Practical guidance on Canadian tech hiring: compliance, compensation, AI screening, and the operational realities of building IT teams. Bill 190 compliant, updated for 2026.
Some companies secure top tech hires by offering higher salaries. Others win by showing candidates exactly what the role offers: scope, ownership, and team structure, before compensation is…
Salary & Market
At first glance, traditional staffing agency partners promise everything a fast-paced tech team wants: speed, access to talent, and an overflowing candidate pipeline. But for most hiring leads,…
Hiring Strategy
Most hiring teams eventually face this dilemma: the right candidate is in play, but the salary doesn’t align. Perhaps you’re $10K below what others are offering. Perhaps another…
Hiring Strategy
When you work with STACK IT on a contract IT placement, we handle everything. We’re the legal employer. We run payroll. We manage contracts, remittances, onboarding, and replacement.…
Hiring Strategy
Most contract searches start the same way: “We need someone yesterday.” That urgency is there, but when you need to hire IT contractors fast, rushing to source candidates…
Hiring Strategy
Hiring the wrong person doesn’t just cost time. According to Statistics Canada, job vacancies in Canada decreased by nearly 18% year-over-year in Q1 2025, dropping from 640,400 to…
Hiring Strategy
Some tech companies still assume that the more you pay upfront, the better the search. And for teams that haven’t worked with a recruiter who’s actually owned delivery,…
Hiring Strategy
What’s at stake when choosing between permanent and contract tech hiring Every hiring manager faces this call: do you bring someone on full-time, or do you plug in…
Hiring Strategy
Did you know that Ontario’s tech sector is experiencing one of the fastest-growing talent gaps? Businesses seeking top IT professionals must adopt a strategic approach to IT recruitment…
Hiring Strategy
When Dave, a hiring manager at a mid-sized tech company in Ontario, was tasked to hire an IT employee, he thought it would be straightforward. The resumes came…
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