journeys, ensuring your sitemap and content structure align with organic search and lead generation goals.

Enterprise Web Development & Technology

When organizations require complex web applications, client portals, or custom software, we develop scalable architectures using Laravel, React, Next.js, and Python.

Backed by SOC 2 Type II controls and secure CI/CD deployment pipelines, we collaborate seamlessly with in-house IT and enterprise procurement teams.