Ask HN: Which city in Canada is the best for Internet startups?

#1

Post by skowmunk » Sat, Feb 12, 2011, 5:50 PM UTC

Which city in Canada is the best for internet startups, considering abundance of talent, a startup culture...?

Edit: Thanks to all those who gave in input.

Re: Ask HN: Which city in Canada is the best for Internet startups?

#2

Post by kitcar » Sat, Feb 12, 2011, 5:52 PM UTC

Toronto is the best city in Canada for business, unless you are in mining or primarily targeting French canadians. There are incentives to locate manufacturing plants in more rural areas, and the cost of labour is cheaper elsewhere, but no other Canadian city compares when it comes to access to customers / size of labour pool.

It also has the largest Internet + startup community.

Re: Ask HN: Which city in Canada is the best for Internet startups?

#3

Post by spiralganglion » Sat, Feb 12, 2011, 5:55 PM UTC

I'm running a startup from Edmonton, having just moved there from Calgary to be with my co-founder. I haven't been in the city long enough to say how it compares, but my gut is that it'll be a good location for our particular business.

Re: Ask HN: Which city in Canada is the best for Internet startups?

#4

Post by Mistone » Sat, Feb 12, 2011, 5:59 PM UTC

Vancouver seems like the best to me, it's very much like Seattle and SF, and while very west coast also distantly Canadian.

Re: Ask HN: Which city in Canada is the best for Internet startups?

#5

Post by us » Sat, Feb 12, 2011, 6:00 PM UTC

I am not from Canada but the majority of people I talk to online that are from the entrepreneur community are either from the Toronto area or the Vancouver BC area.