Data analytics program could help fill Canada’s big data talent gap

The forecast for data analytics jobs is impressive and encouraging — unless you’re an employer who will be competing for some of that big data talent.

According to a report from Ottawa-based ICTC released earlier this year, 43,300 data analytics specialists will be directly employed in Canada, an increase of 33%, by 2020.

That’s why Waterloo Engineering’s new Graduate Diploma in Data Analytics (GDDA) could go a long way towards filling a potential skill shortage.

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