Just a few years ago, video game creators could single-handedly design, publish and market a game themselves. Today, this is no longer possible. The work is handled by a team of some 40 specialized people.

Security specialists are increasingly in demand, despite the fact that they are not always popular with their co-workers, who object to their work being impeded by multiple passwords and new rules. They have to be competent in systems, networks and programming to detect badly designed networks, poorly installed systems and improperly coded applications.

Online sales have increased considerably in Canada over the past eight years. The practice has something for everyone—sellers, buyers and even workers, who have a variety of new occupations open to them.

Free [open source] software has for some years now appealed to much more than the small technician community. Up to now, the world market has been driven by governments: every month, governments and public utilities announce their conversion to Open Source.

The information technology (IT) market translates into 600,000 jobs in Canada and accounts for 5.9% of gross domestic product (GDP). The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) announced that the sector is still looking up...