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10 Companies In Toronto That Tech Talent Want To Work For

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What motivates candidates to take that recruiter call and leave their current role? Today’s most successful companies are the ones that realize their people are their most important asset, and that attracting great talent requires a strong employer brand. A company with a poor reputation could be building the most innovative product, exceed their earnings […]

Fast Company Names Four Canadian Workplaces Among Best for Innovators

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Fast Company has published their second annual list of the Best Workplaces for Innovators. The list identifies companies that encourage bold experimentation, not just from the C-suite or engineering groups but from every level of the organization. And now more than ever, businesses of every kind, from every industry, must innovate to survive and thrive. […]

Trump’s H-1B Visa Halt Focuses Tech Talent On Canada

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Tech executives are urging skilled workers to “look North” after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday temporarily blocking some employment-related visas, including Silicon Valley’s preferred visa for hiring high-skilled immigrants. The H-1B visa allows skilled workers with “highly specialized knowledge,” such as engineers and scientists, to work in the United States […]

Shopify Moves To ‘Digital By Default’ – CEO Declares ‘Office Centricity is Over’

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Known historically for their flexible working arrangements, the COVID-19 crisis has pushed Shopify further in that direction. Today CEO Tobi Lutke announced on Twitter that Shopify is now a digital by default company. “We will keep our offices closed until 2021 so that we can rework them for this new reality. And after that, most […]

Get Your Application In To Intern With Shopify

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Shopify is on fire. Canada’s favorite e-commerce company just became the country’s second-most valuable company on the TSX behind RBC. Now valued at over $100 billion, investors are flocking to the stock after Shopify CTO Jean-Michel Lemieux said they were experiencing ‘Black Friday-type’ traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shopify continues to deliver good news with […]

TechTO Tackles Talent During Covid-19 Crisis

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The COVID-19 crisis has rocked the tech ecosystem and TechTO is doing their best to change that. Next week TechTO is hosting an online event to support the tech community and those who found themselves out of work. Let’s channel our collective anxieties into something productive: an opportunity to expand our professional networks, discuss career […]

Shopify Seeks The Curious, The Resourceful, The Creative, And The Humble

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Shopify is not slowing down. In the current reality of COVID-19, their resolve is stronger than ever as they focus on their mission to ‘Make Commerce Better for Everyone’. Business owners around the world are relying on Shopify to help them adapt and find new ways of selling and delivering their products. Shopify reiterated last […]

These Companies Are Hiring During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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We’re living in unprecedented times and it will take years for the Canadian economy to recover. To support those who have lost jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Toronto startup community created a CDN Startup Community #COVID19 Talent Help List last week. This week we’ve got the other side of the equation coming together […]

Shopify And Google Asking Employees To Work From Home

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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 […]