For many technology companies, hiring still begins with a familiar stack of signals: education, previous employers, years of experience, and a carefully polished resume. Vitalii Dodonov believes those signals often obscure the thing that matters most—what someone can actually build. As a self-taught coder and co-founder of creator platform Stan, Dodonov has helped shape a […]
Interviews
Microsoft Canada’s Deidre Lipton on Why AI Success Starts With Work Redesign
The AI conversation inside Canadian workplaces is changing. For the past two years, much of the focus has been on whether employees are ready to use artificial intelligence at work. Increasingly, that may no longer be the real question. According to Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index, many Canadian workers are already experimenting with AI tools […]
Toronto Tech Week: Building Connections That Turn Into Careers
Toronto’s tech ecosystem has no shortage of talent, capital, or ambition. What it has historically lacked, however, is a single, unifying moment where those elements come together in a way that is open, accessible, and community-driven. That gap is exactly what Mell Truong and Julia Baird Konefal set out to address with Toronto Tech Week. […]
Tech Companies Are Shifting to Global Talent Pools To Fill Role Requirements
The current state of hiring is at a crossroads. Layoffs across Canada and the United States are hitting a wide range of industries amid geopolitical turmoil and economic uncertainty. However, you’d be surprised how many companies are still hiring – they are just looking somewhere else to do it. Major companies, like Netflix, Google, Thales, […]
Sandvik on Attracting the Next Generation of Mining Talent
Canada’s mining sector is at a pivotal moment. As an aging workforce approaches retirement and fewer young people see mining as a modern, technology-driven career, the industry faces a growing talent gap—one that could shape its future competitiveness, sustainability, and capacity for innovation. At the same time, mining is undergoing a profound transformation, driven […]
How AI is Transforming Tech Sales: Punchcard Co-Founder Sam Jenkins on the Future of Business Development
As artificial intelligence reshapes every corner of the tech industry, one of the most impacted areas is sales and business development. Punchcard Systems, one of Canada’s fastest-growing digital innovation consultancies, has been at the forefront of this shift. With over 150 client partnerships across sectors like oil and gas, financial services, and manufacturing, the company […]
How Hopp’s New In-App Reporting Tool Gives Riders a Discreet Way to Flag Unsafe Driving
Hopp has introduced a new in-app feature that allows riders to discreetly report unsafe driving in real time — a significant addition to the company’s growing suite of safety tools. To understand how the feature works and why it matters, Techtalent.ca spoke with David Riggs, General Manager of Hopp Canada. The new reporting flow gives […]
Inside Harvey’s Global Expansion: CTO Siva Gurumurthy on Why Toronto Matters
As generative AI transforms the legal profession, few companies have captured the industry’s imagination like Harvey, an AI platform built to automate complex legal and professional services work. Backed by OpenAI’s Startup Fund and trusted by more than 500 clients in over 50 markets, Harvey is now expanding its global footprint — and has chosen […]
Bridging the AI Readiness Gap in Canada
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, one truth is becoming clear: technology moves faster than people. According to Kyndryl’s new People Readiness Report, 95% of organizations have adopted AI, yet more than seven in ten leaders believe their workforces aren’t ready to fully leverage it. This tension between adoption and enablement is where the future of […]
How One Technologist Built a 30-Year Career in Cryptography at TD
Cryptography has become more essential in protecting customers from bad actors – for Greg, this isn’t just a priority, it’s a mission. His decades long career in cryptography has been a journey of constant learning, meaningful collaboration and a workplace culture that fuels connection. In 1984, the first electronic payment network was established in Canada […]