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 […]
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Shopify Moves To ‘Digital By Default’ – CEO Declares ‘Office Centricity is Over’
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
Shopify Plans To Hire 1,000 For New Vancouver Office By End Of Year
Shopify is bulking up its presence and workforce on Canada’s west coast with a plan to hire 1,000 people in Vancouver and open its first permanent office there. Techcouver broke the news yesterday that the e-commerce darling would be expanding in Vancouver and taking over 90,000 square feet at 1055 Dunsmuir Street. This morning the Ottawa-based company confirmed […]
This Company Hired Someone Over Twitter Based on Starcraft Skill
The original vision of Shopify, the story goes, was a shop. Before the company adopted that name, it was called Snowdevil. And Snowdevil was an online store selling snowboards. That is a big leap to Shopify as a full-service e-commerce platform—especially when you consider the fact that the founders didn’t even initially plan to create […]