Entries from September 2008

September 30, 2008

IBM, OCE and OCRI aim to fill the talent pipeline and launch High School Technology Program

Ottawa, ON – September 30, 2008 – Skilled technology workers are in high demand in Ottawa. The technology sector in the region has recovered from the collapse but students remain skeptical about an industry that caused so much uncertainty and concern for their parents. Registration for computer and technology related programs in post-secondary institutions remains [...]

September 29, 2008

OCRI announces Canada’s Top 10™ Competition Winners for 2008-2009

Ottawa, ON – September 29, 2008 – The 2008-2009 winners of the annual Canada’s Top 10™ Competition have been selected (www.topcanadiancompanies.ca). Organized by OCRI and presented by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, the winners include a wide variety of companies from the life science, cleantech and technology sectors. Winners will gather on October 7th at the [...]

September 12, 2008

Tech students gain marketing and communications experience through OCRI’s Talent Bridge program – first graduates announced

Ottawa, ON – August 14, 2008 – OCRI’s commitment to the development of the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders has produced the first two graduates of the new Talent Bridge program. Emily Chan of Algonquin College and Steven Robins of the University of Western Ontario have completed the 14-week program at Rove, an Ottawa-based provider [...]