Several tech-driven firms in Canada recently laid off a sizeable percentage of their workforce. These deep staff cuts may have affected many skilled foreign workers, both tech and non-tech, who had their work permit status in Canada tied to their employers. The situation with foreign workers is more peculiar compared to those who are Canadian […]
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Attention Employers: Here’s What Tech Talent Demands Most in 2022
We know that for many, spirits have been down recently—no wonder, with a market downturn resulting in significant layoffs in Canadian tech. Yet a recent report from recruiting platform Hired shows that job-seekers are “still in the driver’s seat,” even if it may not feel that way. “While it may appear power in the current […]
Despite Market Turbulence, Jobseekers Remain in Driver’s Seat: Report
We know that for many, spirits have been down recently—no wonder, with a market downturn resulting in significant layoffs in Canadian tech. That is of course why Tech Talent Canada regularly reminds its readers that our nation’s tech hubs remain vibrant with actively hiring firms. And we prove it with each and every Job Fair […]
SkyBox Labs Adds 30,000 Square Feet of Office Space with Plans to Bolster Workforce
Spirits may be down but not every tech company is feeling the headwind. For example, SkyBox Labs is expanding. The Burnaby-born AAA game developer is opening multiple new development offices in the Metro Vancouver region, it announced recently. The BC company, founded in 2011, is known for games such as Halo Infinte, and involvement with […]
XR Opportunity Fair Lets Metaverse Explorers Discover the Virtual Worlds of Hiring Tech Firms
Vancouver-based Active Replica is bringing together nearly two dozen technology firms based in British Columbia for a new event later this month. The inaugural XR Opportunity Fair taking plan August 25 and 26 will aim to connect Canadian companies with talent across virtual worlds. The fully digital event will be hosted on Active Replica’s proprietary, web-based […]
As ‘Micro-Credentials’ Gain Steam, Amazon Launches Free Programs for Learning, Up-Skilling
Amazon Web Services is expanding its business of up-skilling. Beginning last year, AWS launched cloud skills training content through the Skill Builder. More recently it has launched a subscription version of AWS Skill Builder for those taking their cloud skills seriously, or businesses looking to bolster their team’s ability. The company has long invested in […]
Canadian Execs Offer Advice to Gen Z and Millennials Founders for Tough Times
Turbulent times have arrived: A storm comprised of pandemic hysteria, inflation and recession fears, supply chain issues, spiralling housing costs, widespread layoffs—the list goes on. By 2025, half the workforce is expected to consist of Gen Z and Millennials, most of whom have never dealt with such cumulative chaos. To navigate such a volatile market, […]
State of Workforce Report: Canadian Tech Still Hiring in 2022, Expects 19,000 New Jobs
Some days it feels like we are watching tech talent drop like flies. Several companies big and small—many with plans to expand their workforce—have been compelled to “trim the fat,” so to speak, due to shifting market realities in 2022. Yet the momentum of tech growth in Canada is so strong that it seems these […]
10 Companies Hiring Tech Talent in August
The past several years have been good to the global startup economy. 2021 set many records for startup financing in Canada. The year included many sizeable rounds, such as $61 million for Propel Holdings; $64 million for Neo Financial; $44 million for Properly; $72 million for Bench; and nearly $300 million for Fraction Technologies in […]
Shopify To Lay Off 1,000 Employees Today
Early last year Shopify announced plans to double the size of its engineering team in 2021 by hiring 2,021 new technical staff. Today Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke announced that Shopify would be reducing their workforce by 10%, approximately 1,000 employees, by the end of the day. According to Lütke, the layoffs are necessary as the e-commerce boom that fuelled […]