Technology entrepreneurs across Canada continue to stomp their feet over this year’s federal budget, which has been criticized at length for unduly stifling innovation—at a time, no less, when Canada is already grappling with severe brain drain and other crippling concerns. Big names, such as the leaders behind Canadian tech titan Shopify, have been decidedly […]
Victoria Sees Local Tech Workforce Grow as Sector Drives 50% More Impact
While attending the final Collision Conference in Toronto, Techcouver editor-in-chief Robert Lewis reported on Canadian entrepreneur Asees Kaur winning the 2024 edition of PITCH, the annual event’s iconic early-stage startup competition. Kaur was pitching her startup VoxCell BioInnovation. Named one of Techcouver’s 10 homegrown startups to watch in 2023, Victoria’s VoxCell launched its first product at Collision. The company’s flagship “Universal Bioink Kit” is designed to […]
Recent Efforts Aim to Spur Upskilling, Expansion of Talent in Canadian Tech
Canada is undergoing rapid growth fuelled by the world’s highest per capita immigration rate—and that is but one among several vectors of change impacting tech and talent across the country in 2024. The intense spread of A.I. technologies is a force to be reckoned with, with half of workforces needing to reskill over the next three years, an […]
Canada Requires ‘Urgent and Radical Rethinking’ to Upskill Quantum Talent
Quantum computing promises a rapidly growing industry sector, data from McKinsey suggest, with potential to out-grow today’s US$670 billion semiconductor market. However, there is a chronic global shortage of quantum expertise to support this growth, finds a new report from Surrey’s Quantum Algorithms Institute, a non-profit organization that facilitates collaboration among industry, academia in Canada. […]
Virtual Career Coach Launches to Help New Talent Upskill for Work in Canada
PeaceGeeks is a non-profit organization founded in Vancouver in 2011 with a mission to simplify the immigration journey for Canadian refugees and newcomers through digital tools. The organization aims to lead projects that build safer societies, connect displaced and conflict-affected communities, and share knowledge in an effort to amplify discourse for peace. Over the years, […]
Growing Companies Seek to Bolster Workforces with Tech Talent in Canada
Hiring in tech slowed down after the pandemic bubble burst, and many were impacted. Slowing down is not stopping, however, and as always, tech finds a way to forge onward. Indeed, 2024 is witnessing something of a quiet resurgence in hiring activity as companies across Canada continue to seek growth and skilled workers. Below, we […]
‘Workforce Culture Challenges’ Arise as A.I. Demands Reskilling, Report Finds
As key sectors ramp up adoption and usage of various artificially intelligent technologies, Canadian corporations face “workforce and culture challenges,” suggests a new report from IBM’s Institute for Business Value. Tech modernization is the highest priority over the next three years for many chief executives across Canada, according to the report. Why? Many are sure […]
Does Canadian Prosperity Hinge on Building AI Tech and Upskilling Talent?
A strong majority of corporate leaders in Canada believe that the country’s future prosperity hinges on whether the nation can effectively address global disruptions or gets left behind on the global stage as powerful trends impact the broader landscape. This is according to research from Deloitte’s forward-thinking Future of Canada Centre, some of which was […]
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Invests in Blue Economy to Foster Cleantech Jobs
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster this week announced the Canadian Electric Propulsion Acceleration Coalition Project, which will expedite the development and commercialization of electric propulsion systems through collaboration among marine industry stakeholders, thus cultivating new jobs in the country’s clean technology sector. Since its creation in 2018, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster aims to accelerate made-in-Canada ocean solutions across […]
Government Unveils $75M in Funding to Power Tech Talent Development in B.C.
Simon Fraser University to set to train more students for a technology-sector career, the B.C.-based institution revealed this week. Powered by provincial funding, 500 new student spaces will open up at SFU, according to the school. The government committed $75 million over three years through its “StrongerBC: Future Ready Action Plan,” which accelerates talent development […]