Red tape and high living costs are driving Vancouver’s tech workforce to look elsewhere, according to industry execs speaking at the global Web Summit that has drawn thousands to the city’s downtown this past week.
“Having [built] companies in this city for 25 years, I can say we’ve always struggled with [having] enough talent,” Tanis Jorge said at a Web Summit press conference on Wednesday.
The head of The Cofounder’s Hub, a Vancouver-based platform that helps companies navigate partnerships, said affordability issues and stringent regulations are driving companies to eastern Canada and the U.S.
“Entrepreneurs are being hit more and more with requirements from the government,” said Jorge, who is also
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