Samira Balsara

Samira is a writer for IT World Canada. She is currently pursuing a journalism degree at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson) and hopes to become a news anchor or write journalistic profiles. You can email her at sbalsara@itwc.ca

Articles by Samira Balsara

LGBTQ2S+ Voices in IT | Community Story – José Nacif-Drah

José Nacif-Drah is the vice-president of global IT for Centerra Gold. He shared his journey and challenges in the corporate world as an openly gay...

LGBTQ2S+ Voices in IT | Community Story – Sandeep Nair

Sandeep Nair is the manager of business operations for Pride at Work Canada. Growing up in India, Nair shared how being part of the LGBTQ+...

LGBTQ2S+ Voices in IT | Community Story – Philippe Johnston

Philippe Johnston is the CIO of the National Research Council of Canada.  He shared two stories, both personal and work-related. Johnston described how when he was...

Glassdoor report says LGBTQ+ employees less satisfied at work compared to non-LGBTQ+ colleagues

A Glassdoor report revealed that LGBTQ+ employees are less satisfied at work compared to non-LGBTQ+ colleagues.

Inaugural Google Cloud Accelerator Canada class of 2021 announced

Google’s inaugural Cloud Program announced its first-ever class of Google Cloud Accelerator Canada. In the past year, with the majority of businesses doubling down on...

Glassdoor’s top 10 Canadian tech CEOs of 2021

Canada's Top 10 Tech CEOs Almost half of the Top 25 CEOs in Canada are in the tech industry according to the 2021 Glassdoor Employees’...

Nearly 60% of small charities have zero plans to digitally transform, says CanadaHelps survey

The CanadaHelps 2021 Digital Skills Survey reveals that the majority of small charities in Canada will find it difficult to continue work if they do not improve their digital capabilities.

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