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Originally Posted by destroycreate
Here's what I really don't get. If Vancouver is so desirable and popular and expensive, why aren't good paying jobs there? It seems like the local economy is really dependent on just hospitality/service. At least with expensive west coast cities in the US, white collar salaries match up. All of them also have many major corporations headquartered there.
Why do Canadian power execs and corporations want to stay out in the cold east when they could be in their country's California equivalent?
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Canadian companies and Canadians in general don't hope around the country looking for lower taxes because the advantages of being in Central Canada which has the most diversified economy with plenty of resources can not be overcomed by something like lower taxes someplace else int he country.
You under esitmate how important and attractive Ontario and Quebec are. There is a reason 60% of Canadian live there Windsor-Quebec city corridor