Canadian coalition tackles IT labour shortage

TORONTO – Bell Canada has rallied to form a group of Canadian organizations to address a widening shortage of IT professionals. The Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow’s IT Skills plans to work together to ensure the country retains healthy IT workforce by addressing factors contributing to the shortage. “If left uncontested, the IT skills gap will create gaps in our economic performance, gaps in our productivity, and gaps in our ability to compete globally. It is in everyone’s interest to close those gaps as quickly as possible,” said Bell Enterprise Group president Stephane Boisvert, who is the coalition spokesperson. The economic...