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Tech boom creating two-tiered Canadian job market

The world of regional inequality within the labour market already exists in American cities, and a new report from TD Economics explores how far Canada is from mirroring their American counterparts. The report, which was released last Friday, states that jobs...

Canada has four of N. America’s top 20 technology markets

Major Canadian cities continue to grow in importance as technology hubs, and a few smaller markets are emerging to join them, according to CBRE’s 2019 Scoring Tech Talent report which ranks the top 50 markets in North America. “It’s a combination of factors,...

Government of Canada invests $49.5M to digitize and automate agriculture

The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) has received an investment of up to $49.5 million from the federal government. The $108.5 million project, aimed at developing exportable farming solutions, aims to help farmers gain access to new technologies and is...

It’s time for Canada to focus on the scale-up challenge

The Toronto Board of Trade is the latest to highlight that Canada is a terrific start-up nation but a dismal failure as a scale-up nation. Toronto itself is a dynamic centre for tech start-ups, but has failed to grow any...

Five smart city technologies that Sidewalk Labs is pitching

From underground delivery to universal Wi-Fi and more. A look at five of the smart city technologies Sidewalk Labs LLC is offering Torontonians. Heated sidewalks and bike paths The Pitch: Installing 1,200 square metres of heated sidewalk and 1,590 square...

6 Tips for Writing an Exceptional Resume

Although it seems like common sense, having a rock-solid resume that includes all pertinent components is critical to landing your next job. Crafting an exceptional resume these days has the added challenge of attracting not only hiring managers but the software bots...

Tech workers are turning to Canada as US immigration becomes more difficult

The tech industry in the US is booming. Foreign interest in tech jobs is not. That’s because despite the country’s acute need for highly skilled tech workers, its immigration system has become increasingly unwelcoming. Since the beginning of 2018, the...

Canada pushes for action on tech giants

Everyone is familiar with the tired joke about Canadians: that if you bump into us, we apologize. Last month Facebook bumped into Canada in a big way — but rather than say sorry, we responded by issuing a subpoena. Our...

Can connected technology ever become more ethical?

The importance of creating technologies with the user in mind. Thanks to advances on mobile connectivity, we are now able to connect to most devices through our mobile phones. Moving forwards, the opportunities to expand beyond simple connections to mobile...