Canadian IT business magazine reports that "While the employment situation in Canada's IT sector is as turbulent as in other industries, there are many "bright spots" that IT professionals can take advantage of, industry watchers say."

On the issue of "hot skills" though, there are significant demographic variations, with senior management in various regions across Canada adopting very different approaches.

In Calgary, he said, major projects are also being put on hold and many contractors are becoming available. Pockets of hiring activity here are for roles such as business analysts (BA) and project managers (PM), and people with SharePoint, and LiveLink skills. ...read more