Silicon Valley’s Homebase is betting on Canadian tech talent with its first-ever Canadian office in downtown Toronto. The all-in-one team management app that helps more than 100,000 local small businesses manage their hourly teams has more than doubled its full-time workforce in Canada in the past year. Toronto is the newest Homebase office, joining other locations […]
UK-Based Cyclr Expands to North America, Chooses Toronto as Launchpad for Tech Innovation
UK headquartered Cyclr is expanding to the North American market with a new office in Toronto. Cyclr is an independent, high-growth, embedded iPaaS (integration platform as a service) company that sells a SaaS/software integration toolkit to other SaaS/software companies. Launched in 2018, the company’s embedded iPaaS solution expands a SaaS company’s native integration capabilities without […]
Navigating the Hybrid Work Landscape: Insights and Strategies from CDW Canada’s Digital Workspace Survey
Innovations in mobile technology and real-time collaboration are helping workers stay productive while they work from anywhere. The possibilities of a digital workspace are endless, but it takes a detailed plan and the right partners to achieve a more productive and secure workforce. CDW Canada is a leading provider of technology services and solutions for […]
Elevating Canada’s Quantum Computing Leadership: TMU and Xanadu Join Forces to Cultivate Tech Talent
Ontario, and Canada more broadly, is uniquely positioned to become a worldwide centre of excellence in quantum computing. Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) has demonstrated research excellence in the quantum field, from designing quantum-resistant cryptography to using quantum tools in health care. A new collaboration between TMU and quantum computing leader Xanadu will ensure that the university […]
Narrowing Innovation’s Gender and Diversity Gap: Insights from the Innovation Economy Council
The Innovation Economy Council (IEC) is a coalition of tech-sector leaders dedicated to shaping Canada’s industrial innovation policy. The IEC works with active members of Canada’s innovation ecosystem to identify areas for in-depth analysis and offer timely insights to increase Canadian productivity and sustainable growth. They recently shifted their focus to diversity within the innovation […]
Back to School for Adults: How Anyone Can Learn the Hottest Tech Skills, Like AI, for Free
Back-to-school usually means managing kids’ schedules and shopping for school supplies. But with technology like Generative AI capturing the world’s imagination, many adults are looking to learn the latest tech skills this fall. And studies show this learning pays off – with a growing AI skills gap in Canada, workers with AI skills can earn over $100,000 more per year. So how can […]
Google.org Invests $2.5 Million Grant to Upskill 5,000 Underserved Job-Seekers with NPower Canada
Today, Google.org has committed a $2.5 million dollar grant to NPower Canada to upskill 5,000 underserved job-seekers with the technical and employability skills required for in-demand, future focused digital careers. The grant will enable NPower Canada to integrate and deliver Google Career Certificates as a core component of its virtually-delivered workforce development programs, upskilling diverse job seekers […]
STEMCELL Technologies: Celebrating 30 Years of Advancing Cancer Research and Scientific Collaboration
STEMCELL Technologies, Canada’s largest biotechnology company, is marking its 30th year of accelerating research into cancer and other diseases by celebrating its culture of collaboration, curiosity, and discovery. In July of 1993, Dr. Eaves remortgaged his home and obtained a government business loan to start STEMCELL and commercialize a reliable source of cell culture media […]
Silicon Valley Startup Teknol Expands Footprint to Canada
Silicon Valley startup Teknol is expanding its presence to Canada with a new office in Calgary. The expansion will bring $12.5 million and 125 new jobs to Alberta over three years. Invest Alberta joined the firm to announce that it will be relocating its entire engineering and support teams to Calgary, a move that underscores the city’s […]
Q+A with Intelliware’s Chris Ford on the Modernization of Dated Applications
The average enterprise company has several mission-critical applications that were first built 20 to 30 years ago, which have been neglected as IT budgets were diverted to the many new technology trends over the last 25 years. These systems are now showing their age and are lacking crucial business functions or are too expensive to […]