Canada’s technology sector has a problem that rarely gets discussed honestly: the country trains and recruits internationally educated professionals aggressively, then watches many of them spend months or years navigating credential gaps, unfamiliar hiring processes, and a job market that quietly rewards local references.
A Toronto-based fintech firm spent six weeks interviewing SAP candidates, only to discover none could answer scenario-based questions on S/4HANA migrations.
A senior SAP architect in Toronto recently landed three job offers in a single week, each from a different sector: finance, retail, and public services.