Notes
The Toronto tech tax
July 30, 2026 · 4 min read
Everyone talks about the salary gap. Nobody talks about what building from here actually gives you.
Building from Toronto means you are awake with New York and asleep before San Francisco finishes lunch. That is a constraint and it is also a filter.
The clients who work well with me are the ones who value a written update over a standing call. Timezone friction quietly makes you a better communicator.
Written by Alexis — full-stack developer in Brampton, Ontario — websites, mobile apps and AI automation.
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