There is significantly more VFX/animation studio work in Canada.
I feel like you both insulted my comment, then proceeded to do the thing you suggested my comment did. it feels like projection.
'More Jobs Per Capita' - yes - that's entirely plausible. Canada is often much better than the US on so many 'Per Capita' things. But they are probably solid middle class jobs - which is fine - not the executive/leadership and high paying jobs.
I didn't say all of entertainment. I was very specific about the subsection of the industry.
Outside of DWA, WDAS and Pixar, the majority of animation and VFX work for feature and TV has moved to Canada or Australia.
Yes there are bigger entertainment industries in the US. That wasn't what I said, and you're getting hung up on some pedantic nonsense that is fully of your own creation.
This is the 'glib' bit - I don't believe for a second that there are more animation jobs in Canada, even outside the big studios.
The US is 10x bigger, and, they have a lot of industry here.
Again: More jobs per capita? Even 'way more'? Entirely reasonable. But 'more jobs than the US' - or notably: 'the focal point of the industry' - definitely not.
It's important to recognize Canada is not 'leading' here so much as 'providing labour' - i.e. 'white collar auto assembly'.
If Canada was producing, financing, exporting creative work, then it would be another kind of story.
No it wasn't.
That such a glib Canadian thing to say.
There are some decent jobs in those fields - but they are not even close to the kinds of jobs available in the US.
For some animation jobs - it can be a bit closer. But for anything else, no, Toronto/Van/Montreal is a 'lesser cost centre' for some labour, that's it.
Finally - most of this boils down to money. If someone can double their salary by going south they will.