CANADA tended to be less attractive to investors , something Dubé admits has something to do with its different market and business culture .
“ We have not in the past had the same level of Chinese investment , so to date Montreal has not exploded quite like the other cities .” Ironically , it ’ s this very fact that is giving Montreal a huge impetus right now . Frankly , the business hegira to Toronto , which has become one of the world ’ s ‘ alpha ’ cities on a par with the likes of London , San Francisco ,
“ Historically known as being the manufacturing centre for Canada , Montreal is moving towards being the hightech centre . Many larger companies don ’ t want long-term leases and have a corporate strategy of not signing them .”
– Jean-Marc Dubé , SIOR Senior Vice- President at Colliers International
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