KEY FINDINGS – PROVINCES
PROVINCE NET TECH EMPLOYMENT ⇥ The top provinces when it comes to Net Tech Employment are Ontario and Quebec. The greatest number of jobs was added in Ontario when compared to 2018. Tech employment also represents about 10% of the total employment inthese provinces. ⇥ When compared to the other provinces Ontario stands apart for the number of jobs in tech with 44.8 percent of Canadian net tech employment coming from this province. This is consistent with Ontario’s population ratio (about 39 percent of the country), and economic impact (about 38percent). ⇥ Anchored by Canada’s most populous city, Toronto, the province of Ontario also accounted for a significant portion of tech employment gains during2019. PROVINCE MEDIAN TECH INDUSTRYWAGES ⇥ On average, tech industry wages are highest in Alberta, followed by Saskatchewan, Ontario, and British Columbia. Figures below presented inCAD. ⇥ Alberta$86,488 ⇥ Saskatchewan$78,765 ⇥ Ontario$78,329 ⇥ British Columbia$75,626 ⇥ Quebec$71,992 ⇥ Newfoundland and Labrador$71,681
CYBERPROVINCES BYNET TECHEMPLOYMENT
769,033
1. Ontario
412,536
2. Quebec
216,700
3. BritishColumbia
173,759
4. Alberta
40,715
5. Manitoba
32,253
6. NovaScotia
27,957
7. Saskatchewan
22,918
8. New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
9.
13,978
4,706
10. Prince Edward Island
CYBERPROVINCES BY NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBGAINS
1. Ontario
+31,735
2. Quebec
+15,937
3. BritishColumbia
+12,323
⇥ Manitoba$71,032 ⇥ Nova Scotia$65,819 ⇥ NewBrunswick $64,581 ⇥ Prince Edward Island$59,570
4. NovaScotia
+735
5. NewBrunswick
+659
6. Manitoba
+280
7. Prince Edward Island
+155
BUSINESS LOCATIONS, ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND EMPLOYER DEMAND ⇥ Tech business establishments tend to be concentrated in population centers and in locations that are close to the customers they serve. Combined, Ontario and Quebec account for nearly two-thirds of the total tech business establishments with payroll in thecountry. ⇥ Ontario34,106 ⇥ Quebec13,706 ⇥ Alberta10,498 ⇥ British Columbia9,641 ⇥ Beyond numerical measures based on size, relative measures based on the size of the province economy reveal additional insight. Overall, an estimated 5.8 percent of Ontario’s economy is attributed to the tech sector, as defined by this report. In comparison, approximately 2.0 percent of Saskatchewan’s economy is attributed to the techsector. ⇥ Employer demand for tech talent as measured by online job postings follows a similar pattern to tech employmentwith Ontario having approximately 65,069 postings in 2019. In second place is Quebec with approximately 21,703 postings. British Columbia and Alberta are third and fourth respectively in terms of tech job postings. ⇥ Growth in postings for emerging technology positions andskills: ⇥ Alberta+61% ⇥ British Columbia+38%
8. Saskatchewan
+4
Newfoundland and Labrador
9.
-334
-1,608
10. Alberta
CYBERPROVINCES BY NET TECH EMPLOYMENT AS % OF TOTALJOBS
9.7%
1. Ontario
9.3%
2. Quebec
7.6%
3. BritishColumbia
7.1%
4. Alberta
6.4%
5. NovaScotia
6. New Brunswick
6.1%
Newfoundland and
7. Labrador
5.8%
8. Manitoba
5.6%
9. Prince Edward Island
5.6%
4.6%
10. Saskatchewan
⇥ Ontario+32% ⇥ Quebec+27%
Source: EMSI | Statistics Canada | CompTIA Some numeric changes affected by rounding
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