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In a year of unprecedented upheaval and transformation, CBRE’s new Scoring Canadian Tech Talent ranking shows that Canada’s top tech markets were largely unfazed by the pandemic, with Toronto once again taking the No. 1 spot followed by Ottawa, Vancouver, Waterloo Region and Montreal. These markets boast the strongest number of factors that contribute to tech sector […]
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Vancouver Named Top-Growth Tech City in North America
Vancouver has ranked first in North America for high-tech software job growth. According to the 2020 CBRE North America Tech-30 report, Vancouver leads the 30 top tech markets in the US and Canada, with a growth rate of 29.2% over the past two years. In 2018 and 2019, approximately 14,200 new tech jobs were created to […]
New Data Reveals How Far Canada’s Unemployed Are Willing To Go To Find Their Next Role
LinkedIn’s latest Workforce Confidence Index for Canada – based on a poll of 2,957 members between September 9 and October 19 – found that workforce confidence scores have been trending down among unemployed jobseekers in recent months. And this group has reported concerning assessments of their financial status, with 43% describing their financial status as […]
Virtual Job Fair Attendees are Educated, Experienced, and Diverse
Unlike traditional in-person recruiting events, virtual events have no borders. This fact was proven by the numbers at Tech Talent Canada’s virtual job fair last week: 1,771 candidates registered for our October 21st event with 1,270 of the job seekers located in Canada (72%) and 93 participating from the United States (5%). Outside of Canada […]
Despite Pandemic Tech Pay Rises While Other Industries Face Freezes And Cuts
As the COVID-19 pandemic uprooted businesses across the country, one industry was largely spared from the widespread pay cuts, hiring freezes, and decreased demand felt by the majority of the labour market: the tech sector. A recent survey by the HR Tech Group found that although COVID-19 has caused significant disruption to Canada’s economy, many […]
Is The Remote Work Honeymoon Over?
There is no doubt that COVID-19 accelerated the remote work revolution by removing the last barriers to remote work adoption. Terminal has published their inaugural Remote Leadership Report which reveals that, despite early success, the vast majority of engineering-driven companies are not equipped for a long-term shift to remote work. The research explores how company […]
Fast Company Names Four Canadian Workplaces Among Best for Innovators
Fast Company has published their second annual list of the Best Workplaces for Innovators. The list identifies companies that encourage bold experimentation, not just from the C-suite or engineering groups but from every level of the organization. And now more than ever, businesses of every kind, from every industry, must innovate to survive and thrive. […]
Canadian Tech Talent Poised For Post-Pandemic Growth
Tech talent is one of the most resilient professions in any economic downturn, and this has been particularly so during the COVID-19 crisis by facilitating business productivity and supporting critical infrastructure. And according to commercial real estate firm CBRE, tech talent is poised for post-pandemic growth. CBRE’s 2020 Scoring Tech Talent Report [pdf] is out […]
Seneca Launches New Graduate Program In Esports Marketing
Individuals looking to pursue an exciting marketing career in the rapidly growing esports and competitive gaming industry have a new program to help them get there. Seneca College has launched a new Esports Marketing Management (EMK) graduate certificate program to meet the needs of the growing industry that saw more than $1 billion in revenues in 2019 […]
82% of Employees Expected to Return to the Office in 12-18 Months
A new global business survey by Xerox shows an estimated 82 per cent of the workforce in respondents’ organizations will have returned to the workplace in 12-18 months’ time, on average. In preparation for a return, companies are investing in new resources to support a hybrid remote / in-office workforce, with 56 per cent increasing technology […]