1,220,000 37,400

CANADA'SICTSECTOR

thenumberofcompaniesintheCanadianICTsector-thelargemajorityofthese(33,000)inthe'softwareandcomputerservices'

subsector

CANADIANICTQUICKSTATS

WhenitcomestoInformationandCommunicationsTechnology(ICT),Canadaisagloballeader...

TheToronto-WaterloocorridorisNorthAmerica'ssecondlargestICTcluster(nexttoCalifornia).

Torontoranks6thastopcityattheforefrontofthetechindustryintheworld.

Torontoranks6th,andVancouver16th,astoptechtalentcitiesinNorthAmerica.

VancouverandTorontorank15thand16threspectivelyastopcitiesintheworldtostartatechbusiness.

thenumberofICTprofessionalsinCanada-thelargemajority(733,000)workinginnon-ICT

industries

thenumberofICTcompaniesemployingfewerthan10people-85.8%ofallICTcompaniesaresmall-thelargefirmsaremainly

concentratedintheICTmanufacturingsubsector

32,000

AlittleoveraquarteroftheICTindustryworkforceismadeupofwomen.

88.5%thepercentageofCanadiansthat

usetheInternet

24.5thenumberofhourstheaverageCanadianspendsonlineaweek-youngCanadiansaged16-34spend34hoursonlineaweek

85.1%thepercentageofhouseholds

withacomputer

42.3%Software&ComputerServices

42.7%Communication

Services

9.5%ICT

Wholesaling

5.0%ICT

Manufacturing

GDP:TheICTsectormakesasubstantialcontributiontoCanada’sGDP.In2016,thesector’sGDPwasCDN$72.4billion,andaccountedfor4.4%ofnationalGDP.

TheICTsectorcontinuestoshowstronggrowth.Since2007,theaverageannualgrowthinthissector

hasbeen1.7%,comparedto1.4%fortheoveralleconomy.

GDPContributionbyICTSubsector

Research&Development:ICTindustriesarethelargestperformers

ofprivatesectorresearchanddevelopment,holdinganapproximate30%shareofallprivatesectorR&D

expendituresinCanada.

Goods Software&ComputerServicesTelecommunicationsServices Total

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150

10

20

30 TradeinSoftwareandComputerServices

In2015,exportsofsoftwareandcomputerservicestotaled$8.8billion,accountingfor14.3%ofsoftwareand

computerservicesrevenues.Thelong-termtrendshowsthat

exportsofICTservicesarecatchingupwithexportsofICTgoods.From2007to2015,exportsofsoftwareandcomputerservicesgrewby22.6%.

ICTECONOMICS

ProvincialLeaders:OntarioisCanada’sICTleader,contributingCDN$32.8billiontothetotalCanadianICT

outputin2016,followedbyQuebec($15.5billion),Alberta($9.4billion)andBritishColumbia($9.1billion).

AverageAnnualEarnings:Employeesinthesoftwareandcomputerservicessectorearnedonaverage

$79,625ayear.

VentureCapital:In2015,$1.38billioninventurecapital

wenttoCanadianICT.

Education:Thesoftwareandcomputerservicessubsectoremploysthelargestproportionofuniversityeducated

workerswithintheICTsector(56.8%).

CANADIANICTSECTORHUBS

Ottawa,Ontario#ofICTEmployerBusinessesper1,000Residents-3.1

TopICTEmployers-Communications

LeaderIn-SoftwareDevelopment,DigitalMedia,CommunicationsTechnology

Montreal,Quebec#ofICTEmployerBusinessesper1,000Residents-1.6

TopICTEmployers-ComputerandElectronicProducts&AerospaceProductsManufacturing

OutputbyProvince-$15.5B

LeaderIn-VideoGameProduction

Top250Whilethetop250CanadianICTcompaniesrepresentlessthan1%ofallICTfirms,theyaccountforanaverageof

53%ofthecountry'stotalICTrevenue.Fourprovinces-Alberta,BritishColumbia,Ontario,andQuebec

represent96%oftheTop250companiesand98%ofTop

250revenues.

Top5CanadianICTCompanies

Top5MultinationalICTCompanies

OperatinginCanada

Vancouver,BritishColumbia#ofICTEmployerBusinessesper1,000Residents-1.4

TopICTEmployers-Information&CreativeIndustries

OutputbyProvince-$9.1B

LeaderIn-DigitalInteractiveMedia&Music

Calgary,Alberta#ofICTEmployerBusinessesper1,000Residents-1.8

OutputbyProvince-$9.4B

Toronto-WaterlooCorridor,Ontario#ofICTEmployerBusinessesper1,000Residents-2.5

TopICTEmployers-RoadTransportationEquipmentManufacturing

OutputbyProvince-$32.8B

Leaderin-DigitalMedia,VR,Robotics,TechnologyManufacturing

KEYTECHNOLOGIESOFTHEFUTURE

Inthenextseveralyears,thesekeytechnologieswillhavethehighestdemandforskilledworkersintheCanadianICTsector:

Virtual&AugmentedReality:Virtualrealityandaugmentedrealityisexpectedtobecomea$150billionmarketby2020,roughlydoublethesizeofthedesktopPCmarkettoday.

5GMobile:Theglobal5Gvaluechainwillgenerate$3.5trillioninoutput,outweighingthecurrentvalueoftoday'sentiremobilevaluechainandwillsupport22millionjobsin2035.

3DPrinting:Itisestimatedthat3Dprintingcouldhaveanimpactofupto$550billionayearby2025.

Blockchain:Itisestimatedthatblockchaincouldsavethe10largestbanksbetween$8to$12billionayearininfrastructurecosts.

ArtificialIntelligence:Theeconomicimpactofartificialintelligenceisexpectedtoreachbetween$7.1to$13.1trillionby2025.

ICTECOSYSTEM

POLICYRegulatory,Policy&BusinessEnvironment

INFRASTRUCTUREElectricity,BroadbandInternetandMobileNetworks

LEADERSHIPSectorAssociations,Governmental&Non-

GovernmentalOrganizations

FINANCEBanks,AngelInvestors,VentureCapitalists

SUPPORTSAccelerators,Incubators,Hubs,CentresofExcellenceGovernmentProgrammes(federalprovincial,regional,municipal)

COMPANIESMobileNetwork

Operators,HardwareManufacturers,

ServicesCompanies,Big-Business,Start-Ups

ACADEMIAResearchandDevelopment,

TechnicalInstitutes,AcademicInstitutions

ICTECOSYSTEM

MARKETSNetworks,Customers

ITACICTC-CTICCIPS

CATAAllianceWCT-FCT

CRTCISED

MinistryofIndusty

BCETELUS

RogersCommunications

CVCABDC

RealVentures

CommunitechMarS

InnovationGuelphAcceleratorCentre

DMZCommunicationsResearchCentre

UniversityofTorontoUniversityofWaterloo

NRC

IBMNokia

CGIGroupBlackBerryOpenText

ForeignConsulatesTradePromotionOrganizations

TradeCommissionerService

OPPORTUNITIES

1,637,000theestimatedemploymentinCanada'sICTsectorby2021

theestimatednumberofnewjobsthatwillneedtobefilledbyICT

professionalsby2021

216,000 53%thepercentageofcompaniesciting'attractingandretaining

skilledemployees'asoneoftheirtophumancapitalchallenges

Top5ICTOccupationswithLabourShortages

computerengineers

(exceptsoftwareengineersanddesigners)

graphicartstechnicians

computerandinformationsystemsmanagers

databaseanalystsanddatabase

administrators

computerprogrammersandinteractive

mediadevelopers

WCT-WherearetheWomenintheCanadianICTIndustry?NavigatingtheDigitalShift-Outlook2021LabourMarketOutlook2015-2019Branham300TheCanadianTradeCommissionerServiceComputerEconomics

REFERENCES

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Moreinformationisavailableatwww.gatewaytotrade.com.

GlobalLinksNetwork,2017

ThissectorprofilewascreatedbyGlobalLinksNetworkInc.,throughsupportprovidedbytheGovernmentofCanadaandmanagedbyTFOCanada.

WorldwidespendingforIToutsourcingservicestotalsUSD$288BGlobalStats BankingandsecuritiesisthelargestsectorofITspending

Applicationdevelopmentisthemostfrequentlyoutsourcedservice,followedbydatacentreoperationsandapplicationmaintenance

InvestOntarioSavillsWorldResearch2017CBREStartupGenomeInternationalTelecommunicationUnionCanadaICTSectorProfile2015