Canada already has a vibrant technology sector Moving ideas from incubation to market takes time and moneys Trudeau’s has increase taxes (hikes to CPP – 2019 or Carbon Taxation or elimination of tax credits - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/middle-class-canada-february-2018 It will take a balance of policies to support economic. It is not one policy that drives the economy. The Liberals seem to focus on increase taxes and giving handouts. CPC in the past supported wide range of policy changes to support business investment - http://mb.cme-mec.ca/?lid=YXN82-W3NF7-IC132&comaction=show&cid=3CWP8-FKASM-JYNFE Protection IP is key to ensuring technology ideas are protected - https://chiefexecutive.net/best-worst-countries-intellectual-property-protection/. WTO needs to do a better job when it comes to the protection IP Canada taxation changes are leading to a brain drain - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-canada-facing-brain-drain-as-young-tech-talent-leaves-for-silicon/

1. TECHNOLOGY MARKET –
CANADA – AUGUST 2019
PAUL YOUNG CPA, CGA
AUGUST 9, 2019

2. PAUL YOUNG - BIO
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4, MU1 and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Cost to Serve modeling
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. OVERVIEW
• Canada already has a vibrant technology sector
• Moving ideas from incubation to market takes time and moneys
• Trudeau’s has increase taxes (hikes to CPP – 2019 or Carbon Taxation or elimination of tax credits -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/middle-class-canada-february-2018
• It will take a balance of policies to support economic. It is not one policy that drives the economy. The Liberals seem to
focus on increase taxes and giving handouts.
• CPC in the past supported wide range of policy changes to support business investment - http://mb.cme-
mec.ca/?lid=YXN82-W3NF7-IC132&comaction=show&cid=3CWP8-FKASM-JYNFE
• Protection IP is key to ensuring technology ideas are protected - https://chiefexecutive.net/best-worst-countries-
intellectual-property-protection/. WTO needs to do a better job when it comes to the protection IP
• Canada taxation changes are leading to a brain drain - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-
canada-facing-brain-drain-as-young-tech-talent-leaves-for-silicon/

4. AGENDA
• Sluggish Growth
• Top 7 – Amazing Technology / 2017
• Top Technologies for 2019
• Top 25 fastest growing companies
• Trading and Disruptive Technology
• Streaming
• Key characteristics of fastest growing companies
• What can be done to support up and coming companies
• Blog – Trudeau and Technology
• Blog – Clean Technology
• Blog – AI
• Country ranking by entrepreneur
• Brain Drain

5. TOP 7 AMAZING TECHNOLOGY
1. 2019 Robotics usage is estimate to be $115B or about 18% increase -
https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/manufacturing/global-spending-on-robots-drones-to-top-
115b-in-2019-says-idc/
2. IoT/Sensors market - IoT Sensors Market was valued at USD 5,050.0 million in 2017 and is expected to
reach USD 22,150.0 million in 2025, growing at a healthy CAGR of 32.9% for the forecast period of
2018 to 2025. The upcoming market report contains data for historic year 2016, the base year of
calculation is 2017 and the forecast period is 2018 to 2025. – Source - https://journalbitcoin.com/iot-
sensors-market-2019-2025-emerging-market-trends-size-share-and-growth-analysis/
3. 3-D Medical Implants –According to the report, global 3D printing medical devices market was valued
at approximately USD 0.89 billion in 2017 and is expected to generate revenue of around USD 2.34
billion by the end of 2024, growing at a CAGR of around 18% between 2018 and 2024. Source -
https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/07/18/1538822/0/en/Global-3D-Printing-Medical-
Devices-Market-Will-Reach-USD-2-34-Billion-by-2024-Zion-Market-Research.html
4. UN – Basic Right / Internet Access - https://www.techzim.co.zw/2019/01/internet-access-is-a-human-
right-united-nations-report/
5. Car Sharing - MRS Research Group added Market Research has published a new report titled Global
Car-Sharing market was estimated at USD million in 2018 and expected to reach USD million by the
end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of between 2018 and 2025. – Source -
https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/15/1691561/0/en/Global-Car-Sharing-Market-
2018-is-Set-to-be-a-Billion-Dollar-Industry-by-2025-According-to-Market-Forecasts-MRS-Research-
Group.html
6. Phone implants – Wearable devices - https://www.dr-hempel-network.com/digital-health-
technolgy/implantable-wearables-in-healthcare/
7. AI / Manufacturing - The AI in manufacturing market is expected to grow from USD 1.0 billion in 2018
to USD 17.2 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 49.5% - Source - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-
releases/the-ai-in-manufacturing-market-is-expected-to-grow-from-usd-1-0-billion-in-2018-to-usd-
17-2-billion-by-2025--at-a-cagr-of-49-5-300785186.html

6. ECONOMIC GROWTH
Source - http://www.gbm.scotiabank.com/English/bns_econ/forecast.pdf

7. TOP TECHNOLOGY FOR 2019
Source - https://www.simplilearn.com/top-technology-trends-and-jobs-article
Technology Canada Rest of the World
Artificial Intelligent Cdn busineses are struggling with adopting AI -
https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/press-releases/articles/ai-adoption-
among-canadian-businesses-stagnant.html
Asia and EU dominate the adoption http://strategyonline.ca/2018/09/20/how-canadian-
companies-rank-on-ai-adoption/
Machine Learning Machine Learning adoption has been slowed in Canada
https://business.financialpost.com/technology/canada-risks-losing-its-artificial-
intelligence-edge-as-adoption-lags-and-the-tech-goes-mainstream
Machine learning adoption is world-wide issue as there is lack of skill -
https://www.information-age.com/machine-learning-adoption-123477194/
Robotic Process Automation or
RPA
Canadian businesses have been adopting robotic technology -
http://www.digcompass.ca/intelligent-industrialization-the-next-wave/mapping-
canadas-industrial-automation-industry/
Asia and EU have adopted robotic/automation for many years.
https://www.scottautomation.com/news/articles/robotic-boom-will-bring-1-3-million-robots-
by-2018/
Blockchain Canada is leading in development of block chain -
https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-canada-has-emerged-as-a-leading-
blockchain-and-crypto-nation-expert-take
Blockchain is expanding globally - https://irishtechnews.ie/global-blockchain-adoption-which-
countries-are-leading-the-charge/
Edge Computing More and more Cdn businesses are adopting edge computing -
https://www.itbusiness.ca/slideshows/what-does-2019-have-in-store-for-canadian-
enterprises
Market continues to grow https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/edge-
computing-market
Virtual Reality and Augmented
Reality
Cdn businesses have been slow to adopt AR -
https://www.statista.com/statistics/866903/canada-augmented-virtual-reality-
market-size/
Global market continues to see growth - https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/virtual-
and-augmented-reality-market-is-set-to-grow-us-117-billion-by-2022-2019-01-03
Cybersecurity Canada can do more to support cybersecurity -
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/cyber-security-predictions-roundup-for-
2019/413245
Global Market continues to see growth -
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181221005269/en/Global-Cyber-Security-
Market-2024-Increase-E-commerce
Internet of Things More can be done - https://business.financialpost.com/investing/five-canadian-iot-
stocks-flying-under-the-radar
There has been a slow adoption around the world - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-
releases/iot-growing-in-importance-but-enterprise-adoption-lags-pace-of-development-says-
isg-research-300625588.html
Cloud https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/190313/dq190313b-eng.htm
“In 2017, over 4 in 10 enterprises (42.8%) used at least one type of advanced
technology. Business intelligence technologies (22.5%), such as cloud-based
computing systems and big data analytical tools”
Global market” The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 17.5 percent in
2019 to total $214.3 billion, up from $182.4 billion in 2018, according to Gartner, Inc.” -
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-04-02-gartner-forecasts-
worldwide-public-cloud-revenue-to-g

8. TOP STEAMING SERVICES
Source - https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-best-tools-to-watch-tv-on-your-computer/
Ranking Name
1 Netflix
2 Hulu
3 Amazing Prime Video
4 Vudu (Walmart)
5 Xfinity Stream
6 iTunes
7 Google Play
8 FandangoNOW
9 Sling TV
10 YouTube TV
11 Playstation Vue
12 DirecTVNow
13 USATVNow
14 PlutoTV
15 FuboTV
Many network have their
own streaming services,
i.e. TSN, CTV, CBS, ABC,
etc.

9. FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES/CANADA – TOP 40
Source - https://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/growth-500/2018-ranking-g500/

10. TRADING AND INVESTING –
DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Source -
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2019/03/trading-
investing-with-disruptive-
technologies.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_mediu
m=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fadvanced
nano+%28nextbigfuture%29
Fund managers have already embraced cutting-
edge technology in the form of blockchain and
over 2000+ digital counties which now populate
this fantastic new arena. A caveat is in order
however: the spectacular growth which saw
this industry exceed $800 billion by Q4 2017
rapidly reversed to become a $133 billion
market by present-day standards.

11. IT OUTSOURCING
Source - https://www.cfo.com/technology/2019/08/it-outsourcing-at-a-five-year-
high/?utm_campaign=CFODailyAlert&utm_nooverride=1&utm_source=CFO-
email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=CFODailyAlert_Tuesday_2019-8-6&utm_term=technology

12. CHARACTERISTICS OF FAST GROWING COMPANIES
• Take on the world (exports)
• Export Development Corporation
• Leveraging Trade and Investment deals (FIPA)
• Embrace transparency
• Motivating employees to succeed
• Stock Options
• Compensation
• Empowering collaboration
• Become a skills factor
• Continue to develop key skills that will drive performance (IT, Supply Chain, Pragmatic Marketing, etc.)
• Cultivate resilience
• Those that adjust to changes survive prosper and those that do not are gone
• Build with a big mind
• Constantly review business processes to ensure efficiency, controls and effectiveness are enforced.

13. SMALL BUSINESS TAX CHANGES
Source - http://www.bnn.ca/rosenberg-proposed-small-business-tax-changes-make-no-sense-1.860591
The federal government’s proposed changes to taxes for private corporations “make no sense” and will
increase the chances of a Canadian recession, according to Gluskin Sheff Chief Economist David
Rosenberg.
“The consequences of these proposals are going to be very far reaching,” the influential economist told BNN
in an interview Tuesday. “We are going to add on another layer of complexity to the Canadian economy right
now with these tax changes -- that makes absolutely no sense to me, whatsoever.”
Despite the recent strength of Canada’s economy, Rosenberg says the outlook for Canada remains
precarious as the economy braces for the impact of a rising loonie, a housing slowdown and continued
uncertainty about the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
“The risk of a recession is obviously heightened by these tax changes,” he said.
On top of that, small businesses in Ontario have already absorbed higher provincial taxes and could soon
face a 30 percent hike in the minimum wage and rising electricity rates. The circumstances are eerily similar
to the early 1990s when Ottawa brought in the controversial Goods and Services Tax that pushed Canada’s
economy into a recession, Rosenberg said.

14. CANADA AND IT HUB
Source - https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/20/canada-is-north-americas-up-and-coming-startup-center/
And it’s no surprise that startups excel in the country. Sure, there
is less access to VC funding and the persuasive call of Canada’s
southern neighbor, but the Canadian government is working hard
to build and keep successful startup ecosystems. There is a
huge selection of government aid available to small businesses,
some of which includes grants that don’t have to be paid back.
Alongside substantial government backing is Canada’s array of
world-class universities. The University of Waterloo —
increasingly known as Canada’s answer to MIT — sees
incredible numbers go to Silicon Valley every year, while others
all over the country produce thousands of talented grads.
While eventually losing out to Colombia, Canada was shortlisted
as country of the year by The Economist in 2016. The United
States’ northern neighbor boasts world-class universities and
resources to develop talent and, currently, the Canadian dollar is
0.75 cents to the American dollar. This means a highly educated
workforce is available for less capital for entrepreneurs all over
the world who are ready and willing to make the leap to Canada
• Government innovation funds -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga
/federal-government-programs-to-
support-innovation-and-business
• CPC continue on the commitment started
by Paul Martin in terms of innovation
Funds -
http://www.ottawalife.com/article/innova
tion-in-canadas-science-and-technology-
sector-prime-minister-stephen-harpers-
new-strategy
• IBM and Federal Government -
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/
politics/ottawa-reveals-details-of-15-
billion-fund-for-science-
strategy/article21957502/?ref=http://ww
w.theglobeandmail.com&
• Incubation centers – Key Areas
• Waterloo, Markham, Quebec City,
Montreal, Kingston, Vancouver and
Ottawa

15. JUSTIN TRUDEAU / TECHNOLOGY
• https://www.cp24.com/news/trudeau-looks-to-lure-tech-talent-capital-north-in-san-francisco-visit-1.3794557
• Why would capital come to Canada from the Tech Belt?
Here are the issues when it comes to business investment:
• Carbon Tax – Prices continues to rise as impact of carbon pricing works itself through the economy - https://www.bnn.ca/awash-in-red-ink-canadian-clean-tech-
struggling-despite-ottawa-s-green-goals-1.729679 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jIrmGIh1Lc&t=2s
• Small Business - https://globalnews.ca/news/3741638/canadian-tech-ottawa-trudeau-small-business-taxes/ (KW is home to Chagger’s riding)
• Canada already has vibrant technology market for decades - https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/07/25/canadas-high-tech-bigger-than-thought-report-
finds.html. It was previous government policies from both Martin and Harper that supported growth
• Tech companies are concern with government possibly making changes to stock options - http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/stock-option-deduction-tax-rate-
1.4030442. Liberals have a spending problem as such they now have a structural deficit - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/fiscal-management-canada-
debt-to-gdp-and-surpluses-deficits-december-2017
• Trudeau has been handing out innovation moneys - https://www.fin.gc.ca/fiscmon-revfin/2017-11-eng.asp (The government has bump up grants by close to
$400M). The problem is that innovation takes time to go from incubation to commercialization
• Technology continues to advance in areas like AI, vertical farming, etc. Canada plays part in many of those areas - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/top-
technology-trends-for-2018
• It is not one policy that attracts business investment. The problem is Canada is less competitive today than it was back in 2015 -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/competitiveness-canada-vs-other-countries-january-2018
• Trudeau seems more happy with photo ops and selfies than actually dealing with issues facing Canadians like Kinder Morgan -
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/horgan-rejects-retaliation-for-alberta-s-wine-ban-1.23167977
• Canada has had innovation areas for many years. There has been many business parks created that are align with colleges and university -
https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/article/mcmaster-and-hamilton-startup-incubator-celebrates-third-anniversary/
• Canada already had many innovation funds created by previous governments - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/federal-goverment-canada-innovation-
investment

16. BLOG – CLEAN TECHNOLOGY
There was $204M increase in Mfg. sales for September 2017 as compare to
August 2017. The main leaders have been coal and Oil. Are coal and oil not
targets for McKenna? https://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN1DG1X2-
OCATP
McKenna https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/11/13/environment-
minister-catherine-mckenna-uses-twitter-to-protest-pro-coal-event-at-cop23.html
“While the event was underway, McKenna staged her own protest of sorts
on Twitter, using her account to promote alternatives such as solar power
and suggest that phasing-out coal is a massive opportunity for innovation.
Later this week, McKenna and British climate minister Claire Perry are to
launch an alliance to get the rest of the world to sign a pledge to move away
from coal. (FYI – Where is the discussion on cost to attract raw materials
like vanadium or aluminum or lithium or rare metals? Where is discussion
that coal is used to make steel? Where is the discussion that you have
mined=>Refined=>Fabricate=>Ship=>Install?
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/clean-technology-raw-
materials-and-clean-products-canada-november-2017
I guess McKenna must have slept through both economics and accounting
courses or she would see businesses need to be viable:
http://www.bnn.ca/awash-in-red-ink-canadian-clean-tech-struggling-despite-
ottawa-s-green-goals-1.729679

17. BRAIN DRAIN /
CANADA
•Source -
https://www.immigration.ca/canadas-
brain-drain-figures-show-technology-
graduate-exodus
Employment / Canada
Source - https://www.itbusiness.ca/news/employers-hiking-salaries-to-attract-
new-hires-but-forgetting-about-current-staff-hays-reports/108042
Tech job growth in Canada has been increasing over the past couple of years –
Toronto was ranked as the top city for growth in 2017 with more new tech jobs
than San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. combined.
But the demand for talent continues to outpace the number of available skilled
candidates. About 76 per cent of employers reported to Hays they have
experienced a moderate to extreme skills shortage. Retirement, as well as a lack
of training and professional development programs at universities and colleges in
Canada, are contributing to this shortage

18. TECHNOLOGY / BLOG - TRUDEAU
Source - https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/financing/innovation-network-in-ontario-to-help-create-18k-jobs-231162/
Speaking in Kitchener, Ont., on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the investment in a growth and
innovation network brings together three top innovation hubs – Communitech, MaRS Discovery District, and Invest
Ottawa.
As part of the investment, Communitech will receive $18 million, MaRS Discovery District will receive $17.5 million,
and Invest Ottawa will receive $16.9 million.
The three organizations will pool resources to create and implement the Scale-Up Platform, a venture that will help
30 Ontario companies scale up and achieve revenues of $100 million or more by 2024, as well as provide services to
thousands of others.
• Government role is not to pick and choose winners and losers
• The above handouts do not deal with systemic issues facing businesses across Canada, i.e. hikes to CPP, forced
carbon tax (applies to power generation), more red tape, etc, -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/business-competitivesness-canada-march-2019
• I support innovation centers, but those innovation centers should be at all post-secondary institutions.

19. BRAIN DRAIN
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/prime-minister-trudeau-kitchener-tech-hub-announcement-
1.5099705?fbclid=IwAR1tGzcvzzdu0ywPk9Qv2XS59At4aMGafy91XAq2xZn_FIq_VQeUAtU4LMw
• @JustinTrudeau policies are also leading to brain drain!
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/technology-market-canada-and-the-world-march-2019
•
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/prime-minister-trudeau-kitchener-tech-hub-announcement-
1.5099705?fbclid=IwAR1tGzcvzzdu0ywPk9Qv2XS59At4aMGafy91XAq2xZn_FIq_VQeUAtU4LMw
•
• @JustinTrudeau policies are also leading to brain drain!
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/technology-market-canada-and-the-world-march-2019
@BardishKW
Do you spend any time with startups? I bet you don't
@emilia_suze
• Brain Drain - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-canada-facing-brain-drain-as-young-tech-talent-leaves-for-silicon/
• Canadian Technology community not happy with small business tax reforms - https://globalnews.ca/news/3741638/canadian-tech-ottawa-trudeau-small-business-
taxes/
• There needs to be better alignment of education with jobs of today and tomorrow - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/skills-gap-education-and-training-
canada-march-2019

20. BLOG - AI
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2019/05/ai-will-have-insatiable-demand-for-accelerated-
computing.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fadvancednano+%28nextbigfuture%29
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that there will be an insatiable demand for accelerated computing from Artificial Intelligence applications.
Jensen sees the need to connect many high-performance computing brains into a larger brain. This was the reason for the $7 billion Mellanox.
Mellanox has the best high-speed interconnects.
Moore’s law has slowed from 100X performance every ten years is down to 5-10X every ten years. This will cause a massive computing deficit.
• AI world leaders - https://www.thetechedvocate.org/six-countries-leading-the-ai-race/ (Top 6 – China, Norway, Germany, Sweden, United
Kingdom and United States)
• Canada continues to expand into AI - https://business.financialpost.com/technology/blockchain/canada-is-already-an-ai-leader-now-toronto-
wants-to-lock-down-blockchain
• The role of government is not to pick and choose winners - https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/05/16/trudeau-takes-aim-at-big-tech-
announces-digital-charter.html
• All colleges and universities should be incubation centers. - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/181212/dq181212c-eng.htm
More needs to be done to encourage taking ideas from incubation to market - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/why-is-canada-not-
keeping-pace-with-innovation
• The next government needs to focus on key policies that will drive taxation reforms as well as improve productivity -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/business-competitivesness-canada-march-2019

21. ENTREPRENEUR RANKING BY COUNTRY
Source - https://thegedi.org/global-entrepreneurship-and-development-index/ or https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/entrepreneurship-in-canada-ranks-2nd-in-world-report-
says-1.3093290
CBC – May 29, 2015 – (Canada Rank #2)

22. 2019 ELECTION
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/trudeau-credits-immigration-for-
canada-s-growing-tech-sector-at-toronto-conference-
1.5142924?fbclid=IwAR27_pOZxa1cXuRNKsI8ItiexjTadMI2nIPmZ62t5DjcpUdF
dP9BtSBlISo
Lower carbon economy?
https://twitter.com/inklessPW/status/1130640454586949632
BTW: Technology has been growing long before Trudeau took office. Trudeau
has hindered the tech sector with his new small business taxes, i.e. income
sprinkling and passive income rules.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-issues-technology-
sector-canada-april-2019
Someone needs to explain to PM Zoolander that technology must be viable!
Growing tech sector? It would be doing much better if @justintrudeau
address his poorly constructed tax and economic policies!

23. OTHER SOURCES:
• Innovation Funds - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/federal-government-programs-to-
support-innovation-and-business
• Federal Government and Innovation - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/federal-goverment-
canada-innovation-investment
• Clean Technology - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/world-needs-to-clean-up-its-act-as-it-
relates-to-the-environment-march-2017 or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/government-
policy-clean-and-green-technology-canada

24. WHAT CAN BE DONE?
• Taxation Policies
• Reducing the small business corporate tax to 9%
• No new taxes like ORPP or Cap and Trade
• Hydro Policies
• Capping the rise in hydro rates
• Trade/Investment
• More Free Trade Deals including FIPA
• Skills development
• Working with colleges and university as part building the skills required to support next generation of jobs
• Access to capital
• Bridge funding
• More innovation Centers (Partnerships between Colleges/University, all levels of government and private sector