Editing Toronto (section)

===Technology and biotech===
Toronto is a large hub of the Canadian and global technology industry, generating $52&nbsp;billion in revenues annually. In 2017, Toronto tech firms offered almost 30,000 jobs, which is higher than the combination of San Francisco Bay area, Seattle and Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Silagadze |first=Mike |date=August 15, 2018 |title=Toronto's Tech Scene Is Having A Moment, But Not For The Reason You'd Think |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/08/15/torontos-tech-scene-is-having-a-moment-but-not-for-the-reason-youd-think/#2872862f5871 |journal=Forbes |access-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805112727/https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/08/15/torontos-tech-scene-is-having-a-moment-but-not-for-the-reason-youd-think/#2872862f5871 |url-status=live }}</ref> The area bound between the Greater Toronto Area, the [[Regional Municipality of Waterloo|region of Waterloo]] and the city of [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] was termed a "digital corridor" by the Branham Group,<ref>{{Cite web |title=York Region an Integral Leader in Digital Corridor - Techvibes.com |url=http://www.techvibes.com/blog/york-region-an-integral-leader-in-digital-corridor-2014-09-08 |access-date=November 18, 2015 |website=www.techvibes.com |date=September 8, 2014 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119203247/http://www.techvibes.com/blog/york-region-an-integral-leader-in-digital-corridor-2014-09-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> a region highly concentrated with technology companies and jobs similar to [[Silicon Valley]] in California.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.investontario.ca/spotlights/toronto-ranked-north-americas-fastest-growing-tech-market |title=Toronto rises to 3rd in the CBRE's 2019 Scoring Tech Talent report based on strong job growth and low costs, Ottawa placed 19th, while Hamilton and Waterloo rank among North America's top three-up and coming tech markets |date=November 3, 2022 |website=Invest Ontario |access-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813180018/https://www.investontario.ca/spotlights/toronto-ranked-north-americas-fastest-growing-tech-market |url-status=live }}</ref> Toronto is home to a large startup ecosystem and is the third-largest center for information and communications technology in North America, behind [[New York City]] and the Silicon Valley.<ref name=NYTTechHub2022/> In 2023, the city was ranked as the 17th best startup scene in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Genome |first=Startup |title=Startup Genome |url=https://startupgenome.com/report/gser2023 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |website=Startup Genome |language=en |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101221810/https://startupgenome.com/report/gser2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>