Victoria company lands on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50

Welcome to this week’s Sunday Briefing. In this issue, learn about why Greater Victoria gets a B grade on meeting local issues, meet the newest team member at the Centre for Applied Ocean Sustainable Technologies, and discover why UVic’s Sustainable Innovation MBA ranked first in Canada.

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Certn represents Victoria as one of Canada’s fastest growing companies

Victoria’s Certn was the only Vancouver Island company to be named to Deloitte’s list of Canada’s 50 fastest-growing tech companies in 2024. Now in its 27th year, the Technology Fast 50 program recognizes the achievements of Canadian tech companies, measured by three-year growth.

Certn provides a tech-first background check and screening solution to companies including Tesla, Interac, WestJet, and Bell.

This is the company’s third year on the list. In 2022, it ranked second. Last year it scooped tenth place, and this year it lands at 32nd.

The Fast 50 listing isn’t Certn’s only recognition in 2024. The company was also rostered on the Globe and Mail’s annual ranking of Canada’s fastest-growing companies, coming in at 63 out of 416 companies.

📰 More Victoria innovation news

📝 End-of-year report card: Greater Victoria recently earned a B on the 2024 Vital Signs report, which assesses how well the city has addressed issues of most concern to residents. In this Chamber Chat, hear from Jonathan Dyck, senior director of marketing and communications at the Victoria Foundation, and Paige Schoenfeld, senior vice president at Leger, the organization that collects the report data.

🏆 All I do is win, win, win: The University of Victoria’s MBA in Sustainable Innovation came first in Canada and ninth globally on the Corporate Knight’s 2024 Better World MBA ranking.

🤝 Welcome to the team: The Centre for Applied Ocean Sustainable Technologies welcomed its newest team member, Burak Evren, as director of programming and investment.

🕴️ Tech jobs of the week

Find your next career:

• Junior Technical Support Engineer at TyreSense

• Associate Director, IT Security at Camosun College

• Technology Product Owner - Fire Rescue at District of Saanich

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📅 Upcoming events

November 15 | Biomedical Engineering and Health Technology Showcase

UVic’s annual event brings together researchers, students, industry, and government agencies to talk about what’s new and exciting in biomedical engineering and healthtech. This year’s speakers include Dr David Juncker, Jessica Vandenberghe, Scott Phillips, Dr Nick Dechev, Dr Mike Berger, and Annelise Lapointe. The event will also include a research and industry fair, BioInnovate Pitch Challenge, and poster showcase.

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