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- 1. CANADA'S HIGH-TEC HUBTORONTO TABLE OF CONTENTS: Executive Summary 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Emerging Tech and The City 2.1 Mobile Device Proliferation Will Drive Mobile Platforms and Apps 2.2 Digital Media Will Transform Creative Communication & Interaction 2.3 Social Networking Mania Will Demand Attention & Insight 2.4 Additional Thoughts 2.5 More on the Way 2.6 Learn More 3.0 Sector Overview 3.1 A Statistical Overview of Toronto’s Tech Hub 3.2 Key Facts 3.3 Manufacturing Sector 3.4 Services Sector 4.0 Research and Innovation 4.1 Research and Innovation 4.2 Key Facts 4.3 Publication Citations 4.4 Patents 4.5 Profiles of Local Centres of Excellence 5.0 Talent 5.2 Key Facts 5.3 Post-secondary Education 6.0 Investment 6.1 Key Facts Appendices 1) Map: Greater Toronto Area and Toronto Census Metropolitan Area 2) Acknowledgements 3) Selected References 4) Definitions 5) Technology-related Organizations & Associations 6) List of Government Support Programs/Incentives
- 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Toronto’s Informationand Communications Technology (ICT) Story As one of the world’s leading ICT and media hubs, Toronto has a rich technology ecosystem with remarkable breadth and depth. Located in a major urban centre, Toronto’s ICT sector thrives on the rapid innovation and introduction of new technologies that stem from collaboration with a diverse range of sectors – for example, healthcare, education, social, cleantech, media and entertainment. The City’s ICT sector is constantly evolving with impressive growth being driven by a wide array of segments such as cloud computing, mobile platforms and applications, gaming, social networking, 3D and consumer privacy and security. These new ICT segments have tapped into Toronto’s established ICT subsectors of communications, robotics, enterprise software, film, manufacturing and broadcasting which combine to create an urban High-Tech Hub. This combination of mature and emerging players make Toronto the largest most dynamic, vibrant and innovative hub of ICT focused businesses in Canada with over 11,500 firms (40,000 ICT firms in Canada). With 6% of Toronto’s overall employment in the high tech sector, the industry employs over 161,000 workers (not including the thousands employed in ICT-related sectors, such as financial services). The unemployment rate for ICT professionals is 4% (much lower than the general economy) and the need for new talent is increasing. The diversity of Toronto’s economy means that ICT as an enabling industry complements and fuels the other sectors in the region. Similar to the experience globally, Toronto’s ICT sector has undergone major changes in the last five years. Its traditional sectors of communications, manufacturing and enterprise software are in gradual recovery after the global economic downturn, and competing against the dominance of China and India as low cost centres for manufacturing and software development. These global challenges, combined with the rapid decline of traditional, wired communication carriers and communication equipment providers, have resulted in significant job losses in Toronto over the last 10 years primarily in the manufacturing sub-sector, shedding more than 15,000 jobs since 2000 while the ICT services sector employment has remained stable and is now showing signs of moderate increases. Entrepreneurship is thriving with the number of ICT service firms increasing by 2,000 companies (mostly smaller-sized firms) since 2002. Toronto’s ICT cluster has been able to weather this global pressure, maintaining a negligible drop in overall ICT employment since 2005 through an adaptive shift away from traditional large enterprise to high-value, knowledge-based, small business jobs. Not included in these employment figures are the ICT jobs that are being created in the emerging ICT area of interactive digital media nor the thousands of jobs that are embedded in other sectors that have a high reliance on ICT, like financial services and healthcare. These changes have been so rapid that much of today’s ICT job growth is hard to capture in traditional statistical measures. Positioning Toronto’s ICT sector for intense global competition will require sustained effort in three critical areas: 1. Research and Innovation 2. Talent 3. Investment Research and Innovation Toronto-area companies and research organizations are international leaders in knowledge creation and commercialization. Toronto has a world-leading research base both in academic/clinical settings (The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, UHN’s Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, OCADU’s Mobile Enterprise Innovation Centre, York University’s 3D FLIC project, Ryerson University’s DMZ, Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning) and within industry (IBM, AMD, ViXS, BCE, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent). The collaboration between these sectors is active, and it is further accelerated by strong government support through organizations such as OCE, MaRS Innovation, NSERC, FedDev Ontario and
- 3. Mitacs. Almost athird or 31% of the top 100 Canadian R&D investors across all sectors are Toronto- based ICT companies. Talent Toronto’s diverse ICT workforce, educational infrastructure and proximity to essential adjacent skills are key to its competitive position. The local labour pool is broad and deep enough to meet the needs of ICT employers across the range of technical and creative skill sets. The Toronto ICT industry employs 30% of Canada’s ICT workforce not including ICT workers who are employed in other industries such as financial services. The City’s ICT workforce is young - 36.4% of ICT workers are under 35 years of age and 61.5% are under 45 years of age; educated - 96.9% of employees have a post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree; and global - business and personal linkages to nearly every country of the world, solidify Toronto’s second-place ranking on the Mosaic Index of global cities. For the third consecutive year, Toronto has been named the fourth most liveable city in the world according to the Economist magazine’s annual ranking of global cities, (February 2011, Economist Intelligence Unit.) Toronto’s higher education institutions are active partners with ICT employers. Six Toronto colleges/polytechnics currently offer 40 programs that prepare students for careers in the ICT industry. Toronto’s five universities offer 21 ICT-related undergraduate and graduate programs. Toronto’s strength in the financial and creative industries (36% of the workforce according to Richard Florida) is providing ICT companies with access to key skills (design thinking, user experience, creative content, business and economic modeling) that are a must for the next generation of ICT. Investment Toronto is the largest centre for venture capital investment and accounted for an increase in disbursements of 8.3% last year despite a consistent decrease in Canada-wide total ICT venture capital deals since 2007. Toronto’s combination of talent and innovation make it Canada’s leading hub for companies and organizations in every segment of the ICT industry, in both the traditional and emerging subsectors. Toronto-based firms have access to a wealth of entrepreneurial, technical and creative talent with global reach and the skills and connections needed to do business in nearly every corner of the world. Toronto’s education and research institutions are second to none and are ranked not only top in Canada but also top in the world. Toronto is home to over 40 organizations that actively support the next generation of ICT that will drive much of the job and wealth creation in this sector in the next 5-10 years. Toronto needs to use these assets to increase its manufacturing subsector as well as attract investment capital to the region.
- 4. INTRODUCTION This discussion paperhas been prepared to provide participants at Technicity 2010 with a brief overview of Toronto’s ICT sectori. It attempts to capture the salient characteristics of an industry that continues to re-invent itself. It has been six years since the City of Toronto and its partners commissioned and published the E&B study on the status of Toronto’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry. At that time (2004), the Toronto region ranked third in North America behind the San Francisco area (including Silicon Valley) and the New York region based on the concentration of private ICT facilities and employment. Since then, the Toronto region and Ontario have continued to consistently rank as the leading centres of technology and innovation in Canada and internationally. This discussion paper validates that leading position. The data in this discussion paper also illustrate and confirm the City of Toronto’s motto “Diversity Our Strength”. The breadth, depth and scale of the technology sector in Toronto is tremendous. The firms in the many sub-sectors of the ICT industry within the Toronto region conduct business locally and globally and are actively engaged with numerous organizations, associations, institutions and agencies. This paper compiles and contextualizes data that have been collected from a variety of those sources into one document to facilitate discussion about the industry in the Toronto region. The partners who worked together to produce this document are: the City of Toronto, MaRS Discovery District, KPMG, Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA), IDC Canada, the Impact Group, the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT). All share a vested interest in the health, wellbeing and vibrancy of Toronto’s ICT industry. It is presented as a starting point, a beginning to stimulate ideas, conversation and dialogue for greater engagement of the many actors that contribute to the success of the industry. To that end, this first annual Technicity (www.technicity.ca) event provides a forum for key stakeholders to explore opportunities to leverage the many assets of the Toronto region, including our talent pool, infrastructure and geographic location, to take advantage of the increasingly important role of technology in all activities. It is hoped that this event will become an annual focal point for industry, academia, government and other stakeholders to work collaboratively to identify synergies and develop partnerships to facilitate economic growth and enhance competitiveness by working together on a few key initiatives and strategies throughout the year. (For instance, an initiative to develop a comprehensive sector Asset Map as a foundation for trends and issues analysis.) Thank you for participating at the inaugural Technicity event. Your comments, input and feedback are greatly appreciated.
- 5. 2.0 EMERGING TECHAND THE CITY Toronto’s position as Canada’s leading urban centre is key to its success as an ICT North American powerhouse. Many newcomers to Canada choose to settle in Toronto first and the region welcomes more than 70,000 new immigrants annually. This diversity creates the foundation for a burgeoning technology cluster as more people commercialize innovation and develop new companies. There are a number of trends and areas of growth expected in Canada’s technology sector over the next few years. IDC Canada predicts that Canada’s tech market as a whole will grow at a Cumulative Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.6% for the period 2009–2014, with the communications sector driving much of that growth. Communications will grow to C$48.5 billion by 2014, while ICT spending is projected to reach almost C$44.6 billion by 2014, spurred by growth in software and ICT services, and small pockets of growth in hardware (ie. smartphones and media tablets). Within the broader tech market, there are segments of the market that are growing rapidly, and given Toronto’s resources and talent, the city has become a hotbed for the proliferation of some of these leading-edge technologies including: mobile platforms, consumer privacy and security applications, digital media and social networking. Following is a discussion of the key opportunities, rising corporate stars and how the city is particularly well positioned to capitalize on these growth areas. 2.1 Mobile Device Proliferation Will Drive Mobile Platforms and Apps Smartphones will see an adoption rate of about 30% of mobile users in Canada, or put another way, about 4.6 million devices will be installed in the market by the end of 2010 in Canada, and that number will continue to grow in double digits through 2014ii. With an increasing percentage of the population equipped with these powerful portable devices, businesses are looking at how these tools can be used to improve efficiency and accuracy whether that be in the field with healthcare workers, fleets, or sales staff. With improved networks in place and growing device usage, organizations of all types from content owners to media companies to banks, will want to start playing in the mobile/wireless space with robust products, solutions and experiences. However, given the current economic environment, many established companies are already stretched and lack the time and expertise to develop these mobile solutions. Start-ups, particularly in Toronto, can play a pivotal role assisting organizations with their mobile strategy. On the consumer side, opportunities are exploding around gaming, music, and socializing through the convenience of a connected device. IDC has found that SMS usage in Canada has grown from 50% of smartphone users in 2008 to 63% in 2010, while taking pics/video has increased from 45% to 60% over the same time frame. Mobile app usage in particular has grown from a nascent market to 19% of the population in 2010iii, driving an entirely new economy through mobile app stores, making it possible for startups to create a business and realize a recurring revenue stream with limited investment. As of 2009, only 12-17% of respondents in an IDC survey said they had downloaded apps from a storefront, although this adoption is expected to grow quickly as the number and relevancy of apps and number of consumers with phones supporting apps grows. Toronto’s Advantage: The mobile scene in Toronto has exploded in recent years, and will only continue to grow as Toronto attracts top-notch talent to the University of Toronto (U of T), which, according to the seventh annual The Times Higher Education World University Ranking, placed the highest of nine Canadian schools and 17th in the world. U of T’s Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering program has also seen two announced start-ups in the last 6 months and multiple spin offs from technology initiates there. Coupled with this technology strength, is the design and artistic talent at Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU), one of Canada’s top creative and design universities. On the events side, Toronto’s Mobile Monday series has erupted, growing from a small grassroots gathering at the modest Fort York Armoury, to a 500+ event, where investors, entrepreneurs, programmers, professional service providers, and not-for-profits meet to inspire, discuss and debate the
- 6. future of mobile.The Mobile Institute, located in Toronto, is also helping to educate, enable and empower organizations to capture their share of the global mobile marketplace, and has hosted events such as Mobile Innovation Week in Toronto, which includes a MobileBiz Bootcamp geared toward mobile start- ups. Driving mobility in the city is the support from organizations such as MaRS Discovery District, an incubator of technology with about 300 companies in its portfolio and has attracted $30M in investment funding last year. The Mobile Experience Innovation Centre (MEIC) is also playing a role as a not-for- profit organization founded in 2007 by OCADU that supports design leadership, innovation and applied research in Canada’s mobile and wireless industries. Extreme Venture Partners, an apps incubator, is also an important player in Toronto that has invested in over 15 apps companies, mostly in the Toronto region. Toronto’s Emerging Companies: Just a few of the emerging companies based in Toronto in the mobile space include: FiveMobile, EndLoop Studios, Fixed Mo, Adenyo, Clip Mobile, XMG Studios, MiiToU, Burstn, Peraso Technologies, File Mobile, MyThum Interactive, Common Enterprise, JBBMobile, and Versult Group Inc.. 2.2 Digital Media Will Transform Creative Communication & Interaction Canadians are going digital: IDC has found that 42% of Canadians share pictures/photos online, 41% are gaming, 36% download music/movies, and 35% access online newspapersiv. And these numbers are only expected to grow, especially since the introduction of the iPad in May 2010 in Canada and the RIM Playbook 2011 – which are well suited to create engaging experiences for consumers in the area of gaming, music, movies/video, and online discoveryv. With around 600,000 media tablets expected to sell in Canada by the end of 2010, digital media is well positioned for healthy growth. Businesses are going digital as well, and early adopters are looking to leverage media tablets to support paperless education, C-level activities such as reviewing presentations proposals on the fly, sales presentations with clients onsite, and patient bedside care in hospitals. Toronto’s Advantage: There is an intersection of both tech and art that is taking place in Toronto at the upper educational level that is helping to drive the digital media wave in Toronto. Ryerson’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ) is providing select students and graduates of Ryerson that are working on promising digital media projects, with a stunning fully equipped studio on the fifth floor overlooking the bustling Yonge- Dundas Square. Selected projects are provided access to computer and technical equipment for development; advice on planning, R&D, funding, and marketing through the StartMeUp program; and the opportunity to share ideas among other students of different disciplines. Since the DMZ’s official opening in April 2010, there have been more than 80 innovators in 20 teams, 14 companies launched, 52 jobs created through newly formed companies, and two companies that have outgrown the space and since leased their own. Nearby, the OCADU is offering a digital media minor, which combines new age digital media with traditional art and design; Humber College is offering a diploma in Game Programming; and George Brown’s Design institute has degree programs in advanced game and industrial design. Seneca College’s Centre for Development of Open Technology (CDOT) also provides a physical and virtual environment for the development and research of open source software through collaboration with Seneca, the open source community, business, and other institutions like Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE). This has led to projects between Seneca students and Mozilla, as well as the rewrite of Processing.js to HTML5 and bug fixes and tools for Firefox development. The 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D FLIC), a two-year academic-industry partnership that will expand capacity for 3D film production in the GTA, was announced in early 2010. 3D FLIC has secured over $1.4 million in funding and in-kind support from the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), OCE, industry partners, and York University. Numerous area events specializing in digital media are also helping to drive the exchange of ideas and highlight emerging technologies. These include nextMEDIA held in Toronto in November, which has been
- 7. the launching padfor the newest products in the digital media industry since 2007. In February of 2010 an Augmented Reality Developers Camp was hosted at the OCADU where developers could spontaneously and democratically make suggestions, a demo or tell their own AR story. Canada’s Digital Media Awards, are also held in Toronto in December and highlight Canada’s leading talent across 20 different categories. Canada 3.0 held in Stratford has also been developed to drive digital media forward nationally. Toronto’s Emerging Companies to Watch: ScreenScape, Shiny Ads, Jigsee, QuickPlay Media, PushLife, Uken games, CognoVision (acquired by Intel), InGamer Sports, InteraXon, and mdialog, and ARB Labs Inc., Bright Bunny, Leanin, ePresence.TV, Phosporus Media, Cover it Live. 2.3 Social Networking Mania Will Demand Attention & Insight According to a 2009 IDC Canada consumer survey, 74% of respondents participated in or posted to a social networking or community site. Clearly, social networking is playing an increasingly important role in how not only consumers communicate, but also how Canadian organizations connect, with over 50% using it for recruiting employees, over 45% using it to interact with customers, and over 40% using it as an information source when making ICT purchase decisions. Still, most don’t know what value social media contributes to their KPIs or bottom-line, with only 16% of businesses in 2010 in Canada having adopted social networking analytics tools, and about 50% having adopted a social networking policy. Toronto’s Advantage: LinkedIn has announced it will open its new Canadian office in Toronto, which is also home to Facebook in Canada, with its offices located downtown at the corner of Bay and Bloor in the heart of Yorkville. With two of the biggest social networking sites globally setting up their Canadian offices in Toronto, opportunities for thought leadership, knowledge sharing, partnerships, and talented employees spinning off into new startups, will undoubtedly arise. Social networking will be viewed as an important part of customer relationship management (CRM) in the coming years as well, giving birth to a new area of study that Toronto’s Rotman Executive Program will address with its inaugural and bleeding edge Social CRM course beginning November 2010. The course will look at managing customer engagement using social media and CRM. From an events perspective, Social Media Week, a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media, is held in Toronto annually, along with mesh – Canada’s Web conference. Scotiabank’s Nuit Blanche is using social media to enhance its programming and now has the largest facebook fan base of any cultural event in Canada. With the increasing use of the Internet and these social media sites, Toronto is also taking a leadership role in the digital world with respect to consumer privacy. Researchers from U of T’s Citizen Lab are monitoring and exposing overseas cyberspy rings, including major ones in India and China. Founded in 2000, CitizenLab, along with Harvard and Cambridge Universities, takes part in a group called the OpenNet Initiative, or ONI, which calls attention to Internet filtering around the world. Toronto’s Emerging Companies to Watch: Sysomos, 80/20 Solutions, Pollstream, Vayyoo, The Cadmus, Rypple, iStopOver, MetroLeap Media, ClickAdvisor.com, Teampages, MyCityLives, Bitstrips, SoapBox, and TeamSave. 2.4 Additional Thoughts A common theme connecting these growth technologies is the rise of the consumer. While social networking, user-generated digital content and mobile applications have rapidly changed consumer use and perception of on-line technologies, emerging firms are taking direct aim at the consumer with their willingness to embrace these technologies. It’s easier than ever for a startup to target and succeed with a B-to-C business model – given the growth of the Internet and the explosion of smartphones and media tablets that make it easy to reach consumers; the rise of freemium and software-as-a-service business models requiring minimal capital to start and making it easier to deliver direct at affordable prices; and the emergence of mobile storefront and gaming economies to monetize ideas. This has led to a flip in recent years from B-to-B being the leader in driving
- 8. innovation, to anoverwhelming number of startups now focusing on B-to-C since there are new and more economical ways to target and monetize this market segment. Just look to the media tablet market as an example: media tablets were introduced years ago as business devices, but never took off in the market. Now, with the emergence of the iPad marketed primarily as a consumer device, this segment is seeing triple digit growth in Canada from 2010 to 2011, with the consumer segment representing the vast majority of units shipped this year. This consumer trend has fed back into the B-to-B market with the creation of a whole new line of SMB focused applications that are “consumerized” in nature. The consumer-focused trend is not exclusive to Toronto – it is present across Canada and in other parts of the world, but it is clear here in Toronto where the sheer number of startups addressing the consumer makes the trend hard to ignore. Toronto’s tech community will continue to thrive, as it possesses an attractive combination of talent, education/mentorship, and financial support for growth (particularly in mobile apps), digital media, and social networking. Proximity to several educational institutions and incubators is one factor driving growth, while the support of public and private sector funding, coupled with angels and some investors attracted to Toronto’s financial hub are also helping to fuel innovation in the city. With Toronto being home to many large organizations with deep pockets for sponsorship, there is no shortage of events taking place, which at certain times of the year, can occupy one’s time almost every night of the week. 2.5 More on the Way In addition to all of the innovation taking shape on these technological frontiers, the new iWaterfront development will reshape the way people incorporate technology into the fabric of their living and working environments. The new $34 billion 2,000- acre development will attract 110,000 new residents and 20,000 new jobs to the shoreline of Toronto harbour. Over the next 25 years residents will be moving into fibre-connected homes that will deliver bandwidth speeds of 1 Gbps, 500 to 1,000 times faster than typical residential broadband speeds in North America today. This is one of the largest urban revitalization projects in the world that will deploy leading-edge technology in the foundational infrastructure of the buildings. Clearly, the city possesses the right inputs to nurture innovative ideas, and put them on the right track to transform into brilliant business. 2.6 Learn More Ten Canadian Mobile and Wireless Companies to Watch (May 2010, IDC # CA2TIW10) The Coolest Stuff in Digital Media: Checking Out Ryerson’s Digital Media Zone (May 2010, IDC # lcCA22315810) Canadian ICT 2010–2014 Forecast Summary (May 2010, IDC #CA3ES10) Ten Canadian Cloud Solutions to Watch (Aug 2009, IDC # CA4TIW9) The Media Tablet War: Examining Competitive Strategies of Current and Expected Vendors in Canada (Nov. 2010, IDC # CA8CD10)
- 9. 3.0 SECTOR OVERVIEW 3.1A Statistical Overview of Toronto’s Tech Hub Toronto is home to 30% of Canada’s 40,000 ICT firms. At last count there were more than 11,500 ICT companies operating in the Toronto CMA - 605 manufacturing firms and 10,917 service firms, the majority of which have less than 50 employees. A Primer on Statistics and Terminology For the purposes of this paper, terms such as “technology hub” and ICT are used interchangeably to describe this sector. The Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) definition of Toronto is used as the base geography. And, the focus is classified within the sector, such as a software company and not the main uses of this technology, such as a bank or financial institution. Figure 1 ICT Sector is Dominated by SMB’s Number of Total Employees Manufacturing % of Total Services % of Total Firms % of Total 1-9 312 51.6 9,201 84.3 9,513 82.6 10-49 184 30.4 1,259 11.5 1,443 12.5 50-99 59 9.8 242 2.2 301 2.6 100-499 44 7.3 174 1.6 218 1.9 500+ 6 1.0 41 0.4 47 0.4 Total 605 100.0 10,917 100.0 11,522 100.0 Source: Canada Business Register, Statistics Canada, 2009 3.2 Key Facts • Toronto ICT companies report combined revenue of over $52 billion with $21.8 billion in the manufacturing subsector and $30.4 billion in the services sector in 2009. • Looked at another way, service companies (including communications providers, software developers and consulting firms) comprise about 95% of total ICT firms, and manufacturing companies account for about 5% of the total. • As a result, manufacturing firms are usually much larger than service firms. • There are 41 large service firms in the CMA (500+ employees) and 6 large manufacturing firms. • In addition, 39.6% of the Top 250 Canadian ICT Companies are headquartered in Toronto. • The sector is dominated by small firms (under 100 employees). Nearly 83% have fewer than 10 employees and nearly 98% have fewer than 100 employees. • Twenty-one of the companies listed on the 2009 Profit Magazine 100 are Toronto ICT companies. (Profit Magazine measures the fastest growing companies in Canada, ranked by five-year revenue increase). Figure 2 Sector Breakdown by Employment Range and Revenue Number of Employees 1 to 9 10 to 50 to 200 to 500 + Subtotal Total Revenue 49 199 499 ($Mil) Manufacturing 333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery 54 31 13 1 1 100 1,188 Manufacturing 334110 – Computer and Peripheral Equipment 50 19 7 3 2 81 12,386 Manufacturing 334210 – Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing 4 8 2 0 0 14 320 334220 – Radio and Television Broadcasting and 16 12 9 3 1 41 214
- 10. Wireless Communications EquipmentManufacturing 334310 – Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing 23 5 3 1 0 32 252 334410 – Semiconductor and Other Electronic 65 38 24 8 0 135 7,402 Component Manufacturing 334511 – Navigational and Guidance Instruments 4 2 1 1 1 9 38 Manufacturing 334512 – Measuring, Medical and Controlling Devices 84 56 21 3 1 165 120 Manufacturing 335920 – Communication and Energy Wire and Cable 12 13 2 1 0 28 203 Manufacturing SUBTOTAL 312 184 82 21 6 605 22,123 Number of Employees 1 to 9 10 to 50 to 200 to 500 + Subtotal Total Revenue 49 199 499 ($Mil) Services 417310 – Computer, Computer Peripheral and Pre- 299 133 36 9 7 484 358 Packaged Software Wholesaler-Distributors 417320 – Electronic Components, Navigational and 239 116 26 5 1 387 787 Communications Equipment and Supplies Wholesaler- Distributors 417910 – Office and Store Machinery and Equipment 191 90 24 7 3 315 232 Wholesaler-Distributors 511210 – Software Publishers 212 75 25 10 2 324 104 517112 – Cable and Other Program Distribution 23 10 6 2 2 43 80 517111 – Wired Telecommunications Carriers (except 40 22 6 0 2 70 1,582 Cable) 517210 – Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 39 12 4 2 2 59 22,010 (except Satellite) 517410 – Satellite Telecommunications 10 2 3 0 0 15 296 517910 – Other Telecommunications 110 34 15 2 2 163 343 518210 – Data Processing, Hosting and Related 107 40 26 4 6 183 1,091 Services 519130 – Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and 79 35 9 1 0 124 0 Web Search Portals 519190 – All Other Information Services 21 12 3 1 1 38 151 532420 – Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and 23 12 1 0 1 37 75 Leasing 541510 – Computer Systems Design and Related 7,517 612 158 16 11 8,314 2,650 Services 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair 291 54 14 1 1 361 355 and Maintenance SUBTOTAL 9,201 1,259 356 60 41 10,917 30,114 TOTAL 52,237 Source: OneSource, includes all ICT companies in Toronto CMA Figure 3 Services sub-sector grows (Toronto CMA 2002 vs. 2009) 2002 Manufacturing Services Total 2009 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 Source: Business Register, 2002, 2009
- 11. 3.3 Manufacturing Sector • The top manufacturing sub-sector by number of firms is Measuring, Medical and Controlling Devices with 165 firms (27% of total manufacturing sector firms) but by revenue is Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing at about $12.4 billion (56% of total manufacturing sector revenue). • From 2002-2009 the number of ICT manufacturing firms fell from 681 to 605. 3.4 Services Sector • The top services sub-sector companies by number of firms is Computer Systems Design and Related Services with 8,314 firms (76% of total firms in services sector), while by revenue the top sub-sector is Wireless Telecommunications Carriers $22 billion (72% of total services sector revenue). • From 2002-2009 the number of service companies grew from 8,776 to 10,917 (a 20% increase). • Service companies are dominating the emerging company space. Figure 4 Top 10 Canadian-owned ICT companies headquartered in Toronto, by revenue Company 2009 Revenues $ Millions Rogers Communications (wireless and Internet) 7,419 Celestica 6,275 Nortel Networks 4,500 Softchoice 1,004 Aastra Technologies 835 Constellation Software 449 Compugen 350 Procom Consultants Group 340 Evertz Technologies 315 Teranet 254 Source: Branham 300, June 2010 Figure 5 Top 10 highest-growth ICT companies headquartered in Toronto Company 2009 Revenues % Increase $ Millions 2008-2009 JumpPoint 36 170 GuestLogix 18 122 Camilion Solutions 25 103 Cyberplex 114 100 IPICO 7 95 Diversinet 8 72 HighVail Systems 21 71 RuggedCom 63 54 ViXS Systems 34 51 Enghouse Systems 78 48 Source: Branham 300, June 2010 Figure 6 Top 25 Internationally Owned ICT Companies with Presence in Toronto IBM Canada HP Canada Siemens Canada Microsoft Canada Apple Canada Cisco Systems Canada
- 12. Xerox Canada Wipro Technologies Oracle Canada Ericsson Canada SAP Canada General Dynamics Canada Motorola Canada Amdocs Alcatel-Lucent Canada Fujitsu Canada ADP Canada Sun Microsystems of Canada Pitney Bowes Canada CSC Ajilon Canada Symantec Canada Sierra Systems SunGard CA Source: Branham 300, June 2010
- 13. 4.0 RESEARCH ANDINNOVATION 4.1 Research and Innovation: Evidence of Toronto’s strategy on research and innovation can be indicated by such means as expenditures in selected private and public sectors, citations in academic publications, and patents. 4.2 Key Facts Many of Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders have research facilities or headquarters in Toronto. In total, these companies account for over $2.5 billion invested in R&D in 2009 in Canada. Figure 7 Company R&D Expenditure ($ Millions) Industry 2009 2008 %Change 2008-09 BCE Inc 806 983 -18.0 Telecommunications Services TELUS Corporation 653 210 211 Telecommunications Services IBM Canada Ltd. 556 397 40.2 Software and computer services Ericsson Canada Inc. 197 126 56.3 Comm/telecom equipment Aastra Technologies Limited 86 105 -18.3 Comm/telecom equipment Rogers Communications Inc. 81 53 52.5 Telecommunication services CGI Group 76 54 38.8 Software and computer services Constellation Software Inc. 74 51 45.8 Software and computer services Psion Teklogix Inc. 20.0 24.9 -19.7 Computer equipment ViXS Systems Inc. 19.8 19.4 2.1 Electronic parts and components Source: Research Infosource inc. The following chart compares the total National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) funding awarded to Toronto university projects versus all university projects in Ontario over a five-year period. In this comparison Toronto accounts for approximately 30% of all NSERC funding year- after-year. NSERC aims to make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for the benefit of all Canadians. The agency supports university students in their advanced studies, promotes and supports discovery research, and fosters innovation by encouraging Canadian companies to participate and invest in postsecondary research projects. NSERC researchers are on the vanguard of science, building on Canada’s long tradition of scientific excellence. Figure 8 Toronto consistently accounts for approximately 30% of all NSERC Funding 2009 2008 Toronto CMA 2007 Ontario 2006 2005 $0 $20 $40 $60 Source: NSERC, 2010 The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research infrastructure. The CFI’s mandate is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that benefits Canadians.
- 14. Figure 9 Toronto capturesa high proportion of ICT funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). 2009 2008 Toronto CMA 2007 Ontario 2006 2005 $0 $2 $4 $6 $8 $10 $12 $14 Source: Canada Foundation for Innovation, 2010 4.3 Publication Citations The publication information is based on the Delphion Publications Search. On a global scale, Canada produces a significant portion of all ICT-related publications. Based on an analysis of English language journals in science and technology, Canada is the third highest producer of ICT-related material. The large difference between the number of articles published by the US and China as compared to the rest of the world can be linked to the corresponding difference in population. When compared on a per-capita basis, Canada ranks 2nd. Figure 10 ICT Related Publications by Numbers of Publications per Country (2005 - 2010) Italy France Japan England Germ any South Korea Taiw an Canada Peoples R China USA 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 Source: Canada Foundation for Innovation, 2010 4.4 Patents Patent protection applies in the country that issues the patent. In Canada, this protection extends for 20 years from the date of filing. Patents are granted for products or processes that are novel, useful, and inventive (new, workable, and ingenious). In this way, patents serve as a reward for ingenuity.
- 15. Patents are vitalresources for businesses, researchers, inventors, academics, and others who need to keep abreast of developments in their fields. Patents are also an important means of sharing know-how, because each patent document describes a new aspect of a technology in clear and specific terms and is available for anyone to consult. Eighteen months after a patent application is filed, the document is made public in order to promote the sharing of knowledge. In Canada, a patent is given to the inventor who first files an application. It’s therefore wise to file as soon as possible after completing an invention because someone else may be on the same track. The patents are grouped into 15 subject areas, namely Artificial Intelligence, Circuit Design, Control, Digital Media, Digital Signal Processing, Informatics, Information Theory, Information Technology Security, Neurosciences, Optics, Radio and Frequencies, Robotics, Software Development, Telecommunications, and Web Applications. In order to choose comparator cities for a city-level analysis, the top 10 publishing cities were compared with Toronto based on the number of patents filled at the United States Patent and Trademark Office during the five-year study period. Comparator countries were chosen for their prominence in the ICT sector. Specifically 17 countries, namely the United States, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Taiwan, Canada, Sweden, France, Israel, Finland, Spain, India, Singapore, Australia, China, Italy and the Netherlands, were compared based on the number of patents each country filed between 2005 and 2010. Figure 11 Canada ranks 6th in the world in terms of ICT-related Patents (2005 - 2009) Finland Israel France Sw eden Canada Taiw an Germ any South Korea Japan USA 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 Source: US Patent & Trademark Office, 2010 4.5 Profiles of Local Centres of Excellence Toronto is a hotbed of research and innovation in the ICT sector. Toronto-area companies and research organizations are international leaders in knowledge creation and exploitation. Here are a few examples: The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto Based at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory which combines its focus on advanced research and development with
- 16. digital media, globalsecurity, and human rights. It was established in 2000 by Professor Ronald Diebert. Involving multiple disciplines – political science, sociology, computer science, engineering, and graphic design – and employing a pioneering ‘fusion’ methodology that combines technical reconnaissance, field investigations, and data mining, analysis, and visualization, it performs advanced research and engages in development that monitors, analyzes, and impacts the exercise of political power in cyberspace. Its collaborative partners are leading-edge research centres, organizations, and individuals around the globe. The Lab’s ongoing research network includes the Information Warfare Monitor, Opennet Asia, and the OpenNet Initiative (ONI). Harvard and Cambridge universities also take part in the ONI group. While Harvard researches legal aspects of Internet censorship and Cambridge organizes activists in censored countries to do research, Toronto takes on the technical research. The ONI receives funding from several major US foundations that promote peace and democracy. In addition, the Citizen Lab has received funding from the New York-based Open Society Institute. The Citizen Lab developed the Psiphon censorship circumvention software. Psiphon Inc., a privately held Canadian corporation headquartered in Toronto, was then established in 2008 for the commercialization of the software content delivery. The Lab continues to provide services for the open source development for the company through the Psi-Lab project. Source: http://citizenlab.org/about/ OCAD Mobile Experience Innovation Centre The Mobile Experience Innovation Centre (MEIC) at the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) University is a critical broker in the Toronto region’s advancing, diverse mobile sector. Supported by the Government of Ontario’s Media Development Corporation, MEIC connects and leverages ideas, expertise and funding across institutions and industry on design-rich R&D projects. Some 30 MEIC members and project partners cover the spectrum from global IT, media and gaming companies to start-ups and university and college labs. One MEIC project brought together IBM’s Markham-based innovation division and OCAD University to envision the future of mobile and web interfaces, applications and hardware. The collaboration is to conceive interactive, collaborative technologies that are tailored to different types of teachers and students in a classroom of the future. The resulting concepts range from mobile device applications to a website for collaborative learning to table hardware that enables document sharing. Tentacles, another MEIC project, involves OCAD University, York University and Canadian Film Centre laboratories. It is a unique, multi-player application developed for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Source: http://www.trra.ca/en/profiles/meic.asp IBM Toronto Software Lab and Ontario Cancer Institute (UHN) IBM’s worldwide software business is fuelled by Canada’s largest software development facility. With over 2,500 employees, the IBM Toronto Software Lab is the largest R&D arm within IBM Canada and the third largest software lab worldwide. The Lab partners with research institutions such as the Ontario Cancer Institute at University Health Network (UHN) and the University of Toronto to recruit highly skilled graduates and develop innovative partnerships. Founded in 1967, the Lab benefits from a dynamic mix of experienced professionals and young employees; about half of all employees are in the first five years of their careers. Uniquely, the Toronto Lab has worldwide mission responsibility for a broad cross-section of IBM’s global products. These include leading-edge products such as WebSphere, e-commerce and DB2 information management technology. The Lab develops these products for clients around the world. Developing strong links to the region’s world-class research institutions is an integral part of IBM Canada’s business plan. Established in 1990, The Centre for Advanced Studies allows IBM to collaborate with academic and government partners on projects of mutual interest. Each year, the
- 17. Centre hosts about150 faculty members and 60 graduate students from some 50 universities around the world. In 2006, the 12 founding universities and IBM Canada were awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Synergy Award for their outstanding model of collaboration. Because of the success of the Centre, over 15 IBM labs and research facilities around the world have opened their own Centres for Advanced Studies modeled after the one here. Source: http://www.trra.ca/en/profiles/IBM.asp Side Effects Software, Sheridan Institute and University of Waterloo Side Effects Software is one of Hollywood’s top developers of 3D animation and visual effects software. Its lead product, Houdini, has been used in over 250 feature films including nine of the last 11 films to win the Academy Award® for best visual effects. Based in Toronto, the company has received two Academy Awards® for scientific and technical achievement. Examples of their technology are apparent in the Spiderman film series, the Harry Potter series, as well as The Matrix and the Lord of the Rings trilogies. For this industry leader, the best place to be is Toronto, not southern California. The company relies on the superb talent emerging from local universities and colleges such as the University of Waterloo and the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. Toronto’s rich history of digital media leadership, tax incentive programs such as the federal government’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credit, and investments made by the provincial government in digital media R&D are strong advantages for the development of the company. Side Effects is harnessing the strength of both the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, and the University of Waterloo. Source: http://www.trra.ca/en/profiles/sideeffectssoftware.asp
- 18. 5.0 TALENT 5.1 Toronto’sdiverse ICT workforce and educational infrastructure are key to its competitive position. The local labour pool is broad and deep enough to meet the needs of ICT employers across the range of manufacturing and service sub-sectors. 5.2 Key Facts Toronto ICT organizations employ over 161,000 workers – 56.4% of all ICT workers in Ontario and 30% of all ICT workers in Canada. This figure does not include ICT workers who are employed in other sectors, such as financial services. Employment by Industry Sector in Toronto Utilities Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Real Estate, Rental and Leasing Public Administration Informatino and Cultural Industries Administration and Support, Waste Mgmt. Wholesale Trade Transportation and Warehousing Accomodation and Food Serv ices ICT Education Serv ices Financial and Insurance Healtcare and Social Assistance Professional, Scientific and Technical Serv ices Retail Trade Manufacturing 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Num ber of Em ployees (thousands) Labour Force Survey (LFS), 2009 • Figure 13 captures ICT-related occupations in other sectors which total over 89,000 employees. • The sector’s employment rate is 95.9% (i.e. only 4.1% unemployment rate) in 2009, less than half of Toronto’s overall rate of 9.4%. • Average ICT wages of $64,725 are 6.6% above the Toronto wage average. • The ICT sector has a young workforce – 36.4% of ICT workers are under 35 years of age and 61.5% of the ICT workforce is under 45 years of age. • 50.2% of the ICT workforce is in the prime management age group (35 to 54 years of age). • The sector has high levels of educational attainment: 96.9% of employees have a post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree, compared with 88.9% for the general labour force. • The labour force is internationally minded, with business and personal linkages to nearly every country of the world.
- 19. Figure 14 ICT-related Employmentin Various Sectors Occupation - National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 C07 Computer and information % of Canada systems professionals Toronto CMA Canada Total Labour Force 89,755 307,685 29.2% 334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing 2,455 8,020 30.6% 335 Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 115 715 16.1% 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing 545 2,400 22.7% 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation 120 375 32.0% 516 Internet publishing and broadcasting 145 450 32.2% 517 Telecommunications 2,580 8,210 31.4% 518 Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing services 1,120 3,330 33.6% 519 Other information services 315 955 33.0% 524 Insurance carriers and related activities 2,570 9,405 27.3% 541 Professional, scientific and technical services 40,865 138,550 29.5% 611 Educational services 1,425 9,705 14.7% 911 Federal government public administration 550 14,790 3.7% 912 Provincial and territorial public administration 1,795 10,525 17.1% 913 Local, municipal and regional public administration 950 3,995 23.8% Source: Statistics Canada 2006 5.3 Post-secondary Education Universities Toronto is home to five prominent universities. The largest three, University of Toronto, York University and Ryerson University offer a total of 21 ICT-related programs. During the 2008/2009 school year over 3,700 students enrolled and over 1,300 degrees conferred at the undergraduate and graduate levels in ICT-related programs.
- 20. Toronto universities attractworld renowned researchers with expertise that span the entire spectrum of ICT and related technologies. In total, there are over 470 faculty members involved in teaching and research positions in these programs and lead more than 40 ICT-related research groups. Two newer universities – Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) University and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) are emerging to deliver several niche ICT-related programs, in mobile, cryptology and security, and game development. In The Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings in 2010, U of T ranked 13th in the world for Engineering and Information Technology. Colleges Toronto is home to six colleges that offer ICT-related programs. Seneca College, Humber College, Centennial College, Sheridan College, Durham College and George Brown College offer a combined 40 programs that prepare students for careers in the ICT industry. Toronto’s college programs are exceptionally popular, drawing over 2,600 first year students in the 2008/2009 school year. In addition, the schools granted a combination of over 1,000 ICT-related degrees, diplomas, and certificates in the same year. Key Facts • Post-secondary enrolments in Computer Science are falling in Toronto, as they are throughout Canada. However, curriculums are in transition and more technology-related content is becoming increasingly integrated into converging fields of study such as Finance and Life Sciences. This trend is masked by these statistics. • In addition, demand for ICT Skills and labour is high and growing across Canada. Between 2008 and 2015 Canadian employers will need to recruit around 126,400 to 178,000 ICT workers, an average of 15,795 to 22,345 per year. (Source: ICTC). Figure 15: Computer Science Enrolment in Toronto Universities are Declining 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Source: MTCU, 2009
- 21. Figure 16 Overall Enrolment in Universities is Increasing Technology is Incorporated Into Other Disciplines 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Source: MTCU, 2009
- 22. 6.0 INVESTMENT Toronto isCanada’s investment capital for companies in the ICT sector. 6.1 Key Facts Toronto ICT VC disbursement increased 8.3% last year whereas, the Canada-wide total disbursement on ICT venture capital deals has dropped steadily since 2007. ICT venture capital investment across Canada has declined considerably, but Toronto remains a stronger environment for VC investment compared with other CMAs. Figure 17 Toronto has led Canada's major cities in Venture Capital Investments Toronto Calgary Kitchener Montreal Vancouv er Ottawa-Gatineau 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Total funds 2005 to 2009 (m illions) Figure 18
- 23. Figure 19 Most VC Investment is at later stages of company growth 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Grand Total Seed - 7,500,000 - - 1,916,000 9,416,000 Startup 29,281,640 - 11,383,000 17,750,000 1,986,400 60,401,040 Other Early Stage 31,807,320 60,992,030 33,160,560 10,300,000 10,066,000 146,325,910 Expansion 75,620,320 71,372,300 203,928,700 67,342,100 89,373,420 507,636,840 Other Stage 1,500,000 - 1,500,000 Grand Total 138,209,280 139,864,330 248,472,260 95,392,100 103,341,820 725,279,790 GTA ICT – Venture Capital by Investment Stage – Amount Disbursed Source: Thomson Reuters, 2010 • Software companies and Communications and Networking companies have received the most consistent investment in recent years, whereas investment in Electronics and Computer Hardware companies and Medical Devices and Equipment companies has dried up considerably. • Within the last five years, OANDA Corporation had the largest VC deal in the Toronto ICT sector. Specializing in online currency trading, OANDA received $104.5 million in 2007 from a consortium of investors. The second largest deal went to Varicent Software, a maker of sales performance management software, which received $35 million from a consortium in 2009. Figure 20 Title: More VC funds have been invested into Software companies than any other ICT category 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Grand Total Communications and Networking 5 2 2 6 15 Electronics and Computer Hardware 3 3 1 1 8 Internet Focus 1 7 9 11 8 36 Medical Devices and Equipment 2 1 4 7 Medical/Biotech Software and Information Services 2 1 1 1 5 Other IT Services 2 2 Other Technologies 1 1 Semiconductors 2 2 1 1 6 Software 5 11 12 18 16 62 Grand Total 6 33 32 34 37 142 GTA ICT – Venture Capital by Industry - Number of Deals Source: Thomson Reuters, 2010
- 24. APPENDICES Appendix 2 Acknowledgements Rob Berry,Manager, Sector Partnerships, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto Vasudave Daggupaty, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Economic Development & Trade Dave Findlay, Director, ICT, Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA) Ron Freedman, Co-Founder, The Impact Group Moran Friedman, Analyst, Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA) Dr. Cindy Gordon, CEO & Founder, Helix Krista Jones, Practice Lead, IT, MaRS Discovery District John MacRitchie, Regional Director, Central Region, Ontario Centres of Excellence Joe Mazzei, Senior ICT Advisor, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto David T. McLean, Manager, Market Analytics, KPMG Randy McLean, Manager Strategic Growth, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto Earl Miller, Director, Strategic Partnerships, MaRS Discovery District Krista Napier, Senior Analyst, IDC Canada Ned Sabev, Policy and Research Consultant, City of Toronto Dr. Karen Sievewright, Director, Research, Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA) Usha Srinivasan, PhD, Director of Market Intelligence Market Readiness Program, MaRS Discovery District Paul Swinwood, CEO, Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) Michael H. Williams, General Manager, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto Appendix 3 Selected References Branham 300 (June 2010). Canada’s ICT Industry: A National Perspective. www.branham300.com Canada Foundation for Innovation www.innovation.ca/en Capital IQ www.capitaliq.com/main.asp City of Mississauga Economic Development (2005). Mississauga: A Leading Canadian ICT Cluster (2005) E&B Data (2004). Greater Toronto Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Industry Profile. IBM Global Business Services (2007). Global Investment Trends and Toronto’s Competitive Positioning in the ICT Sector Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) www.ictc-ctic.ca/en Information and Communications Technology Council – ICTC. Outlook for Human Resources in the Information and Communications Technology Labour Market, 2008 to 2015, Summary Report Information and Communications Technology www.ictc-ctic.ca National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca OECD, (2005). New Perspectives on ICT Skills and Employment. DSTI/ICCP/IE(2004)10/FINAL OneSource – www.onesource.com Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/tcu PROFIT (2009). PROFIT100 – Canada’s fastest-growing companies. Toronto: Rogers Media. Research InfoSource www.researchinfosource.com Statistics Canada, (2001). Information and Communications Technologies in Canada. Catalogue No. 56-506-XIE Statistics Canada, (2008). Definitions and Concepts Used in Business Register. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/ads-annonces/61f0040x/index-eng.htm Statistics Canada (2009). Canada’s Business Register. Thomson Reuters www.thomsonreuters.com US Patent and Trademark Office www.uspto.gov
- 25. Appendix 4 Definitions Information andCommunications Technologies (ICT) The term “information and communications technologies” (ICT) is used to describe both the fast-paced, new growth industrial segments of the economy, as well as the ongoing introduction of new technologies that promote the information society (Statistics Canada, 2001). The ICT sector has an increasing importance in the global economy and has a growing impact on the organization of economic activity. However, capturing the importance and impacts of ICTs is not always straightforward. Measurement problems are complicated further by an often unclear terminology, combined with the existence of a multiplicity of definitions (new economy, e-economy, ICT sector, etc.), while analytical results vary according to the precise definition adopted (OECD, 2005). Statistics Canada defined the ICT sector in 2001 as “the combination of manufacturing and services industries, which electronically capture, transmit, and display data and information.” Manufacturing industries in the ICT sector include establishments that manufacture products intended to fulfill information processing and communications functions including transmissions and display, or use electronic processing to detect, measure, and/or record physical phenomena, or to control a physical process. The process of the ICT services industries must be intended to enable the function of information processing and communication by electronic means. The 2001 Statistics Canada definition used 1997 North American Industry Classification System Codes (NAICS). However, there are more recent classifications systems available, so in order to be able to take advantage of these changes, concordances were developed among the 1997 NAICS, 2002 NAICS, and 2007 NAICS. Concordances were required because the available data are based on the 2002 and 2007 NAICS. One additional issue had to be taken into account, and it was that Statistics Canada definition is based on five- digit NAICS codes, whereas the Census data is only coded to four-digits. To address this limitation, the Business Register (which provides CMA data at the six-digit level) establishments were used as a proxy to determine if it made sense to include some of the industries in our definition. (See map in Appendix 1 for a detailed explanation of CMA boundaries.) Sources: Statistics Canada, (2008). Definitions and Concepts Used in Business Register. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/ads-annonces/61f0040x/index-eng.htm Statistics Canada, (2001). Information and Communications Technologies in Canada. Catalogue No. 56-506-XIE OECD, (2005). New Perspectives on ICT Skills and Employment. DSTI/ICCP/IE(2004)10/FINAL Venture Capital Terms Early Stage Seed: A developing business entity that has not yet established commercial operations and needs financing for research and product development. Start-up: A business in the earliest phase of established operations and needs capital for product development, initial marketing and other goals. Other early stage: A firm that has begun initial marketing and related development and needs financing to achieve full commercial production and sales.
- 26. Late Stage Expansion: Anestablished or near-established company that needs capital to expand its productive capacity, marketing and sales. Acquisition/Buyout: An established or near-established firm that needs financing to acquire all or a portion of another business entity for growth purposes, such as an Acquisition for Expansion Financing. Turnaround: An established or near-established company that needs capital to address a temporary situation of financial or operational distress. Other stage: Includes Secondary Purchase, or the sale of portfolio assets among investors, and working capital. Appendix 5 Technology-related Organizations & Associations (see Appendix 5.doc) Appendix 6 List of Government Support Programs/ Incentives Financing Incentives 1. Applied Research and Commercialization Initiative 2. BDC Financing for Innovation 3. Canada Media Fund (CMF) 4. Canada New Media Fund 5. Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBF) 6. Champions of Innovation 7. Collaborative Research 8. Community Futures (CF) Program 9. Community Ventures Capital Fund (CVCF) 10. Defense Industrial Research Program (DIR) 11. EDC’s Export Guarantee Program in Support of SR&ED 12. EDC Equity Direct and Indirect Investment 13. EDC Export Express Credit 14. EDC Export Guarantee Program 15. EDC Project Finance 16. Global Commerce Support Program - Going Global Innovation 17. Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund (OETF) 18. Entertainment and Creative Cluster Partnership Fund 19. Export Market Access: A Global Expansion Program 20. First Job 21. Going Global Science and Technology Fund 22. ICTC Career Focus 23. Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) 24. Innovation Demonstration Fund (IDF) 25. Intellectual Property Development Fund (Pilot Project) 26. Interact 27. International Strategic Opportunities Program (ISOP) 28. Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) 29. Labour Market Partnerships 30. Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) ACCELERATE 31. Market Readiness 32. Martin Walmsley Fellowship for Technological Entrepreneurship 33. Mass Media Initiative 34. OMDC Export Fund 35. OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund (IDM)
- 27. 36. Ontario ResearchFund Research Excellence (ORF-RE) 37. Ontario Research Fund Research Infrastructure Program (ORF-RI) 38. Ontario Targeted Wage Subsidy 39. Ontario Venture Capital Fund (OVCF) 40. Proof of Concept 41. Smart II Program 42. Strategic Aerospace and Defense Initiative (SADI) 43. Strategic Jobs and Investment Fund (SJIF) 44. Strategic Project Grants (SPG) 45. Southern Ontario Development Program (SODP) 46. Summer Jobs Service 47. Sustainable Development Technology Canada 48. Technology Development Program (TDP) 49. Tandem Expansion Fund Tax Incentives 1. Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit (AJCTC) 2. Ontario Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit (ATTC) 3. Ontario Capital Tax Elimination for Manufacturing and Resources Activities 4. Ontario Business Research Institute Tax Credit (OBRITC) 5. Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit (OCASE) 6. Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit (CETC) 7. Ontario Current Cost Adjustment (OCCA) 8. Ontario Employer Health Tax Exemption 9. Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC) 10. Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) 11. Ontario New Technology Tax Incentive 12. Ontario Research Stock Option Credit (ORESO) 13. Ontario Retail Tax Exemption on R&D and Manufacturing Equipment 14. Ontario Tax Exemption for Commercialization (OTEC) 15. Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Credit 16. Ontario Sound Recording Tax Credit 17. Computer Capital cost Allowance Other Incentives 1. Business Mentorship and Entrepreneurship Program (BMEP) 2. BizPaL 3. Communications Research Centre Canada’s Innovation Centre 4. New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) 5. Small Business Internship Program (SBIP) 6. Technology Transfer Office (TTO) Websites for information on Ontario Government programs and services: Invest in Ontario: http://www.investinontario.com/ The Ontario Business Program Guide: http://www.ontario.ca/en/business_program/index.htm FedDev Ontario – Our Programs: http://www.feddevontario.gc.ca/eic/site/723.nsf/eng/h_00122.html
- 28. TESTIMONIALS “Toronto’s diverse economy,high-quality workforce and proximity to thousands of businesses have fuelled our growth since we started our company 25 years ago. There’s strong support from government for technology businesses by way of attractive research and development incentives, competitive tax structures and access to international partners. The City’s open data initiative also demonstrates strong commitment to fostering innovation. Open data provides a wealth of opportunities to increase efficiencies in business, government and education through the use of geographic information system solutions. In addition, the large, highly engaged technology community fosters an ideal environment for collaboration, which helps members achieve mutual success and strengthen Toronto’s position as a leading innovation hub.” Alex Miller, President, ESRI Canada www.esricanada.com/english/default.asp “Two of the main advantages we have identified that were key in our decision to open a studio in Toronto are the strong presence of quality universities and colleges offering training and education in our field and the fact that Toronto is recognized across North America as an entertainment/cultural hub. Developing games requires a strong involvement from different artists and performers on top of our internal development team. With its solid reputation as an entertainment centre, being directly in Toronto allows us to manage our relationship with voice talents, music composers, motion captor actors with a new efficiency. Before, we needed to fly from Montreal to L.A. and Toronto to meet up with the actors or movie directors; now, it’s almost next door. That is of great value for us.” Cédric Orvoine, Director, Communications Ubisoft www.ubisoftgroup.com “Toronto has a great pool of educated and qualified people to support all areas of our company’s growth. A Toronto address provides access to innovation accelerator people through world-leading institutes, like MaRS Discovery District, and close proximity to a number of key potential clients/corporations that are recognized globally in their fields. Toronto is a great community to locate a head office and generate R&D for global commercialization. The federal and provincial tax credits are forward-thinking, and there is an increasing amount of grants and opportunities available to support early-stage growth companies located here. There are some fantastic grass-roots support and networking opportunities for the ICT sector that are doing an effective job of bringing innovation entrepreneurs and local capital together." Niall Wallace, CEO Infonaut Inc. - Putting Health on the Map HTTP:www.infonaut.ca “Access to financial services clients helped me keep my focus here. Moreover, access to resources (current and future employees), keeps me from moving away from Toronto. The wealth of university students situated in Toronto is a major advantage. Though a lot of offshoring is taking place, the decision makers still reside in major metro cities like Toronto.” Nishchal Bhalla Founder, Security Compass www.securitycompass.com
- 29. COMPANY PROFILES VARICENT SOFTWARE Headquarteredin Toronto, Varicent is a leading provider of sales performance management software and services. Organizations around the globe use Varicent’s offerings to drive down the cost and increase the effectiveness of their incentive compensation and sales management processes. Sales organizations can report on the most up-to-date sales information including compensation quota and goals attainment, territory coverage and sales capacity. Varicent’s solutions meet all the needs of finance, sales, human resources and IT. Ranked on Deloitte’s 2010 Canadian Technology Fast 50™ NEXJ SYSTEMS INC. NexJ Systems Inc. is a leading provider of innovative customer-centred enterprise solutions for the finance, insurance, and health care industries. NexJ Contact for Finance is a customer relationship management (CRM) tool that enables customer management strategies across enterprises. NexJ provides comprehensive, best practice-driven, purpose-built solutions for the Insurance industry. NexJ eHealth solutions provide people-centred health solutions based on global interoperability standards. The NexJ eHealth Suite allows patients and providers to work together, across the continuum of care, to encourage health conscious behaviour and promote wellness. NexJ is ranked among the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Canada, based on the percentage of revenue growth over five years. NexJ Systems’ increase in revenues of 36,128 per cent from 2005 to 2009 resulted in a fourth-place ranking. Ranked on Deloitte’s 2010 Canadian Technology Fast 50™ KINETICD Headquartered in Toronto, KineticD™ delivers comprehensive solutions that enable small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) to continuously back-up, restore, access, and share information online from any location. The firm’s cloud-based services are designed to provide SMBs with the same level of service and protection for irreplaceable digital assets that large enterprises enjoy. KineticD™ helps SMBs activate their digital assets and more efficiently share and collaborate through improved access to information. Ranked on Deloitte’s 2010 Canadian Technology Fast 50™ GUESTLOGIX INC GuestLogix is a publically traded, globally operating company based in Toronto that has pioneered the development and implementation of ancillary-revenue generating solutions for airlines founded on its proprietary technology and hardware to enable onboard credit transactions. GuestLogix’s AVATA-m is the airline industry’s first handheld point-of-sale (POS) device which looks and behaves like a smartphone. The new device represents a radical departure from the traditional POS machines currently in service on most airlines. The company is a partner to airlines around the world and its transaction technology is already the standard retail operating platform for the airline industry. Ranked on Deloitte’s 2010 Canadian Technology Fast 50™ DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS CORP Dominion Voting Systems Corp. is a full-service election solutions company. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in Dallas, Toronto, New York and California. Dominion Voting Systems provides comprehensive voting solutions that emphasize security, accessibility and transparency at every step of the elections process. Its suite of products spans the entire spectrum of the elections industry. From voter lists and tabulation technologies to election management tools and reporting systems, Dominion offers a complete product range for each stage of the electoral process. Ranked on Deloitte’s 2010 Canadian Technology Fast 50™ DIVERSINET CORP. Diversinet Corp. provides the health care industry with total application solutions that securely connect people with their health care information providers and payers - anyway, anytime and anywhere. Founded in 1997, the company has invested $80 million in its core technology platform and has built a sizable patent portfolio. Based in Toronto, Diversinet has an office in Boston, as well as representatives in London, the Asia Pacific region and Latin America. Diversinet’s end-to-end MobiSecure® platform offers
- 30. secure, cost-effective, convenientapplication solutions to meet rapidly growing needs for safe, on-the-go storage and exchange of personal health information. All major mobile platforms are supported. The company uses advanced technologies to support such applications as personal health record creation and storage, encrypted data communication, secure faxing of health information summaries, and text messaging between patients and their providers and payers. Ranked on Deloitte’s 2010 Canadian Technology Fast 50™ ADENYO With operations in North America and Europe, Adenyo provides mobile marketing software solutions that simplify the delivery of highly targeted, interactive and engaging mobile content and maximize customer retention and brand awareness. The portfolio of services spans Predictive Analytics, Mobile Websites & Applications, Mobile Messaging Campaigns and Mobile Advertising, providing customers a range of innovative and compelling ways to engage customers. Adenyo’s services integrate with traditional marketing and advertising campaigns in order to deliver a message tailored to the right audience, on the right device and at the right time. A pioneer in the mobile space since inception in 2005, Adenyo has delivered thousands of successful campaigns and is the trusted partner of the world’s leading agencies, enterprises and communications providers. Ranked on Deloitte’s 2010 Canadian Technology Fast 50™ UPTIME SOFTWARE INC. Uptime software inc. is a privately held corporation founded in 2001 and headquartered in Toronto. With over 700 clients in 32 countries, Uptime is a premier provider of systems management software for virtual server monitoring and physical server monitoring, capacity planning, and service and application monitoring. Uptime delivers deep server monitoring for mid-enterprises by simplifying the management of virtual, physical and cloud resources and applications with a single tool. Uptime also helps solve difficult virtualization challenges, including identifying virtualization candidates, optimizing VM density and ensuring end-user performance. uptime’s proactive capabilities include outage avoidance and automated healing. Ranked on Deloitte’s 2010 Canadian Technology Fast 50™
- 31. i Unless otherwise noted “Toronto” refers to the Toronto CMA ii IDC Canada, Mobile Phone Tracker, 2010 iii IDC Canada Consumer n1 Survey, 2010 iv IDC Consumer Survey n2, Aug 2010, N=1,000 v IDC Canada’s Media Tablet Tracker, 2010