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Dubai-based physical AI company Ahoy is relocating its research and development operations to Montréal, where it plans to hire approximately 200 people as it builds a new applied research lab and deepens its relationship with Mila. Announced at Startupfest Montréal, the move will establish the Quebec city as Ahoy’s second global headquarters, primary R&D hub, and base for its North American operations. The company expects to recruit talent across research, engineering, and go-to-market functions.

Wealthsimple is looking beyond Canada’s borders as it recruits experienced Canadian technology leaders to help build the financial company’s next chapter. Through its North Star program, the Toronto-headquartered fintech is inviting Canadians who have built careers abroad to explore opportunities back home. The initiative specifically targets accomplished professionals with experience scaling technology companies, developing advanced products, and leading high-performance teams.

As artificial intelligence transforms society and workplaces, Canadians need digital skills more than ever before, according to the federal government, which this week announced a $30 million investment into tech-forward upskilling programs.

Meta’s first Canadian data centre is not just an AI infrastructure story. It is also a hiring story for Alberta’s skilled trades, construction, engineering, and data centre operations workforce. The company announced this week that it is breaking ground on a new AI-optimized data centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta, marking Meta’s first data centre in Canada and the 33rd in its global fleet.

ElevenLabs is officially launching in Canada with plans to double the size of its team in the country this year. The AI audio company announced today that it is formalizing its Canadian presence with a new Toronto office, a growing team across Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, and the appointment of Max Lemmens as General Manager for Canada.

For HR leaders trying to earn influence inside fast-moving companies, the answer may be simpler than waiting for a seat at the table. Stop waiting. That is one of the central themes in the latest episode of Let’s Table That, the HR podcast from Borderless AI, featuring Sarika Lamont, Chief People Officer at Vidyard.

More than one million job openings are expected in British Columbia in the next decade. In response, the Province has once again opened up applications for its StrongerBC Future Skills Grant program. BC’s future skills grant helps Canadians access upskilling at affordable rates by providing up to $3,500 for eligible short-term training opportunities. Since it launched in 2023, the future skills grant has funded nearly 17,000 people throughout the province, saving families a combined $40 million.

The Vector Institute has launched a free, open-source AI tool designed to help organizations detect, explain, and rewrite biased language in written content and AI training data. Called UnBias-Plus, the tool was developed by Vector’s AI Safety research scientists and is aimed at professionals working in areas where language can have real-world consequences, including human resources, workplace equity, health care, insurance, media, and AI development.

A Canadian defence technology company is planning to substantially expand its technical workforce following a major Series A round.

As Canada moves ahead with a national artificial intelligence strategy, QueerTech says the country’s AI future must be built with inclusion, literacy, and safety at the centre. The national nonprofit, which works to advance 2SLGBTQIA+ talent, entrepreneurship, and inclusive technology across Canada’s tech ecosystem, responded to the launch of AI for All, Canada’s new national AI strategy, by emphasizing the importance of ensuring 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians are part of the country’s AI transformation.