Canada has developed a vast communications and IT infrastructure, giving rise in recent years to global champions like Nortel, Research In Motion (creators of the acclaimed BlackBerry technology), and Sierra Wireless. Here is some statistics about Canada’s ICT sector:

ICT firms: 32,000

545,000 employees, more than 40 percent of them with university degrees

9.2 per cent growth between 1997 and 2003 exceeding Canada’s 3.7 percent annual growth in GDP

$5 billion R&D spending in 2004

About 70 per cent of ICT products manufactured in Canada are exported, with a seamless access to the North American market.

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