The past year has been challenging for a range of businesses, marked by continued inflation and an increasingly uncertain economic landscape. Startups have not been immune, with venture capital deals in Canada dropping by 71% on an annual basis in the first quarter as higher interest rates and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank rippled through the global […]
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As Tech Growth Soars to New Highs in Canada, Do We Have Enough Talent in the Pipeline?
Gartner predicts 40% of organizations will offer a blend of virtual and physical work experiences by the end of 2023. “Hybrid work has changed the nature of our workplaces more than anything else since the invention of the internet,” Ryan Wong, CEO of Vancouver-based tech unicorn Visier, stated recently. Within tech companies hiring tech talent, that […]
Team True North Companies Actively Hiring for 2,500 Open Roles Across Canada
Earlier this summer, Communitech unveiled the first ever Team True North. The Kitchener-based hub for entrepreneurship created the list to spotlight “the best of Canadian tech”—which by their measure is defined as high-performing tech firms tracking to $1 billion in annual revenue with growth rates that match the top 1% of companies in the world. The list—determined […]
LinkedIn’s 15 Startups Where Canadians Want To Work
Starting and growing a company has always been tough, but it’s especially tough right now. As the working world navigates widespread inflation and economic uncertainty, it’s getting more challenging for young companies to get investment and grow quickly. But while it’s a challenging moment, some argue that innovative ideas are born in times of uncertainty. […]
Neo Financial Achieves Unicorn Status And Is Hiring 100 In Calgary & Winnipeg
Canadian challenger bank Neo Financial has raised a $185 million Series C round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. The financing round brings Neo’s total funding to $299 million since its 2019 inception and values the company at over $1 billion, making Neo one of the fastest Canadian companies to reach the coveted ‘unicorn’ status. Neo Financial […]
Neo Financial To Create Downtown Calgary Tech Campus
Calgary-headquartered Neo Financial announced today that they’re expanding their footprint in Calgary’s downtown, with 113,000 sq ft of office space across The Edison office tower and a converted empty retail floor at the Hudson’s Bay downtown. The expansion of office space comes as their team has more than doubled in the past year, bringing Neo’s […]
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 […]
Attend Tech Talent Canada’s Virtual Job Fair This Week
Tech Talent Canada is hosting our next virtual job fair this Wednesday, November 24th and it promises to be our best one yet. Over thirty companies will be online hiring for 1,000+ open roles across Canada and in major tech hubs Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver. Many of the participating companies are also open […]
Neo Financial to Hire 300 in Winnipeg with $1.6 Million Grant from Manitoba
Neo Financial is the recipient of a $1.6 million grant from the Province of Manitoba through its Industry Expansion program. The program will support skills training for 300 new employees at Neo’s Winnipeg headquarters. Neo announced in August 2021 that they had acquired new office space in Winnipeg’s Exchange District to build a second headquarters. The space […]
30+ Companies Hiring for 1,000+ Tech Roles Across Canada
Tech Talent Canada is hosting our next virtual job fair on Wednesday, November 24th and it promises to be our best one yet. Thirty companies (so far) will be online hiring for 1,000+ open roles in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg. Many of the participating companies are also open to […]