TECNA and CTN note that the rise in remote work, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, has caused tech talents to commonly choose non-traditional tech hubs as a way to better understand the effects of globalization on the migration of tech professionals in North America. The epidemic is partly to blame for this change.

Due to closeness and appealing wage differential, investments in this industry have somewhat grown. A startling 400,000 software engineers worked in Canada in 2022, and the country's IT sector expanded outside of its big cities.

The employment of IT professionals increased at a remarkable yearly growth rate of 16.3% in smaller jurisdictions like Saskatchewan Newfoundland and Labrador. It's interesting to note that over the past year, the IT workforce in even smaller, rural Canadian areas like Windsor, Ontario, has increased significantly by 28%.

This tendency fits well with the overall movement away from urban areas and into rural areas in North America.

The most in-demand technical talents in Canada include Customer Experience, Microsoft Azure, Analytical talents, Amazon Web Services, React.js, Jira, Data Science, GitHub, Customer Satisfaction, and Customer Relationship Management, according to a joint research by TECNA and CTN.