With a labour force of 1.2 million, Toronto is a prime location for business. In Canada, Toronto is at the core of the IT and digital-media industries. Thanks to the city's high technology, infrastructure, skilled workers, and intellectual capabilities, Toronto is ready for the Information Age and beyond. The city itself creates a huge demand for excellent software engineering due to its central financial and business-service role in Canada. A growing potential for job opportunities in CD-ROM software, video games, simulations, information services, computer and animation, computer software and hardware, and many more exist in Toronto.
Telecommunications is key to helping modern business succeed.
Canada's most extensive fibre-optic network is located in Toronto. Canada's most sophisticated telecommunications industry and the one that is equivalent to or exceeds all major U.S. cities is in Toronto. With nine colleges and universities in the GTA, education is a priority for government and a strength to Toronto's population. 60 percent of Toronto's workforce is post-secondary educated with the majority specializing in engineering, science, or business administration. When it comes to having a good time, Toronto is your city.