Today, rapidly changing technology is shifting our world and the way we interact. Business systems and entertainment, environmental protection, artificial intelligence, cyber security, and virtual worlds—these domains continue to advance, empower and transform every aspect of our lives. Winnipeg’s information and communication technologies (ICT) sector is advancing right alongside.

Winnipeg has a thriving and growing community of small and medium sized ICT companies with diverse skills and expertise in systems design, health informatics, e-learning, master data management, financial software, security, wired and wireless communications, mobile, web and cloud applications, visual and motion graphics, and video gaming.

Winnipeg also has a multitalented, innovative and entrepreneurial developer community with many high-tech start-ups. These developers benefit from Winnipeg’s competitive business costs and its cooperative business environment, combining to create access to private and public sector organizations with international clients and global reach, while still offering a collaborative environment in which to partner, innovate and grow.

Notable firms - including Microsoft, Bell MTS, Canadian Tire Cloud Computing Centre, Imaginet, Online Business Systems - have operational hubs in Winnipeg. Rising stars include Farmers Edge, Librestream, RAPID RTC, SkipTheDishes, Bold Commerce, Sightline Innovation, to name a few.