Canada's tech sector, which is growing faster than that of the United States, means that companies there are hungry for highly-skilled workers due to the surge in domestic venture capital.
In its latest Workforce Report for Canada, social media platform LinkedIn notes that the Canadian tech workforce grew by 1.6 percent in the past year.
"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," said LinkedIn senior editor Riva Gold.
Venture capital investment in Canada jumped by 215 percent to hit C$14.2 (HK$88.4) billion last year - more than C$9 billion of that was in the information, communications and technology sector.
That's led tech companies to switch to hiring mode. Password manager 1Password expects to double its workforce in the coming year after concluding the biggest investment round in Canadian history.
Add to that the arrival of the big players from the United States to the Greater Toronto area, including Uber, Reddit, Amazon and Google, and it's clear this is a good time for those with these tech skills to be looking for career advancement in Canada.
