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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

The tech job landscape across Canada has continued to grow. In 2018, Canada had a record-low unemployment rate and as a result we are seeing more companies, startups and online-based businesses dedicated to serving the niche-jobs industry. Positions for software development and data science continue to expand throughout the industry.

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Collision Conference Finds a New Home in Toronto Canada

ReadWriteStart

While I love having conferences close to home, I was really excited to see the news that the Collision Tech Conference , considered to be one of America’s fastest-growing tech conference, is moving to Toronto, Canada in 2019. The announcement was made by Paddy Cosgrave, CEO of Web Summit, and Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada.

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Unique ways to solve today’s talent crunch

Version One Ventures

Finding the right engineer, UX designer or marketer can make all the difference for your start-up. Onshore immigrant employees in Canada. That’s one reason there’s a growing trend for tech companies to open offices in Canada , as Canada is willing to grant visas to practically any highly skilled worker with a salaried job.

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[INTERVIEW] North Aware Founder And Creator Of The Smart Parka, Jamil Khan

YoungUpstarts

million, making it one of Kickstarter’s most successful crowdfunding ever in Canada. As he notes, you have to be able to advance the learning curve fast in software development because changes occur at such a rapid pace. It was interesting, because that transition wasn’t as challenging as you might think it would be.

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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. In the USA, “near-shore” is a euphemism for connected countries, like Mexico and Canada.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. In the USA, “near-shore” is a euphemism for connected countries, like Mexico and Canada.

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Twitter Link Roundup #77 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Fully Understanding Contrast in Design – [link]. crowdSPRING designer interview – 12 Questions: Meet Edward Laurin (Canada) – [link].