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Ottawa, May 20th, 2020—A new program launched by The Information and Communications Technology (ICTC) will map internationally educated professionals (“newcomers”) located in Alberta to in-demand...

Ottawa, May 12th, 2020: The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is pleased to announce a continuation of its research into Canada’s EdTech landscape. ICTC has committed to a...

One year ago, ICTC released the report A Digital Future for Alberta: An Analysis of Digital Occupations in Alberta’s High-Growth Sectors . This report analyzed and forecast employment in key digital...

Photo by Chris Henry on Unsplash One year ago, ICTC released the report A Digital Future for Alberta: An Analysis of Digital Occupations in Alberta’s High-Growth Sectors . This report analyzed and...

Before March 2020, the Canadian public probably would have rebelled at the idea of a program that delivered a full-time minimum wage to 20% of the population without requiring them to demonstrate that...

From left to right, Melinda Bennet, Jerret Verwimp, Subrata Biswas. For Jerret Verwimp, unpredictable, unrelenting change dogged every step of his career—most recently even as part of the first intake...

An Interview with Corinne Cath-Speth On March 18 2020, ICTC spoke with Corinne Cath-Speth as part of ICTC’s Tech & Human Rights series. Corinne is a cultural anthropologist currently completing her...

Competition continues through a virtual platform OTTAWA - 22/04/2020 ICTC’s CyberTitan III National Finals moves forward as the top ten teams are announced. On June 8th, 2020, ten teams from across...

Competition continues through a virtual platform OTTAWA - 22/04/2020 ICTC's CyberTitan III National Finals moves forward as the top ten teams are announced. On June 8th, 2020, ten teams from across...

On March 4 th 2020, ICTC spoke with Carl Öhman as part of ICTC’s new Technology and Human Rights Series . Kiera Schuller, Research & Policy Analyst with ICTC, interviewed Carl about his doctoral work...

ICTC’s Rob Davidson and Mairead Matthews attended the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association’s Data Privacy Jam on Meaningful Consent in March, alongside 25 of the brightest minds on...

ICTC’s WIL Digital is an innovative Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that helps employers grow their businesses. A wage subsidy of up $7,000 is available for employers that hire post-secondary...

Canadians are currently experiencing record-breaking levels of cabin fever. As we socially distance and stay home to stem the spread of COVID-19, many of us are longing to set our eyes on a slightly...

In March, everything changed. It was an unusually warm day in Vancouver when the announcement from Geneva hit the news. Many expected it, but there was something at once harrowing and surreal about...

Canadians are currently experiencing record-breaking levels of cabin fever. As we socially distance and stay home to stem the spread of COVID-19, many of us are longing to set our eyes on a slightly...

In March, everything changed. It was an unusually warm day in Vancouver when the announcement from Geneva hit the news. Many expected it, but there was something at once harrowing and surreal about...

The Tale of Two Cities In recent weeks, we have seen the considerable human and economic toll of the coronavirus on global and Canadian financial markets with the hardest hit being the manufacturing...

Insights from ICTC Smart Cities Taskforces and Lessons from Smart Cities initiatives in Canada and Internationally Provide Essential Considerations for Future Planning: ICTC Report Ottawa, April 4...

Written by: Rosina Hamoni Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging technology that has found its way into all sectors, including healthcare. While discussions about AI’s role in the workplace often...

When you buy an album from a local store, you expect to pay tax on it. But when you stream that same album on an international online platform, do you know whether tax is collected and by whom? Taxing...