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Meet the Data Analytics SFHA students of the month!

March 6, 2023

Francais en bas The Skills for Hire Atlantic program has recently launched it’s second cohort! With just over 450 participants geared up to learn new skills over the next 20 weeks – we are thrilled to present our first students of the month from the data analytics program! So far participants have displayed a tireless work ethic and tremendous attitudes leaving us extremely excited for the remainder of the program. [...]

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Government of Canada announces projects aimed at removing barriers to equality in federally regulated workplaces

February 27, 2023

Today, Minister O’Regan made the announcement with Wayne Sumarah, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Nova Scotia, along with project partners, and Andy Fillmore, Member of Parliament for Halifax. During the visit, they discussed Digital Nova Scotia’s project, called Creating an Inclusive Culture: Building Tech Workplaces that Work, which received over $1 million in funding. The project aims to create a more inclusive culture in Nova Scotia’s technology sector by improving [...]

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Atlantic Labour Market Brief: January 2023

February 13, 2023

Canada Employment grew at a strong pace in January, up from the prior month by 150,000 jobs. The growth occurred in both full time and part time positions, though primarily full time. The rate of unemployment saw no change from last month, remaining at 5.0%. The goods producing sector added jobs (+25,400), while the services producing sector saw growth of 124,700 jobs. Labour Force: 21,078,300 (+152,500) Employment: 20,032,300 (+150,000) [...]

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Booting up: How BBI is helping Black businesses grow their online presence

February 13, 2023

It’s more important now than ever before that businesses develop a strong brand presence online if they want to compete. It’s something that became very apparent to the Black Business Initiative (BBI), which addresses the unique needs faced by Nova Scotia’s Black business community, during the pandemic. “One area that people are coming to us for support is specifically tech integration,” said BBI’s Senior Marketing Manager, Monica Mutale. For the [...]

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Occupational Outlook 2022-2024, Nova Scotia

January 31, 2023

Each year, Service Canada develops three-year occupational employment prospects at the provincial and sub- provincial level. This analysis is based on a forecast model that captures macroeconomic, demographic and industry employment conditions, in addition to occupation-specific factors that influence job opportunities. This report provides a summary of Nova Scotia’s results from the latest occupational scenario (2022-24). It addresses the sources of labour demand, job growth and attrition, as well as [...]

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Skills for Hire Atlantic continues to prove popular in Atlantic Canada

January 23, 2023

As quickly as it began, another cohort of Skills for Hire Atlantic participants have officially wrapped up their 20 weeks of learning. The program runs two concurrent streams – one in data analytics and the other in website development – each chosen with industry research to fill the entry-level talent labor gaps in Atlantic Canada’s tech sphere. After having seen an overwhelming response to the fall 2022 intake, people from [...]

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PDS Call for Speakers!

January 23, 2023

The Professional Development Summit (PDS) returns in-person in 2023! PDS 2023: April 25, 2023 at Saint Mary’s University Keynote Shawn Kanungo: Strategy in a World of Disruption A globally recognized innovation and disruption strategist who operates at the intersection of creativity, business, and technology, who has been recognized globally for his work in innovation will be bringing us an exciting Presentation and Workshop you will not want to miss! Call For Speakers [...]

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NewAE Technology: From humble beginnings to global success

January 18, 2023

NewAE Technology is a Nova Scotia-based company revolutionizing the hardware security market—and it all began nearly a decade ago from a university research project. In 2013, Colin O’Flynn was studying to obtain his Ph.D in embedded hardware security, and he began working on a project: an open-source platform that makes researching and testing embedded side channel attacks accessible, replicable and convenient. Its name? ChipWhisperer. O’Flynn turned that project into a [...]

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Atlantic Labour Market Brief: December 2022

January 9, 2023

Canada Employment grew at a strong pace in December, up from the prior month by 104,000 jobs, making it the fourth consecutive monthly gain. The growth occurred in both full-time and part-time positions, though primarily full-time. The unemployment rate declined slightly in December to 5.0%, influenced by the solid job gains. The goods-producing sector added jobs (+22,200), while the services-producing sector saw growth of 81,700 jobs. Labour Force: 20,807,100 (+91,200) [...]

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2022 in Review: Another successful year for our province’s tech sector

December 16, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, we’re taking a few moments to step back and reflect on another amazing year (almost) in the books. Over the past year, we’ve watched more companies across our province grow beyond their projections, we’ve seen the continued use and expansion of digital hybrid working models, we’ve seen an increased focus on the importance of digital talent, and the further acceleration of digital adoption and [...]

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NoWave: Embracing Emerging Trends

December 12, 2022

With more than a decade of experience building a brand and creating an online presence within Shopify, it’s no surprise that the team behind NoWave attracted others who wanted to sell online. With so much interest, they quickly realized that they could use their collective expertise in product development to guide other entrepreneurs, and thus, the e-commerce agency, NoWave Consulting, was born! NoWave’s mission is to guide startup companies through [...]

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Skills for Hire Atlantic helps hundreds enhance their tech careers and kick start new ones

December 7, 2022

Skills for Hire Atlantic helps hundreds enhance their tech careers and kick start new ones Four months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2019, Luiza Tsuda moved to Newfoundland and Labrador from Brazil with her husband and two teenage sons. With a background in computer science, she had worked nearly 25 years in the tech industry in Brazil. But integrating into the Canadian workforce hasn’t been simple. Last year, she [...]

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Atlantic Labour Market Brief: November 2022

December 5, 2022

Canada Employment expanded at a moderate pace in the month, up 0.6% on an annualized basis. Full time jobs increased alongside fewer part-time. The unemployment rate fell from last month, to 5.1% The goods producing sector lost jobs in November ( 9,400), while the services producing sector saw growth of 19,600 jobs. Labour Force: 20,715,900 ( 13,700) Employment: 19,666,300 (+10,100) Atlantic Canada Employment fell sharply in November, down from [...]

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Fostering Security at a Moment’s Notice: CyberClan

December 5, 2022

When Richard D’Souza was first looking to set up his company Network Test Labs, now known as CyberClan, in 2006, his financial woes forced him to borrow a friend’s credit card to make it happen. But despite its initial hardship, Richard’s vision led CyberClan to become the industry-leading cybersecurity provider it is today. Rohid Sharma became the fourth employee to join the team at CyberClan as a business development representative, [...]

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Meet our web development November Students of the month | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois de novembre en development web

November 28, 2022

Français en bas As we rapidly approach the end of the first cohort of Skills for Hire Atlantic we are highlighting 2 more students who have dedicated themselves to their learning. Our first student of the month for website development is Perry Moore. After training as an engineer and looking to make a switch, Perry decided to pursue web development independently. His interest in the field centered around having an [...]

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