Welcome to this week’s Sunday Briefing – albeit on a Monday! In this issue, read about Vancouver Island University’s presidency, a new contributor to public sector innovation at KPMG, a Victoria award nominee, and plenty more.

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Certn places tenth on Deloitte’s Fast 50

This week, Deloitte announced the winners of its Technology Fast 50 awards. Now in it’s 26th year, the awards program recognizes the achievements of Canada's leading technology companies, highlighting their commitment to innovation, strong leadership, and rapid revenue growth.

The Deloitte program divides companies into four award categories, including the Technology Fast 50, which ranks Canada’s fastest-growing technology, media, and telecomms companies by their revenue growth percentage over their last four years of operation.

Amongst among the 50 tech companies across the country, Victoria-based Certn landed tenth.

As the name suggests, Certn works to make sure you are who you say you are – that is, they’re a background check provider.

What makes the company different? They're putting tech first to provide a reliable, easy-to-use service. And most of all, they’re fast. Certn claims they can have results in approximately 15 minutes.

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The finalists for the VIATEC Community Awards have been announced!

There are 10 categories for the awards, ranging from Victoria’s startup standouts to established anchor companies. Handpicked from 120 hopefuls, these finalists represent the best of technology in B.C.’s capital.

A reminder: the ceremony will take place on November 30 in Carson Hall at the Victoria Conference Centre (720 Douglas Street.) Nominations are now open for any Victoria tech company, as are opportunities for sponsorships slots. Early bird tickets are on sale now.

📰 More Victoria innovation news

✌️ Back for seconds: Dr. Deborah Saucier’s leadership through the COVID-19 pandemic and success with Vancouver Island University’s strategic plan has earned her a second five-year term as the institution’s president.

🤝 Welcome aboard: KPMG’s Victoria office welcomed David Crossley to its advisory team to support innovation in the public sector.

🏆 Winner, winner: Susan Blanchet, founder and CEO of Victoria-based Origen Air, was named as one of only two finalists for Business Thought Leader of the Year – Business Products in the 20th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

🕴️ Tech jobs of the week

Find your next career:

• Junior Systems and IT Specialist at STR Speech Tech

• Project Manager at Zetron

• Senior Business Systems Analyst at BC Pension Corporation

Hiring in Victoria? Reply to this email and let us know!

📅 Upcoming events

Nov 17 | Biomedical Engineering and Health Technology Showcase: Industry partners, researchers, health professionals, government officials, funding agencies, startups, faculty, and students are invited to this free event. Display tables and poster boards are available for individuals, teams, and companies who wish to showcase their research and/or products and services.

⭐ Nov 30 | Victoria Tech Morning Coffee, presented by VicTJ and Ink LLP

You’re invited to join Ink LLP and Victoria Tech Journal at Fort Tectoria to connect with the Victoria tech community in an informal atmosphere. ​Check out the space, discover a new career, find your next co-founder, or learn something new – you can do it all at our upcoming coffee meetup.

Have an upcoming event? Reply to let us know.

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We at Victoria Tech Journal know you, our community, pretty well. Are you searching for someone in your field to have coffee with, a hiring hookup, a lead on local investors, or suggestion for a great Victoria tech tool? Whatever you’re hunting for, let us know. We’ll post it in this section and make it happen.

This week:

 🤝 Technical partners and investors: A local systems integrator, hardware assembler, and distributor of clustering servers and data storage subsystems is looking for technical partners and investors. Reach out if that’s you!

Email your requests to [email protected].

Have something or someone we should know about? Reply or email [email protected] so we can work together to spotlight the lesser-known stories of Victoria's tech ecosystem.