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The Vector Institute has released its second annual Ontario AI Snapshot Report, focusing on the health of Ontario’s Artificial Intelligence ecosystem. The comprehensive report tracks metrics such as AI job creation and retention, investment, application, and commercialization. The report reveals Ontario’s AI job market is red hot. Between 2020 and 2021, an estimated 7,253 AI jobs were […]
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Hired Releases Annual Report on State of Tech Salaries in 2021
Hired has released a report titled Hiring in the Great Resignation: 2021 State of Tech Salaries which uncovers how the shift to remote work has impacted tech salaries across different markets, roles, and industries. Analyzing Hired’s marketplace data and an additional survey, the report provides companies with insights on compensation, benefits, and remote work trends […]
LinkedIn’s 15 Startups Where Canadians Want To Work
Over the past year and a half, professionals across Canada have been pushed to reevaluate the way they live and work in the wake of the pandemic. With economic recovery starting to happen at different paces across industries, many professionals are looking for something new, asking themselves: “What’s next?” Startups are a natural place to […]
Who Leads The Artificial Intelligence Race In Canada?
A new study by MiQ Digital, a digital intelligence company, has revealed that Canada has become one of the world’s leading hubs of activity for artificial intelligence companies, ranking 4th out of 62 countries for its AI ecosystem. This discovery was made by looking at what AI initiatives Canada ranks globally for, along with uncovering where Canada’s […]
Salary Survey Confirms Competition For Tech Talent In Western Canada Is Fierce
According to Clio’s George Psiharis, competition for tech talent in Canada is fierce and the HR Tech Group’s recently released 2021 Tech Salary Survey supports that claim. The BC-based non-profit association for HR, People and Culture professionals found that salary increases in 2021 blew past compensation budgets as tech companies increase salaries to attract and retain critical talent […]
What Canadians Love And Dread About Returning To The Office
As most of Canada continues its reopening from COVID-related closures and vaccination figures reach key milestones, more employers are making plans to bring long-remote employees back to the office or physical workplace. But how many companies have actually shared their plans with staff, and what’s encouraging some workers to make the return – and keeping […]
Fast Company Names Five Canadian Workplaces Among Best for Innovators
Fast Company has published their third 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. […]
Canada’s Brain Gain – The Reverse Migration Of Tech Talent Is Happening
Commercial real estate broker CBRE has released their 2021 Scoring Tech Talent report which breaks down tech talent by city in North America. The four fastest-growing cities, as measured by the number of employees percentage-wise over the last five years, were all Canadian. Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Vancouver, and Edmonton each increased the size of their talent […]
Thanks To Remote Work, Canadians Are Leaving Montreal & Toronto for Halifax & Vancouver
After a year of embracing remote work, Canadians are flocking to Halifax and Vancouver to enjoy the benefits of life on the coast. The increase in Canadians moving for remote jobs, affordable living and ultimately, a change in post-pandemic lifestyle is highlighted in LinkedIn’s first-ever Workforce Report for Canada, which looked at the internal migration trends […]
New LinkedIn Data Reveals What Canadian’s Value In A New Job
After a year of unprecedented conditions, a number of Canada’s Top Companies are shaking up how they structure their worksites and workdays, with many planning to offer more flexible and hybrid remote/in-person roles even after the pandemic is over. So, are they giving people what they want? In the latest edition of the Workforce Confidence Index, LinkedIn looked at what Canadians […]