Half of chief executive officers in Canada are hiring for roles that didn’t exist within their company a year ago, finds a new report, highlighting the rapid impact of artificial intelligence technology. Productivity gains are the key driver behind leaders’ desire to adopt generative AI, including the ability to automate routine tasks, optimize workflows, analyze […]
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IBM Report Highlights Rising Demand for Cybersecurity, A.I. Talent in Canada
Regular readers of TechTalent.ca already know that two of the most in-demand tech skills today are cybersecurity and AI. With regard to cybersecurity, the trend of Canada needing more professionals continues to be an issue, especially as Canadian brands continue to suffer from cyber assaults. To wit: IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report highlighted this week […]
‘Workforce Culture Challenges’ Arise as A.I. Demands Reskilling, Report Finds
As key sectors ramp up adoption and usage of various artificially intelligent technologies, Canadian corporations face “workforce and culture challenges,” suggests a new report from IBM’s Institute for Business Value. Tech modernization is the highest priority over the next three years for many chief executives across Canada, according to the report. Why? Many are sure […]
IBM Canada To Establish Client Innovation Centre In Fredericton
IBM Canada, with support from the New Brunswick provincial government, is creating a client innovation centre in Fredericton with up to 250 full-time jobs. The jobs will include application developers, technical testers, business analysts, customer experience workers, design consultants, and workers in digital transformation. Opportunities NB is investing up to $4.8 million to help IBM […]
A Province Poised for Success: Report Analyzes Alberta’s Post-COVID Tech Economy
In Alberta and across Canada, the economic and labour market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt unevenly across sectors, suggests a new report from the Information and Communications Technology Council of Canada. Although the digital economy was not completely spared of disruption, by early summer 2020, tech employment and output “almost immediately began an upward […]
IBM, KPMG, Shaw Among More Than Three Dozen Companies Hiring at Virtual Job Fair
In one month Tech Talent Canada will be hosting our 10th online job fair since going virtual in September 2020. Taking place on Wednesday, April 27th at 3:30pm ET, the Tech Talent Canada Job Fair will feature 30+ companies representing over 1,000+ open roles. Companies hiring at the event will be representing an exciting range […]
Eleven Tech Companies Looking For Canadian Talent In 2022
If someone asked you to guess which city in North America has the fastest growing technology market, you might guess San Francisco or Austin. But you’d be looking too far south. According to a recent Tech Talent Report, Toronto is actually North America’s fastest-growing technology market, and Vancouver isn’t far behind. High-growth companies across Canada have […]
IBM Canada Announces New Office in Downtown Toronto & Plans To Hire 500
IBM Canada today announced it would be merging four Toronto-based offices into a single flexible workspace to be located at 16 York in Toronto’s downtown core. The new office will include an AI and hybrid cloud client showcase centre, collaboration spaces for use by both employees and clients, and space for IBM Garage, a globally recognized design approach to innovation and digital […]
Rogers, Salesforce, & IBM To Participate In Virtual Job Fair for People with Autism
Dozens of Canada’s top employers are coming together virtually for the annual Spectrum Works job fair, a national initiative that seeks to find meaningful work for people with autism. According to the Canadian Survey on Disability 2017, 77% of Canadian autistic adults are unemployed. Since its first event in 2017, more than 1,500 participants with autism have participated in the […]
What are the Highest Paying Internships in Canada?
Despite summer still being a season away, it’s never too early to start your internship search. Internships are essential because it’s the best way for students to gain the experiences they need to position themselves for a bright future career. They also allow students to work in their ideal field for a short duration which […]