Today we have 1,944 knowledgebased businesses spread across several high-growth sectors. This compares to 900 in 1997, and 1,000 companies in 2000 when tech employment was at an all-time high, but hugely concentrated in a single (telecom) sector that had - especially after a 30-per-cent-plus appreciation of the Canadian dollar - too many easily outsourced low-skill manufacturing assembly jobs.
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