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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Everything I have read indicates Toronto has better odds than Calgary as far as Canadian cities go.
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Not that I am happy toot TOs horn.....but I think it checks off a lot of the desired boxes EXCEPT for the main one - Tax Breaks.
- Pop. over 1 mil - chk
- easy access - 1 international airport, 2 regional airports, within 2 hour ride to the US boarder.
- close to post secondary institutions - 3 universities within city limits, 4 colleges within city limits, 3 universities within a 2 hour drive (one specializing in mathematics & tech)
- Multi cultural city - more than half the population identifies as a minority in the city.
- plenty of available office space and some space for development
Two things I think will factor in not on their list - 1) on/close to the east coast & 2) the financial center of Canada
Two thing that are large strikes against - 1) high cost of living & 2) no tax breaks - the Mayor has put himself behind this (there could be some financial help from the province - it is an election year and the Libs are down in the polls, though likely to win anyway.)
I think all Western cities are out of it unless they basically pay Amazon to go there. I also think the east coast is on their minds - so no Denver, Chicago, St. Louis, etc. Michigan and NY are known to offer heavy incentives to open businesses there and I think the Carolinas could put something together.
My bet is they stay in the states.