Across Canada and the US, layoffs have continued into 2023, with many major tech companies making headlines with sizeable cuts. The blows have been damaging: In 2022, a total of 150,000 tech workers were laid off globally across more than 900 companies. But while job postings are down in relative terms, Canada’s tech hubs have seen record growth—and […]
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Agilno Returns to Toronto Roots as Growing Tech Firm Taps Canadian Talent
A global custom software development company using emerging technologies to create solutions that solve client challenges this week announced further expansion into the Canadian market. Croatia-based Agilno is deepening its footprint in Canada through scaling its office in Toronto, where it plans to “leverage the region’s deep tech talent pool to hire roles in Product […]
York University Announces Canada’s First Fully Work Integrated Degree in Digital Technologies
The Lassonde School of Engineering at York University is paving the way when it comes to alternative types of learning, focusing on non-traditional avenues that encourage a company to hire candidates based on their future potential and invest in their learning and development. Something that seems quite innovative in Canada is already well established in […]
Sanofi Calls Toronto Home for New AI Global Centre of Excellence, With Plans for Significant Hiring
Sanofi, a leader in global health care, just announced a new Global AI Centre of Excellence, located in Toronto. Focused on the power of data, analytics and AI, Toronto joins the likes of Boston, Paris, New York, and Barcelona in welcoming the company’s new digital hub. We sat down with many of their team members, […]
A Deep Dive Into CBRE’s Scoring Tech Talent Report
Each year, we eagerly anticipate CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech Talent Report. The report ranks 50 cities throughout North America and provides a score, positioning each tech talent market against its competitors. Cities throughout Canada consistently rank in the top 10, with Toronto rounding out the top five year after year and moving up to the 3rd […]
Sanofi to Launch Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Toronto
This week at the Collision Conference, global healthcare company Sanofi announced the opening of an Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Toronto. Sanofi’s global AI Centre of Excellence will be based in downtown Toronto and support the company’s mission to improve patients’ lives through digital innovation. In 2022, Sanofi Canada will hire more than 100 highly skilled tech employees […]
Coding Bootcamps And The Crunch For Tech Talent
As the war for tech talent continues, companies are feeling the pressure to offer exorbitant salaries in an effort to win out against their competitors. It’s a candidate’s market, with degree-holding software engineers having their pick of employment. But what about candidates that don’t have an official engineering degree, but do have the right skills […]
Opportunities Abound: Join the Toronto Region’s World Class Tech Community
As our fiscal year comes to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on the past year at Toronto Global. Despite the circumstances and challenges faced in the Toronto Region and around the world, we’re proud of the results we have achieved in 2021/22, and throughout the pandemic. Rewind to March 2020; it wasn’t […]
Meta To Create Toronto Engineering Hub And Hire 2,500 In Canadian Roles
This morning, Meta announced the creation of a new Canadian engineering hub, to be based in Toronto, and plans to hire up to 2,500 new employees for remote and in-office positions across Canada over the next five years. The majority of roles are expected to span across building extended reality experiences and Meta technologies. The […]
Doubling Down On The Toronto Region’s Talent Advantage
Touted as North America’s fastest growing tech market, Toronto continues to attract innovative companies from around the globe. Over 81,000 new tech jobs were added to our region between 2016-2020, and there is no indication of that slowing down any time soon. Talent remains the primary factor impacting corporate strategy and is a key driver for […]