15 percent of Canadian occupations to decline by 2030, says Brookfield Institute
Fifteen percent of Canadians are currently working in occupations projected to decline by the year 2030, while 19 percent are in occupations expected to…
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Report: One-quarter of Canadian startups have made layoffs amid COVID-19
Nearly one-quarter of Canadian startups have made layoffs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, representing 5.5 percent of the overall workforce, according to…
Survey: Half of Canadian East Coast startups are feeling financial impact of COVID-19
About half of Canadian East Coast startups say they are feeling the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new survey from…
Nearly half of Canadian tech companies report decrease in value due to COVID-19, survey finds
Almost half of Canadian tech companies are reporting having experienced a decrease in company value because of the current global pandemic, according to findings…
Canadian groups urge governments to implement funding for underrepresented entrepreneurs amid COVID-19
The Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce (CanWCC) and Dream Legacy Foundation have shared policy recommendations with the provincial and federal governments that could support…
Outgoing innovation commissioner says British Columbia needs to create innovation hubs
British Columbia’s innovation commissioner has released his final report on how the provincial government can help BC tech, and support innovation across all of…
Canadian venture capital investment down seven percent in Q1 2020, CVCA finds
Venture capital investment in Canada for the first quarter of 2020 is down 7.5 percent compared to the first quarter last year, according to…
Report: Startups could fuel the recovery of Canada’s economy
Job losses in the tech sector could dramatically damage productivity across Canada, according to a new report commissioned by the Innovation Economy Council (IEC),…
Report reveals widespread impact of COVID-19 on underrepresented entrepreneurs
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, eighty-five percent of underrepresented entrepreneurs in Canada have experienced a loss in revenue, contracts, and cash flow,…
Report: Number of Canadian startups significantly impacted by COVID-19 slightly higher than global average
According to a new report for Startup Genome, 58 percent of startups in Canada say their industry has been “affected significantly” by the COVID-19…
Lightspeed sees reduced demand for e-commerce services, as restaurants, retailers heavily affected
Montreal-based Lightspeed POS has reported that social distancing measures in place due to COVID-19 have impacted merchants’ overall demand for the e-commerce company’s services….
Survey finds 82 percent of tech CEOs plan to make layoffs after being left out of federal wage subsidy
A new survey from the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) estimates that around 39,000 Canadian information and communications technology companies are currently ineligible for…
Report: As COVID-19 causes job postings to plunge, software development stable
As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to impact the job market in Canada, postings for new positions are beginning to fall, according to new data…