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Check Out These 30+ Companies Hiring for 1,000+ Tech Roles Across Canada
Tech Talent Canada is hosting our next virtual job fair on November 24th. Over thirty companies will be online hiring for 1,000+ open roles in Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.

Canada’s Video Game Industry Supports 55,300 Jobs From Coast To Coast
The Canadian video game industry has grown 23% since 2019, now contributing $5.5 billion to Canada’s GDP according to a biennial economic impact study from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada.

Who Are The Best Games Companies To Work For In Canada?
The winners of the Canada GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards 2021 have been revealed - check them out.

Dialectica to Create More than 500 Jobs At Montreal Hub & New Vancouver Office
Dialectica has announced that it plans on creating more 500 jobs in Canada over the next three years, with 100 of those roles in a new Vancouver office.

Who should take a Free Fridays workshop? Everyone!
Whether you’re looking for a new job or want to expand skills for employability, GA's community of experts will lead the way with expert-led dynamic workshops that can light the fire learning and growth, instilling relevant skills leading to sustainable, fulfilling careers.

Jobs of the Week

MistyWest is a hardware engineering consultancy and they're hiring an intermediate Software Engineer to design and implement their backend systems to integrate smart connected devices with cloud services.

B.C.'s Ministry of Education is hiring a Senior Business Technical Analyst to provide business analysis/consulting services and plan ongoing business and technology needs consistent with government and ministry strategic plans.

D3 Security is an award-winning security operations and incident response platform trusted by many of the world's largest and most targeted organizations. They're in search of a Hiring Manager.

Amazon Web Services Comes To Calgary, Will Create 5,000 New Jobs
The new AWS Canada West Region and existing AWS Canada Region in Montreal will together create more than 5,000 new jobs with an estimated investment of over $21 billion in the local economies by 2037.

Celebrating STEM DAY with ApplyBoard’s Knajwa Cameron
Tech Talent Canada sat down with a Software Engineer at Kitchener’s ApplyBoard to learn about her experience as a new graduate and her perspective on being a woman working within the tech industry.

Learn How To Code With Lighthouse Labs’ 21-Day Coding Challenge
Starting November 22nd, Canadians can complete one challenge a day to develop a daily coding habit through Lighthouse Labs' 21-Day Coding Challenge.

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Thanks for reading and stay safe,

Rob Lewis
Tech Talent Canada