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Tech sector shrinks as Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate ticks up to 4.2% in April

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Ottawa-Gatineau’s tech sector shrank by more than 10 per cent last month, Statistics Canada said Friday – an ominous sign for a local industry rattled

Analysts praise Shopify’s decision to narrow its focus, but some still question firm’s leadership

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Ottawa-based Shopify said Thursday it is laying off 20 per cent of its employees and selling its logistics business to California-based supply chain management company

Shopify stock surges after firm announces plans to cut workforce by 20% and sell logistics business

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Ottawa-based Shopify announced the moves Thursday morning and positioned them as a way to help it focus on its main goal: making commerce easier.

Cleantech firms hope federal budget’s focus on ‘clean economy’ gives them green light to grow

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The measures include more than $16 billion in tax credits over the next five years for cleantech manufacturing; clean electricity such as wind, solar, hydro,

Ottawa software firm Rewind lays off more than 25% of staff

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Amid slowing revenue growth, local tech enterprise whose platform backs up data for Shopify merchants and other customers gave 37 of its 135 employees pink

PM meets Kanata tech workers, touts new federal organization aimed at scaling startups

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Techopia-EY Insights: Time for Ottawa to regain its tech swagger

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At first glance, that might strike you as somewhat incongruous, given the city’s typically subdued demeanour. Nevertheless, let that idea sink in for a few

Shopify compensation revamp a ‘good move’, HR experts say

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In what local human resources experts are hailing as a “really smart” move, Shopify is restructuring its staffing and compensation model.

Shopify revamps programs to help partners earn more revenue, learn new skills

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Ottawa-based e-commerce giant said it’s also expanding its lineup of in-person and virtual events aimed at supporting its partners.

‘No cuts coming’: Shopify president says company has no plans for another layoff

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As tech companies carry out rounds of layoffs, Shopify Inc.’s president says there are no more cuts in the works for the Ottawa-based e-commerce company.