Business Advantages
York Region is located in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the largest metropolitan in Canada and 5th largest in North America. As Canada’s fastest growing large municipality York Region is a top destination for business, talent and investments in the Canadian market.
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Major Business Centre
York Region is Ontario’s 2nd largest business centre. Home to 1.1 million residents across 9 local municipalities, 42,000 businesses, 530,000 jobs and operations of 14 Fortune 100 corporations
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Strong Industry Clusters
Among Canada’s largest industry clusters in Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Life Sciences, CleanTech, Financial Services, Advanced Manufacturing, Building & Construction
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Significant Market Access
Central access to Greater Toronto Area’s 180,000 businesses and 6 million consumers. The area is home to Canada’s largest concentration of head offices, foreign subsidiaries and industrial base -
Corporate R&D Hub
4 of Canada’s top 10 corporate R&D investors are HQ’d in York Region, most of any other Canadian municipality. Local firms represent nearly 20% of total top 100 corporate R&D investment in Canada
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Cost-Competitive Location
Lowest commercial/industrial property taxes in the Greater Toronto Area (25% lower than GTA avg.) Lower corporate taxes, employment costs and R&D costs compared with major U.S./global metro areas
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Top Global Talent
Most central location to access Greater Toronto Area’s diverse workforce of 4 million (~25% of Canada’s total). Highly educated: 67% of York Region’s workforce has post-secondary education
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Exceptional Quality of Life
Fastest growing large municipality in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario and Canada. York Region’s mix of big metro amenities and suburban quality of life attracts and retains top global talent -
Support Services
Free and confidential advisory services to support your business expansion in York Region, Greater Toronto, Canada, including market information, B2B introductions and location selection assistance
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Canadian Business Opportunity
Canada is one of the most welcoming and profitable places in the world for international business offering a series of competitive advantages such as low business costs and corporate tax rates, ready access to markets, a highly skilled and educated workforce, strong public support for R&D and a robust financial system