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Welcome to Brampton. As Canada’s youngest and second fastest growing city and Canada’s only big city to deliver a BRAMPTON tax freeze two years in a row, we have so much to offer potential investors. Our 2020 budget included our largest-ever CANADA IS THE MOST annual contribution of $110 million to the City reserves, strengthening our financial position. ADVANCED Brampton’s continuous and high level of construction investment has created jobs. The number of new businesses in EDUCATED COUNTRY Brampton increased by 5 per cent in 2019 for a total of 74,000 businesses in our City. MANUFACTURING IN THE WORLD — OECD BUSINESS At the onset of COVID-19, Brampton introduced innovative new processes and tools to allow development projects to 1,500 Companies / 30,000 Employees advance. Despite the pandemic, the City issued 34 per cent more permits in March and April of this year than during the same period in 2019. Top Employers: FCA Canada, ABB Inc., Patrick Brown 55% OF CANADIANS HAVE A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY DEGREE PARK GUIDE Armacell Canada, Velcro Canada Corp. (HQ) Mayor Land inventory is a principal asset in Brampton. With over 120 million square feet of industrial/commercial building space, Brampton has emerged as a key location in the Greater Area, with access to a highly skilled talent pool of 4.3 million. Brampton is conveniently located adjacent to Canada’s largest airport and is home to CN, Canada’s largest intermodal railway terminal. We have access to an extensive network of highways that connects us to global markets HIGHLY SKILLED TALENT for business of any size. FOOD & ACCESS TO 4.3 MILLION LABOUR POOL Our strategically located employment areas and business parks have become signature locations for a wide variety of ACROSS THE new and expanding industry-leading companies. BEVERAGE Come and see why BRAMPTON MEANS BUSINESS NOW Food & Beverage: 300 Companies / 8,000 Employees PART OF THE GLOBAL SKILLS STRATEGY, WHICH FACILITATES Top Employers: Loblaw (HQ), Maple Lodge HIRING HIGHLY SPECIALIZED INTERNATIONAL TALENT KEY STATISTICS Farms, Coca-Cola Refreshments, Italpasta (HQ) ND ND 2FASTEST INNOVATION & 2LARGEST TECH SECTOR IN NORTH AMERICA, GROWING CITY HIGHLY SKILLED TALENT: PART OF THE TORONTO REGION IN CANADA WITH LARGEST SUPPLY OF ACCESS TO 4.3 MILLION VACANT LAND TECHNOLOGY LABOUR POOL ACROSS THE ADJACENT TO CANADA’S 14,000 6,500 Companies / 13,000 Employees NEW RESIDENTS GREATER TORONTO AREA LARGEST AIRPORT EDUCATION PER YEAR Top Employers: , Canon Canada (HQ), Air Canada, Brampton has access to 21 Post-Secondary Institutions and over 600,000 MDA Robotics students within an hour’s drive, accounting for 75 per cent of the region’s overall enrolment. YRS 36 Home to: CENTRALLY 9TH LARGEST CITY LOWEST AVERAGE AGE YOUNG, DIVERSE HOME TO CN LOCATED IN MIDDLE OF IN CANADA WITH A IN CANADA WORKFORCE WITH THE LARGEST INTERMODAL THE TORONTO-WATERLOO POPULATION CLOSE 234 CULTURES SPEAKING RAILWAY TERMINAL HEALTH & INNOVATION CORRIDOR TO 700,000 115 LANGUAGES IN CANADA LIFE SCIENCES 2,300 Companies / 13,000 Practitioners INVESTMENT SERVICES BRAMPTON LABOUR FORCE & Services Top Employers: Medtronic (HQ), Our office has the expertise and resources to support your investment. LABOUR FORCE IS Our staff provide one-on-one assistance to help guide investors and 4TH LARGEST PROJECTED TO GROW FROM Taro Pharmaceuticals (HQ), , 60% Canadian Blood Services (HQ) owners, and deliver strategic advice. LABOUR FORCE IN 332,000 TO 362,000 OF THE LABOUR FORCE HAVE 320,000 BY 2022 A POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION • Business expansion and relocation support • Access to in-market research, market trends • Site selection services and demographics • Workforce and employment development • Information on and access to incentive programs • Corporate calls and private consultations • Export and foreign investment and development LOGISTICS • Brampton Business Directory QUICK FACTS BY THE NUMBERS • Strategic partnership guidance 11,000 Employers (transportation and CONNECT WITH US: POPULATION PROJECTIONS: 650,000 – AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE: ESTIMATED VACANT LAND: 2,800 ACRES warehousing) / 24,000 Employees 890,000 (2019-2041) 36% INCREASE 13 % (2011-2016) Investment Services RETAIL SPACE: 20 MILLION SQ. FT. Top Employers: , M-O Freight Works T 905.874.3903 TF 1.888.381.BRAM NUMBER OF BUSINESSES: OVER 73,000 ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLD INCOME: E [email protected] OFFICE SPACE: 5 MILLION SQ. FT. (HQ), CN Intermodal, DHL Express Canada $110,100 (2019) LAND AREA: 266 SQ. KM INDUSTRIAL SPACE: 98 MILLION SQ. FT. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: POPULATION DENSITY: 2,462 PEOPLE/SQ. KM2 4.9% (2019 REGION OF PEEL) *Sources – Hemson, ESRI Environics, , Labour Force Survey, Co-star BRAMPTON BUSINESS PARKS 3 HURONTARIO SOUTH – 160 ACRES Proximity to Hwy 407 and the future Hurontario LRT 8 AIRPORT INTERMODAL – 5,400 ACRES has made this area, currently characterized by a mix of office, institutional and commercial uses, attractive The Airport Intermodal Business Park represents for redevelopment and investment. Shoppers World, one of the most mature and largest clusters of Brampton’s first indoor mall, is being reinvented to 6 BRAMALEA SOUTH GATEWAY – 1,100 ACRES employment, with a mix of office, manufacturing, accommodate higher-density and pedestrian-friendly 5 HIGHWAY 410 SOUTH – 2,600 ACRES logistics and commercial and over fifty percent of the area zoned for industrial use. A large percentage environments with complementary employment This designated Business Corridor and Industrial This employment area, which is primarily zoned HIGHWAY 410 NORTH – 420 ACRES of the lands are occupied; however, there is evidence opportunities. The area includes major institutional area has led to a mix of manufacturing, retail, 7 NORTH WEST SANDALWOOD – 850 ACRES industrial (60%) has easy access to Highway 410 and of reinvestment given its primary location, with 1 uses such as the Brampton Provincial Offences Court, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, Highway 407. easy access to Pearson International Airport, the A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse and with over twenty per cent of the employers being Highway 410 North Business Park is located in North The North West Sandalwood business park is primarily the Peel Region police station, with Brampton near Highway 410 and Mayfield Road. The CN Intermodal and Highways 407 and 427 within The majority of businesses in this area work within manufacturers. Located just north of Highway 407 zoned for industrial use (70%) and is located north (Davis Campus) only 5 minutes away. site area is approximately 420 acres with a mix of both less than a 10-minute drive away. the manufacturing and wholesale trade industries, and the Pearson International Airport, these lands of Bovaird Drive and west of . It industrial and commercial uses. Over 170 acres are Major Employers: Rogers, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Ltd., with approximately 20 percent of the employers in encircle the Bramalea GO Station, making it a prime Major Employers: FCA Canada Inc., Dynacare (HQ), occupied approximately thirty acres of available currently zoned for industrial purposes and 20 acres Roofmart (HQ), TJX Canada, Olymel, Ford Motors, the area being manufacturers. The vast majority redevelopment and investment opportunity with Give & Go Prepared Foods, HBC (HQ), Triple M Metal and highly sought after vacant industrial lands at are available for commercial use such as major ABC Technologies, QBD Cooling Systems Inc. (HQ), are metal fabricators as well as machinery and two-way all-day GO service anticipated by 2024. LP (HQ), M-O Freight Works (HQ), Hydroform Solutions, the southwest corner of Sandalwood Parkway and office developments. Several vacant employment Almag Aluminum (HQ), Sun Chemicals, IKO Industries, chemical manufactuers. Data Communications Management (HQ), MDA Hurontario Street. Brannon Steel (HQ), Cardinal Meats (HQ), Mandarin Distribution Centre is a major landowner land parcels are still available for development in this Robotics and Automation, Canadian Blood Services, CN (HQ), Pepsico, Graham Bros Construction Ltd. (HQ), ABB Major Employers: Rogers, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Ltd., in the area with over 80 acres of land. business park. A majority of the land is currently owned Intermodal (HQ), Skjodt-Barrett (HQ), FGF Brands, WG Major Employers: Utilities, Canadian Tire Roofmart (HQ), TJX Canada, Olymel, Ford Motors, by DG Group/Metrus or Emery Investments. Pro-Manufacturing Inc. (HQ), Entertainment One (HQ), Distribution Centre, Sotawall Inc. (HQ), Day and Ross (HQ), The Clorox Company of Canada Ltd. (HQ), Taylor Major Employers: Canadian Tire (Distribution Centre), Manufacturing Industries Inc. (HQ), Amcor Rigid Plastics ABC Technologies, QBD Cooling Systems Inc. (HQ), Aluminart Products Ltd. (HQ), Italpasta Ltd. (HQ), Sleep Inc., Dymin Steel, Brampton Brick Limited (HQ), A. Berger Almag Aluminum (HQ), Sun Chemicals, IKO Industries, Matcor Automotive Inc., Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc., Major Employers: The area has been occupied by Country (HQ), Stackteck (HQ), Unilever Canada, Schenker Precision Ltd., The Stevens Company (HQ), Armacell Other Major Employers: Investors Group, People 2.0 Brannon Steel (HQ), Cardinal Meats (HQ), Mandarin Massiv Die-Form, Polar Pak Co. (HQ), Sofina Foods Inc., major automotive dealers such as Mercedes-Benz, of Canada Limited, Packall Packaging Inc. (HQ), Iron Canada Inc., The Peelle Company Ltd. (HQ), The Fashion (HQ), Simmons Da Silva and Sinton (HQ), Crawford (HQ), Pepsico, Graham Bros Construction Ltd. (HQ), ABB Velcro Canada Inc., Brampton Engineering (HQ), Aircraft Audi, Volkswagen, Infinity, Honda, BMW, Land Rover and Mountain, Android Ind. (HQ), Santa Maria Foods (HQ), Distributors (HQ), Performance Auto Group (HQ), Itwal Ltd. Chondon and Partners LLP (HQ) (HQ), The Clorox Company of Canada Ltd. (HQ), Taylor Appliances & Equipment Ltd., The Crump Group Inc. (HQ), Jaguar. However, there is vacant land available for major BMP Metals (HQ), Magna – Cosma International HQ, (HQ), Vulsay Industries (Safety Kleen) Manufacturing Industries Inc. (HQ), Amcor Rigid Plastics Maplehurst Bakeries Inc. office or industrial developments. Nahanni Steel (HQ), Sew-Eurodrive (Cdn HQ)

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DOWNTOWN AND CENTRAL AREA – Highway 410 N 2 BRAM WEST – 1,500 ACRES 4 2,000 ACRES 7 Mayeld Rd 9 BRAM EAST – 430 ACRES 10 HIGHWAY 427 – 1,600 ACRES Highway Much of the lands are already zoned and/or designated, Located along Queen Street, and including the historic 410 North This Brampton gateway features over 100 acres This northeast area of Brampton occupies the newest Wanless Dr in addition to being well-serviced, to accommodate downtown, the Central Area is a designated growth currently zoned for commercial and another 100 acres greenfield employment development area with major office and industrial development. Amenities centre within the GTA and an important regional node zoned for industrial uses. High-density mixed-use servicing imminently available and proposed prestige in the area include prestigious golf courses such with civic, institutional, cultural and entertainment Sandalwood Pky E developments with office and commercial uses are industrial uses in the pipeline. Experienced developers as the Lionhead Golf Club & Conference Centre, facilities as well as commercial, employment and 1 anticipated for the lands north of Queen with developers such as Orlando Corporation, First Gulf Development Torbram Rd Airport Rd

McVean Dr Goreway Dr Highway 427 restaurants, retail and other service commercial residential areas. Although a large part of Queen Street The Gore Rd like TACC and Trinistar actively looking for tenants. Corporation, Prologis Inc. and Goldpark are currently North West uses. The Bram West business park remains popular is characterised by low-density strip plazas, a major Sandalwood South of Queen Street, Panattoni Development are looking for potential tenants or companies to own for a number of reasons, including its proximity to transformation is underway to turn it into a smart, 10 looking for tenants to fill over 30 acres of industrial land. These developers are well versed in providing

the Airport, immediate access to Highways 407 sustainable and walkable neighbourhood with the Heritage Rd Bovaird Dr W space that will be available by the end of 2021. This innovative spaces and unique land opportunities to and 401, visibility, room to expand and the ability to amenities and transit connections that are attractive to Bramalea Rd premier Brampton location is strategically located suit any potential investor. This area is designated for accommodate surface parking. As a result of attracting employers interested in an urban environment. Zoning McLaughlin in proximity to Highways 427 and 407, Pearson office, prestige industrial and logistics. The land is multinational companies that are well-designed, clean in the Central Area provides some of the highest North Williams Pky International Airport, and the CN and CP Intermodal well-positoned for office and industrial uses given their and environmentally friendly, this area has evolved density permission in the City. terminals, in addition to being along a major proximity to CP Intermodal, CN Intermodal, the Pearson into one of the GTA’s most prestigious business parks. Rd intensification corridor and serviced by Brampton’s Airport and future extension of Hwy 427. Smaller Developers and landowners like Kaneff, Tiovest and The downtown is designated as an anchor mobility hub GO Station premier transit service (Züm), which will be upgraded to parcels of land also remain available to the northwest of Highway 50 DG Group are looking for potential tenants. because of the regional transportation connections a full rapid transit standard within the next 10 years. this area for those investors looking to consolidate. that converge at the Brampton GO Train Station. In 4 Embleton Rd Queen St E Dixie Rd CN Intermodal Major Employers: Plexxis Software Inc (HQ), Downsview Major Employers: Air and Oceanland Inc. (HQ), Pilen Major Employers: Ltd. (HQ), Maple addition to being the cultural and institutional centre Central Lodge Farms (HQ), Amazon, Canon Canada Inc. (HQ), of the City with the Rose Theatre, PAMA, City Hall and Area 9 Plumbing Limited (HQ), Multivac Canada Inc., EM Plastic Construction of Canada Limited (HQ), Roma Fence Ltd. Technicolor Canada Inc., Air Canada Operational Centre, Peel Memorial, downtown Brampton exemplifies the and Electric Products Ltd. (HQ), TMC Restoration (HQ), (HQ), Terrapave Construction Corp (HQ), Protosteel Brampton Bram East Shepherd Thermoforming and Packaging (HQ), Tritech Industries Ltd. (HQ), Cadetta Concrete and Drain Ltd. (HQ) Medtronic Canada Ltd. (HQ), Kaneff Group of Companies City’s entrepreneurial spirit as it is home to the new Innovation (HQ), Jarden Consumer Solutions, Kuehne and Nagel, Brampton Innovation District. District Financial Systems Inc. (HQ) Chinguacousy Rd Survalent Technology Corporation (HQ), Emblem Logistics Bramalea South The Brampton Innovation District is built around Gateway 6 Hurontario St

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partnerships with post secondary institutions McLaughlin Rd Steeles Ave W (Ryerson, Algoma and Sheridan College); the züm Hurontario Kennedy Rd downtown is becoming the foundation that South Steeles Ave E GO Stations entrepreneurs and new businesses need to thrive. Bram Highway 410 South Airport Intermodal Railway Lines From major companies to sector-specific start-ups, West Highway 407 Highway 427 3 Highway 410 züm you will find commercialization opportunities, South Highway 407 LRT incubators, accelerators, amenities and resources 2 8 LRT Line that attract new businesses and employers. Find out In Delivery Tomken Rd more at bramptoninnovationdistrict.com 5 TORONTO PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Major Employers: City of Brampton, Peel Memorial Canada’s Largest International Airport Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness, Peel Region, Peel Plastic Products Limited (HQ), Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Brafasco (HQ), D and W Forwarders Inc. (HQ), City of , Armtec LP, IKO Industries Ltd.