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Earlier this year, retailer Indigo Books & Music took a major digital blow: the iconic Canadian giant’s e-commerce website was abruptly shut down due to a “cybersecurity incident.” It was hardly the only recent cyber security issue in Canada. Last year saw organizations including LCBO and SickKids Hospital face digital assaults such as data breaches and […]
Alphabet Layoffs Redistribute AI Talent in Canada
Alphabet’s recent announcement that it will cut a whopping 12,000 staff sent shockwaves throughout the industry. The move will impact many regions and organizations, including dealing a blow to Alberta’s burgeoning artificial intelligence scene. That is because Google owns DeepMind, the company’s AI research arm, which runs an office in Alberta. As a result of […]
Women from BWOSS, Shopify and Google Explore the Colourful Side of Tech Sales
It’s a common understanding that women are disproportionately represented in tech. The Covid-19 pandemic has only further underscored the barriers and issues of inequality women and women of colour face as they build their careers in the technology industry. Regardless of educational background or training, women accounted for 63% of the 1 million jobs lost […]
Google Canada Commits $2 Million to Reskill Job Seekers for New Careers in Technology
Today Google Canada announced a $2 million commitment in digital skills to train job seekers in Canada for new careers in technology in under six months. The support includes a three-year Google.org grant to NPower Canada to deliver Google Career Certificate programs and to deploy 5,000 need-based scholarships to access the program. Google Career Certificates prepare job seekers for new, high-demand careers in […]
Shopify And Google Asking Employees To Work From Home
A growing number of Canadian tech companies are asking employees to work from home in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Home-grown e-commerce company Shopify and search engine giant Google are asking employees in Canada to work from home to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “As COVID-19 continues to […]
Google expands Canadian Presence with New Offices and 5,000 Employees by 2022
Google currently employs around 1,500 Canadians across three primary offices in Waterloo, Montreal and Toronto. Over the next 24 months, it plans to open three new offices, that will accommodate a workforce of 5,000 Google employees by 2022. The tech behemoth announced today that it will build a trio of new facilities in Montreal at 425 […]