Why hire a Magento developer in Toronto vs Vancouver / Montreal?

Toronto is Canada's undisputed commerce capital and the densest Magento ecosystem in the country. Financial District / Bay Street hosts all five Big-Five banks (RBC, TD, BMO, Scotiabank, CIBC) and the Toronto Stock Exchange — the BFSI Magento buyer-pool sits here. King Street West / Liberty Village is the DTC + startup belt (Roots Canada, Indigo Books, Mejuri were all founded in or near Toronto). Yorkville / Mink Mile is Canada's top luxury retail strip (most expensive sqft in Canada). Mississauga / Markham (905-belt) hosts Microsoft Canada + IBM Canada + AMD — deep tech-talent pool. Vancouver is strong in DTC wellness + cannabis + Pacific-Rim trade, Montreal in French-language + Quebec luxury + AI research, Calgary in industrial / oil-services. We work Toronto-first for general retail, BFSI, and luxury — then ship to Vancouver / Montreal / Calgary as needed. Toronto is also 1hr flight from Ottawa (Shopify HQ) — useful for Magento-Shopify dual-platform clients.