The B.C. government announced today that is investing $15 million in the Innovator Skills Initiative (ISI) to prioritize under-represented people in the technology sector. The ISI, through the StrongerBC Future Leaders program, offers $5,000 for up to 3,000 paid placements at businesses in B.C. that are hiring for tech or tech-related roles. The funding supplements […]
Brenda Bailey
Parliamentary Secretary for Technology & Innovation Brenda Bailey Confirms PNP Tech Stream Now Permanent
The Government of British Columbia has made the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) Tech Pilot permanent, says Parliamentary Secretary for Technology and Innovation Brenda Bailey. Bailey confirmed the move during a Vancouver Startup Week panel titled the State of the BC Tech Sector this morning. The move follows calls from members of the province’s tech sector […]
Connecting The Dots: May 2021
Each month, Kathleen Reid (Founder + Managing Director at Switchboard Public Relations) connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives that are informing the BC tech sector. This month, she sheds light on how Launch Academy, entrepreneurship@UBC and Vancouver Startup Week made May a month to remember for the province’s next generation of innovators. […]