Infosys to double Canadian workforce to 4,000 by 2023

Recently, as part of its continued expansion across Canada, Infosys has announced that “it would be bringing 500 jobs to Calgary over the next three years, doubling its Canadian workforce to 4,000 employees by 2023”.

 

Within the previous 2 years, Infosys has created around 2,000 jobs across Ottawa, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.

 

Through the Calgary expansion, Infosys will be able to scale work with clients in the Central United States, Pacific North West,and Western Canada.

 

Headquartered at Bangalore in Karnataka, India, Infosys is an Indian multi-national technology company,a self-proclaimed “global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting”.   With a presence in 46 countries worldwide, Infosys is the second-largest Indian IT company after Tata Consultancy Services [TCS].

 

As part of its “Canadian expansion to Calgary”, Infosys seeks to hire tech talent from 14 educational institutions across the country. These include – University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, University of Alberta etc.

 

As per the official Press Release, through the hiring of such tech talent pan-Canada, “Infosys plans to build a strong pipeline to expand the skills needed to accelerate digital transformation”.

 

According to Ravi Kumar, President, Infosys, “Calgary is a natural next step as part of our Canadian expansion and represents a significant and promising market for Infosys. The city is home to a thriving talent pool that the Covid-related economic downturn has impacted. We will tap into this talent and offer skills and opportunities that will build on the city’s economic strengths.”

 

Incidentally, the Infosys Calgary expansion might, in a way, prove to be beneficial for US H-1B hopefuls as well as those unable to acquire an H-1B extension.

 

Moving to the country for work overseas in Canada might open upvarious Canada immigration pathways for an individual, eventually making them eligible for Canadian citizenship in 5 years.

 

A Canadian citizen can work in the US – with a non-immigrant NAFTA Professional [TN] visa, in the capacity of a NAFTA professional – in pre-arranged business activities for US or foreign employers.   Canadian permanent residents cannot apply for TN visas to work as NAFTA professionals.   NAFTA stands for North American Free Trade Agreement.

 

While the city, in the Canadian provinceof Alberta,has been keen on growing and developing its local tech sector as a way of diversifying its economy, Calgary’s lack of tech talent has been identified as an impediment by industry insiders.

 

Tech employers in Calgary have often complained about the lack of software developers and programmers in Calgary.

 

Infosys intends establishing Calgary as another of its “tech and innovation hubs”, using Calgary as a base for developing its own talent pool. Infosys already has 6 such hubs in the US.

 

On account of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the work-from-home scenario, Infosys has as yet not settled on a physical location for its Calgary hub.

 

Infosys president, Ravi Kumar has said that 500 jobs over 3 years is a minimum target, adding that “if the Calgary expansion goes well, it could be more”.

 

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