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Strong Industry Clusters

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  Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

  3,700 local ICT firms – Canada’s 2nd largest industry cluster (#1 per capita) Ÿ| Home to IBM’s largest software development lab outside the U.S.

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  Life Sciences & Healthcare Technologies

  300 local bio-pharma, medical devices and healthcare technology firms Ÿ| Ontario’s largest LHIN (Local Health Network) serving 1.8M residents

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  Cleantech

  Local Green Business cluster of over 400 firms | Global Smart Grid innovation hub incld. GE Digital Energy, IBM Energy & Utilities and Siemens | Ontario’s 2nd largest Solar PV industry cluster

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  Advanced Manufacturing

  4,000 local manufacturers: Electronics & Electrical, Auto Parts, Pharmaceuticals, CleanTech and Building Products | Global HQ of Magna Int’l, North America’s leading auto parts manufacturer

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  Financial & Insurance

  Ontario’s 2nd largest financial services cluster after Toronto – over 1,500 local businesses locally incld. such names asŸ AMEX, Bank of China, Allstate, TD, State Farm, Ceridian, HSBC, Scotiabank, Deloitte

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  Building & Construction

  Ontario’s 2nd largest largest construction market after Toronto ($3.5B in 2012) | Local cluster of over 10,000 companies and contractors | Some of North America’s largest development projects underway

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