👋 Good morning, and welcome to VTJ’s Sunday Briefing: your weekly digest of the city’s innovation news, deals, insights, and more.
This week’s Sunday Briefing has a whole lot about tech jobs — and new pathways to break into the market.
First up, the B.C. government announced its expanded tech talent accelerator with a $4 million investment, to help workers upskill in cybersecurity and generative AI. Plus, are you hosting an illegal Airbnb unit? A growing tech community is helping helping locals find jobs while contributing to the common good — including rooting out Vancouver Airbnb cheats.
And, for our members only, find what all those empty storefronts on Granville Street mean for Downtown Vancouver’s economy. (Not a member? Fix that here.)
Now onto today’s briefing. It’s 1,378 words: a three-minute read.
-Lisa
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