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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. Positions for software development and data science continue to expand throughout the industry.

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[INTERVIEW] North Aware Founder And Creator Of The Smart Parka, Jamil Khan

YoungUpstarts

That’s what former software engineer Jamil Khan has done with his new company, North Aware , in manufacturing its Smart Parka. million, making it one of Kickstarter’s most successful crowdfunding ever in Canada. Trust a techie to reinvent how we do winter.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

TWTFelipe and I ended up speaking for nearly 30 minutes and we talked mostly about why his company was based in Canada and not the US. He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. He spent a bunch of this time in Canada. So he decided to start his company in Canada.

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SXSW Startups: Horizon

Austin Startup

Horizon Blockchain Games is currently based in Toronto, Canada. from software to AI, VR, cannabis, health, food, music, blockchain, gaming, and more. Our CTO, Ian Ha, has worked as a senior software engineer at various startups in the gaming, interactive media, financial services and gig-economy spaces. Tell us about it.

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Finance Fridays

Feld Thoughts

In the mean time, please meet the Finance Fridays team: Jonathan Wolter has been a lead consultant and software engineer at ThoughtWorks working for clients in Silicon Valley, Texas, Chicago, and India. I love working with and mentoring students, and am especially thrilled when they proactively reach out to me.

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Essential Facts and Statistics Every Entrepreneur Must Know

crowdSPRING Blog

For a nearby global perspective, Canada has rated the 7th best country in the world to start a business by Business Insider. Take a look at five of Canada’s best startup cities. IT/Software Engineering/UX or UI Design. Beyond Chicago, there are many other great cities in the US for startups and entrepreneurs.

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Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S

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Software Developer. Senior Software Engineer - Web-based Applications. at Tableau Software. Front-end UI Software Engineer. Manager, Test Engineering (Performance Team). at Tableau Software. Chris DeVore is going to Canada… …for GROW Conference. Daily email digest.