Key Industries

Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)

Today, rapidly changing technology is shifting our world and the way we interact. Business systems and entertainment, environmental protection, artificial intelligence, cyber security, and virtual worlds—these domains continue to advance, empower and transform every aspect of our lives. Winnipeg’s information and communication technologies (ICT) sector is advancing right alongside.

Winnipeg has a thriving and growing community of small and medium sized ICT companies with diverse skills and expertise in systems design, health informatics, e-learning, master data management, financial software, security, wired and wireless communications, mobile, web and cloud applications, visual and motion graphics, and video gaming.

Winnipeg also has a multitalented, innovative and entrepreneurial developer community with many high-tech start-ups. These developers benefit from Winnipeg’s competitive business costs and its cooperative business environment, combining to create access to private and public sector organizations with international clients and global reach, while still offering a collaborative environment in which to partner, innovate and grow.

Notable firms - including Microsoft, Bell MTS, Canadian Tire Cloud Computing Centre, Imaginet, Online Business Systems - have operational hubs in Winnipeg. Rising stars include Farmers Edge, Librestream, RAPID RTC, SkipTheDishes, Bold Commerce, Sightline Innovation, to name a few.

  • Multitalented, innovative and entrepreneurial developer community
  • Competitive business costs
  • Connected, collaborative industry
  • Low-cost renewable energy

Winnipeg Success Stories

Bold Commerce

Bold Commerce is best known for building Shopify’s powerful, flexible and customizable eCommerce apps.

boldcommerce.com

SkipTheDishes

Food delivery service company, headquartered and expanding in Winnipeg, has a technologically-advanced backend that was ranked in the top 5 of Deloitte’s, Technology Fast 50 for 2018.

www.skipthedishes.com

Rapid RTC

Rapid RTC and its parent company create market-leading software solutions for automotive, agriculture and other verticals in over 30 countries.

rapidrtc.com

24-7 Intouch

They are the people and technology behind the world’s biggest brands. They deliver innovative, value-driven customer service solution across their global contact centres.

24-7intouch.com

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary of Amazon.com and provides on-demand cloud computing platforms. The company acquired Winnipeg's Thinkbox Software in 2017 which became known as AWS Thinkbox and is leading developer of production-proven tools for entertainment, architecture and design industries.

Sightline Innovation

Canada’s longest standing AI company known for creating the first Full-Stack Enterprise infrastructure with headquarters in Winnipeg.

www.sightlineinnovation.com

Veolia

The world’s leading provider of environmental solutions for energy, water, and waste with a strong AI utilization.

www.veolia.ca

Fast FactsSource: Statistics Canada (2017)

  • $25M

    ICT trade exports increased
    (over 3 years)

  • $100K

    Average ICT Salary
    3rd Lowest Labour Costs in Canada
    (Winnipeg CMA)

  • 1,300

    Businesses that employ ICT workforce
    (Winnipeg CMA, 2017)

  • $1.7B

    ICT Sector GDP
    (Manitoba, 2017)

  • 20,700

    ICT Occupations
    (Winnipeg CMA, 2017)

  • +35.3%

    Growth in Tech Jobs in past 5 years
    (Winnipeg CMA, 2017)

Key Companies

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