The AI Talent Gap: Is Canada’s Workforce Falling Behind?
From CanadianSME Small Business Podcast by SK Uddin
June 8, 2026 · 23 min · Episode 1031
About this episode
The episode discusses the AI talent gap in Canada and the importance of building inclusive pathways into digital careers.
People in this episode
Host: Maheen Bari
Guest: Nisha Lewis
Topics covered
- AI talent gap
- digital careers
- inclusive growth
- cybersecurity
- SME support
Keywords
- AI
- talent gap
- digital careers
- inclusive growth
- cybersecurity
- SMEs
- training models
Sponsors
UPS, ADP Canada
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NPower Canada
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