Grassroots group survey finds pay disparity among Victoria tech workers
byYYJ Tech, a grassroots Slack community for Victoria’s tech ecosystem, recently surveyed its members in order to better…
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Shopify to host program for developers reentering tech industry after extended leaves
byWith the talent shortage reportedly being an enduring hindrance of growth in the Canadian tech ecosystem, Shopify has created…
AI Deep Dive chooses Toronto over San Francisco for AI skills course
byAI Deep Dive, a three-month, full-time, retreat-style artificial intelligence course, is closing its San Francisco program,…
Microsoft, VCGA launch tech education lab in Vancouver’s Chinatown
byMicrosoft has teamed up with the Vancouver Computer Graphic Society (VCGA) to host tech programming, workshops, and mentor-led…
Digital skills school BrainStation expands learning platform ‘Online Live’
byBrainStation, a technology skills school with five locations in North America, has expanded and updated its remote learning…
HackerYou accepted to Y Combinator on back of new tuition model
byThe HackerYou College of Technology has announced it has been accepted to Y Combinator’s summer 2019 batch, months after…
National Girls Learning Code Day returning to 35 communities across Canada
byOn May 11, the sixth annual National Girls Learning Code Day is taking place in 35 communities across Canada, aiming to teach…
Rangle chief technology officer leaves as company restructures
byLong-time chief technology officer at Rangle, Yuri Takhteyev, has left the company, BetaKit has learned. Takhteyev recently…
Global interest in Canadian tech jobs grown 58 percent since 2015, report finds
byA recent report from online job marketplace Indeed found global interest in Canadian tech jobs has increased by 58 percent…
HackerYou offering students deferred-payment tuition option
byHackerYou College of Technology has announced it will offer Income Share Agreements (ISAs) as a payment option to students…
Canada’s 2019 Developer 30 Under 30
byThe Developer 30 Under 30, is an initiative dedicated to recognizing developers building the infrastructure behind Canada’s…
How to interview tech talent remotely
byYousuf Khatib is the co-founder and CEO of Global Skills Hub, which helps Canadian companies find highly-skilled technical…
Next week’s Evoke conference an evolution of Developer 30 Under 30 awards
byThe annual Developer 30 Under 30 awards is evolving into something bigger, Evoke, a three-day event taking place next week…
Peraso raises $42 million CAD funding to modernize wireless connectivity
byPeraso Technologies, a semiconductor manufacturer, announced today that it has raised an additional $42 million CAD in equity…
New government supported software teaches kids to code in Ojibwe
byStudents across Canada can now learn coding and computational skills, while also developing their knowledge of the Ojibwe language…