INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Canada’s Second Largest Tech Hub
York Region’s tech community with more than 4,600 ICT companies is a complete eco-system where tech multinationals operate alongside leading Canadian industry leaders focused on all areas of innovation including enterprise software, IT services, cloud computing, hardware, microelectronics, and more.
THE SECTOR AT A GLANCE
- Our 4,600+ ICT companies support more than 60,000 jobs across the Region
- York Region has the highest density of ICT companies among Canadian tech hubs, relative to population size, with 4 tech companies per 1,000 residents
- 6 of Greater Toronto Area’s top 10 ICT Corporate R&D Investors with headquarters or major operations in York Region: AMD, Constellation Software, Enghouse Systems, Huawei Canada, IBM Canada, and Magna International
- York Region is home to 20 of Canada’s top 100 IT Solution Providers
- Highest concentration of tech workforce in the Toronto-Waterloo Corridor with 13.4% of workforce in ICT
- York Region is attracting top global tech talent as a qualified agent for the Global Skills Strategy (GSS) fast tracks immigration for highly skilled workers applying to Canadian tech companies
THE REGION IS HOME TO…
- Global multinationals including AMD, IBM Canada, Huawei, Qualcomm, Lenovo, Oracle, GE, Toshiba, Siemens, Citrix, Digital Realty, and others
- Leading Canadian tech companies and scale-ups: Jonas Software, Group of Gold Line, Compugen, Opta Information Intelligence, Dealer-FX, CIK Telecom, Adastra, Doxim, Microart, TeraGo Networks, Illumiti, Pathway Communications, Redline, Longview, Real Matters, Enghouse, BAASS Business Solutions, Densify, FlexITy Solutions, SCI Marketview, Auto Chargers, and others
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts June 2021; Research Infosource 2019; Computer Dealer News 2020
Major Tech Companies Call York Region Home
Canada’s Top Tech Hubs
| RANK | CITY or REGION | # of ICT EMPLOYERS |
| 1 | City of Toronto | 7,350 |
| 2 | YORK REGION | 4,671 |
| 3 | Peel Region | 4,632 |
| 4 | Greater Vancouver | 4,610 |
| 5 | Montreal | 4,473 |
| 6 | Ottawa | 3,171 |
| 7 | Calgary | 3,015 |
| 8 | Halton Region | 2,026 |
| 9 | Edmonton | 1,490 |
| 10 | Durham Region | 972 |
| Statistics Canada, CBC | 06/2022 York Region, Planning & Economic Development analysis by NAICS |
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York Region Is Canada’s Most Dense Tech Hub
of ICT employer establishments per 1,000 residents | Statistics Canada, CBC December 2020; Census 2016 Population
York Region Has The Highest Concentration of Tech Talent In The Toronto-Waterloo Corridor
Natural and Applied Sciences occupations as a % of total labour force
Source: Statistics Canada 2021 Census. By National Occupation 2 Natural and Applied Sciences and Related Occupations
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