After ArriveCan it's no surprise that something like this would come out calling for them to look at costs on these contracts.
Although with the amount of tech debt in the government any IT work will be an uphill battle and no politician wants to pay to cut down tech debt. So I don't see a way out for them at the moment.
After ArriveCan it's no surprise that something like this would come out calling for them to look at costs on these contracts.
Although with the amount of tech debt in the government any IT work will be an uphill battle and no politician wants to pay to cut down tech debt. So I don't see a way out for them at the moment.
Canada’s new approach to immigrant selection aims to fix labour markets. Will it create more gaps instead?
> The federal government has shifted its immigration policy by recruiting thousands of foreign nationals to settle permanently in Canada in hopes they will fill specific jobs, a strategy that has drawn criticism from labour experts.... #canada #jobs #economy #healthcare #software #immigration
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-immigration-pr-express-entry-invitations/
Definitely feels like a downturn but I can't help but wonder why they point to office space as such a large concern. Unless there was major offshoring going on however that was left out of the article if it exists.
T.O. added 63,800 tech talent jobs between 2017 and 2022 — the second-most of any city in the continent, after only San Francisco — but our massive glut of empty office space post-lockdown has been a cause for concern.
