7. Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver, known as one of Canada’s most innovative and creative cities, is home to some of the country’s most exciting startups and established businesses.
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Port Metro Vancouver is Canada’s largest and busiest port, impacting over 120,000 jobs in the greater Vancouver area. The city is also considered a gateway to the Asia Pacific, giving businesses easy access to the Asian economy and markets.
Meanwhile, Vancouver’s close proximity to the US — just 60 minutes drive south — is a boon. Canada’s biggest trade partner is still the US and the close geographic proximity benefits those in the commodities export businesses.
Seattle’s software development industry has made Vancouver a natural fit when locating the Canadian operations of American IT firms, as well for Canadian based IT firms.
