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Seems that the three biggest Canadian cities have major knocks against them... Van., too close to Seattle/crazy housing costs. Toronto, ditto on housing. Montreal, language issues.

I honestly wonder if the "next three", i.e. Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa stand the most realistic shot out of Canada's cities? I would think Alberta could throw some real money at Amazon too, and all 3 cities have sizable corporate presences where you could draw business and IT expertise from. There is also good transit, plenty of office space and enough affordable housing to make it appealing.

If Toronto's housing market wasn't so bonkers, I would think they'd be hands down the leader of the pack among Canadian cities.