Infographic 5
Canadian cities are high-tech hubs in North America

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Canadian cities are high-tech hubs in North America"

This is a horizontal bar chart.

The horizontal axis shows the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries in 2021 for metropolitan areas in the United States and in Canada, from 0% to 20%, by increments of 4%.

The vertical axis shows the following North American metropolitan areas: San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, California; San Francisco–Redwood City–South San Francisco, California; Toronto, Ontario; Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario; Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV; Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec; Boston–Cambridge–Newton, Massachusetts; Montréal, Quebec; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Fredericton, New Brunswick.

In San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, California, the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries was 17.2% in 2021.

In San Francisco–Redwood City–South San Francisco, California, the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries was 8.0% in 2021.

In Toronto, Ontario, the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries was 6.8% in 2021.

In Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario, the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries was 6.3% in 2021.

In Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia, the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries was 6.2% in 2021.

In Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario and Quebec, the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries was 6.0% in 2021.

In Boston–Cambridge–Newton, Massachusetts, the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries was 5.5% in 2021.

In Montréal, Quebec, the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries was 5.4% in 2021.

In Vancouver, British Columbia, the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries was 5.3% in 2021.

In Fredericton, New Brunswick, the proportion of employed individuals in high-tech industries was 5.2% in 2021.

Note(s): DC stands for District of Columbia, VA stands for Virginia, MD stands for Maryland and WV stands for West Virginia. U.S. data are presented using the most comparable statistics available.

Source(s): Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021 (3901) and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021.