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Aug 20, 2020 · Ottawa’s innovation ecosystem has been building up a substantial pool of tech talent for more than two decades. Active recruiting by major players from Nokia to Shopify, 65 federal research labs, and top tier STEM programs at our universities and colleges bring talented people from around the world to Ottawa. 3.
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Tech talent concentration—the percentage of total employment—is an influential factor in how “tech” the market is and in its growth potential. Tech talent comprises 11.6% of total employment in Ottawa and 11.4% in the San Francisco Bay Area—the highest concentrations and more than double the 50-market average of 5.6%.
Sep 4, 2024 · According to CBRE, Ottawa added 31,300 tech talent jobs between 2018 and 2023, representing growth of 51.7 per cent. Calgary, where the tech labour force expanded by a whopping 78.1 per cent, was the only market with a higher growth rate during that time period.
Jun 7, 2023 · Based on CBRE’s 2022 numbers, Ottawa’s total tech employment looks impressive indeed: 94,100. Yet, as a few keen observers of Ottawa’s tech sector have pointed out, the CBRE numbers diverge...
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Jun 7, 2024 · What sets the city apart from other markets is mainly its remarkably high concentration of technology talent. Per CBRE’s recent Scoring Tech Talent 2023 report, which ranks each city’s ability to attract and grow technology talent, Ottawa ranks 11th in North America.
Vancouver, which had the highest tech job growth rate of all cities measured (69%), stayed at #8 in the Scoring Tech Talent ranking; Ottawa moved up two spots to #11; Montreal rose three spots to #12, having added the third most tech talent jobs in North America (51,500) after Toronto and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Jul 24, 2023 · Vancouver had the highest tech-job growth rate (69 per cent) of the 50 cities measured. It remained at No. 8 on the Scoring Tech Talent list. Ottawa moved up two spots to No. 11; Montreal rose three spots to No. 12. Toronto slipped two spots but is still the highest ranked Canadian city at No. 5.
