Toronto and Waterloo have long been tech centres, though not as large as New York or Seattle. Probably it has been most similar to Chicago's tech scene evoluti

Toronto and Waterloo have long been tech centres, though not as large as New York or Seattle. Probably it has been most similar to Chicago's tech scene evolution, just smaller scale. A big factor are the quality of schools here and increased (though not universal) desire for Canadians to stay in Canada since 2001.