The Government of British Columbia announced today the continuation of its partnership with NPower Canada, Microsoft Canada, and CIBC to expand the Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator (CTTA) program, an innovative public-private partnership enabled by DIGITAL, Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies.
The Government of BC’s renewed investment of $4 million will prepare over 1,800 job seekers across British Columbia for careers in the technology sector over the next two years and will support B.C.’s economy by equipping the workforce with digital skills necessary for innovation and economic growth and preparing them for the burgeoning AI economy.
The announcement was made at Microsoft’s office in Vancouver today, where the Honourable Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation announced the renewed investment.
This next phase of CTTA will introduce new skilling and job opportunities in cybersecurity and generative AI, to better prepare job seekers for the future of work.
Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation stated, “B.C.’s continued support for the CTTA program means even more under-represented youth and adults in our province can develop the needed knowledge and skills to get into well-paying tech related jobs. The CTTA program contributes to making the province’s workforce more inclusive, highly skilled and competitive, and helps build British Columbia’s clean and innovative economy of the future.”