COVID related layoffs - Support information and tech industry job search resources. A lot of this information sharing has been a direct result of the massive community rally from former Toronto tech company employees after their rounds of COVID terminations. @rafops and @jeffwebb-to thought it would be helpful to compile some of this information into a single document. The intention of this document is to put all of this shared information in one easily accessible and community modifiable place. If you'd like to get involved, add to this document, or think an edit is required, please get in touch or submit a PR.
We're located in Toronto Canada, so we're going to focus on our area but if you have resources for another area please feel encouraged to send a PR!
Sorry you've found yourself in this situation. It sucks, and it's not your fault. We couldn't have done anything different.
First things first, make sure you qualify for Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). This is a fund aimed at helping Canadian workers who have found themselves out of work due to the current pandemic.
Information about the application process can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/apply-for-cerb-with-cra.html
In an effort to help everyone look as sharp as possible while searching for work, we offer peer reviewing of resumes.
Because of the volunteer nature, this is on a best effort basis, there are many people looking for work right now, so we may be very busy with this work. We appreciate your patience.
To request a peer resume review:
- Create a new issue and label it as
resume-review. - Add your resume as Markdown or URL in the comments.
If you would like to volunteer to provide this service, please get in touch.
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Add your company with a PR if you are hiring! There are many resources for finding work during these times. Dispite many companies closing down, we have seen a massive surge in scale and business for organizations who operate in the online work enablement, health tech, home consumer entertainmnet, and many other online spaces.
If you are looking for talent, please check the lists below. There are thousands of talented and friendly folks who are looking at present.
The "Talent Help List" is a grassroots, community hiring tool designed to help out-of-work talent in Canada's startup sector find remote work during the COVID-19 global crisis. The main resource, a collaborative Google Sheet, is modeled off of the single-company layoff lists used widely in the tech sector and reproduced on a larger scale: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11vWvewH0vug9ux9A1pS1wXZwmrJnb7NHEmzO26hknP0/htmlview
A fork of the above list has come to our attention, with a nice web front end at https://www.thehelplist.ca/. To add yourself there click: https://airtable.com/shrgI7OIJARimeMHk
This one is a list of companies who have hiring freezes, and companies who are actively looking for skilled employees: https://candor.co/hiring-freezes/
Another great list of companies still hiring: https://coda.io/@kenny/companies-still-hiring
Multiple Openings @Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/careers/covid19
Back-End Developer @OpusOne: https://apply.workable.com/opusonesolutions/j/0E19C2EF25/
Multiple Openings @MaRS: https://www.marsdd.com/work-in-tech/
Multple Openings @Loblaw Digital https://loblawdigital.co/careers
Connecting with new people is a great way of finding a new job. Add events or tech community chats/slacks here that can help people to connect.
The following list is forked from @toriagibbs/toronto-tech-scene
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- Toronto-based Tech Companies
- Tech Companies with an Office in Toronto
- Tech Companies who can Hire Remotely in Ontario
| Company | Industry/product | Learn more |
|---|---|---|
| 1password | Secret Management | 1password jobs |
| 500px | Photography | 500px careers |
| Ada | AI chatbot | Ada careers |
| Ample Organics | Cannabis software solution | Ample Organics careers |
| Archon | Small business software | Archon careers |
| Autonomic | Technology for transit and mobility | Autonomic careers |
| Avail | Personal Health Assistant | Avail careers |
| BenchSci | Machine learning for antibody search | BenchSci careers |
| BioConnect | Hardware Identity and Authentication | BioConnect careers |
| BioSymetrics | Biomedical data analysis | BioSymetrics careers |
| BlueCat | Network software | BlueCat careers |
| BlueDot | Public health, big data | BlueDot careers |
| Borealis AI (RBC) | Everything AI | Borealis AI careers |
| Borrowell | Fintech, credit reporting, loans | Borowell careers |
| CampBrain | Camp management software | CampBrain careers |
| CareGuide | Care services | CareGuide team |
| Chisel AI | NLP for insurance documents | Work at Chisel AI |
| Cluep | AdTech | Cluep careers |
| Coinsquare | Cryptocurrency exchange | Coinsquare careers |
| Connected | Product development firm | Connected careers |
| CrowdRiff | Travel tech, B2B Marketing Platform | CrowdRiff careers |
| Dash MD | Healthcare data management | Dash MD on AngelList |
| Dessa | Machine learning for business | Jobs at Dessa |
| Dot Health | Digital health records | Jobs at Dot Health |
| Drop | Customer rewards program | Drop careers |
| eBlock | Online car auction | eBlock on LinkedIn |
| EnergyX | Software for utility companies | EnergyX careers |
| EventMobi | Mobile event apps | EventMobi careers |
| Fiix | Computerized maintenance management system | Fiix careers |
| FinanceIT | Point-of-sale consumer financing | FinanceIT careers |
| Flipp | Retail technology | Flipp careers |
| Format | Online portfolio platform | Format jobs |
| FreshBooks | Accounting, invoicing | FreshBooks careers |
| FundThrough | Finance, funding, invoicing | FundThrough careers |
| Gene42 | Genetics, precision medicine | Gene42 careers |
| HiMama | Daycare app | HiMama careers |
| Hubba | B2B (business to business) e-commerce | Hubba careers |
| Hubdoc | Document collection software | Hubdoc jobs |
| Indoc Research | Research data management platform | Indoc Research Careers |
| Influitive | Advocacy marketing | Influitive careers |
| Integrate.ai | Customer Intelligence Platform | Integrate.ai careers |
| Kira Systems | Machine Learning in Legal | Kira Systems careers |
| Kobo | eBooks, eReader, audiobooks | Kobo careers |
| Koho | Financial services | Koho Careers |
| Konrad Group | Digital Agency | Konrad Careers |
| Layer 6 (TD) | Everything AI | Layer 6 careers |
| League | Health benefits | League careers |
| Loblaw Digital | Ecommerce, Retail | Loblaw Digital |
| Maple | Telemedicine | Maple jobs |
| Muse | Brain sensing headband | Muse careers |
| Northern Block | Blockchain | Northern Block careers |
| NorthOne | SMB Checking Account | NorthOne Careers |
| Nudge Rewards | Retail engagement app | Nudge Rewards careers |
| Nulogy | Supply chain | Nulogy careers |
| Nymi | Hardware Identity and Authentication | Nymi careers |
| Nymity | Privacy and Compliance Software Solutions | Nymity careers |
| Oanda | ForEx platform | Oanda careers |
| OneClass | Education, learning platform | OneClass jobs |
| Opencare | Healthcare, dental care | Opencare careers |
| PathCore | Digital pathology software | PathCore careers |
| PathFactory | Marketing (content) | PathFactory careers |
| Paytm Labs | Fintech / Mobile Payments | Paytm careers |
| Platterz | Catering + office culture platform | Platterz careers |
| PolicyMe | Insurtech | PolicyMe careers |
| Primate Labs | Performance analysis software | Primate Labs jobs |
| Prodigy | Educational math game for kids | Prodigy careers |
| Properly | Real estate | Properly jobs |
| ProteinQure | Biotech | ProteinQure careers |
| Quandl | Financial data | Quandl careers |
| RBC Ventures | Business financing, new ventures | RBC Ventures careers |
| Resemble AI | Text to speech | Resemble AI Jobs |
| Rubikloud | Machine Learning in Retail | Rubikloud careers |
| Sensibill | Digital Receipt Management for Digital Banking Apps | Sensibill careers |
| Setter | Home maintenance, personal assistant | Setter careers |
| SickKids Research | Biotech, A.I., high-performance computing (HPC), IT | SickKids careers |
| SnapTravel | Chat-based travel booking | SnapTravel careers |
| Soroc | IT solutions | Soroc careers |
| StackAdapt | Advertising & Marketing | StackAdapt careers |
| Strategic Mapping | Public Transit Technology | Strategic Mapping careers |
| Structura Biotechnology | Biotech | Structura careers |
| Taplytics | Customer engagement platform | Taplytics careers |
| Ten Thousand Coffees | Mentoring and Networking | Ten Thousand Coffees careers |
| theScore | Sports fan’s experience | theScore careers |
| Think Research | Care services | Think Research careers |
| ThinkData Works | Data insight | ThinkData Works careers |
| Thomson Reuters | Business intelligence | Thomson Reuters jobs in Toronto |
| Top Hat | EdTech, higher education teaching platform | Top Hat careers |
| TouchBistro | POS for Restaurants | TouchBistro careers |
| TradeRev | Online car auction | TradeRev careers |
| TribalScale | Product development | TribalScale jobs |
| Tulip Retail | Mobile platform for sales associates | Tulip Retail careers |
| Tucows | Internet services and telecommunications | Tucows careers |
| TWG | IT Services | TWG careers |
| Uberflip | Content experience management (marketing) | Uberflip careers |
| Unata | Online Grocery platform | Unata careers |
| Universe | Ticket sales | Universe careers |
| Vena Solutions | Business solutions software | Vena Solutions careers |
| Wattpad | Community for reading, writing, publishing | Wattpad careers |
| Wave | Financial software for small businesses | Wave careers |
| Wealthsimple | Finance, investment | Wealthsimple careers |
| WGames | Game Development | WGames careers |
| Xanadu | Photonic Quantum Computing and Advanced AI | Xanadu careers |
| Company | Industry/product | HQ location | Learn more |
|---|---|---|---|
| AbacusNext | Business software | San Diego, CA | AbacusCareers |
| Altice USA | Telecommunications | Long Island City, NY | Altice USA jobs Toronto |
| Amazon | E-commerce | Seattle, WA | Amazon jobs Toronto |
| AMD | Processors, Graphics and Technology | Santa Clara, CA | AMD careers |
| Assurance | Insurtech | Bellevue, WA | Assurance careers |
| Autodesk | Software | San Rafael, CA | Autodesk careers |
| Benevity | Corporate social responsibility and employee engagement software | Calgary, AB | Benevity careers |
| Bolt | E-commerce infra | San Francisco, CA | Bolt jobs |
| Cadre | Real estate investment | New York, NY | Cadre careers |
| CircleCI | Continuous integration, continuous delivery | San Francisco, CA | CircleCI careers |
| Cohesity | Data backup, Data storage | San Jose, CA | Cohesity careers |
| Consensys | Blockchain | Brooklyn, NY | Consensys careers |
| Coursera | Online Learning Platform | Mountain View, CA | Coursera careers |
| Cover | Insurance quote app | San Francisco, CA | Cover careers |
| Databricks | Data Analytics Platform | San Francisco, CA | Databricks careers |
| eBay | E-commerce, online auction (includes Kijiji!) | San Jose, CA | eBay careers in Toronto |
| Element AI | AI Product Provider | Montreal, QC | Element AI careers |
| Etsy | E-commerce for unique goods | Brooklyn, NY | Etsy careers |
| Fathom Health | Machine learning for medical codes | San Francisco, CA | Fathom Health careers |
| Gatik | Autonomous Vehicles | Palo Alto, CA | Gatik Toronto Careers |
| Tech... all the tech | Mountain View, CA | Google jobs Toronto | |
| Gravitational | Open source cloud delivery solutions | Oakland, CA | Gravitational careers |
| IBM | Watson (AI), Db2 (Database), blockchain, compilers, cloud, devOps, design, security, enterprise software, consulting, support, and more... | Armonk, NY | IBM Canada careers |
| Index Exchange | Ad tech | New York, NY | Index Exchange careers |
| Instacart | Online grocery delivery | San Francisco, CA | Instacart careers |
| Intel | Processors, SoC, FPGA | Santa Clara, CA | Intel Jobs Toronto |
| Jobber | Field service software | Edmonton, AB | Jobber careers |
| Kindred | Robotics | San Francisco, CA | Kindred careers |
| Lever | Recruiting software | San Francisco, CA | Lever jobs in Toronto |
| LogDNA | Log Management Software | Mountain View, CA | LogDNA careers |
| Magic Leap | Augmented Reality | Plantation, FL | Magic Leap careers |
| Mark43 | Public safety software | New York, NY | Mark43 careers |
| Mozilla | Web browser | Mountain View, CA | Mozilla jobs in Toronto |
| Nextdoor | Social Network | San Francisco, CA | Nextdoor careers |
| Nomis Solutions | Fintech - Price Optimization | San Francisco, CA | Nomis Careers |
| Oracle | Databases, cloud computing, enterprise software | Redwood City, CA | Oracle careers |
| PagerDuty | Digital operations management | San Francisco, CA | PagerDuty careers |
| PAX Labs | Cannabis technology | San Francisco, CA | PAX Labs careers |
| People.ai | Revenue Intelligence | San Francisco, CA | People.ai careers |
| Pivotal | Business solutions, developer tools, cloud platform | San Francisco, CA | Pivotal careers |
| Proofpoint | Cybersecurity | Sunnyvale, CA | Proofpoint careers |
| Qualcomm | Wireless and Mobile technology | San Diego, CA | Qualcomm careers |
| Red Hat | Linux, Middleware, Open Source | Raleigh, NC | Red Hat careers |
| Rippling | HR & IT Platform | San Francisco, CA | Rippling careers |
| ROSS Intelligence | Legal research platform | San Francisco, CA | ROSS Intelligence careers |
| Scribd | Digital library | San Francisco, CA | Scribd careers |
| Seequent | Data visualization | Christchurch, NZ | Seequent careers |
| Sentiance | IoT data analysis | Antwerp, Belgium | Sentiance jobs |
| Sentry | Open source error & crash monitoring. | San Francisco, CA | Sentry careers |
| Shopify | E-commerce platform | Ottawa, ON | Shopify careers |
| Shopkick | Shopping rewards program | Redwood City, CA | Shopkick careers |
| Sidewalk Labs | Urban innovation, city planning | New York, NY | Sidewalk Labs careers |
| Slack | Collaboration tools, instant messaging | San Francisco, CA | Slack careers |
| Snap, Inc. | Fun stuff (Snapchat, Bitmoji) | Los Angeles, CA | Snap careers |
| SoundHound | Voice interfaces | Santa Clara, CA | SoundHound careers |
| SpankChain | Blockchain, adult industry, social justice | Los Angeles, CA | SpankChain jobs |
| Square | Financial services, mobile payments, payments hardware, and e-commerce | San Francisco, CA | Square careers |
| TELUS Digital | Digital Labs for a major Canadian Telecom | Vancouver, BC | TELUS Digital careers |
| Trend Micro | Security | Tokyo, Japan | Trend Micro careers |
| TrustArc | Privacy and Compliance Software Solutions | San Francisco, CA | TrustArc careers |
| Turbonomic | Workload automation for the cloud | Boston, MA | Turbonomic careers |
| Uber | ride-sharing, food delivery, self-driving cars | San Francisco, CA | Uber Careers |
| Verint | Business solutions, customer engagement management | Huntington, NY | Verint careers |
| Vision Critical | CRM software, machine learning | Vancouver, BC | Vision Critical careers |
| VTS | Leasing and Asset Management Platform | New York, NY | VTS careers |
| WorkMarket | Freelance/contract management system | New York, NY | WorkMarket careers |
| Yelp | Crowd Sourced Review Platform | San Francisco, CA | Yelp careers |
| Company | Industry/product | HQ location | Learn more |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture | Digital consulting | Dublin, Ireland | Accenture careers |
| Apollo | Open source GraphQL developer tools | San Francisco, CA | Apollo careers |
| Apple | Consumer electronics | Cupertino, CA | Apple job search |
| Auth0 | Identity access management | Seattle, WA | Auth0 careers |
| Automattic | Website and e-commerce platform | All-remote | Automattic Jobs |
| Big Bear Software | Custom software, websites, mobile apps | Penticton, BC | Big Bear Software careers |
| Close.io | CRM / Sales communication platform | All-remote | Close.io jobs |
| Cockroach Labs | Distributed database | New York, NY | Cockroach Labs careers |
| Confluent | Enterprise Kafka, streaming applications | Palo Alto, CA | Confluent careers |
| Customer.io | Automated messaging | Portland, OR | Customer.io careers |
| Datadog | Monitoring & analytics | New York, NY | Datadog careers |
| DigitalOcean | Cloud computing platform | New York, NY | DigitalOcean careers |
| Elastic | Open source search, logs, analytics | Mountain View, CA | Elastic careers |
| Fastly | Edge cloud platform, CDN | San Francisco, CA | Fastly careers |
| GitHub | Development platform: code hosting, version control | San Francisco, CA | GitHub careers |
| Gitlab | Development platform: Version control, CI/CD | San Francisco, CA | Gitlab careers |
| HashiCorp | Infrastructure provisioning tools | San Francisco, CA | HashiCorp careers |
| IOHK | Blockchain, cryptocurrency | Hong Kong | IOHK careers |
| Matrix.org | Open source real time communication | London, United Kingdom | Matrix.org on AngelList |
| Mesosphere | Enterprise cloud/container platform | San Francisco, CA | Mesosphere careers |
| NS1 | Managed DNS | New York, NY | NS1 careers |
| Nylas | Email, calendar, contacts | San Francisco, CA | Nylas careers |
| PacerPro | Court litigation management software | San Francisco, CA | PacerPro on LinkedIn |
| Polymath | Blockchain / Financial Services | Barbados | Polymath careers |
| Protocol Labs | Internet protocols and tools | No HQ (fully remote) | Protocol Labs careers |
| Red Hat | Linux, Middleware, Open Source | Raleigh, NC | Red Hat careers |
| Rivalry.gg | Esports betting | Isle of Man | Rivalry.gg on LinkedIn |
| Stack Overflow | Developer Q&A | New York, NY | Stack Overflow - Work Here |
| Stellar | Cryptocurrency | San Francisco, CA | Stellar careers |
| Strava | Social running and cycling | San Francisco, CA | Strava careers |
| Stripe | Online payments | San Francisco, CA | Stripe careers |
| Social networking | San Francisco, CA | Twitter careers (Remote Canada) | |
| Unsplash | Open Visual Library, Search, Creative tools | Montreal, QC | Team |
| VEXXHOST | Cloud computing services | Montreal, QC | VEXXHOST on LinkedIn |
| VMware | Virtualization, cloud computing | Palo Alto, CA | VMWare careers |
| Zapier | Task/Workflow automation | San Francisco, CA | Zapier careers |