Description of the infographic

The title of the infographic is “Canadian cities are high-tech hubs in North America.”

This is a horizontal bar chart.

The horizontal axis shows the share of employment in high-tech industries in 2021 for metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada, from 0% to 20% in 4% intervals.

The vertical axis shows the following North American metropolitan areas: San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, California; San Francisco–Redwood City–South San Francisco, California; Toronto, Ontario; Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario; Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV; Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec; Boston–Cambridge–Newton, Massachusetts; Montreal, Quebec; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Fredericton, New Brunswick.

In San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, California, the share of employment in high-tech industries was 17.2% in 2021.

In San Francisco–Redwood City–South San Francisco, California, the share of employment in high-tech industries was 8.0% in 2021.

In Toronto, Ontario, the share of employment in high-tech industries was 6.8% in 2021.

In Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario, the share of employment in high-tech industries was 6.3% in 2021.

In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia, the share of employment in high-tech industries was 6.2% in 2021.

In Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario and Quebec, the share of employment in high-tech industries was 6.0% in 2021.

In Boston–Cambridge–Newton, Massachusetts, the share of employment in high-tech industries was 5.5% in 2021.

In Montreal, Quebec, the share of employment in high-tech industries was 5.4% in 2021.

In Vancouver, British Columbia, the share of employment in high-tech industries was 5.3% in 2021.

In Fredericton, New Brunswick, the share of employment in high-tech industries was 5.2% in 2021.

Remarks):DC means District of Columbia, VA means Virginia, MD means Maryland, and WV means West Virginia. US data is presented using the most recent comparable statistics.

Sources): Statistics Canada, Census, 2021 (3901) and US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021.