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About Middle Earth Technologies Ltd.

Middle Earth Technologies Ltd. is a British Columbia owned and operated software development company, in business since 2002.  We specialize in providing customized payroll, billing and human resource management solutions to the temporary staffing and labour industry.  We also develop and license Canadian payroll withholding tax calculation software to other payroll software developers. 

Our offices are located in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA, and our customers are located throughout Canada and the United States.

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Satisfied Clients Share Their Stories

"The ELF system is a one-stop solution that works for our business because it is customized to the temporary labour industry...they act as a partner and listen to the ongoing needs of our business."

Justin Fraser
Justin Fraser

President, Trades Labour Corporation

"By using the ELF.online system we have been able to eliminate paper by having the ability to pay staff and suppliers online. Our staff feel more in control of their cash with the additional payroll features ELF provides, and in turn provides us with better staff and retention."

Peter Huber
Peter Huber

President, Labour Unlimited

"We are able to do our ENTIRE payroll and invoicing in 3 hours per week, even with growth of three to four times. Due to less admin time required and access to real-time reports we can focus on sales and our customers. Words cannot express how grateful we are to have ELF.online..."

Neil Kursan
Neil Kursan

Owner, Pristine Labour

Management Team

Kevin Kortje

CPA, CA CEO and Co-Founder

Kevin Kortje is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with over 35 years accounting, taxation and software development experience. As an entrepreneur, he has been involved in the development of many unique software applications in sports, gaming, accounting, financial services and enterprise management. He is responsible for project management, administration, business development, marketing and customer support for the company, and is an active contributor to the development lifecycle for all of the company’s software products.

Saman Ghodsian

CTO and Co-Founder

Saman Ghodsian is the company’s chief software architect and engineer. He has over 25 years experience in building enterprise applications, and leads the technology direction for the company. Mr. Ghodsian began designing and developing the ELF.online product for the company in 2002 to provide a rich web application solution for the temporary labour business. His innovative ideas and knowledge of leading edge technologies are key to the success of our business.