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Montreal’s RenoRun has filed for creditor protection in bid to avoid bankruptcy. Today the construction tech startup filed a notice of intention to make a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the first step in the process to restructure the firm and prevent all-out bankruptcy. RenoRun is an online platform that allows contractors to […]
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TD Builds on its Inclusive Tech Talent Commitment with Returners Program
Last week TD Bank Group celebrated TD Tech Day, an annual event showcasing the Bank’s unique innovation, technology and modernization story. This year’s theme is inclusive innovation and highlights how TD is delivering technology and innovation to help drive inclusion for the benefit of our colleagues, customers and communities. Over the past year TD has […]
Cloud Security Leader Wiz Expands to Canada with Montreal Data Centre
Wiz is a digital infrastructure security platform that helps businesses to protect sensitive data and assets in the cloud. The Israel company, which also has offices in the US, is expanding to Canada following a US$300 million capital raise that values Wiz at $10 billion. “We are thrilled to announce the availability of our new […]
Ericsson To Establish Quantum Research Hub In Montreal
Ericsson Canada is establishing a new Quantum research hub in Montreal as part of its cutting-edge global quantum research agenda. The hub will host research projects that aim to explore quantum-based algorithms for accelerating processing in telecom networks and distributed quantum computing. The quantum sector will be key to fuelling Canada’s economy, technology, and growth, […]
Q+A with Wipro Canada CEO on Accelerating a Move to the Cloud
Earlier this year Indian multinational technology consultancy Wipro announced the opening of its newest Wipro-AWS Launch Pad Center in Toronto. Joining a global network of Wipro-AWS Launch Pad Centers, the Toronto location will enable customers in Canada to accelerate their move to the cloud and build industry leading solutions leveraging Wipro and AWS expertise. Techtalent.ca […]
Will Skills-Based Hiring Become the New Gold Standard in Canada?
Slowly but steadily, employers have begun to embrace skills-first hiring, LinkedIn reports. The practice of valuing a candidate’s skills over “more superficial signals like an impressive alma mater or previous employer” has been talked about for some time but recently has approached the mainstream. “Scrappy, self-taught types won’t have shiny brand names on their resume,” […]
Government Invests $17 Million Across 23 Organizations to Boost Digital Skills in Canada
Digital literacy skills are essential in today’s world, the Canadian government knows. Whether booking a medical appointment, performing online transactions, studying, working, or seeking work, Canadians “need to be able to use the Internet safely, securely, and effectively.” Innovation and technological progress are creating “tremendous change,” the government notes, making digital literacy more crucial than […]
The Perfect Post-Pandemic Workweek: Three Days in the Office?
A new study conducted by one of the world’s largest providers of flexible workspaces suggests that HR leaders in Canada view the hybrid working model as an essential part of their toolbox when it comes to recruitment, hiring, and retention. This is a paradigm shift versus pre-Pandemic levels, data from International Workplace Group shows. Before 2020, […]
Snowflake’s Growth in Toronto Continues to Snowball
Data cloud computing company, Snowflake, made the announcement last year that it would be establishing one of five global engineering hubs here in Toronto. I checked in with Toronto’s Site Lead & Engineering Director, Qaiser Habib, to see how things were going. With layoffs happening around the world, Snowflake is still in hiring mode and […]
New Poll Finds Three-quarters of Canadian Workers Want to Re-skill
New research by Athabasca University (AU) has found that more than three-quarters of Canadian employees (77 per cent) want to re-skill just to keep up with their job’s changing needs, with digital skills being a top priority among 70 per cent of respondents. At the same time, however, another priority is competing for attention. Three-quarters […]