Pinterest will open its first Canadian office in Toronto on Oct. 1 as part of an ongoing effort to expand the platform's presence outside of the United States. It says it has 12 million Canadian users, who save 4.5 million photos on the platform daily. Pinterest says it hopes the Toronto office will help spur the business's international growth and serve local advertisers. Localize ad programThe Toronto office will be run by country manager Erin Elofson, who previously led Facebook Canada's sales team and spent 11 years at Microsoft Canada. In this Nov. 13, 2014 photo, a Pinterest employee walks past the Lego wall at the Pinterest office in San Francisco.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2018 19:42 UTC