Cyclica
Cylica is a Canadian biotech company that heavily uses artificial intelligence and computational biophysics for their daily operations. Not long ago, the company joined hands with Mannin Research to help develop corona virus medicines.
Tealbook
According to the IEC report, Tealbook is among the Canadian companies that are expected to grow this year. It’s currently advertising for senior developers and product managers’ jobs. The company specializes in a massive database of supplies for procurement departments in search of essential goods and services for their companies. It’s known for its swift response even during a crisis.
Dialogue Technologies
It’s a Montreal-based company that offers virtual healthcare that are payable by health insurance or an employer. Currently, they are looking for more people to work on their H.R., finance, sales, and medical departments. The company responded to corona virus crisis by providing special COVID-19 resources such as a free virtual tool, known as Cloe, which addresses corona-virus frequently asked questions. According to the IEC report, the company is expected to grow by 300% in the coming few months to 600 employees
Mind Beacon
Mind Beacon is based in Toronto and focuses on offering digital mental-health services. Currently, this company is hiring in health-related fields across Canada. This is in response to the high demand for health workers needed to help during this crisis. Due to the staying at home Covid-19 special measure to reduce spreading the virus, Mind Beacon traffic has increased by around 15 times.
Opentext
This Waterloo-based enterprise information management software company has several vacant positions on its web page. Since the onset of corona virus, Opentext has shifted its effort to help other firms adapt to the changes brought about by Covid-19. The IEC report indicates this company will too glow in the next few months to come.
Immigration Options for Tech Workers
Due to the shortage in the labor force in the country, many countries are looking for the international labor force to come and fill the gap. As a result, several Canadian immigration initiatives have at the forefront in facilities the process of hiring skilled people from other countries. The most notable initiative is the Global Talent Stream since it started more than 73359 experts have been brought to Canada—968 people were brought this year.
Other initiatives that are helping to bring people from all over the world to come and work in Canada include;
- The Ontario Tech Pilot, which invited 954 candidates in January this year to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.
- B.C. Tech Pilot, which has been inviting candidates to apply for provincial nomination on weekly basis. Candidates who receive provincial nominations via Express Entry system stands a better chance since, in addition to whatever points they have, they receive an additional 600 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points.
