With its rich history of reinvention and innovation, Waterloo has long been an exceptional place to live, work and play. Between 2011 and 2016, the city added 8,400 tech jobs, a 65.6 per cent growth rate. Not only is it the fastest growing city over the five-year period, it is also the fastest growing market year-over-year, adding 5,600 jobs alone in 2016, an increase of almost a third in a single year.*