Certain Canadian markets had some of the highest tech-job growth in North America through 2020 and 2021, according to data released by CBRE through its Tech-30 report. Vancouver saw 44% growth, placing them first on the continent. The BC city was followed by another iconic Canadian tech hub, Toronto, at 37%. In third came the first […]
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A Deep Dive Into CBRE’s Scoring Tech Talent Report
Each year, we eagerly anticipate CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech Talent Report. The report ranks 50 cities throughout North America and provides a score, positioning each tech talent market against its competitors. Cities throughout Canada consistently rank in the top 10, with Toronto rounding out the top five year after year and moving up to the 3rd […]
Tech Talent Market in Canada Strong and Growing, Major Report Reveals
The world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm has released its latest report on tech talent. Skilled tech talent workers total 6.5 million in North America, according to a tally from CBRE’s annual report, Scoring Tech Talent 2022. These tech workers hail from nearly two dozen different occupations, ranging from software developers to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Toronto Remains Canada’s Top Market for Tech Talent but Smaller Cities Make Gains During Pandemic
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Smaller Cities Make Big Strides in CBRE’s Canadian Tech Talent Ranking
CBRE has published their annual Canadian Tech Talent Ranking list and while larger tech talent markets continue to dominate, Canada’s smaller markets have been making big strides. Toronto is tops for Canadian tech talent, having added an extraordinary 80,100 tech jobs between 2013 and 2018 (54% growth), far outpacing the nation’s other leading tech centres. […]