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. […]
B.C.’s Tech Workforce Poised to Grow Throughout Next Decade: Report
The Province of British Columbia this month reflected on 2024 as it looks ahead to a decade of anticipated economic growth. The Province noted a gain of 14,000 jobs in December, though such growth remains driven largely by public sector positions (only 4,300 of the jobs added in December were in the private sector). Diana […]
The IT Trends Set to Impact Canadian Tech Talent in 2025 (and Beyond)
Canada’s information technology landscape is poised to endure a “significant overhaul of traditional talent strategies due to rapid technological advancements, evolving workforce expectations, and new generations entering the job market,” concludes an annual report from Ontario’s Info-Tech Research Group. The report outlines trends that Info-Tech believes will shape the future of IT talent management. These […]
Canadian Tech Icons Push for Nation to Address Ongoing Brain Drain Concerns
Brain drain—the concept of educating local or imported intellectual talent only to lose it to a more competitive foreign market—has always been a problem for Canada. The “why” behind our Brain Drain is not because Canada sucks or whatever. Our blessing and our curse is that we share a very long border with the United […]
These Companies Want to Expand Their Canadian Tech Talent Forces in 2025
Former federal finance minister Chrystia Freeland abandoning her post as Canada unveiled its annual Economic Outlook was the latest signal—loud and clear!—that our country’s economy is not in an exceptionally strong position. As the dollar tanks and incoming U.S. President Donald Trump challenges Canadian leadership, there are reasons to be concerned about the state of […]
For Better or Worse, These are the Top Trends Impacting Canadian Tech Talent
The year 2024 was one of slow recovery for the Canadian tech talent market, as companies started growing and hiring again following an icy stretch of worldwide layoffs through 2022 and 2023. While the worst of things appear to be in the rearview mirror, many aspects of the market remain turbulent, both in Canada and […]
HiringBranch Raises Capital to ‘Unlock Power of Soft Skills in Workforce’ with AI
Soft skills may have their chance to shine as emerging platforms seek to eliminate bias—and perhaps even interviews—from the hiring process. Montreal’s HiringBranch revealed this week that it has raised $5 million in Series A capital to do just that. The funding round was powered by Crédit Mutuel Equity with participation from Export Development Canada […]
Employing 8,000 in Tech, Amazon Aims to Upskill Even More Canadian Workers
Amazon this month released its year-end report for the Canadian market. The 2024 report, “How Amazon is Investing in Canada,” shows that Amazon now employs more than 46,000 people across Canada. That figure includes over 8,000 technology roles, which are spread primarily across Amazon’s two Canadian tech hubs—Vancouver and Toronto—as well as a smattering at […]
Tipalti Hunts Local Talent as Firm Makes ‘Significant Investments’ in Canada
Tipalti is doubling down in Canada. The California-born finance automation company has officially registered as a money services business with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, the country’s financial intelligence and anti-money laundering unit. Tipalti is no stranger to Canada. The fintech opened an office in Vancouver back in 2020 and followed that up with […]