Hi-Tech Fair

An older man and a younger woman are dressed in high-visibility vests, white hard hats, and goggles. They are discussing a complicated technical problem.

The next Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair will take place in February 2025. The information below if from our concluded 2024 event.

Event details

This fair is for students studying:

Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Data Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Software Engineering
Telecommunications and Information Security

Our sponsors

A huge thank you to our 2024 event sponsors.

Platinum sponsor

Gold sponsors

Silver sponsors

Make the most of the fair

Want to connect with employers in the tech industry?

Join us for the Hi-Tech Co-op + Career Fair, where you can meet representatives from 40 organizations all in one place. It's the biggest engineering and computer science co-op and career event of the year!

Tips for making the most of the fair

Know who's attending: Review company profiles to learn who will be at the fair and what types of students they're looking for.
Bring copies of your résumé: Many organizations will be actively recruiting for co-op and full-time roles.
Attend both days of the fair: There'll be different employers on both days.

Meet the employers

Here's who will be attending the 2024 fair, and what type of students they're looking to recruit.

Teck - Platinum Sponsor

Teck is one of Canada’s leading mining companies with operations in copper, zinc, and steelmaking coal.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Locations across British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Aecon - Gold Sponsor

Aecon is a Canadian leader in construction and infrastructure development, overseeing all aspects of construction for projects in the civil, urban transportation, nuclear, utility, and industrial sectors.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Where they're located: Locations across Canada
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copies résumés at the fair.

DeHavilland Aircraft - Gold Sponsor

De Havilland is a Canadian-owned and operated aircraft manufacturer with a long history as a leader in aviation innovation.

Relevant programs: Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Where they're located: Victoria, Calgary, Toronto
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

MTU Maintenance Canada - Gold Sponsor

MTU Maintenance Canada is the North American facility for the largest independent provider of commercial engine maintenance services in the world.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Delta, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copies résumés at the fair.

Aplin Martin Consultants - Silver Sponsor

Aplin Martin is a full-service civil engineering, architecture, planning, and surveying company that provides multi-disciplinary consulting and solutions for a diverse array of clients and projects across Canada.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering
Where they're located: Locations across Canada
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copies résumés at the fair.

TRIUMF - Silver Sponsor

TRIUMF is Canada’s publicly funded, not-for-profit particle accelerator research centre designed as a hub for discovery and innovation.

Relevant programs: Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Vancouver, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copies résumés at the fair.

Babcock Canada

Babcock Canada is a marine, aviation, and land systems company with a focus on the provision of vital services, mission-critical technology, and support solutions for assets of national importance.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Victoria, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Halifax
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

BBA

BBA is a consulting engineering services firm, developing innovative and scalable engineering strategies and solutions.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Locations across Canada
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Department of National Defence

The Department of National Defence is responsible for the protection and defence of Canada, including the Canadian Armed Forces, national security, the border, and cybersecurity.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Locations across Canada
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copies résumés at the fair.

Fraser Health

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon.

Relevant programs: Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Delta, Hope, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, Surrey, White Rock
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Hakai Energy Solutions

Hakai Energy Solutions is an electrical contractor, specializing in solar energy systems and renewable energy integration for both commercial and residential clients.

Relevant programs: Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Where they're located: Cumberland, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copies résumés at the fair.

Introba

Introba is a multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm, specializing in electrical, mechanical, sustainability, and fire protection for sustainable buildings.

Relevant programs: Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Where they're located: Across British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copies résumés at the fair.

Kardium

Kardium is a medical solutions company that has developed an advanced system for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, which affects more than 59 million people worldwide.

Relevant programs: Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Burnaby, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Newcastle Engineering

Newcastle Engineering is a leading civil engineering consulting firm that offers a full spectrum of civil consultation, support, and engineering services for the built environment.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering
Where they're located: Nanaimo, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copies résumés at the fair.

Pomerleau

Pomerleau is one of Canada’s leading construction companies with 4,000 employees and nine offices across the country.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Locations across Canada
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

RDH Building Science

RDH Building Science is a consulting firm, specializing in building science engineering, architecture, and construction management to optimize the performance of buildings.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Where they're located: Victoria, Vancouver, Courtenay, Toronto, Waterloo, Whitehorse
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copies résumés at the fair.

Reliable Controls

Reliable Controls provides simple, flexible, and sustainable building controls which balance comfort, efficiency, and greenhouse gas reductions.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Victoria, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Stantec

Stantec provides engineering consulting services for a wide variety of industries, including buildings, community development, energy, environment, government, mining, transportation, and water.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Locations across Canada
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copies résumés at the fair.

TELUS

TELUS is one of Canada's largest telecommunications providers that offers a one-of-a-kind technical leadership career development program for new grads, the Graduate Technology Leadership Program.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Across Canada
How to apply for opportunities: TELUS is not accepting applications as part of their fair attendance.

VertiGIS

VertiGIS builds powerful GIS software, enhancing the capabilities of leading mapping software.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Victoria, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

AbeBooks - Gold Sponsor

AbeBooks aims to be the world’s preferred site for buying and selling used and collectible books, acquired by Amazon in 2008 and operating just like other Amazon teams.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Victoria, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Acturis Canada - Gold Sponsor

Acturis is a leading software-as-a-service provider for general insurance, managing over $12 billion worth of transactions every year.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Victoria, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Andritz - Gold Sponsor

Andritz is a leader supplier of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metalworking and steel industry, and for solid and liquid separation in municipal and industrial sectors.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Locations across Canada
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Schneider Electric - Gold Sponsor

Schneider Electric drives digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software, and services.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Locations across Canada
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copy résumés at the fair.

Dometic - Silver Sponsor

Dometic manages the manufacturing, sales, and service of products for the outdoor market, including portable coolers, grills, air conditioners, tents, batteries, and solar energy.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Richmond, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copy résumés at the fair.

Fluor - Silver Sponsor

Fluor provides engineering, procurement, and construction services that deliver safe, well-executed, capital-efficient projects to clients around the world.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Vancouver, Calgary
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

RAM Consulting - Silver Sponsor

RAM Consulting specializes in project and construction management and multi-disciplinary engineering services for municipal, marine, transportation, infrastructure, utilities, and energy sectors.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Where they're located: Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver, Calgary
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copy résumés at the fair.

AMD

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a high performance and adaptive computing leader, advancing the future of the data center, embedded, artificial intelligence, gaming, and PC markets.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Locations across British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: They'll be accepting hard copy résumés at the fair.

BC Pension Corporation

BC Pension Corporation provides administrative and professional services to BC’s Public Service Pension Plan.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Victoria, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

BC Public Service

The BC Public Service is comprised of over 36,000 employees in more than 200 different jobs working across 280 communities within the province to deliver services to more than 4 million British Columbians every day.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Locations across British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

BC Transit

BC Transit provides public transportation to the Victoria region and offers roles in fleet maintenance, project management, information technology, enterprise cloud application development, cybersecurity, and data analytics.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Victoria, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

ICBC

ICBC is a provincial crown corporation providing insurance in BC with a wide variety of IT roles in areas like application development, digital workplace, information management, project services, technology operations, and systems planning.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Telecommunications & Information Security
Where they're located: Locations across British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Kano

Kano is an independent gaming studio, specializing in the mobile free-to-play gaming space.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Victoria, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Kano is not accepting applications as part of their fair attendance.

Kinetic Construction

Kinetic Construction provides construction management and general contracting services throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering
Where they're located: Victoria, Vancouver, Courtenay
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Primary Engineering and Construction

Primary is an engineering and construction leader, specializing in electric utility distribution, transmission, telecommunication, substation, lighting, traffic signalization design, and construction.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Where they're located: Locations across Canada
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Providence Therapeutics

Providence Therapeutics is a private Canadian biotechnology company that specializes in messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine therapies.

Relevant programs: Biomedical Engineering
Where they're located: Calgary
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Redbrick

Redbrick conceives, acquires and builds companies that consumers want to engage with every day, including Shift, Leadpages, Rebase, Delivra and Animoto.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Victoria, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

SkyBox Labs

SkyBox Labs is a full-service game development studio, working alongside some of the world’s top publishers like Xbox, Bungie, and Electronic Arts to develop games like Halo Infinite, Minecraft projects, Destiny 2: Lightfall, and Fallout 76.

Relevant programs: Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Vancouver, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Solaris MCI

Solaris MCI specializes in engineering and project solutions in the energy space, with a focus on the energy transition, sustainability and decarbonization.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Where they're located: Locations across British Columbia and Alberta
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

SSI

SSI develops Autodesk-based solutions for the shipbuilding and offshore industry with their flagship software, ShipConstructor®, an AutoCAD based CAD/CAM suite.

Relevant programs: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Where they're located: Victoria, British Columbia
How to apply for opportunities: Apply online through their website.

Accessibility

We are committed to create events that are welcoming for all. Please let us know in advance if we can make this event more accessible for you. You can also connect with our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team at any time.