Attracting and Retaining the Highly Skilled in Medium-sized City Attracting and Retaining the Highly Skilled in Medium-sized Cityregions of Ontario: The Role of the Built Environment regions of Ontario: The Role of the Built Environment

This study set out to address the out-migration of highly skilled individuals from medium-sized city-regions in Ontario. In today’s knowledge-based economy, city regions that are able to attract, develop and retain valuable human capital have a distinct advantage that is crucial to economic growth.