In the wake of a PEI BioAlliance white paper that described systemic barriers to recruiting life sciences talent from outside Atlantic Canada, startup community observers say the same stumbling blocks exist for information technology companies across the region.
But the Atlantic provinces still enjoy comparative advantage even in some domains where they are troubled — a distinction industry watchers recommend emphasizing to prospective newcomers.
Kathryn Lockhart, CEO of remote startup accelerator Propel, said a sweeping housing shortage and the poor reputation of Atlantic Canadian