Bridging the Technology Skills Gap
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is Canada's fastest growing sector, fueling economic growth and development across all sectors of the economy. Shortages of well-qualified ICT professionals are viewed as a barrier to growth and innovation by many employers. At the same time, and in spite of the perceived shortage of skilled ICT workers, some groups, such as skilled immigrants and women, are underemployed.
Bridging the Technology Skills Gap: New Evidence-Based Approaches to Leveraging Diversity is a new research project that brings together researchers and industry partners in order to develop evidence based strategies and policies to expand the talent pool and advance inclusion.
Project Activities
- Examine discourses regarding ICT skills shortage and diversity, including definitions and categories in the ICT sector
- Review employment and labour market data, organizational data on employment, and emerging trends in ICT
- Identify systemic, organizational, and individual forces to understand the factors shaping the “skills shortage” and lack of participation by diverse groups
- Engage ICT stakeholders and employers about the hiring needs and barriers they encounter
- Develop new policies, practices and tools to advance inclusion and match job seekers to employers
Investigators, Partners, Research and Resources
Click on the links below to meet the researchers and project partners, find resources and explore the research themes of this project. Each research page has a collection of reports, short articles and video presentations to go in-depth on each subject:
This project is funded by the Government of Ontario. Opinions, results and conclusions are that of the authors, and no endorsement by Ontario is intended or inferred.
Contact Us
Contact us to find out more about the Bridging the Technology Skills Gap Project:
diversityinstitute@torontomu.ca