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Halifax's Tech Sector Climbs the Rankings in CBRE's North America's Next 25 Tech Talent Markets
Nova Scotia’s tech industry has seen continued rapid growth over the years, and the data recently released through the 2021 CBRE Scoring Tech Talent report stands behind this. When highlighting key,…
Atlantic Labour Market Brief: May 2021
Canada Employment fell sharply in May, down from the previous month by 68,000 jobs. The job reductions occurred in both full-time and part-time positions. The unemployment rate increased slightly in…
Canadian Technology Accelerators - Spring 2021 Programs
The Canadian Technology Accelerators (CTA) connect and immerse innovative fast-growing tech companies in booming global tech hubs. Each CTA tailors its programming to the opportunities available in t…
Nova Scotia Occupational Outlook 2020-2021
About this Report: Each year, ESDC/Service Canada undertakes analysis on occupational job prospects and wages across all regions of Canada. The results, published to www.jobbank.gc.ca, serve to suppo…
Atlantic Labour Market Brief: December 2020
Canada Employment fell sharply in December, down from the previous month by 62,600 jobs . Full-time jobs increased alongside fewer part-time. The unemployment rate increased slightly in December to 8…
Enhancing Automation in Controlled Environment Agriculture Farming
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is an indoor technology-based production system where crops are grown under a modified and highly conditioned environment. The greenhouse sector and its deriv…
Grow Now for Female Tech Founders in Atlantic Canada
Are you a woman-owned or women-led technology company in Atlantic Canada? Apply now to join The Centre for Women in Business 's (CWB) pilot cohort of Grow Now for Female Tech Founders! Grow Now is a…
Turning Cash Reserves into Bitcoin with Go Full Crypto
Digital Nova Scotia Member, Atlantic Blockchain Company Inc. (Founder of Go Full Crypto ) has developed a brand new case study to explore why individuals or businesses would want to incorporate Bitco…
The Nova Scotia Start Up Challenge
You’re invited to join the Centre for Women in Business and Ryerson University Diversity Institute for the second annual Nova Scotia Start Up Challenge for immigrant women entrepreneurs! The Nova Sco…
The 50 – 30 Challenge: Your Diversity Advantage
The 50 – 30 Challenge is an initiative between the Government of Canada, business, and diversity organizations. Together with project co-creators, many of whom have been striving to increase corporat…
Atlantic Labour Market Brief: October 2020
Canada Employment grew at a strong pace in October, up from the prior month by 83,600 jobs, making it the sixth consecutive monthly gain. The growth occurred in both full-time and part-time positions…
October SEO Brunch Audit with DeepSense
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is arguably one of the most important factors to successfully build a website and brand. At our most recent SEO Brunch on October 26, 2020, our partner MacMillan Sear…
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