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Congrats to BNOTIONS, Compugen Finance: Business Excellence Award Winners
Two ITAC members have been named winners in the Toronto Region Board of Trade Business Excellence Awards. BNOTIONS, a mobile, data, and analytics innovation firm, won in the Employer of the Year category. Compugen Finance Inc, the leasing arm of …
Ontario Securities Commission Mandates Better Gender Representation for TSX-companies
The Ontario Securities Commission has released new rules which will require most TSX-listed companies to set targets for women’s board and executive committee representation. The move will require non-venture issuers to provide annual disclosure regarding the following items in their …
Got Talent? Introducing the Big Data Talent Gap Study 2014
Ryerson University and its partners invite you to join us for a breakfast panel discussion and an exciting national project launch on Thursday, October 30, 2014 from 8 -10 am att OneEleven (111 Richmond Street West, 5th Floor). Hear from …
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Study Looks at Skills Mismatch
A newly released study by The Canadian Chamber of Commerce calls on governments, education providers, and businesses to collaborate in order to mitigate skills mismatching and to help students transition from education to employment. The new report A Battle We Can’t …
ITAC Joins Push for Trans-Pacific Partnership
The ability to transmit data is the lifeblood of companies, both big and small, foreign and domestic. That’s why ITAC has joined with numerous other business associations around the world urging the parties negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement to …
New Dell Initiative Targets Start-ups
Dell is launching an initiative to support the start-up community in Canada. Following its huge success in the US, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands and France, the Dell for Entrepreneurs program (formerly Centre for Entrepreneurs) is now launching in Canada. …
How Does Your Salary Measure Up?
How does your salary compare to national averages? What skills are in demand in the competitive job market? Which certifications and training impact salary? Help ITAC partner Global Knowledge discover these answers by participating in its 2015 IT Skills and …
ITAC Weighs In on Compliance Framework for Foreign Worker Program
The Federal Government has called for input on its proposals for a compliance framework to prevent and punish abuse of programs for the temporary access of foreign workers such as the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the International Mobility Program. …
Tearing Apart the Patent Process
On October 23 and 24, inventors, patent examiners, patent agents, lawyers, judges and policy analysts will tear apart and rebuild the patenting process in Canada. The lofty objective is part of an IP Hackathon aimed at helping promote innovation, research …
R&D Tax Credits Important to Quebec Economy: ITAC
ACTI (Association canadienne des technologies de l ’information) a déposé un mémoire à la Commission de révision de la fiscalité et des programmes du Québec qui a le mandat de revoir tous les programmes et mesures fiscales en vigueur au Québec. …