Data cloud computing company, Snowflake, made the announcement last year that it would be establishing one of five global engineering hubs here in Toronto. I checked in with Toronto’s Site Lead & Engineering Director, Qaiser Habib, to see how things were going. With layoffs happening around the world, Snowflake is still in hiring mode and […]
York University Announces Canada’s First Fully Work Integrated Degree in Digital Technologies
The Lassonde School of Engineering at York University is paving the way when it comes to alternative types of learning, focusing on non-traditional avenues that encourage a company to hire candidates based on their future potential and invest in their learning and development. Something that seems quite innovative in Canada is already well established in […]
Sanofi Calls Toronto Home for New AI Global Centre of Excellence, With Plans for Significant Hiring
Sanofi, a leader in global health care, just announced a new Global AI Centre of Excellence, located in Toronto. Focused on the power of data, analytics and AI, Toronto joins the likes of Boston, Paris, New York, and Barcelona in welcoming the company’s new digital hub. We sat down with many of their team members, […]
A Deep Dive Into CBRE’s Scoring Tech Talent Report
Each year, we eagerly anticipate CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech Talent Report. The report ranks 50 cities throughout North America and provides a score, positioning each tech talent market against its competitors. Cities throughout Canada consistently rank in the top 10, with Toronto rounding out the top five year after year and moving up to the 3rd […]
Coding Bootcamps And The Crunch For Tech Talent
As the war for tech talent continues, companies are feeling the pressure to offer exorbitant salaries in an effort to win out against their competitors. It’s a candidate’s market, with degree-holding software engineers having their pick of employment. But what about candidates that don’t have an official engineering degree, but do have the right skills […]
Opportunities Abound: Join the Toronto Region’s World Class Tech Community
As our fiscal year comes to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on the past year at Toronto Global. Despite the circumstances and challenges faced in the Toronto Region and around the world, we’re proud of the results we have achieved in 2021/22, and throughout the pandemic. Rewind to March 2020; it wasn’t […]
Doubling Down On The Toronto Region’s Talent Advantage
Touted as North America’s fastest growing tech market, Toronto continues to attract innovative companies from around the globe. Over 81,000 new tech jobs were added to our region between 2016-2020, and there is no indication of that slowing down any time soon. Talent remains the primary factor impacting corporate strategy and is a key driver for […]