And don't forget about the general attitude towards tech and tech workers here. Even digital media companies seem to see technology as something that happens o

And don't forget about the general attitude towards tech and tech workers here. Even digital media companies seem to see technology as something that happens outside them, and should just work. They have keep a handful of developers on hand because they have to, not because they want to. And then they're just the "computer guys". There's a significant bit of nerd stigma still. It's a bit outdated, that way. You're pretty spot-on with the support network, though. The federal government does offer programs at an increasing rate these days, but they're too few and can't do all the lifting. What surprises me yet is how we seem to have no shortage of digital design agencies in Toronto, but anything more technical seems to need to have enterprise money flowing in, or academic support. I'm generalizing, because there are edge cases, but it's certainly seems to be the mode.