Canada: How companies are screening future employees

Canada: How companies are screening future employees

As businesses around the world slowly start to reopen after being forced to shut down operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the graduates of the class of 2020 are sharpening their presentation skills and updating their resumes to look for employment opportunities....
COVID-19 offers Toronto a rare chance to transform the city

COVID-19 offers Toronto a rare chance to transform the city

Large swaths of Toronto simply weren’t built with people in mind. Just walk the easterly portion of Queens Quay, where the narrow sidewalks force you to step into traffic to evade fellow pedestrians. Condos and apartment buildings tower over homeless encampments....
Canadian startups help each other weather the COVID-19 crisis

Canadian startups help each other weather the COVID-19 crisis

Anna (a pseudonym), a startup founder in the Montréal area, went through an emotional rollercoaster ride that’s familiar to us all since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. At first she tried to stay positive and keep a stiff upper lip. And then she slumped, and...
Four initiatives aiming to create racial equality in Canadian tech

Four initiatives aiming to create racial equality in Canadian tech

The call to end systemic racism has echoed around the world. And it has resonated in Canada’s tech sector. Acknowledging that progress toward racial equality has been too slow, dozens of startup founders and corporate leaders have responded with pledges to step up...