Ontario is the Canada’s largest province. Over 11 million strong, with more than 300,000 are working
directly in the ICT industry. Ontario's universities and colleges provide a steady pipeline of ICT
specialists and all of these world-renowned educational institutions, 42 universities and colleges,
are working in partnership with ICT industry. Some of Ontario’s internationally recognized
universities are Toronto, Waterloo and Carleton that produce more than 6,000 graduates a year in
computer sciences and engineering. What’s more, community colleges provide around 5,000 ICT
technicians, technologists and analyst a year.
Ontario is really competitive in terms of labor costs and corporate taxes. In addition, this
province is the home to Canada’s corporate and banking headquarters. Low inflation and solid
economy are two other important aspects about Ontario. Its advance and complex infrastructure
also should be mentioned. All of these aspects plus a supportive government helps growing of ICT
industry in Ontario.
The most Important Cities of Ontario are:
Population: 1.2 million
Number of high-tech companies:1,000 and growing, with particular strength in telecommunications equipment and networking, computer software and photonics.
Annual ICT revenues: $13.5 billion
Size of high-tech workforce: 74,000
Big names include: Nortel Networks (R&D), JDS Uniphase Corp., Cognos, Corel Corp, Nokia, Alcatel Canada, Cisco Systems, and Mitel
Educational institutions include: University of Ottawa, Carleton University, and Algonquin College
