Question for the authors - did you look at Ottawa when considering this article? I'd be particularly interested in seeing its combined equity value of tech companies by region as well as its deemed growth based on the same metrics that were used for the purposes of this article. A sample of public companies with Ottawa headquarters include Shopify, Mitel, Kinaxis, Halogen Software. That’s not even mentioning other companies with a sizeable Ottawa presence (IBM, QNX, Entrust to name a few) or companies that you may not have heard about but probably will soon (Klipfolio comes to mind).

The technology scene, after being decimated, is once again thriving in Ottawa. Old talent remains in the city, acting both as mentors to new talent and divers of growth.  Investment capital is available and it is actively being deployed. The city has a lot going for it that is often overlooked. So the question remains, how does Ottawa stack up?