It’s a fact. Atlantic Canada is a prime nearshore destination and a growing powerhouse in the industry. It has all of the benefits that led one of the world’s leading outsourcing consulting firms to name Canada as the top location for nearshore information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) activities.
According to neoIT’s Mapping Offshore Markets Update 2005, Canada ranked as the most attractive location for nearshore activities. It scored highest on the factors CEOs must consider when searching for a location—a highly qualified labour force, a competitive business environment, business expertise, advanced infrastructure, customer privacy legislation, language and cultural compatibility with the United States, and generous incentive programs, particularly in relation to research and development. Atlantic Canada has all of this, and more. It’s why more IT outsourcing companies like CGI, EDS, IBM, xwave, Keane and CenterBeam are selecting Atlantic Canada as a location to carry out higher-value, mission-critical tasks close to their North American clients.for growth.
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