Atlantic Canada’s post-secondary institutions graduated only about two-thirds of the IT personnel required by industry, says a new report from the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, highlighting the tight labour market in IT.
The report Digital Technology Firms: Their Importance and Role in Atlantic Canada’s Economy, says there were 1,358 graduates from “digitally focussed” programs at Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institutions in 2017. That is well below the 2,000 workers required by industry each year.
The report, which was commissioned by the pan-regional IT group TechImpact, was