Toronto-based Humi, a leading employment platform for Canadian businesses, has launched an Innovation Partner Program to help small businesses scale and drive innovation across the country. The program is aimed at accelerators, incubators, and ecosystem hubs, offering their members a year of free access to Humi’s employment platform. Early partners in the program include DMZ, […]
Empowering Your Career: Join the Women in Tech Sales Bootcamp This April
Are you considering a career in tech sales but don’t know where to start? Registration is open for the next cohort of the Women in Tech Sales Bootcamp, which runs from April 15th to 19th. Since 2019 the Women in Tech Sales Bootcamp has helped insert over 400 diverse, eager, and sales-ready talent into the Canadian […]
TAP Network Releases 2023 Report on Diversity within Canada’s Tech Sector
Tech and People Network (TAP Network) has released their 2023 Diversity in Tech Dashboard, which reports year-over-year progress on the representation of equity-deserving groups in Canada’s tech sector. While the report shows 2SLGBTQ and people of colour are well represented in the sector, women, Indigenous peoples and people with disabilities remain significantly underrepresented. In 2023, 189 […]
Tech Industry’s Compensation Landscape in 2023: Insights from the TAP Network Salary Survey
In the past 18 months, the tech industry experienced an extreme swing from the “great resignation” and a struggle to retain talent to a cooling period, with many companies forced to take cost-cutting measures. How did companies balance employee retention and inflationary concerns with financial constraints and how much did salaries move in 2023? Is […]
NPower Canada’s Workforce Development Program Receives $2M Investment From DIGITAL
NPower Canada has received a $2 million co-investment from DIGITAL, working together with Microsoft and the CIBC Foundation, to scale their Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator (CTTA). Launched in January 2021, the CTTA has been at the forefront of Canada’s post-pandemic economic recovery efforts, helping to bridge the talent gap by providing underserved job-seekers with essential digital skills, certifications, and […]
Equip Yourself With Mental Health Strategies for Your Job Search
Job hunting can be overwhelming. Rejections, uncertainty, and self-doubt can take a toll on your mental health, but you don’t have to navigate this journey alone. This week Mental Health Works, in partnership with Lighthouse Labs, is hosting a webinar on strategies to promote mental wellness for job seekers. Don’t let job-seeking drain your mental […]
QT Qonference 2023: Fostering Resilience and Belonging in Tech
QueerTech’s second annual QT Qonference (QTQ) takes place from November 1st and 2nd in downtown Montreal at Cirque Eloize & Hyatt Centric Ville-Marie. The two-day interactive (and hybrid) event is designed for entrepreneurs and business professionals in the tech industry who identify as part of, or allies to, the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Whether attending virtually or […]
Infosys Expands Public Services in Canada with Huge Hiring Commitment
Global tech consulting firm Infosys has announced the opening of its new subsidiary, Infosys Public Services Canada (IPS Canada). Headquartered in Ottawa with local offices in Mississauga, Calgary, and Burnaby, IPS Canada will accelerate digital transformation for public sector organizations across the country, including federal departments, provincial ministries, municipalities, and crown corporations. Infosys Public Services’ Canadian […]
Immigration Minister Details Strategy For Attracting Foreign Tech Talent
The Government of Canada is embracing Canada’s emerging role as a leader in global tech talent recruitment and attraction to ensure Canada is not only filling in-demand jobs today, but also attracting the skills and business talent to create the jobs of tomorrow. In a bid to stay ahead of competition, the Honourable Sean Fraser, […]
Upskilling One Solution to Closing Gender Gap in Tech
The 17th annual Global Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum, benchmarking gender parity across 146 countries, sheds light on the global and regional efforts to close gender gaps. The index takes into account various sectors such as health, education, economic participation and opportunity, and political empowerment. Globally, the gender gap is 68.4% closed […]