The technology industry today accounts for 6% percent of Canada’s direct economic value, or about $130 billion.
In British Columbia, nearly 7% of the workforce is in tech, and the industry is expected to continue growing over the next decade.
The province’s nearly 200,000-strong tech workforce is part of Canada’s national total, which is forecast to reach 1.46M after growing 1.4% this year, according to data from CompTIA, a provider of vendor-neutral training and certification products in the information technology space.
BC boasts the third-largest tech workforce, behind Quebec (317,000) and Ontario (690,000) and ahead of Alberta (121,000).
The region of Vancouver is the third-largest metro area in Canada for net tech employment, housing 150,000 workers—behind Montreal’s 217,000 and Toronto’s 414,000 but ahead of Calgary’s 69,000 and Edmonton’s 40,000.
The “State of the Tech Workforce Canada 2025” report found that, across Canada, popular roles include data scientist, information systems specialist, and cybersecurity expert.
“Job growth is anticipated in several occupation categories,” says Gary Mofford of CompTIA, “from the bedrocks of tech support, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and software to rapidly emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics.”
The median annual wage for a technology worker in B.C. is now estimated to be almost $103K, slightly higher than the national average of only $97K.
“Hiring intent reflects the critical importance of technology, tech workers, and digitally fluent employees for organizations of all sizes, in all industries and in every locale,” Mofford remarked.
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