Shifts in Canada’s labour market have changed how jobseekers behave and feel about work, recent insights from LinkedIn reveal. The tables have turned on employees. A couple of years ago, every tech company was competing for top talent; that is no longer the case (except for maybe talented software engineers). From 2020 through 2022, Canada’s […]
Government Investment of $16 Million Aims to Upskill Canadians for New Economy
Canada’s job market continues to evolve at a rapid pace, creating new opportunities and challenges. While hiring is down in Canada, growing companies still exist and need more skills-specific employees than ever to stay on course. Currently, however, nearly half of Canadians lack the literacy and digital skills that are increasingly necessary to succeed in […]
Cautious Market Sees Hiring Rates Drop in Canada, Report Reveals
From the start of 2020 through the end of 2022, Canada’s tech talent workforce expanded by 150,000, according to data from CBRE’s 2023 Scoring Tech Talent report. Momentum halted last year, though, when 150,000 tech workers were laid off globally across 1,000 companies. Since then, things have been fairly quiet. New data confirms what we could all sense: […]
Government to Fund Projects Empowering Youth Employment in Canada
The Canadian government is seeking more ways to help youth enter the job market. “To build a solid foundation, young people are eager to join the job market and earn money from meaningful employment opportunities,” the federal government says. “However, we know that many young people still face barriers to employment.” Minister Marci Ien this […]
Canada Shines on AI Talent, Investment Metrics – But Lacks Implementation
A report published this week by Deloitte Canada’s AI Institute counters recent pessimism around the nation’s lagging role in the global advancement and adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. Canada’s cohort of AI talent rose an average of 38% annually in each of the preceding five years, outpacing rivals such as the United States, United Kingdom, […]
On Maximizing the In-Office Experience for Employees in 2023
The last decade has witnessed a seismic shift in how tech employers manage their offices, and how knowledge workers engage with them. “Since the COVID19 pandemic hit, there has been a clear shift in the way we look at the physical office,” the CEO of Aura Office Environments stated for Tech Talent Canada. According to Dan Boram, […]
Expert Wisdom on the State of Tech and Talent in Canada
As our nation’s major technology hubs continue to grow, Canada boasts more tech workers than ever. With so much news, data, and events to cover across the country, Tech Talent Canada leans on experts in the field and professionally sourced data to help keep our audience properly informed and up-to-date. Our last Expert Wisdom roundup […]
Canadian Tech is Unhappy at Work – What Can Leaders Can Do About It?
As businesses navigate a changing world of work, the first annual Work Relationship Index provides a view of our relationship with work across vectors in 2023. “It’s not an exaggeration to say that in the world of work today, society is at an era-defining crossroads: the meeting of where, why, how and who,” the report […]
Canadian Tech Salaries Rise Alongside Inflation in Uncertain Market
A report on Canadian technology sector compensation and policy data from more than 200 companies shows “balanced headcount growth for the sector and continued salary pressure in key jobs where skills shortages persist.” The “2023 Tech Salary and Total Rewards Survey,” conducted by TAP Network in partnership with Mercer, concluded that the projected salary increase […]
Excitement, Anxiety Around AI Adoption Has Tech Talent Divided
Early in the era of generative AI, current professionals in Canada have mixed feelings about the rapidly spreading technology. Is it the Next Big Thing? Or just another buzzword, destined to go the way of “digital” or “mobile” or “social”? Is AI going to save humanity—or doom us all? No one quite yet knows, though everyone […]