Last year award-winning Canadian employer Alida piloted a 4-day work week and while most of their employees loved the balance and flexibility, some felt it didn’t work for them. True to their roots in research they surveyed their employees and poured over the data. The result was Alida Empowered, a new benefits program that best […]
Interviews
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 […]
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 […]
Q+A with Canadian STEM Leader and Female Empowerment Advocate Jennifer Flanagan
Today, March 8th is International Women’s Day (IWD). This year, the United Nations Observance of IWD is calling special attention to #DigitalALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality, with a focus on the importance of ensuring women have internet connection to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). We spoke with Canadian STEM […]
Q+A With PolicyMe CTO On How its Mission Statement at the Forefront of the Hiring Process
The tech sector has seen significant highs and lows this year, with the growth of exciting new industries, the continuing balance of hybrid work and the stability of tech giants being flipped on its head with mass layoffs. This has left many young professionals re-evaluating their priorities when searching for a new job. When hiring […]
NPower Canada Helps Job Seekers Prepare For Changing Tech Landscape
NPower Canada programs provide participants with free in-demand digital and professional skills training, and connects them to new and rewarding career opportunities with some of Canada’s largest employers. Through consultation with a wide range of employers, NPower Canada’s comprehensive curriculum ensures participants are equipped with the in-demand technical and professional skills most sought after by […]
Why Quantum Encryption Compelled A Silicon Valley Exec To Move To Ottawa
After a long and successful career with Accenture in Silicon Valley, Michael Redding recently came out of retirement and moved to Ottawa to join Quantropi as its Chief Technology Officer. As a developer of end-to-end quantum cybersecurity solutions, Quantropi’s mission is to prevent hackers from using quantum computers to crack the public-key encryption in place today […]
How To Build The Next Generation Of Talent
Despite growing recession fears, there are nearly 60,000 tech job vacancies in Canada — and finding the right talent can be challenging. Canada is facing a skills shortage crisis, and some Canadian tech companies are leaning into creative solutions, such as co-op programs, to build their talent pool. Redbrick, a portfolio of disruptive digital companies, […]
Sanofi Calls Toronto Home for New AI Global Centre of Excellence, With Plans for Significant Hiring
Sanofi, a leader in global health care, just announced a new Global AI Centre of Excellence, located in Toronto. Focused on the power of data, analytics and AI, Toronto joins the likes of Boston, Paris, New York, and Barcelona in welcoming the company’s new digital hub. We sat down with many of their team members, […]
Celebrating STEM DAY with ApplyBoard’s Knajwa Cameron
November 8 is National STEM Day and we’re excited to celebrate. The day is an opportunity to focus on helping kids advance in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. Statistics show few students pursue expertise in STEM fields—and we have an inadequate pipeline of teachers skilled in those subjects. On the flipside of […]