2020 was a rollercoaster of a year where Covid19 pandemic has pushed most of us working in tech to work from home. The good thing is that your commute got much shorter, the bad news? The expenses started piling up – you had to upgrade your internet, get a bigger computer screen and get that … Continue reading $400 WFH Tax Break From CRA – How To Qualify
Stock market has been on the rise in 2020 even despite Covid19 pandemic. Stocks like Apple, Amazon and Tesla have risen 61%, 65% and 705% respectively in the last year. Canadian software companies do not want to miss out on the hot stock market and are eying to go public in the next few months. … Continue reading 6 Canadian Tech Companies Looking to Go IPO in 2021
Element AI, startup company in Montreal, is about to be acquired by US based software company based in Santa Clara, California that develops a cloud computing platform. No financial information was disclosed. ServiceNow was pleased with the acquisition as they want to move their AI development to setup Innovation hub in Canada. Element AI was … Continue reading ServiceNow to Buy Montreal AI Startup Element AI
Quebec’s OQLF, Quebec Board of the French Language, is going on a major hiring spree to hire 50 French language enforcement agents to make sure Quebec remains Francophone speaking province. The new hires will be responsible to oversee businesses for French language compliance. The announcement said that 20 of those new employees, will specifically be … Continue reading French Language Enforcement Agency To Hire Additional 50 Employees
If you were thinking of moving west and living in Hamilton – right now might be a good time to move there. Amazon has announced that they will be hiring 2,500 employees in Hamilton as well as Ajax areas. Amazon mentioned that they would like to have people hired in 2021. Amazon is currently employing … Continue reading Amazon Will Be Hiring 2,500 Employees in THESE 2 Cities in Ontario
Hardbacon, a Montreal-based FinTech company, has hired Andrew Hungerbuhler as Chief Revenue Officer. Bacon Financial Technologies, better known by its brand name Hardbacon, is dedicated to helping Canadians make better financial decisions, get wealthier and achieve their financial goals. The company, which has secured $1.1 million in funding, markets a mobile app that links to … Continue reading Montreal FinTech Hardbacon hires Andrew Hungerbuhler as Chief Revenue Officer
Communitech, an organization that supports the entire “Community of Tech” in Waterloo, placed 9 billboards across Silicon Valley to invite US based tech employees to relocate to Canada for IT work. Communitech spent $100k on the billboards and promises tech talent that comes to Canada from US that they will provide them with health insurance, … Continue reading Communitech Lures USA Based Tech Workers to Work in Waterloo Canada
