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Google Cloud

Asked for in 22 job posts at 11 companies across Canada.

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Demand over time

Job posts asking for Google Cloud, by week, last 16 weeks

in the last 4 weeks · 5 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	1
Aug 17	0
Aug 24	0
Aug 31	5
Sep 7	0
Sep 14	4
Sep 21	0
Sep 28	0
Oct 5	1
Oct 12	2
Oct 19	1
Oct 26	3
Nov 2	3

Who's hiring

Companies with posts that ask for it

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FFaire1
WWealthsimple1
aaltaml1
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ddatabricks1

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Impact projects

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

AI-suggestedUN SDG 11
Emergency shelter beds in Calgary shifted from 1959 in 2016 to 1736 in 2025. People experiencing homelessness in the city encounter fewer available spots across local facilities.
Emergency shelter beds, Calgary (yearly)
Emergency shelter beds, Calgary (yearly)
Period Value
2016 1,959 beds
2017 1,949 beds
2018 2,052 beds
2019 1,916 beds
2020 1,861 beds
2021 1,232 beds
2022 1,615 beds
2023 1,769 beds
2024 1,746 beds
2025 1,736 beds
What to build
Build a cloud-hosted shelter bed tracking service for outreach workers to monitor daily vacancies.
How it practises Google Cloud
Practise deploying containerized services to Google Cloud Run and reading records from Cloud Firestore.
Proof to submit
Submit a public GitHub repository and a short demo video showing service deployment logs.
Data: Statistics Canada table 14-10-0353-01
AI-suggestedUN SDG 2
The share of people living in food-insecure households in Alberta moved from 19.4 in 2018 to 28.4 in 2024. Low-income residents and families across the province struggle to afford consistent meals.
Share of people living in food-insecure households, Alberta (yearly)
Share of people living in food-insecure households, Alberta (yearly)
Period Value
2018 19.4%
2019 18.6%
2020 19.8%
2021 22%
2022 28.2%
2023 31.3%
2024 28.4%
What to build
Build an inventory coordination API backend on Google Cloud for community food banks and donation drop-offs.
How it practises Google Cloud
Practise creating Google Cloud Functions, configuring Cloud Storage buckets, and managing project service accounts.
Proof to submit
Submit a public GitHub repository containing automated backend tests and deployment scripts.
Data: Statistics Canada table 13-10-0834-01

Emergency shelter beds, Calgary (yearly)
Period	Value
2016	1,959 beds
2017	1,949 beds
2018	2,052 beds
2019	1,916 beds
2020	1,861 beds
2021	1,232 beds
2022	1,615 beds
2023	1,769 beds
2024	1,746 beds
2025	1,736 beds

Share of people living in food-insecure households, Alberta (yearly)
Period	Value
2018	19.4%
2019	18.6%
2020	19.8%
2021	22%
2022	28.2%
2023	31.3%
2024	28.4%

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Cloud Run Serverless Microservice Blueprint
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