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Government of Canada tables new legislation to oversee Sustainable Jobs Plan

Last week, Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson introduced Bill C-50, the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act, which will put in place guidelines, accountability, and...

Competition for talent intensifying in the Ontario creative tech sector: ICTC study

Ontario’s creative tech sector is booming, with talent demand on the rise despite economic headwinds, new findings from a ICTC (The Information and Communications...

ventureLAB exec zeroes in on challenges facing startups and how to conquer them

Yesterday at the annual Digital Transformation conference,  IT World Canada’s chief information officer, Jim Love, sat down with Matt Skynner, chief operating officer of...

Technology, diversity and allyship: Debra Christmas shares the essentials for inclusion in the workplace

With day one of the Leadership and Digital Transformation Conference and Awards in full swing, Debra Christmas, senior executive partner at Gartner, shared in...

Becoming a talent magnet in the post-pandemic world: Gartner exec weighs in at DX Conference

You have to be a high performing team in order to attract and retain talent, said senior executive partner at Gartner, Steve Heck, at...

Growth, technology, and workforce issues are the top business priorities for CEOS: Gartner

Today, Gartner released its 2023 CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey, highlighting the top business priorities for CEOs. The survey was conducted from July through...

Coffee Briefing May 16 – Gartner survey reveals new data on digital workers; Google Canada launches new Cybersecurity Certificate; Clik2pay adds features to client...

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...

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...

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