Welcome to canada's start-up capital, kitchener-waterloo. Just an hour from toronto, it is home to nearly 2,000 start-ups and a tech community of over 30,000 people this is a unique city that blends urban and rural cultures from canada, europe and beyond enriched by artists, writers, musicians, and theatre performers, with a diverse ethnic community,k-w offers authentic and unique cultural experiences - including the world's largest oktoberfest outside of germany