Silicon Valley and Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce

Tory: The mayor said that on his April 4 to 6 trip to San Francisco and Silicon Valley he will make the case for U.S. companies and venture capital to invest in the Toronto area, especially given the low Canadian dollar, according to Toronto Star. Tory also noted an estimated 300,000 expat Canadians work in Silicon Valley and that more than 50 per cent of U.S. innovation is initiated by immigrants to that country and first-generation Americans. Tory revealed his plan to the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, according to prepared remarks for a Wednesday lunch speech touting the high-tech corridor between Kitchener and Toronto. That is a huge opportunity for us to attract knowledge workers to Canada, Tory notes. You may think I’m joking but I’m not. We have all been watching the divisive politics happening to our south and there is growing evidence that it is causing many U.S. residents to look seriously at Canada as an option. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.