Earlier this month, retailer Indigo Books & Music took a major digital blow: the Canadian retail giant’s e-commerce website was abruptly shut down due to a “cybersecurity incident.” Thankfully, the company informed customers that credit and debit card information was not compromised. However, the website remained down for an entire week—an eternity in Internet time—and […]
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Canadian Tech Talent in High Demand as Companies Aim to Rebound
In Canada, there remains high earning potential for technology professionals, despite downshifting market conditions, according to research from Morgan McKinley. With a majority of tech workers looking to switch jobs this year, data from Morgan McKinley’s 2023 Salary Guide suggests half of tech employers in Canada could lose staff members this year because they can […]
Up-What? IBM Study Highlights Confusion in Canada Around Digital Credentials
Job seekers, students, and career changers around the world want to pursue roles related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics across different industries—but say they are not familiar with career options, according to a recent survey from IBM. “As Canadian businesses increasingly adopt new technologies including Artificial Intelligence and Hybrid Cloud, we are seeing increased […]
Canada’s Fastest Growing Tech Sector Doesn’t Want to Slow Down
Following the highest tech jobs growth in North America, the Vancouver region has seen a lot of layoffs in tech over the past year. Hootsuite trimmed some fat and appointed a new CEO. Thinkific also made some changes. As did web3 darling Dapper Labs. We could go on. Combined with a Pandemic-fuelled shift to hybrid work, Vancouver has entered a state of […]
Absorb Software Hiring at Tech Talent Canada Job Fair
Last year, Communitech unveiled the first ever Team True North. The Kitchener-Waterloo hub for entrepreneurship created the list to spotlight “the best of Canadian tech”—which by their measure is defined as high-performing tech firms tracking to $1 billion in annual revenue with growth rates that match the top 1% of companies in the world. Communitech recently added 26 […]
These 14 Organizations Are Actively Hiring Across Canada
A new year is upon us and with that comes new opportunity. Last year was an interesting one. With many salient factors at play, we saw abrupt layoffs follow aggressive hiring; a withering of capital after record-breaking investment levels; and Canadian tech talent halfway stuck in the driver’s seat. Despite the turbulence, many organizations are actively […]
Discover Coding Teaches Youth to Create Technology Instead of Consume It
As the war for tech talent continues, companies are feeling the pressure to offer exorbitant salaries in an effort to win out against their competitors. It’s a candidate’s market, with degree-holding software engineers having their pick of employment. In response, non-traditional education methods, like coding bootcamps, are gaining steam across Canada. These up-skill programs, often […]
Employees In Tech See Calgary As A City Of Opportunity
A strong, diversified economy, a growing tech sector with more career options, and a quality of life out of reach in other cities have more business leaders and employees in tech seeing Calgary as a city of opportunity, according to new research from Calgary Economic Development (CED). “People are taking notice of what is happening in Calgary because […]
Garmin Canada Announces Major Expansion in Cochrane, Alberta
Garmin Canada is expanding their Canadian headquarters in Cochrane, Alberta. Together with the Town of Cochrane and alongside the Government of Alberta, the company unveiled plans for the addition of a third floor to its existing building, which will make room for 200 new local science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs. The expansion will […]
Software Engineers Continue to Wear Crown in Canada as Companies Compete for Tech Talent
Data from LinkedIn recently confirmed what everyone in tech already knew: that coding is a coveted skill in Canada and beyond. In a complex and challenging market—from hybrid work to economic tightening—companies are doing everything in their power to attract and retain talented engineers, who remain the essential life-force of many tech organizations. “Technology plays […]