Working as a programmer and developer in Canada
Programmers and software developers are in high demand in Canada. Learn about salaries and working conditions in the IT sector in Canada.
You will not find a single list of in-demand occupations in Canada that does not include occupations from the IT sector. According to official data, software development and computer services account for almost 90% of Canada's information and communications technology sector. In 2018, more than 652,000 people worked in this sector. And the demand is not diminishing!
There are always jobs for IT people in Canada. The country is home to offices of major IT companies such as Google, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Facebook, EA, Cisco, "related" Shopify, AirBnb, as well as many promising startups. NVIDIA and Samsung have recently opened research labs in Toronto, and Intel has announced plans for a graphics chip development lab.
According to the Canadian government, employees in the IT sector earn 49.4% more than the average worker in other sectors of the Canadian economy.
Toronto deserves the title of Canada's IT hub.Toronto's technology sector is now ahead of similar major North American technology hubs. Toronto is now the third largest market for IT professionals in North America, following San Francisco and Seattle.
IT salaries in Canada
Canada has divided occupations in the IT sector into several groups based on job responsibilities. Salaries are also different for different occupations.
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