[manny_santos]

A challenge they would have in Vancouver is attracting talent, unless they are willing to pay the big bucks. What I've heard from my contacts in the tech industry is that companies in Vancouver are having trouble attracting and retaining talent due to high cost of living and insufficient pay. One company I know had so much trouble filling several vacancies at their Vancouver office that some work had to be relocated to their Toronto office.

Toronto's COL is not quite as bad, it's bad but it's not having the talent issues Vancouver is having. Plus Ontario has other suitable locations, particularly Ottawa and K-W. If they locate HQ2 in Canada, I'd say Ontario has a good shot.