Alberta’s technology sector is poised for “substantial growth,” suggests a new outlook from the Information and Communications Technology Council. The report, “Alberta’s Digital Economy: Outlook 2030,” reflects on the prior decade and also forecasts the next half-decade of tech growth in the province. From 2014 to 2023, Alberta’s ICT sector grew at an average annual rate […]
Addressing the ‘Productivity Paradox’ Currently Plaguing Canada
Canada is becoming a laggard productivity-wise when compared to the US. The nation’s lacklustre performance across metrics over the past decade comes despite Canada’s “abundant natural resources, highly skilled workforce, strong institutions, and research capabilities,” laments a new report from BDO Canada. The recently released report, titled “Canada’s productivity paradox,” shows that it currently takes […]
Some of the Trends We’re Seeing in Canadian Tech Talent Right Now
It is now nearly two months into 2025 and we’re starting to get a feel for the year. Tech layoffs were down markedly in 2024 from 2023. In 2025, companies are ready to hire again, PwC’s Global CEO Survey found. Moving forward, 60% of chief executive officers anticipate growth over the next year, a figure […]
Digital Platform Empowers Canadians to Create Resume, Apply for Work with AI
A company out of Calgary is utilizing artificial intelligence to help Canadians land work. Alberta’s SageMaster AI offers a digital platform built to reduce friction and boost efficiency when it comes to searching for jobs. The startup was launched by engineer Neji Tawo, who previously worked on AI innovation built around Amazon’s Alexa product. “Before SageMaster […]
Investment into Alberta Tech Innovators Expected to Create 100 Jobs in Canada
Canada this week announced nearly $7 million in investments for four companies based in the Edmonton region. Edmonton, which the federal government describes as a “thriving source of economic diversification in Alberta and home to some of Canada’s most innovative, high-growth companies responsible for strengthening our national economy,” will see $6.7M split across four small-to-medium […]
Canada’s Top Technology Talent Hubs Chart Major Workforce Growth: Report
Tech layoffs were down markedly in 2024 from 2023, but hiring companies in Canada continue to battle with brain drain among other concerns, concludes an annual report. iNovia Capital’s “State of Canadian Software” also performed a “deep dive” into the country’s primary tech hubs, charting their growth since 2020. Toronto, Canada’s largest hub, has a […]
Tech Talent Salaries in the U.S. Continue to Outpace Canadian Counterparts
We recently wrote (not for the first time) that brain drain—the concept of educating local or imported intellectual talent only to lose it to a more competitive foreign market—is a considerable problem for Canadian tech. A new report from The Logic illustrates exactly why Canada continues to lose a significant portion of its well-educated talent […]
Canada’s Game Development Workforce Sees Salaries Rise Amid ‘Maturation of Industry’
The video game industry remains a vital contributor to Canada’s economy, a new report has affirmed, counting more than 800 studios employing a combined 34,000 people who contribute over $5 billion toward the nation’s GDP. While noting that there was a decrease in employment of roughly 3% since 2021, the report—titled “Canada’s Video Game Industry: […]
Boosted by Gen AI and Optimism, Companies are Ready to Hire Again
Companies are ready to hire again, PwC’s 2025 Global CEO Survey found. Moving forward, 60% of chief executive officers anticipate growth over the next year, a figure that is up from 38% last year and 18% two years ago. According to the 28th annual PwC report, nearly half of CEOs expect to increase their headcount […]
Mastercard Invests $700K to Bolster Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline in Canada
We are well aware by now that Canada is short on cybersecurity professionals—by at least 25,000 strong—and the impacts are tangible. For example, a KPMG report found that 70% of small- and medium-sized businesses in Canada lack the skilled personnel to implement cybersecurity defences and monitor for attacks, a figure that is up from last year. […]