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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
We are also seeing a lot of industries like tech struggle to find talent in Vancouver and Toronto because the cost of living is too high.
Maybe that's a good opportunity for Calgary to try and lure in some tech companies with the promise of a large, talented employee pool who can actually afford to live in the city.
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I agree that it is a great opportunity, but it's going to be tough to move those companies out of Southern Ontario. They seem to just spread further out in search of cheaper living while also keeping proximity to their main market in Toronto. Hamilton/K-W, Guelph, Windsor all offer discounted markets that these guys move into - and all are still cheaper to move to then a depressed Calgary market.
I for one think a golden opportunity was missed during the boom to attempt to lure own of the big banks to Calgary. Hopefully it's not forgotten during the next boom, but we seem to have short memories in AB.