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Earlier this year Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga announced that Mastercard would open its latest global technology centre in Vancouver. Located in the restored old Stock Exchange building, the new Intelligence and Cyber Centre was launched in partnership with the Government of Canada through its Strategic Innovation Fund, with an additional $510 million investment by Mastercard. […]
Explore Your Career Options In Vancouver Virtually
Tech Talent Canada will be hosting our first virtual Vancouver job fair on Wednesday, October 21st and we’re excited to announce the preliminary lineup of organizations that will be participating. Our virtual job fairs replicate the experience of our in-person events with the participating companies pitching the audience on why you should consider working for them. The […]
Infosys To Double Headcount In Canada To Over 4,000
Indian multinational IT consulting firm Infosys plans to double its headcount in Canada to over 4,000 employees in the next 12-18 months. Speaking at the annual Invest India Conference, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani said Canada is an important country for Infosys with 2,000 employees across offices in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. “And, the idea is to double it to over […]
Sonder To Establish Second HQ In Hometown Montreal
According to BetaKit, San Francisco-based and Montréal-founded travel tech startup Sonder is looking to grow the company’s presence in its hometown. Two years after being founding in 2012, Sonder moved its headquarters to San Francisco and incorporated in the United States, in the pursuit of international investors. Now, Sonder has a renewed focus on Canada, including plans to […]
Over 300,000 Canadians Gain New Digital Skills With Microsoft
Over the past three months, over 10 million learners worldwide have gained new digital skills as part of Microsoft, LinkedIn and GitHub’s global skills initiative. The ambitious program was launched in June to provide access to digital skills for those experiencing economic impact caused by COVID-19. By reskilling workers impacted by COVID-19, Microsoft will continue to […]
Vancouver’s Thinkific Raises $22 Million & Will Hire 350 Over The Next 18 Months
Thinkific has closed a $22 million growth financing round led by Vancouver’s own Rhino Ventures and announced plans to triple its workforce, hiring an additional 350 team members over the next 18 months. This significant hiring update follows yesterday’s news that Thinkific has committed to Pay Up for Progress, a new initiative started by Unbounce to urge business leaders […]
Unbounce Leads Initiative To Address Gender Pay Parity
According to recent statistics, a woman makes $0.92 for every $1 made by a man in Canada even after adjusting for differences in industries, occupations, and rate of part-time work. Without adjustment, women make $0.87 for every $1 made by a man in Canada. The pay gap is wider for women facing multiple forms of discrimination, […]
Amazon To Create 3,500 Jobs At Vancouver & Toronto Tech Hubs
Amazon today announced plans to create 3,500 new corporate and tech jobs at its Canadian Tech Hubs in Vancouver and Toronto. The new roles will support existing teams across Amazon, including AWS, Alexa, Amazon Advertising, and Retail and Operations Technology. The jobs created as part of today’s announcement will include software development engineers, user experience […]
Despite Pandemic Tech Pay Rises While Other Industries Face Freezes And Cuts
As the COVID-19 pandemic uprooted businesses across the country, one industry was largely spared from the widespread pay cuts, hiring freezes, and decreased demand felt by the majority of the labour market: the tech sector. A recent survey by the HR Tech Group found that although COVID-19 has caused significant disruption to Canada’s economy, many […]
Digital Skills For Youth Program To Facilitate 280 Jobs With Environmental Employers
Interested in a career in the environmental sector? Be sure to check out ECO Canada. A steward for the Canadian environmental workforce, ECO Canada just received $5.8 million from the Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) program to facilitate 280 job placements with environmental employers. With DS4Y, new grads can use their digital skills to start […]