New study reveals the cities that are dominating Canada’s tech sector

The world relies on technology but some just do it bigger than others. From startup companies to app developers and dedicated schools, a new study has revealed the Canadian cities with the fastest pace of tech workforce growth – and they might just surprise you.

In a new article written for Linked In News, Canada was found to be outpacing the US within the tech industry – with an Alberta destination leading the pack.

“As a number of homegrown and global firms hire aggressively in the market, Canada’s tech workforce – defined as workers whose job functions on LinkedIn are located in Information Technology and Engineering – grew by 1.6% in the past year alone, compared with a 1.1% growth rate south of the border,” they wrote.

This, of course, is incredible – but what we found even more interesting was the city-by-city breakdown.

While the amount of growth across the board is undoubtedly impressive, it was actually Calgary that took the top spot this year, with a 2.20% increase in talent growth over the last 12 months.

“That’s a remarkable increase, and far exceeds any of the U.S. tech metros examined by LinkedIn,” they said.

Other cities that made the top 5? Vancouver, Toronto Hamilton, and Halifax – with a growth percentage of 1.90%.

“The expansion of Canada’s tech workforce comes as a few trends converge: record-level investment is spurring hiring from homegrown tech companies across the country, just as a number of other established industries across Canada double down on scaling out their tech capabilities.”

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“It’s not just tech companies and startups hiring for these roles either: across industries, demand for tech talent at Canadian companies is through the roof,” they wrote, though that’s not even the best part.

It turns out that Canada as a whole shows no sign of slowing – which means that the future of tech could be found right here in the North.

“While it may be hard to sustain this level of growth long-term, Word is just getting out about Canada,” confirmed Leah Kim Brighton, the founder of Toronto-based tech recruitment firm Mirae Talent & Executive Search.

To see the study done on Canada tech hubs for your self you can check it out here, and keep doing what you’re doing, folks. Whatever it is – it’s working!