Calgary Real Estate Forum
October, 23 2018
Calgary Economic Development’s collaborative energy makes us a conduit, connector, catalyst and storyteller for Calgary. Where’s Mary?
Could we please have an image here of Mary’s headshot within an Olympic crowd, playing off of “Where’s Waldo”? Where’s Mary?
Could we please have an image here of Mary’s headshot within an Olympic crowd, playing off of “Where’s Waldo”? About Calgary Economic Development
We work with business, government and community partners to position Calgary as the location of choice for the purpose of attracting businesses & investment, fostering trade and developing Calgary’s workforce.
As conduit, connectors and catalyst, we collaborate to accelerate purposeful diversification, embrace shared prosperity and build a strong community. Our Areas of Focus
Renewable Energy Clean Tech Agribusiness Energy
Life Science/ Creative Industries Transportation & Health Logistics OPPORTUNITY CALGARY INVESTMENT FUND (OCIF)
$100 MILLION ATTRACT IMPACTS PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF INNOVATIVE, CATALYTIC, AND CREATE ROI, REDUCE DOWNTOWN OFFICE CALGARY & ADMINISTERED BY CALGARY STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS TO CALGARY VACANCY, STIMULATE EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY Trade Programming
Essential knowledge, resources and coaching to scale up, develop and execute an export plan. Startup Calgary
Team Blockchain Startup Weekend (March 2018) Progress To-Date
72 businesses (97) attracted, retained and expanded in Calgary
950K sq ft Industrial real estate 100K sq ft Office space 10K sq ft Retail space
5,700 jobs (6000) created and/or retained Our Current Environment
11.8M sq.ft. Highest GDP per Capita in 2017 Available office space of major Canadian cities.
8.2% Calgary is the “4th Most Unemployment Livable City in the World” and has placed as a Top 5 city every year since 2009.
“Tech is no longer an industry, it is a strategic piece of every industry …”
– Alan Murray, Editor, Fortune Magazine, January 2017 Consumer
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Industrial 140,000 Calgary –Digital talent base insufficient 52% 120,000
100,000 55,700 59,100 (50%) 80,000 48% 35,300 60,000 (49%) 15,900 35,500 51% 23,200 26% (50%)40,000 22,40061% (49%) (49%) (63%) 21,600 6,000 (63%)14,100 (49%) 28,900 (25%) 20,000 5,000 9,200 3,200 48,500 26,400 17,100 13,200 7,000 0 Toronto Montreal Ottawa Vancouver Calgary Engineers Software Engineers & Designers Source: Labour Force Survey, Labour Force by NOC, Statistics Canada, 2017 Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers Embracing innovation intensifies the wave of growth
Calgary is here
• Embrace innovation • Round out talent • Strengthen innovation ecosystem Calgary is the city of choice in Canada for the world’s best entrepreneurs.
We embrace innovation and create solutions to meet the world’s greatest needs: food, health, energy and transportation Calgary in the New Economy: Focus Areas
Innovation Business Canada’s leading Environment B2B innovation Canada’s most ecosystem business-friendly city
Talent Place Canada’s destination Canada’s most for talent livable city
17 Calgary in the New Economy: Strategic Framework
Transportation Talent & Logistics Canada’s destination
for talent Agribusiness
Clusters Established Established Innovation Energy Vision Values 4 Canada’s leading B2B Calgary is the city of innovation ecosystem Calgary is an Focus choice in Canada for the inclusive and Areas Tourism world’s best Place entrepreneurial entrepreneurs. Canada’s most Creative city connected livable city Industries We embrace innovation through our and create solutions to community Life Sciences / meet the world’s needs in Business & Emerging Health
spirit. Clusters Growth food, health, energy and Environment Financial Canada’s most transportation. Services business-friendly city UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARK The next wave has already begun The next wave has already begun in Calgary 3000 NEW TECH TRAINING SEATS OPPORTUNITY CALGARY INVESTMENT NUCLEUS ROCKET FUND SPACE STARTUP CALGARY EXHIBITION EVOLVE PLATFORM CAPITAL U EAST VILLAGE
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CIC INNOVATION NEW ACTION CENTRAL AGENDA LIBRARY RAINFOREST THE ALBERTA EDISON HUNTER HUB WHY CALGARY
TOP TALENT LIVING LAB LOW COST LIFESTYLE HIGHLY SKILLED CITY OF CALGARY ASSETS WILL OF DOING BUSINESS LIVEABLE AND AFFORDABLE BE MADE AVAILABLE TO TEST YOUR TECHNOLOGIES
20 Hey Amazon
Can you please create a slide here exactly the same as 13 but cross out “Amazon” and write in Calgary. Over 60 Action Calgary Partners
PLATINUM SILVER BRONZE
Axia FibreNet Bennett Jones LLP BOWEN Workforce Solutions Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Business Development Bank Canada Calgary Airport Authority Calgary Folk Music Festival Calgary Municipal Land Corporation Calgary Opera Calgary Zoo GOLD Cresa Calgary First Calgary Financial Glenbow Museum GlobalFest Haworth Heritage Business Interiors KORITE Nutrien Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP PwC RPC Group Inc. St. Mary’s University Stone-Olafson Theatre Calgary Trico Homes V Strategies Inc. YMCA Calgary 31