In an industry where data is king and the landscape is ever-changing, the journey from a tech giant like Facebook to a forward-thinking company like ShyftLabs is filled with valuable lessons and insights. Techtalent.ca sat down with Yi Ma, Chief Data Officer at ShyftLabs, to learn what it takes to be a successful leader in […]
TikTok Parent ByteDance to Build R&D Centre in Canada
TikTok parent ByteDance plans to build a research and development centre in Canada to develop its overseas business and better meet user demand, according to a source close to the Chinese multinational internet giant. Headquartered in Beijing and founded in 2012 by Zhang Yiming, ByteDance is best known for creating the highly popular social media […]
Empower Your Career: Lighthouse Labs’ Workshops on Self-Awareness and Strategic Introductions
Tech education leader Lighthouse Labs has announced their last Essential Skills sessions of the ICT Boost project. Designed to empower the participants with valuable skills for professional success, the upcoming workshops include The Professional Power of Self-Awareness and The Art of Introduction. The workshops will help attendees acquire key skills for strategic job searching and learn […]
Many Canadians Will Finally Return to Office This Year, but Will Tech Workers Be Joining Them?
We’re starting to see signs that 2024 will be the year that many workers finally return to the office, at least part-time. This return, stoked partly by a more competitive job market and by the arrival of corporate in-office policies, will reignite confidence among decision-makers and their employees to make big picture office decisions. But […]
5 Sought-After Toronto Startups for Canadian Job Seekers in 2024
The past year has been challenging for a range of businesses, marked by continued inflation and an increasingly uncertain economic landscape. Startups have not been immune, with venture capital deals in Canada dropping by 71% on an annual basis in the first quarter as higher interest rates and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank rippled through the global […]
Quantum Computer Maker Photonic Is Well-Funded and Hiring in 2024
Late last year Vancouver’s Photonic raised $138 million to fuel the development of one of the world’s first scalable, fault-tolerant, and unified quantum computing and networking platforms based on photonically linked silicon spin qubits. Photonic is making fault-tolerant quantum technologies a reality with its unique silicon spin-photon interface. The technology leverages the memory and computing capabilities of spins […]
Techtalent.ca’s Most Read Articles of 2023
It’s fair to say 2023 was an improvement on 2022. The pandemic recovery dominated tech – like all else – with many of us spending more time than ever in front of screens. Not surprisingly, Techtalent.ca had a banner year with site traffic growing every month during 2023. As we look forward to an even […]
In-Person Job Fairs Return to Toronto in February 2024
Techtalent.ca’s popular in-person job fairs are returning in the new year and our first event will be where we left off in 2020—Toronto. Throughout the evening at Steam Whistle Brewing, hiring execs from a dozen companies pitched a crowd of 800+ job seekers on why they’re the best employer in the room—it was a night of […]
5 Tech Companies That Will Be Hiring in Toronto in 2024
Canada’s largest tech hub has earned a spot on a global index of 30 cities that are ideal for careers in tech. With the sixth-most tech job openings and the tenth highest average tech salary, Toronto ranks 15th on the list as the sole representative of Canada. As we turn the page on another year, […]
Empowering Indigenous Canadians in Tech: The Raising Voices Project’s Path to Digital Careers
Did you know that only 2.2% of the Canadian tech force is Indigenous? So that leaves the question, where can Indigenous Canadians find support and training to break into a career in the digital world? The answer is the Raising Voices Project. An initiative with NPower Canada and Jelly Academy, the Raising Voices Project seeks to […]