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The Information & Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Greater Toronto’s York Region is over 4,300 companies strong. You’ll find global corporations down to startups in the Region, with most of our tech companies being scale-ups focused on business-to-business and enterprise-scale solutions in areas such as enterprise software, IT services, cloud computing, networking, and microelectronics.
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# of ICT employer business establishments
| 1 | City of Toronto | 6,810 |
| 2 | YORK REGION | 4,388 |
| 3 | Peel Region | 3,974 |
| 4 | Greater Vancouver | 3,927 |
| 5 | Montreal | 3,801 |
| 6 | Ottawa | 3,125 |
| 7 | Calgary | 2,813 |
| 8 | Halton Region | 1,633 |
| 9 | Edmonton | 1,470 |
| 10 | Durham Region | 850 |
| 11 | Waterloo | 780 |
| Statistics Canada, CBC | 12/2018 | ||
# of ICT employer business establishments per 1,000 residents | Statistics Canada, CBC | 12/2018
ICT Technical Occupations % of Labour Force (Ages 25-64) | Statistics Canada, CBC 2018
(NOCs: 217; 228; 0213; 2133; 2147; 2241; 2242; 2253; 7333 – as per CBRE Scoring Tech Talent Report)
Most of the Region’s 60,000+ tech jobs are located in these megazones.
AMD, Constellation Software, Enghouse, IBM, Huawei Canada, and Mitel Networks.
Includes enterprise and scale-up companies from York Region.
TROES is excited to announce that it has been selected by a UK client to supply three 542 kWh/250kW Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for a Canadian Community Micro –Grid project that will be operated as a Virtual Power Plant for a community in Eastern Canada.
iSIGN Media Solutions Inc., a leading provider of interactive mobile proximity marketing and public security alert solutions, today announced the signing on an agreement with Corbiz Strategies to introduce iSIGN’s Safety Alert Messaging technology solution to retirement homes across Canada.
Since 2010, the Edsby digital learning and data platform has supplemented classroom instruction K-12 with safe and effective online education specially designed for the unique needs of K-12. Schools and entire regions depend on it more than ever today.
In these challenging times, Everlink would like to share its support and solidarity with all of our clients, partners and colleagues. As we have stated in our previous communications, we will continue to monitor information from Canadian and international health organizations regarding coronavirus/COVID-19. The health and safety of our staff, clients and partners remains a top priority at Everlink.
ventureLAB is York Region’s provincially recognized Regional Innovation Centre and helps drive Regional economic growth and job creation by supporting the development and delivery of programs and services, targeting technology-based entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a business. In 2019, ventureLAB supported $8.95 million in economic impact.
Federal and provincial governments have launched several stimulus programs to help businesses gain access to additional cash and financing options to evolve their cash flow planning and strategic investments.