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
TheGATEWAYtoTradeprogrammesupportsthegrowthofSMEserviceprovidersandincreasedtradeinservices,throughtrainingcoaching,exportplandevelopment,marketresearch,matchmakingandtrademissions.
Moreinformationisavailableatwww.gatewaytotrade.com.
GlobalLinksNetwork,2017
ThissectorprofilewascreatedbyGlobalLinksNetworkInc.,throughsupportprovidedbytheGovernmentofCanadaandmanagedbyTFOCanada.
WorldwidespendingforIToutsourcingservicestotalsUSD$288BGlobalStats BankingandsecuritiesisthelargestsectorofITspending
Applicationdevelopmentisthemostfrequentlyoutsourcedservice,followedbydatacentreoperationsandapplicationmaintenance
InvestOntarioSavillsWorldResearch2017CBREStartupGenomeInternationalTelecommunicationUnionCanadaICTSectorProfile2015
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