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Azure

Asked for in 13 job posts at 7 companies across Canada.

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Demand over time

Job posts asking for Azure, by week, last 16 weeks

in the last 4 weeks · 3 the 4 before

Job posts asking for this skill, by week
Week of	Job posts
Jul 20	0
Jul 27	0
Aug 3	0
Aug 10	0
Aug 17	0
Aug 24	2
Aug 31	2
Sep 7	0
Sep 14	2
Sep 21	0
Sep 28	0
Oct 5	1
Oct 12	0
Oct 19	0
Oct 26	3
Nov 2	1

Who's hiring

Companies with posts that ask for it

llanternstudiosinc4
CCohere4
11Password1
ddatabricks1
ookta1
aaltaml1
WWealthsimple1

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Impact projects

Real problems in Canada, from public data. Build something that helps, and prove Azure while you do it.

AI-suggestedUN SDG 16

Police-reported cybercrime incidents per 100,000 people in Calgary changed from 74.3 in 2016 to 203 in 2025. Local residents and small business operators are affected by rising online crime.

Police-reported cybercrime incidents per 100,000 people, Calgary (yearly)

Police-reported cybercrime incidents per 100,000 people, Calgary (yearly)
Period	Value
2016	74.3 per 100,000 people
2017	116.2 per 100,000 people
2018	164.8 per 100,000 people
2019	167.9 per 100,000 people
2020	186.9 per 100,000 people
2021	202.9 per 100,000 people
2022	208.9 per 100,000 people
2023	213.6 per 100,000 people
2024	234.7 per 100,000 people
2025	203 per 100,000 people

What to build: Deploy an Azure cloud incident report intake portal for Calgary small businesses. It helps business owners report phishing incidents and receive automated security triage checklists.
How it practises Azure: Configure Azure App Service, set up Azure Functions for event handling, and secure data storage using Azure Key Vault.
Proof to submit: Provide an Azure deployment template in a public repository and a short recorded architecture walkthrough.

Data: Statistics Canada table 35-10-0002-01

AI-suggestedUN SDG 13

Greenhouse gas emissions from industries and households in Alberta went from 265130 in 2009 to 271415 in 2023. Communities across Alberta are affected by environmental impacts from these emissions.

Greenhouse gas emissions from industries and households, Alberta (yearly, kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent)

Greenhouse gas emissions from industries and households, Alberta (yearly, kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent)
Period	Value
2009	265,130 kilotonnes
2010	273,996 kilotonnes
2011	285,154 kilotonnes
2012	290,700 kilotonnes
2013	300,770 kilotonnes
2014	303,757 kilotonnes
2015	295,870 kilotonnes
2016	278,406 kilotonnes
2017	291,330 kilotonnes
2018	291,567 kilotonnes
2019	292,346 kilotonnes
2020	271,006 kilotonnes
2021	275,547 kilotonnes
2022	273,636 kilotonnes
2023	271,415 kilotonnes

What to build: Deploy an Azure data pipeline for municipal environmental planners in Alberta. It helps planners aggregate facility emissions reports and generate compliance tracking alerts.
How it practises Azure: Work with Azure Data Factory for pipeline ingestion, Azure Blob Storage for data lakes, and Azure Synapse for queries.
Proof to submit: Share a public repository with Azure Resource Manager templates and a short demo video of the data pipeline.

Data: Statistics Canada table 38-10-0097-01

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