Calgary Tech Jobs Top 80,000 After 56% Surge, Leading North America for 3rd Year
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Updated · Calgary Herald · Aug 19
Calgary Tech Jobs Top 80,000 After 56% Surge, Leading North America for 3rd Year
3 articles · Updated · Calgary Herald · Aug 19
Summary
Calgary’s tech workforce has grown past 80,000, with CBRE ranking the city 15th in North America after it climbed from 17th last year and 34th at the start of the decade.
A 56% jump in tech employment from 2022 to 2025 gave Calgary the fastest percentage job growth among major tech markets for a third straight year, ahead of Waterloo’s 37%.
More than 28,000 tech jobs were added between 2022 and 2024 while local schools graduated about 3,600 tech-degree holders, leaving Calgary with the second-highest tech talent flow behind Toronto.
Hiring conditions have flipped: Shifty Eye Games drew more than 2,000 applicants for three roles in five days, while executives said firms can now recruit experienced workers locally and from abroad.
Venture funding cooled to C$138 million across 26 deals in the first half from C$195 million a year earlier, but Calgary still ranked fourth in Canada as companies such as Orennia kept scaling.