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Over the past three months, over 10 million learners worldwide have gained new digital skills as part of Microsoft, LinkedIn and GitHub’s global skills initiative. The ambitious program was launched in June to provide access to digital skills for those experiencing economic impact caused by COVID-19. By reskilling workers impacted by COVID-19, Microsoft will continue to […]
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Unbounce Leads Initiative To Address Gender Pay Parity
According to recent statistics, a woman makes $0.92 for every $1 made by a man in Canada even after adjusting for differences in industries, occupations, and rate of part-time work. Without adjustment, women make $0.87 for every $1 made by a man in Canada. The pay gap is wider for women facing multiple forms of discrimination, […]
Digital Skills For Youth Program To Facilitate 280 Jobs With Environmental Employers
Interested in a career in the environmental sector? Be sure to check out ECO Canada. A steward for the Canadian environmental workforce, ECO Canada just received $5.8 million from the Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) program to facilitate 280 job placements with environmental employers. With DS4Y, new grads can use their digital skills to start […]
10 Companies In Toronto That Tech Talent Want To Work For
What motivates candidates to take that recruiter call and leave their current role? Today’s most successful companies are the ones that realize their people are their most important asset, and that attracting great talent requires a strong employer brand. A company with a poor reputation could be building the most innovative product, exceed their earnings […]
Canadian Colleges & Universities Join Microsoft To Bolster Cloud Skills
Today, Microsoft Canada and 12 post-secondary institutions announced the Canada Skills Program. Launching this fall, the program will bolster the data & AI skills and employability of more than 4,500 students in diploma, degree and continuing education programs. The Canada Skills program provides opportunities for students to acquire in-demand digital skills and certifications enabling them […]
Want To Work For A Startup? Check Out This Crash Guide To Get Hired
Imagine getting a job at Apple or Amazon or Google or Shopify before everybody knew about them and wanted to get a job there. Those companies were tiny startups before they were huge and famous. Startups are some of the greatest places to launch your career, but very few people understand exactly what a startup is, or […]
Get A Free Online Diversity & Inclusion Tool for Your Business
HR Tech Group has launched a free online resource for Canada’s technology industry that provides access to more than 300 best-in-class Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) resources and tools. The D&I Resource HUB has been in development since 2019, and builds on eight years of sector stakeholder engagement, labour market information projects & strategy development. The […]
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 […]
Lighthouse Labs Launches New $500K COVID Scholarship
Last week StatsCan announced an unemployment rate of 10.9% in July, down from 12.3% in June. As people begin to return to the labour market amidst easing restrictions, experts advise to prepare for a post-coronavirus workforce by acquiring skills in technology. In an effort to make re-skilling opportunities accessible, Canadian tech education leader Lighthouse Labs […]
Canada Learning Code Launches New K-12 Computer Science Education Framework
Today, Canada Learning Code (CLC), Canada’s leading national organization championing digital literacy education, announced the launch of the highly anticipated K-12 Computer Science Education Framework. The Framework sets out to align computer science education across the country by providing essential guidelines on what every student in Canada should know to navigate today’s rapidly changing technology-based world. “After consulting with […]