12-21-2018, 12:56 AM
(12-21-2018, 12:08 AM)SammyOES Wrote: The pool of Toronto talent that wants to live in Toronto and commute to the region for work is not very big. Getting that commute down to a crazy best-case of like 2 hours/day from 4-5 hours/day isn't going to open up some significant pool of workers.
You mentioned the lack of SE grads that stay in the area. We're paying Waterloo co-ops more to come to the States then most full-time tech workers make here in the region. It's factors like that that are drawing a lot of companies here.
You're forgetting the vast numbers of businesses who have both a Toronto and a Kitchener office, I live and work in KW, but my company's headquarters is in Toronto, our inability to easily travel there is a major impediment to our office's success. As is, we travel to Toronto about once a month, which is not enough for us to work really effectively, but still frustrating to me, and my boss travels there weekly or more, which impedes my ability to collaborate with him.