Toronto-headquartered BrainStation is expanding to its European operations with a new, state-of-the-art campus in London’s Shoreditch district. With this expansion, the company has set a target to train thousands of professionals across Europe in the coming years, preparing them for some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs in software development, data science and analytics, user experience […]
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Learn How To Code With Lighthouse Labs’ 21-Day Coding Challenge
Starting November 22nd, Canadians can complete one challenge a day to develop a daily coding habit through Lighthouse Labs’ 21-Day Coding Challenge. Whether you’re a coding hobbyist or you’ve never laid eyes on a command line before, the 21-Day Coding Challenge will allow participants to learn how to code in a fun, free environment and […]
Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal Among Top 6 Growth Tech Cities in North America
Toronto has ranked first in North America for high-tech software job growth. According to the 2021 CBRE North America Tech-30 report, Toronto leads the 30 top tech markets in the US and Canada, with a growth rate of 26.4% over the past two years. In 2019 and 2020, approximately 40,200 new tech jobs were created […]
Innovate BC Supports Pilot Initiative to Upskill B.C. Workers
Innovate BC has announced a $300,000 contribution to Palette Skills, whose program is designed to help Canadians land a job in B2B or tech sales quickly. Their SalesCamp program will be available in B.C. for the first time, with the first cohort of the pilot beginning this week in the province. Palette Skills is a national nonprofit […]
Calgary’s InceptionU Can Make You A Designer
Calgary’s InceptionU is launching a Full Stack Designer program this fall. This is a 6 month, full-time learning journey that allows you to dive deep into the User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI) design, and testing. Ultimately, you will gain the competence to deliver a meaningful design. Led by an on-site team of industry professionals, […]
How To Leverage The Junior Developer Talent Pool To Build A Successful Team
The junior software developer talent pool continues to be the largest and most accessible source of talent, however it requires companies to know how to quickly and successfully ramp that talent up. Siloed, inconsistent and complicated developer practices make it hard to bring in junior talent and ensure they’re able to be productive and successful […]
B.C. Government Invests To Expand The Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator
In an effort to upskill thousands of Canadians, the Government of British Columbia is partnering with the Digital Technology Supercluster, NPower Canada, Microsoft Canada and Blueprint to collectively invest over $15 million to expand the Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator program in B.C. This investment will create equitable economic opportunity for up to 2,000 B.C. residents, between […]
Women In Tech Sales Hosts Virtual Career Fair
Are you considering a career in tech sales but don’t know where to start? The Women in Tech Sales Bootcamp is still accepting applications for its October 2021 Bootcamp. Since 2019 the Women in Tech Sales Bootcamp has helped insert over 200 diverse, eager, and sales-ready talent into the Canadian Tech Ecosystem. During the […]
Amazon Future Engineer Awards First University Scholarships to Canadian Students
Amazon today announced the first recipients of the Amazon Future Engineer Canada university scholarship program. Ten graduating high school students from across the country will each receive $30,000 to help cover university tuition over four years. They will also have the opportunity to complete a paid summer internship at one of Amazon’s Canadian Tech Hubs. […]
Panel Shines New Light on the Challenges BIPOC Women Face in Building Tech Careers
While companies with racial and gender diversity were associated with higher sales revenue, more customers, market share and profit, our tech industry continues to fall short when it comes to achieving its diversity goals. According to data from the National Center for Women and Information Technology, women make up a mere 25 percent of computing […]