List of Tables
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Preface. Jill L Grant (Dalhousie University)
Part I: Seeking Talent for Innovation
Chapter 1. Attracting and Retaining Talent: Evidence from Canada’s City-Regions.
Meric S. Gertler (University of Toronto), Kate Geddie (Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada), Carolyn Hatch (University of Toronto), and Josephine V. Rekers (Lunds University)
Chapter 2. Attracting and Retaining Talent in Canadian Cities: Towards a Holistic View?
Tara Vinodrai (University of Waterloo)
Part II: Attracting Creative Sector Workers
Chapter 3. Cosmopolitanism, Cultural Diversity, and Inclusion: Attracting and Retaining Artistic Talent in Toronto.
Deborah Leslie (University of Toronto), Mia A. Hunt (Royal Holloway University of London), and Shauna Brail (University of Toronto)
Chapter 4. Screenwriters in Toronto: Centre, Periphery, and Exclusionary Networks in Canadian Screen Storytelling.
Charles H. Davis (Ryerson University), Jeremy Shtern (University of Ottawa), Michael Coutanche (Ryerson University), and Elizabeth Godo (Ryerson University)
Chapter 5. Satisfaction Guaranteed? Individual Preferences, Experiences, and Mobility.
Brian Hracs (Uppsala University) and Kevin Stolarick (Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto)
Chapter 6. “Those Hermit Artists”: Musical Talent on the Edge of the Continent.
Jill L Grant (Dalhousie University), Jeffry Haggett (Dalhousie University), and Jesse Morton (Dalhousie University)
Part III: Attracting High Technology Workers
Chapter 7. Attracting Knowledge Workers and the Creative City Paradigm: Can We Plan for Talent in Montreal?
Sébastien Darchen (The University of Queensland) and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Chapter 8. Talent, Tolerance, and Community in Saskatoon
Peter W.B. Phillips (University of Saskatchewan) and Graeme Webb (Simon Fraser University)
Chapter 9. Exploring “Creative” Talent in a Natural Resource-Based Centre: The Case of Calgary
Camille D. Ryan (University of Saskatchewan), Ben Li (University of Calgary) and Cooper H. Langford (University of Calgary)
Part IV: Seeking Talent for Small Cities
Chapter 10. Kingston and St John’s: The Role of Relative Location in Talent Attraction and Retention
Josh Lepawsky (Memorial University), Heather Hall (Memorial University), and Betsy Donald (Queen’s University)
Chapter 11. Small Cities as Talent Accelerators: Talent Mobility and Knowledge Flows in Moncton
Yves Bourgeois (University of Moncton)
Part V: Innovating in Talent Attraction
Chapter 12. What Does the Creative Class Approach Add to the Study of Talent, Creativity, and Innovation in Canadian City-Regions?
Bjørn T. Asheim (Lunds University)
