Blaze Performance believes most businesses can achieve better employee engagement and retention, and it’s not difficult to agree. Only one-quarter of employees are engaged at work, according to Management Journal’s Semi-Annual Employee Engagement Index, while the first annual Work Relationship Index from HP recently revealed that 77% of Canadian knowledge workers do not have a healthy relationship with work, above the […]
Toronto Ranks Among World’s Top Cities to Forge Tech Career
Canada’s largest tech hub has earned a spot on global index of 30 cities that are ideal for careers in tech. The list from cloud intelligence platform CloudZero spans the globe, featuring cities from Switzerland (Zurich in 8th), Thailand (Bangkok in 13th), and Japan (Tokyo ranks 2nd), as well as the United Kingdom and United […]
International Firms Target Canadian Tech Talent for Next Chapter of Growth
Much of last year in tech was marked by layoffs, from fledging local startups with limited reserves to some of the biggest tech titans on earth in Amazon and Meta, and hiring remains slow. Still, this is tech—wherever there is a downside there is also an opportunity. For all the doom and gloom, companies across Canada are […]
Cyber Range at University of Ottawa Tackles Security Talent Dearth in Canada
When it comes to cyber threats, you can’t always predict when one will occur—but you can prepare. Responding to a cyber incident is a business-wide responsibility, says IBM, and an “entire organization should be prepared to react with speed, agility, common purpose, and the right security services.” IBM first launched its “Cyber Range” concept in […]
Visier Envisions Human Resources Data as ‘Core Intelligence’ for Companies
A people analytics and workforce solutions company this month issued several announcements out of the annual HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas. Vancouver’s Visier unveiled Systemic HR, which captures the shift from people analytics as a specialized reporting and analysis discipline within HR departments to people analytics as a pervasive data strategy where trusted and secure workforce insights […]
Hybrid Work Still Ironing Wrinkles as Pandemic Influence Recedes
Since the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional work environments 2020, we at Tech Talent Canada have interviewed experts, analyzed reports, and spoke at length about the myriad aspects of remote and hybrid work—from its pros and cons to the impacts that reach workers, executives, and even physical office buildings. Since then, workers have been grappling with […]
With a Quarter of Employees on Verge of Quitting, Talent Tops Leader Priorities
Imagine one-in-four workers at a company intended to quit within the next year—those would be some rough seas for the leadership team to navigate. And yet this threat is not singular but Canadian-wide, according to the EY 2023 Work Reimagined Survey, which found that more than one-third of employees are willing to leave their jobs […]
Canadian Tech Talent’s Untapped Opportunity
Earlier this year, retailer Indigo Books & Music took a major digital blow: the iconic Canadian giant’s e-commerce website was abruptly shut down due to a “cybersecurity incident.” It was hardly the only recent cyber security issue in Canada. Last year saw organizations including LCBO and SickKids Hospital face digital assaults such as data breaches and ransomware […]
Most Canadian CEOs Intend to Grow Company Headcount Moving Forward
The chief executives behind Canada’s companies consider inflation, cost of living, new technologies, a tight labour market, and geopolitical uncertainty as factors liable to derail future growth, finds KPMG International’s 2023 CEO Outlook. A high rate of personal confidence in the Canadian economy carries over from last year’s record optimism but is tempered an “unprecedented list […]
‘Digital Democratization’ Enables Employee-to-Entrepreneur Pipeline
It may not be the best time to be a tech employee, especially in Canada. On the flip side, upskilling and modern tech enable a path toward entrepreneurship for virtually anyone, regardless of age or education, a survey from Ownr suggests. New data released reveals that, despite present hurdles, many small business owners across the […]