Category: IT Industry
If we close the labour & tech gap, agriculture could add $11B to Canada’s economy by 2030
Canada must accelerate investment in agriculture technology and address its growing farm labour shortage or risk being left behind, a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada warns. The...
Read MoreCanada’s tech startups drew over $3 billion in the first half of 2019
Canada has a different way of doing business, and it’s paying off. Local and international investors, including some NBA stars, are setting their sights on increasingly popular tech hot spots across...
Read MoreTech 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...
Read MoreCanada 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...
Read MoreGovernment 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...
Read MoreFive 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:...
Read More6 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...
Read MoreTech 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...
Read MoreCanada 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...
Read MoreCan 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...
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