AI Research Scientist Salary in Ottawa (2026)

Updated November 3, 2026

LANDTHATROLE has 1 open AI Research Scientist posting in Ottawa, and 0 of them list annual pay in Canadian dollars. Since January 1, 2026, Ontario employers with 25 or more employees must put the expected pay or a pay range in publicly advertised job postings. A range can be at most $50,000 wide, and jobs paying over $200,000 are exempt.

None of these postings list annual pay right now, too few for a reliable figure. Across Canada, the median advertised AI Research Scientist salary is CA$176,000 a year, from 40 postings that list pay (middle half: CA$163,000 to CA$208,000).

AI Research Scientist salaries across Canada

Where	Median	Middle half	Postings with pay
Toronto	CA$193,000	CA$188,000 to CA$358,000	10
Vancouver	Too few		5
Calgary	Too few		0
Ottawa	Too few		0
Montreal	Too few		3
Edmonton	Too few		0
Winnipeg	Too few		0
Remote	Too few		7
All of Canada	CA$176,000	CA$163,000 to CA$208,000	40

Method

These figures come from pay ranges employers published in their own job postings: open AI Research Scientist jobs on LANDTHATROLE located in Ottawa, taken from employers' hiring systems. We use the midpoint of each posting's annual range, whether the pay is in the hiring system's salary field or written in the job description. Postings that give pay in US dollars or by the hour are left out. A city shows a median once at least 10 postings there list pay. Advertised ranges are what employers offer new hires, not what current staff earn.

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