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The Surge of Creative Technology in the Toronto Region

May 26 2023
Posted by Jaclyn McNeil
The Toronto Region is renowned globally for three main traits: tech, creativity, and quality of life. Yesterday, Interactive Ontario – with a number of partners, including the City of Toronto – released a report focusing on the first two attributes and how they intersect to create the Creative Technology sector. Read More
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The Surge of Creative Technology in the Toronto Region

May 26 2023
Posted by Jaclyn McNeil
The Toronto Region is renowned globally for three main traits: tech, creativity, and quality of life. Yesterday, Interactive Ontario – with a number of partners, including the City of Toronto – released a report focusing on the first two attributes and how they intersect to create the Creative Technology sector. Read More
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Microart in the Heart of Specialized Hardware Tech Talent: York Region Thumbnail

Microart in the Heart of Specialized Hardware Tech Talent: York Region

May 02 2023
Posted by Charles Tonna
Microart is an electronic manufacturing and design services company based in Markham, the unsuspecting home of an evolved and concentrated ecosystem of global hardware tech players and specialized talent, bred from one generation to the next. Read More
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Ontario's New Life Sciences Council: An Opportunity for Growth

April 28 2023
Posted by Graeme Cooke

Yesterday morning, the Government of Ontario announced a new Life Sciences Council, made up of life sciences leaders across the public and private sectors.

As long-time champions of growth in the life sciences sector, we are so pleased to see so many key players brought together to make change and build a more sustainable and competitive life sciences ecosystem in Ontario.

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Manufacturing Matters: The Long-Awaited Manufacturing Renaissance? Thumbnail

Manufacturing Matters: The Long-Awaited Manufacturing Renaissance?

April 11 2023
Posted by Matthew Aiken
“Is this the moment?... Is this the tipping point?” These are the immediate questions I asked myself when I read the announcement that Volkswagen was going to build a battery cell plant in St. Thomas, Ontario. Put another way, the top OEM in the world is building a leading-edge manufacturing facility along Ontario’s existing automotive corridor, which will help spur a structural industry transformation. Read More
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Interview with Prosfit CEO: How Business Can Bring Systemic Change

January 17 2023
Posted by Alan Hutchison
ProsFit is a company that leverages digital technology to improve the fitting of prosthetics for people with limb loss. Founded in Bulgaria, ProsFit’s customers have fitted over 500 people around the globe – including in several European countries, Singapore, Australia, Kenya and Rwanda, and more recently Canada – with prosthetics to improve their mobility, and quality of life. ProsFit is providing an alternative to the conventional manner of obtaining a prosthesis, allowing patients to get fitted anywhere, including at home, greatly reducing the time and challenges associated with the traditional process.
  Read More
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"Exploring Toronto: A Guide from a Chatbot"

January 09 2023
Posted by Matt Switzer
Following the success of my AI-generated LinkedIn post last week, I wanted to take OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI machine one step further. I wanted to have a Q&A with the chatbot and ask it about Toronto. Read More
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Enable Expands Office Space in the Toronto Region to Accommodate Rapid Growth

November 03 2022
Posted by Andrew Butt
Enable is a rapidly growing software tech company that specializes in cloud based B2B (business to business) rebate management solutions. Enable expanded to the Toronto Region just last year and has experienced tremendous growth in that time. Enable recently landed $94 million in funding to add to its Toronto team and maintain its high-quality services. Read More
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Women In IT Summit And Awards: Community, Intersectionality, And The Toronto Tech Industry

October 18 2022
Posted by Jaclyn McNeil
We sat down with Tania Ferreira and Cheryl Cole from the “Women In” series to discuss Women in IT’s upcoming event in Toronto and the history of their organization.
  Read More
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AIMMO Chooses York Region As Its New North American Location For Its Connection To The AI Industry

September 26 2022
Posted by Catherine Lee
AIMMO, one of the world’s leading AI Data companies, has launched its first Canadian office in York Region’s City of Markham. AIMMO, originally based in Seongnam South Korea, is entering global markets with recent North American and European expansions. AIMMO offers a broad range of AI services and chose the Toronto Region for its booming AI and tech industry. Read More
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MIKADO International Embraces Diversity And Multicultural Marketing In The Toronto Region Thumbnail

MIKADO International Embraces Diversity And Multicultural Marketing In The Toronto Region

September 01 2022
Posted by Sandrine Vohra
Toronto Global’s client, MIKADO International, is a multicultural award-winning, minority and women-led global marketing and advertising agency, striving toward the goal of creating a more connected world. Recognizing the intricacies of identity in an increasingly international community, MIKADO’s focus is on catering to underserved and fragmented cultural and/or religious communities.
  Read More
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Pixlee TurnTo Rapidly Growing Engineering Team in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Thumbnail

Pixlee TurnTo Rapidly Growing Engineering Team in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

August 22 2022
Posted by Pablo Lleras
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Pixlee TurnTo’s office is the perfect place to observe the shift in how people interact with brands they love and connect to their community through social media. We sat down with Pablo Lleras, Director of Engineering, to talk about Pixlee TurnTo’s mission to change the way marketers build relationships with today's consumers and to celebrate authentic brand storytelling.
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A Deep Dive into CBRE’s Scoring Tech Talent Report

July 25 2022
Posted by Ellen Mitchell & Sophia Chea
Each year, we eagerly anticipate CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech Talent Report. The report ranks 50 cities throughout North America and provides a score, positioning each tech talent market against its competitors. Cities throughout Canada consistently rank in the top 10, with Toronto rounding out the top five year after year and moving up to the 3rd overall spot in 2022.
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Spotlight: Black Professionals in Tech at Collision 2022

July 15 2022
Posted by Kareem Bonner

Members of the Black community face barriers in accessing lucrative entrepreneurship opportunities created by Canada’s technology driven innovation sector...

 Read More
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SCORE and TealBook: Toronto Global’s Use of AI Technology to Give Clients a Competitive Edge

June 29 2022
Posted by Jaclyn McNeil
Toronto Global’s SCORE program partners with external applications like TealBook to provide the best outcomes for clients. Read More
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Spotlight: Women in Tech at Collision 2022

June 16 2022
Posted by Jaclyn McNeil
According to Statistics Canada, women make up just 23 percent of the Canadian tech industry. Representation is an important step in achieving equal opportunities; women and girls are more likely to consider a career in computer sciences if they see people like them in these roles. As the largest tech conference to date, Collision is committed to changing the gender disparity in tech by highlighting influential women in the field. Read More
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Scribble Data brings its North American HQ to the Mecca of Machine Learning Talent Thumbnail

Scribble Data brings its North American HQ to the Mecca of Machine Learning Talent

March 23 2022
Posted by Indrayudh Ghoshal
India-based, Scribble Data has developed an engineering platform designed to provide customizable machine learning services. The company’s platform creates a bridge between data science and data engineering, so it’s no wonder that Scribble Data landed in the Toronto Region – North America’s hotbed of machine learning engineering talent. Read More
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Black Entrepreneurs in the Toronto Region: Spotlight on James Shipp

February 23 2022
Posted by May Chow
At Toronto Global, we continually reflect on the unique experiences of our clients from around the world and recognize their contributions to our regional economy. From the nature of our organization’s core mission, we appreciate the diversity of many cultures and ethnicities in both our personal and professional lives. Our staff are all people who live, work, and play in the Toronto Region – coming from all walks of life, representing the multicultural fabric of our Canadian identity. Read More
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Doubling Down on the Toronto Region’s Talent Advantage

January 05 2022
Posted by Ellen Mitchell
Touted as North America’s fastest growing tech market, Toronto continues to attract innovative companies from around the globe. Over 81,000 new tech jobs were added to our region between 2016-2020, and there is no indication of that slowing down any time soon. Talent remains the primary factor impacting corporate strategy and is a key driver for location decision making. In the last two years, it has become evident that there is, in fact, a global war for talent, with companies competing heavily for highly skilled people, especially when it comes to engineering and new technology. Read More
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Zifo’s Canadian Expansion Enriches Toronto Region’s Growing Life Sciences Industry Thumbnail

Zifo’s Canadian Expansion Enriches Toronto Region’s Growing Life Sciences Industry

December 03 2021
Posted by Matt Switzer
Zifo RnD Solutions, a global provider of informatics solutions for research-based organizations, has formally incorporated Zifo Technologies Inc. Canada, adding to the growing life sciences industry in the Toronto Region. Read More
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Toronto Global Takes On Smart City Expo World Congress

December 01 2021
Posted by Bart Deleen
The Investment Attraction team at Toronto Global is thrilled to have attended this year’s Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), along with the Toronto Region Board of Trade and Destination Toronto. Held in Barcelona, Spain with 120 participating countries, this international congress is one of the largest smart city events in the world dedicated to fostering smart cities and empowering urban innovation. Read More
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Why Enable Opened an Office in One of the Most Talented Cities in North America Thumbnail

Why Enable Opened an Office in One of the Most Talented Cities in North America

November 10 2021
Posted by Andrew Butt
Toronto is one of the most diverse, talented, and rapidly growing cultural and commercial hubs in North America, which is why Enable couldn’t be more excited that our third office is now up and running in Canada’s largest city. Read More
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Cubigo opens Canadian headquarters in Toronto

October 04 2021
Posted by JanWillem Gille
Cubigo, a leading all-in-one non-clinical software platform for Senior Living Operators, recently opened its Canadian headquarters in Toronto. Founded in 2011, the company is growing rapidly with offices in the U.S. (San Francisco), Europe (Brussels), the U.K. (London), and now in Canada. It is trusted by over 600 communities and more than 250,000 monthly active users across all regions.  Read More
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Adaptavist continues to grow and attract Toronto’s best tech talent — despite a global pandemic Thumbnail

Adaptavist continues to grow and attract Toronto’s best tech talent — despite a global pandemic

August 10 2021
Posted by Erika Lewis
Having doubled the size of its team during the COVID-19 pandemic, agile software solutions provider Adaptavist is now looking to continue the expansion of its Toronto office by onboarding more of the city’s top talent.  Read More
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Cimlogic is Driving World-Class Manufacturing… and Doing it Right Here in the Toronto Region Thumbnail

Cimlogic is Driving World-Class Manufacturing… and Doing it Right Here in the Toronto Region

August 06 2021
Posted by Erika Lewis
U.K.-based Cimlogic offers complete manufacturing improvement solutions for businesses to improve efficiency and maximize productivity, with a goal of supporting its clients on their digital manufacturing journey. The company’s strong reputation for customer retention is earned through exceptional customer service, project delivery, and solutions that deliver on expectations and investment. Read More
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NuScale Sees Unique Opportunity to Invest in Durham Region's Energy Innovation Sector Thumbnail

NuScale Sees Unique Opportunity to Invest in Durham Region's Energy Innovation Sector

June 17 2021
Posted by Erika Lewis
NuScale’s mission is to provide scalable advanced nuclear technology for the production of electricity, heat, and clean water to improve the quality of life for people around the world. The company works to create an energy source that is smarter, cleaner, safer, and cost competitive.
 
We spoke to Nuscale about the future of nuclear energy as a sustainable source of power, and the unique investment opportunities that Ontario and Durham Region provide for companies in the energy innovation sector. Read More
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Why the HCL Announcement is Such a Big Deal

March 31 2021
Posted by Stephen Lund
HCL recently announced the creation of 2,000 new technology jobs across Canada, of which 1,000 will be located in Ontario, and up to 500 at its new centre in Mississauga. Read More
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Introducing the 2021 PropTech in Canada Report

February 09 2021
Posted by Michael Keoshkerian
The inaugural 2021 PropTech in Canada Report is an exciting demonstration of the sector’s increasing recognition and importance. Created by the Canadian Proptech Collective, this report examines the landscape via interviews with key players, an analysis of emerging trends, and shares insights into the Canadian real estate industry.
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Public Transit Agencies Investing in Electric Fleets

December 02 2020
Posted by Salman Khan & Michael Keoshkerian
In this blog, we’ll be talking about the intersection of electric vehicles, public transit, an incredible opportunity for the Toronto Region, and how our future is essentially on the road waiting for us at the next bus stop. Read More
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Toronto Region is Going Electric!

November 24 2020
Posted by Salman Khan & Michael Keoshkerian
When I think about industry buzzwords over the last few years, there are a few obvious ones that come to mind. Blockchain in 2018. Artificial Intelligence in 2019. Electric Vehicles in 2020 (not Covid!). You will be hard pressed to follow industry news without coming across articles about private or government investments in the electric vehicles sector. 
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How Presto Used the Global Talent Stream to Grow in the Toronto Region

October 13 2020
Posted by Erika Lewis
Presto was drawn to Canada, particularly to take advantage of the Global Talent Stream (GTS) program – a timely, responsive and client-focused service to help companies access highly-skilled global talent to expand their workforce in Canada.  Read More
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Join Toronto Global and Partners at World Summit AI: Why the Toronto Region is the Leader in Artificial Intelligence Thumbnail

Join Toronto Global and Partners at World Summit AI: Why the Toronto Region is the Leader in Artificial Intelligence

October 05 2020
Posted by Erika Lewis
On October 8th, the World Summit AI will gather the global AI ecosystem of Enterprise, BigTech, Startups, Investors and Science, and the brightest brains in AI to tackle head-on the most burning AI issues and set the global AI agenda. Read More
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COVID-19 Accelerates Adoption of Virtual Healthcare Services in Ontario Thumbnail

COVID-19 Accelerates Adoption of Virtual Healthcare Services in Ontario

September 30 2020
Posted by Salman Khan & Courtney Bowen
Prior to the pandemic, healthcare in Ontario was mostly traditional in how it functioned as a publicly funded healthcare system, where patients and healthcare providers interacted in offices and clinics or hospitals. The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity for innovation and growth in the Telemedicine market in Ontario. Read More
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Presto Has Arrived in the Toronto Region to Transform the Restaurant Industry

August 28 2020
Posted by Erika Lewis
Presto modernizes restaurant dining-rooms, enhancing the guest dining experience, streamlining operations, and increasing its clients’ brand value. With Presto, diners can order food, provide feedback, play games, and pay their bill at the table, without waiting. The system includes not only specialized hardware, but also a complete software solution designed to meet the specialized needs of restaurants. Read More
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Kalamuna Brings its Transformative Tech Services to the Toronto Region

June 24 2020
Posted by Erika Lewis
Before Kalamuna, each of its employees worked with causes that meant something to them. They worked with political campaigns and arts organizations and every other kind of endeavour that means something to people. And at some point, they decided to apply their skills in technology, communications and design to these causes—to work on something bigger together.
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WorldRemit’s Technology Supports Customers During COVID-19

April 30 2020
Posted by Erika Lewis
Families are at the heart of everything at WorldRemit. At times like these, when families are separated and have loved ones located around the world, distances can feel greater than before. With travel bans, border closures, and economic shutdowns, anxieties are on the rise, and people worry about the safety and stability of their family members overseas.  WorldRemit is working to ease the impact caused by COVID-19, and offering its support to ensure families can share resources with their loved ones quickly and efficiently.
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Canadians are Manufacturing a Rapid Response to COVID-19

April 21 2020
Posted by Matt Switzer
The news is filled with stories of Canadian companies pivoting resources and re-tooling their machines in noble efforts to support frontline healthcare workers and fight the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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What Makes The Toronto Region The Fastest Growing Tech Hub in North America?

August 12 2019
Posted by Erin Hennessey
The annual Scoring Tech Talent Report by CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, has got a lot of people talking about Canada. Read more about why Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has now displaced Washington D.C. to take third place among top-ranked tech talent markets, and is now North America’s fastest growing tech hub. Read More
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State-of-the-Art Health Research Happens in Toronto Thumbnail

State-of-the-Art Health Research Happens in Toronto

October 25 2018
Posted by Bart Deelen
From the Discovery District in the downtown core, to Mississauga’s specialized pharmaceuticals sector, to Brampton’s upcoming preventive care cluster, Toronto Region is a global life sciences hub.
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Inside Toronto’s AI Ecosystem

June 01 2018
Posted by Salman Khan

Recently, a group of international journalists visited the Toronto Region to learn about our AI ecosystem and meet with some of the key players.

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Rapidly-Growing Fintech Company, Stripe, Sets its Sights on the Toronto Region Thumbnail

Rapidly-Growing Fintech Company, Stripe, Sets its Sights on the Toronto Region

September 28 2021
Posted by Liana Hovakimyan
Stripe brings together everything that’s required to build websites and apps that accept payments and send payouts globally. Stripe’s products power payments for online and in-person retailers, subscriptions businesses, software platforms and marketplaces, and everything in between. Stripe also helps companies beat fraud, send invoices, issue virtual and physical cards, get financing, manage business spend, and much more.
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Toronto Region Drives AI

September 24 2018
Posted by Graeme Cooke
The Toronto Region’s AI and tech scene are on fire. But why should a room full of auto executives in Detroit care? Read More
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Toronto Region - Powerhouse in the Creative Industry

September 13 2018
Posted by Toby Lennox

In the Toronto Region, over 30,000 highly skilled people are employed in the production of the movies and TV shows that are enjoyed by millions around world...

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Toronto Region – The Next Stop For Your FinTech Business

February 06 2018
Posted by Salman Khan
A strong technology sector, resilient financial system, quality talent pool and low business costs put the Toronto Region on the global fintech map. Not only does the Toronto Region boast being home to the headquarters of major Canadian banks, but it also lays claim to three of the top 60 global pension funds and seven of the largest global hedge fund administrators. Read More
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Toronto Region - A Magnet for Canadian and Foreign Tech Companies

October 23 2017
Posted by Salman Khan

Of all the major technology hubs across Canada, the Toronto region in particular is gaining a worldwide reputation as a welcoming destination for tech-centric.

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Toronto Building Critical Mass to Become a Blockchain Hub Thumbnail

Toronto Building Critical Mass to Become a Blockchain Hub

October 23 2017
Posted by Salman Khan

Just like Artificial Intelligence a few years ago, blockchain is being classified as a game changer...

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May 26 2023

The Surge of Creative Technology in the Toronto Region

The Toronto Region is renowned globally for three main traits: tech, creativity, and quality of life. Yesterday, Interactive Ontario – with a number of partners, including the City of Toronto – released a report focusing on the first two attributes and how they intersect to create the Creative Technology sector. Jaclyn McNeil
May 02 2023

Microart in the Heart of Specialized Hardware Tech Talent: York Region

Microart is an electronic manufacturing and design services company based in Markham, the unsuspecting home of an evolved and concentrated ecosystem of global hardware tech players and specialized talent, bred from one generation to the next. Charles Tonna
April 28 2023

Ontario's New Life Sciences Council: An Opportunity for Growth

Yesterday morning, the Government of Ontario announced a new Life Sciences Council, made up of life sciences leaders across the public and private sectors.

As long-time champions of growth in the life sciences sector, we are so pleased to see so many key players brought together to make change and build a more sustainable and competitive life sciences ecosystem in Ontario.

 Graeme Cooke
April 11 2023

Manufacturing Matters: The Long-Awaited Manufacturing Renaissance?

“Is this the moment?... Is this the tipping point?” These are the immediate questions I asked myself when I read the announcement that Volkswagen was going to build a battery cell plant in St. Thomas, Ontario. Put another way, the top OEM in the world is building a leading-edge manufacturing facility along Ontario’s existing automotive corridor, which will help spur a structural industry transformation. Matthew Aiken
January 17 2023

Interview with Prosfit CEO: How Business Can Bring Systemic Change

ProsFit is a company that leverages digital technology to improve the fitting of prosthetics for people with limb loss. Founded in Bulgaria, ProsFit’s customers have fitted over 500 people around the globe – including in several European countries, Singapore, Australia, Kenya and Rwanda, and more recently Canada – with prosthetics to improve their mobility, and quality of life. ProsFit is providing an alternative to the conventional manner of obtaining a prosthesis, allowing patients to get fitted anywhere, including at home, greatly reducing the time and challenges associated with the traditional process.
  Alan Hutchison
January 09 2023

"Exploring Toronto: A Guide from a Chatbot"

Following the success of my AI-generated LinkedIn post last week, I wanted to take OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI machine one step further. I wanted to have a Q&A with the chatbot and ask it about Toronto. Matt Switzer
November 03 2022

Enable Expands Office Space in the Toronto Region to Accommodate Rapid Growth

Enable is a rapidly growing software tech company that specializes in cloud based B2B (business to business) rebate management solutions. Enable expanded to the Toronto Region just last year and has experienced tremendous growth in that time. Enable recently landed $94 million in funding to add to its Toronto team and maintain its high-quality services. Andrew Butt
October 18 2022

Women In IT Summit And Awards: Community, Intersectionality, And The Toronto Tech Industry

We sat down with Tania Ferreira and Cheryl Cole from the “Women In” series to discuss Women in IT’s upcoming event in Toronto and the history of their organization.
  Jaclyn McNeil
September 26 2022

AIMMO Chooses York Region As Its New North American Location For Its Connection To The AI Industry

AIMMO, one of the world’s leading AI Data companies, has launched its first Canadian office in York Region’s City of Markham. AIMMO, originally based in Seongnam South Korea, is entering global markets with recent North American and European expansions. AIMMO offers a broad range of AI services and chose the Toronto Region for its booming AI and tech industry. Catherine Lee
September 01 2022

MIKADO International Embraces Diversity And Multicultural Marketing In The Toronto Region

Toronto Global’s client, MIKADO International, is a multicultural award-winning, minority and women-led global marketing and advertising agency, striving toward the goal of creating a more connected world. Recognizing the intricacies of identity in an increasingly international community, MIKADO’s focus is on catering to underserved and fragmented cultural and/or religious communities.
  Sandrine Vohra
August 22 2022

Pixlee TurnTo Rapidly Growing Engineering Team in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Pixlee TurnTo’s office is the perfect place to observe the shift in how people interact with brands they love and connect to their community through social media. We sat down with Pablo Lleras, Director of Engineering, to talk about Pixlee TurnTo’s mission to change the way marketers build relationships with today's consumers and to celebrate authentic brand storytelling.
  Pablo Lleras
July 25 2022

A Deep Dive into CBRE’s Scoring Tech Talent Report

Each year, we eagerly anticipate CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech Talent Report. The report ranks 50 cities throughout North America and provides a score, positioning each tech talent market against its competitors. Cities throughout Canada consistently rank in the top 10, with Toronto rounding out the top five year after year and moving up to the 3rd overall spot in 2022.
  Ellen Mitchell & Sophia Chea
July 15 2022

Spotlight: Black Professionals in Tech at Collision 2022

Members of the Black community face barriers in accessing lucrative entrepreneurship opportunities created by Canada’s technology driven innovation sector...

 Kareem Bonner
June 29 2022

SCORE and TealBook: Toronto Global’s Use of AI Technology to Give Clients a Competitive Edge

Toronto Global’s SCORE program partners with external applications like TealBook to provide the best outcomes for clients. Jaclyn McNeil
June 16 2022

Spotlight: Women in Tech at Collision 2022

According to Statistics Canada, women make up just 23 percent of the Canadian tech industry. Representation is an important step in achieving equal opportunities; women and girls are more likely to consider a career in computer sciences if they see people like them in these roles. As the largest tech conference to date, Collision is committed to changing the gender disparity in tech by highlighting influential women in the field. Jaclyn McNeil
March 23 2022

Scribble Data brings its North American HQ to the Mecca of Machine Learning Talent

India-based, Scribble Data has developed an engineering platform designed to provide customizable machine learning services. The company’s platform creates a bridge between data science and data engineering, so it’s no wonder that Scribble Data landed in the Toronto Region – North America’s hotbed of machine learning engineering talent. Indrayudh Ghoshal
February 23 2022

Black Entrepreneurs in the Toronto Region: Spotlight on James Shipp

At Toronto Global, we continually reflect on the unique experiences of our clients from around the world and recognize their contributions to our regional economy. From the nature of our organization’s core mission, we appreciate the diversity of many cultures and ethnicities in both our personal and professional lives. Our staff are all people who live, work, and play in the Toronto Region – coming from all walks of life, representing the multicultural fabric of our Canadian identity. May Chow
January 05 2022

Doubling Down on the Toronto Region’s Talent Advantage

Touted as North America’s fastest growing tech market, Toronto continues to attract innovative companies from around the globe. Over 81,000 new tech jobs were added to our region between 2016-2020, and there is no indication of that slowing down any time soon. Talent remains the primary factor impacting corporate strategy and is a key driver for location decision making. In the last two years, it has become evident that there is, in fact, a global war for talent, with companies competing heavily for highly skilled people, especially when it comes to engineering and new technology. Ellen Mitchell
December 03 2021

Zifo’s Canadian Expansion Enriches Toronto Region’s Growing Life Sciences Industry

Zifo RnD Solutions, a global provider of informatics solutions for research-based organizations, has formally incorporated Zifo Technologies Inc. Canada, adding to the growing life sciences industry in the Toronto Region. Matt Switzer
December 01 2021

Toronto Global Takes On Smart City Expo World Congress

The Investment Attraction team at Toronto Global is thrilled to have attended this year’s Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), along with the Toronto Region Board of Trade and Destination Toronto. Held in Barcelona, Spain with 120 participating countries, this international congress is one of the largest smart city events in the world dedicated to fostering smart cities and empowering urban innovation. Bart Deleen
November 10 2021

Why Enable Opened an Office in One of the Most Talented Cities in North America

Toronto is one of the most diverse, talented, and rapidly growing cultural and commercial hubs in North America, which is why Enable couldn’t be more excited that our third office is now up and running in Canada’s largest city. Andrew Butt
October 04 2021

Cubigo opens Canadian headquarters in Toronto

Cubigo, a leading all-in-one non-clinical software platform for Senior Living Operators, recently opened its Canadian headquarters in Toronto. Founded in 2011, the company is growing rapidly with offices in the U.S. (San Francisco), Europe (Brussels), the U.K. (London), and now in Canada. It is trusted by over 600 communities and more than 250,000 monthly active users across all regions.  JanWillem Gille
August 10 2021

Adaptavist continues to grow and attract Toronto’s best tech talent — despite a global pandemic

Having doubled the size of its team during the COVID-19 pandemic, agile software solutions provider Adaptavist is now looking to continue the expansion of its Toronto office by onboarding more of the city’s top talent.  Erika Lewis
August 06 2021

Cimlogic is Driving World-Class Manufacturing… and Doing it Right Here in the Toronto Region

U.K.-based Cimlogic offers complete manufacturing improvement solutions for businesses to improve efficiency and maximize productivity, with a goal of supporting its clients on their digital manufacturing journey. The company’s strong reputation for customer retention is earned through exceptional customer service, project delivery, and solutions that deliver on expectations and investment. Erika Lewis
June 17 2021

NuScale Sees Unique Opportunity to Invest in Durham Region's Energy Innovation Sector

NuScale’s mission is to provide scalable advanced nuclear technology for the production of electricity, heat, and clean water to improve the quality of life for people around the world. The company works to create an energy source that is smarter, cleaner, safer, and cost competitive.
 
We spoke to Nuscale about the future of nuclear energy as a sustainable source of power, and the unique investment opportunities that Ontario and Durham Region provide for companies in the energy innovation sector. Erika Lewis
March 31 2021

Why the HCL Announcement is Such a Big Deal

HCL recently announced the creation of 2,000 new technology jobs across Canada, of which 1,000 will be located in Ontario, and up to 500 at its new centre in Mississauga. Stephen Lund
February 09 2021

Introducing the 2021 PropTech in Canada Report

The inaugural 2021 PropTech in Canada Report is an exciting demonstration of the sector’s increasing recognition and importance. Created by the Canadian Proptech Collective, this report examines the landscape via interviews with key players, an analysis of emerging trends, and shares insights into the Canadian real estate industry.
  Michael Keoshkerian
December 02 2020

Public Transit Agencies Investing in Electric Fleets

In this blog, we’ll be talking about the intersection of electric vehicles, public transit, an incredible opportunity for the Toronto Region, and how our future is essentially on the road waiting for us at the next bus stop. Salman Khan & Michael Keoshkerian
November 24 2020

Toronto Region is Going Electric!

When I think about industry buzzwords over the last few years, there are a few obvious ones that come to mind. Blockchain in 2018. Artificial Intelligence in 2019. Electric Vehicles in 2020 (not Covid!). You will be hard pressed to follow industry news without coming across articles about private or government investments in the electric vehicles sector. 
  Salman Khan & Michael Keoshkerian
October 13 2020

How Presto Used the Global Talent Stream to Grow in the Toronto Region

Presto was drawn to Canada, particularly to take advantage of the Global Talent Stream (GTS) program – a timely, responsive and client-focused service to help companies access highly-skilled global talent to expand their workforce in Canada.  Erika Lewis
October 05 2020

Join Toronto Global and Partners at World Summit AI: Why the Toronto Region is the Leader in Artificial Intelligence

On October 8th, the World Summit AI will gather the global AI ecosystem of Enterprise, BigTech, Startups, Investors and Science, and the brightest brains in AI to tackle head-on the most burning AI issues and set the global AI agenda. Erika Lewis
September 30 2020

COVID-19 Accelerates Adoption of Virtual Healthcare Services in Ontario

Prior to the pandemic, healthcare in Ontario was mostly traditional in how it functioned as a publicly funded healthcare system, where patients and healthcare providers interacted in offices and clinics or hospitals. The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity for innovation and growth in the Telemedicine market in Ontario. Salman Khan & Courtney Bowen
August 28 2020

Presto Has Arrived in the Toronto Region to Transform the Restaurant Industry

Presto modernizes restaurant dining-rooms, enhancing the guest dining experience, streamlining operations, and increasing its clients’ brand value. With Presto, diners can order food, provide feedback, play games, and pay their bill at the table, without waiting. The system includes not only specialized hardware, but also a complete software solution designed to meet the specialized needs of restaurants. Erika Lewis
June 24 2020

Kalamuna Brings its Transformative Tech Services to the Toronto Region

Before Kalamuna, each of its employees worked with causes that meant something to them. They worked with political campaigns and arts organizations and every other kind of endeavour that means something to people. And at some point, they decided to apply their skills in technology, communications and design to these causes—to work on something bigger together.
  Erika Lewis
April 30 2020

WorldRemit’s Technology Supports Customers During COVID-19

Families are at the heart of everything at WorldRemit. At times like these, when families are separated and have loved ones located around the world, distances can feel greater than before. With travel bans, border closures, and economic shutdowns, anxieties are on the rise, and people worry about the safety and stability of their family members overseas.  WorldRemit is working to ease the impact caused by COVID-19, and offering its support to ensure families can share resources with their loved ones quickly and efficiently.
  Erika Lewis
April 21 2020

Canadians are Manufacturing a Rapid Response to COVID-19

The news is filled with stories of Canadian companies pivoting resources and re-tooling their machines in noble efforts to support frontline healthcare workers and fight the current COVID-19 pandemic.
  Matt Switzer
August 12 2019

What Makes The Toronto Region The Fastest Growing Tech Hub in North America?

The annual Scoring Tech Talent Report by CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, has got a lot of people talking about Canada. Read more about why Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has now displaced Washington D.C. to take third place among top-ranked tech talent markets, and is now North America’s fastest growing tech hub. Erin Hennessey
October 25 2018

State-of-the-Art Health Research Happens in Toronto

From the Discovery District in the downtown core, to Mississauga’s specialized pharmaceuticals sector, to Brampton’s upcoming preventive care cluster, Toronto Region is a global life sciences hub.
  Bart Deelen
June 01 2018

Inside Toronto’s AI Ecosystem

Recently, a group of international journalists visited the Toronto Region to learn about our AI ecosystem and meet with some of the key players.

 Salman Khan
September 28 2021

Rapidly-Growing Fintech Company, Stripe, Sets its Sights on the Toronto Region

Stripe brings together everything that’s required to build websites and apps that accept payments and send payouts globally. Stripe’s products power payments for online and in-person retailers, subscriptions businesses, software platforms and marketplaces, and everything in between. Stripe also helps companies beat fraud, send invoices, issue virtual and physical cards, get financing, manage business spend, and much more.
  Liana Hovakimyan
September 24 2018

Toronto Region Drives AI

The Toronto Region’s AI and tech scene are on fire. But why should a room full of auto executives in Detroit care? Graeme Cooke
September 13 2018

Toronto Region - Powerhouse in the Creative Industry

In the Toronto Region, over 30,000 highly skilled people are employed in the production of the movies and TV shows that are enjoyed by millions around world...

 Toby Lennox
February 06 2018

Toronto Region – The Next Stop For Your FinTech Business

A strong technology sector, resilient financial system, quality talent pool and low business costs put the Toronto Region on the global fintech map. Not only does the Toronto Region boast being home to the headquarters of major Canadian banks, but it also lays claim to three of the top 60 global pension funds and seven of the largest global hedge fund administrators. Salman Khan
October 23 2017

Toronto Region - A Magnet for Canadian and Foreign Tech Companies

Of all the major technology hubs across Canada, the Toronto region in particular is gaining a worldwide reputation as a welcoming destination for tech-centric.

 Salman Khan
October 23 2017

Toronto Building Critical Mass to Become a Blockchain Hub

Just like Artificial Intelligence a few years ago, blockchain is being classified as a game changer...

 Salman Khan
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