The year 2024 was one of slow recovery for the Canadian tech talent market, as companies started growing and hiring again following an icy stretch of worldwide layoffs through 2022 and 2023. While the worst of things appear to be in the rearview mirror, many aspects of the market remain turbulent, both in Canada and […]
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As Workers Adopt A.I. in Canada, Many Employers are Still Asleep at the Wheel
Nearly half of Canadian workers are using generative artificial intelligence at work, finds KPMG in Canada’s latest Generative AI Adoption Index survey. That figure is up markedly from less than a quarter of Canadian workings tapping into AI in 2023, according to KPMG. “As we move beyond the excitement surrounding generative AI, it is becoming […]
70% of SMBs in Canada Lack Sufficiently Skilled Cybersecurity Teams: Report
Cyberattacks are up 9% over the past year, spurring Canadian business leaders to rank cybersecurity as the top threat to growth, according to KPMG’s latest Private Enterprise survey. “The rapid escalation in both the frequency and complexity of cyberattacks has Canadian business leaders identifying it as the greatest threat to their company’s growth objectives,” says […]
Three Trends Impacting Canadian Tech Talent Heading into 2024
It is an interesting time to be at the intersection of tech and talent in Canada in 2023. Even by the already accelerated standards of the tech industry, the rate of change in recent years has been challenging to keep up with. The angles which change is coming from are varied, making it all the […]
Tomorrow’s Workforce Wonders Whether AI is Cheating or a Superpower
In June, KPMG introduced the Generative AI Adoption Index, a weighted measure with a maximum score of 100 to indicate mass adoption ops artificial intelligence. The inaugural index clocked in at 11.9, highlighting a rapid explosion in popularity of AI tech within six months. As students across Canada head back to class, many will use generative artificial […]
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 […]