2024 2024

Join us for the 2024 annual NSCC Information Technology Job Fair & Conference

NSCC's largest college wide information technology career event is here! With many organizations attending, you will find a wide variety of professional development, industry networking and career opportunities. Come and meet some of the best upcoming talent the school has to offer!

The IT Job Fair is open to industry recruiters, conference presenters, NSCC students & alumni to discover amazing opportunities, and network with potential future employers, professional associations and programs.

This year, about 600 IT students, 50 IT companies and 40 faculty members will be in attendance.


2024 IT Job Fair and Conference

Pier 21 (Halifax, NS)

February 20, 2024 12:00 PM


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Participating Organizations: 41

Total Students: 573

Thank you to all of our industry participants and conference speakers. This year, in lieu of speaker gifts, we will be donating to the NSCC Student Foodbank on your behalf.


Program and Event Agenda

Time (AST) Item Notes
9:00 AM Organizing Team arrives for setup
11:00 AM Industry arrives for setup
11:00 AM Snacks Energy bites, crumble bars, almond bars, shortbreads, fruit cups, coffee, tea, water
12:00 PM Students arriving
12:00 PM Photo: Job Fair organizing team Location: Wall of Service
12:50 PM Annoucements Location: Kenneth Rowe Hall, Brief words of welcome
1:00 PM Welcome remarks Principal, Marc Scarfone
1:15 PM Workshop: Advice & Best Practices for networking (Nathan Laird, Halifax Partnership). Location: Windsor Classroom | Faculty: Bill Cunningham
1:15 PM Workshop: Everything as a Service (Kevin Burgess, Digital NS). Location: Bronfman Theatre | Faculty: Melodie Joy
1:15 PM Light Lunch Caprese salad, open faced sandwiches (veggie, chicken, smoked salmon), sweets, coffee, tea, water
2:15 PM Workshop: Finding your place in the Government of Canada (Megan Vincent, Liz Bailey) Location: Bronfman Theatre | Faculty: Bill Kowalski
2:15 PM Workshop: Student research funding opportunities (Joanne Firth) Location: Windsor Classroom | Faculty: Cheolsoon Im
2:30 PM Photo: Faculty Location: Wall of Service
2:50 PM Announcements Closing job fair in 10 minutes, housekeeping
3:00 PM Kenneth Rowe Hall
3:00 PM Light Supper Location: Kenneth Rowe Hall Grilled veggies, Tuscan platter, Charcuterie platter, chocolate strawberries, chocolate truffles, donuts, coffee, tea, water
3:15 PM Photo: Everyone Location: Kenneth Rowe Hall
3:30 PM Announce start of Networking Event Location: Kenneth Rowe Hall
6:00 PM Closing remarks

List of Participating Organizations:

Organization Name
IBM
Eastlink
Rafflebox Technologies
Canadian Army Reserves
Sobeys Capital
RBC
WarrierTech Inc.
Halifax Partnership
EfficiencyOne
Guillevin
DeepSense
BDO Digital
Dalhousie University- Faculty of Computer Science
Chebucto Community Net Society
Lockheed Martin Canada
Department of National Defence- CFB Halifax- Base Information Systems
Hanatech Inc.
Atlantic Canada Aerospace & Defence Association (ACADA)
Online Job Market
Global Relay Communications Inc.
Government of Canada
Jazz Aviation LP
Shared Services Canada
Workplace Therapeutics
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Province of Nova Scotia Public Service Commission
Halifax Port Authority
Seaboard Transport Group of Companies
Nova Scotia Power
Cabco
VERB Interactive
Pineapple Bytes Inc.
COVE
Aptitude Digital Ltd
Maplewave
North End Experiences Information Technology Summer Camp
ICTC
NSCC Entrepreneurship
Admiral Insurance
Racks & Hacks
Koii Network