Tech Jobs on the Rise in Canada

Emmet McGonagle

Jan 23, 2023

In spite of ongoing layoff concerns, Canada’s best job opportunities remain in the tech sector according to this year’s Canada LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise list.


The list - which uses data to compile the nation's 20 fastest-growing job titles over the past five years - found that e-commerce roles such as growth marketing managers, product operations managers, cannabis dispensary technicians, technical program managers and user experience writers ranked as most in-demand for 2023.


This comes in spite of a series of high-profile layoffs in the sector, including the replacement of Vancouver-based company Hootsuite’s CEO Tom Keiser alongside roughly 70 other staff members (source:
BetaKit).


Hootsuite also cut approximately 400 employees - 30 percent of its global workforce - in August, with similar cuts taking place at Microsoft, Clearco and Lightspeed.


Speaking of the list’s findings, LinkedIn news editor Jessy Bains said: “When we hear about layoffs, we often see other tech companies swoop in and hire laid-off employees.


“While we are seeing signs of an economic slowdown, it’s still a historically strong labor market in Canada, with near record low unemployment rates and hiring remaining steady. Shortages [of employees] appear to be broad-based across many industries.”


Valhalla Private Capital has won a multitude of awards as a result of its programs - including Startup Canada’s ‘
Entrepreneur Support Award’ for the Prairies in 2019 - and is home to the National Angel Capital Organization's ‘Angel Investor of the Year’ for both 2018 and 2019, Randy Stewart Thompson. Canadian governments, universities, and ecosystem partners have also utilized our network and expertise to unlock capital in their respective regions. 


To date, more than 1,100 entrepreneurs have participated in Valhalla’s programs, helping them raise upwards of $500m in capital; while international  initiatives across more than 25 developing countries mobilized $3m in investments across Valhalla’s networks and unlocked an additional $9m of local capital for entrepreneurs.


Do you have a question about angel investing? Get in touch with Valhalla Private Capital via our
contact page.

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