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Government of Canada’s DX journey riddled with cyber-struggles, technical debt and staffing concerns: Report

A new report by market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC) found that digital transformation (DX) within public sector agencies has been significantly impaired...

Shopify lays off 20 per cent of staff, sells logistics division to Flexport

Popular Ottawa-based ecommerce company Shopify announced in a staff memo yesterday that it is laying off 20 per cent of its workforce and selling its...

Accenture to slash 19,000 jobs, lowers forecasts

Leading consultancy group Accenture announced in a SEC filing that it will cut 19,000 jobs in the next 18 months, in a bid to...

Layoffs continue at Amazon, Meta, Samsung, Ericsson and more

The tech industry continues to be plagued by layoffs, with nearly 150,000 employees impacted since the start of 2023. Amazon is the latest to announce...

Hiring to increase in Canada, despite market volatility: Robert Half study

The job market has been facing the changing demands of a new workforce and a new economic environment, but it remains robust. More than...

Coffee Briefing Feb. 7 – Galaxy Broadband to deliver LEO satellite services, Bell and Staples partner; VentureLAB announces 5th cohort of Hardware Catalyst Initiative;...

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed...

Dell to cut 6,650 jobs as PC market faces unprecedented decline

Dell is slashing 6,650 jobs, or about five per cent of its workforce, as it faces plunging demand for PCs and economic uncertainty, the...

Google slashes 12,000 jobs

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced in a statement and in an email to U.S-based affected staff, that the...

Microsoft will lay off 10,000 employees, others asked to “raise the bar”

Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella just confirmed in a SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) filing that the company will be laying off...

Salesforce leaders make their predictions for 2023

Tech leaders at customer relationship management company Salesforce have shared their top IT predictions, based on market analysis and customers’ perspectives. Salesforce execs provided...

New CEO and vice chairs appointed at the CRTC

Today, Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced the appointment of Vicky Eatrides as chair and chief executive officer (CEO) and Alicia Barin...

Canadian Government announces a hybrid work model for the Federal Public Service

Starting next year, Canadians working for the federal public service will have to spend at least two or three days per week in the...

Employees have a new set of demands following the impact of the talent shortage and layoffs

The massive talent shortage that impacted the industry during the first half of 2022 may be smaller following layoffs, however workers have a whole...

Coffee Briefing December 6, 2022- Brookfield partners with AWS; HCLTech expands foothold in Canada; Nautilus brings water-cooled data centers to two new locations;...

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed...

Nearly half of professionals in Toronto feel disengaged from work: survey

Professionals based in Toronto are facing a “disengagement crisis”, according to findings by UK-based recruitment agency, Robert Walters. Three thousand working professionals (taken from Robert...

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