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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

The tech job landscape across Canada has continued to grow. In 2018, Canada had a record-low unemployment rate and as a result we are seeing more companies, startups and online-based businesses dedicated to serving the niche-jobs industry. The prediction was that Canada would face a shortage of programmers and IT professionals.

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Mission accomplished: Startup Visa Canada is here

Version One Ventures

oi and Cristian Strat, founders of Summify (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Two years ago , Danny Robinson, Maura Rodgers and myself started to lobby for a Startup Visa Canada that would make it easier for foreign (tech) entrepreneurs to start their company in Canada. In addition, Startup Visa will create good Canadian jobs.

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12 Questions: Meet Ann Lowe (Canada)

crowdSPRING Blog

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Ann lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Why This New York Venture Capital Firm is Investing in Canada

David Teten

At our firm, ff Venture Capital , we didn’t aim to go to Canada, but ended up there anyway. seed-focused investor with as many investments in Canada. In 2013, Startup Genome, a platform for analyzing startup communities, listed Toronto, Vancouver, and Waterloo, Ont., We’re a New York based early-stage venture capital firm.

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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

corbett3000 : Peter Corbett, CEO of iStrategyLabs discusses engaging communities through innovation on @corbett3000. ibarguen : Follow along with Alberto Ibarguen, Knight Foundation CEO, as he discusses the promotion of informed and engaged communities. Foundations, Associations & Non-Profits.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment.

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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Ted Livingston’s rollercoaster ride as CEO of hit messaging startup Kik

The Next Web

Waterloo, Canada-based Kik recently passed 80 million users, which was given particular significance from local media who noted that it took the 4-and-a-half year old startup past BlackBerry and its BBM mobile messaging solution. The Canadian government matched the investment, and the 15-year plan kicked off. It began at RIM.