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COMMUNITY OVERVIEW 2021 Don’t keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone. Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. You will be certain to find something you have never seen before. Of course, it will be a little thing, but do not ignore it. One discovery will lead to another, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind, and really big discoveries are the result of thought. Alexander Graham Bell Scientist, Inventor, Engineer, and Innovator Alexander Graham Bell Sculpture Bell Telephone Company, Brantford 2 GREETINGS FROM BRANTFORD MAYOR KEVIN DAVIS On behalf of Brantford City Council and the citizens of our community, I am pleased to extend a warm welcome from beautiful Brantford, Ontario. Situated in southwestern Ontario, overlooking the scenic Grand River, Brantford offers the amenities of a large urban centre while maintaining the charms of small town living, making it the ideal location to raise a family or grow a business. It is recognized as a diverse, burgeoning, and successful community that has been identified by MoneySense Magazine as one of Canada’s Top Cities to buy real estate and by Site Selection Magazine as one of the Best Canadian Cities to Invest. As a community with a rich history, it was here that Alexander Graham Bell conceived the idea for the telephone and placed the first long distance telephone call which revolutionized the way we communicate. Nearly 150 years later, knowledge and innovation remain an important part of our culture. Partnerships with Wilfrid Laurier University and Conestoga College have created a vibrant post-secondary presence in our community. Brantford is conveniently located along a major transportation corridor and is dedicated to promoting economic diversity, quality employment opportunities and efforts to enhance the quality of life of all its residents. Brantford’s City Council is committed to working collectively with all levels of government to pave the way for new business in Brantford. As Mayor, it is my distinct pleasure to introduce you to our vibrant city through this comprehensive brochure. I welcome the opportunity to discuss how Brantford may align with your investment plans. Respectfully, Kevin Davis, Mayor Kevin Davis, Mayor 100 Wellington Square, P.O. Box 818, Brantford, Ontario N3T 5R7 519-759-4150 [email protected] 1 Downtown Brantford CONTENTS 3 Community Overview The move to Brantford has 6 A Global Presence: Brantford’s Foreign Direct been 100% Investment (FDI) Portfolio positive. We feel very supported. 8 Recent FDI Successes We’re very much looking forward 10 Key Sectors to developing a deeper 14 Incentives & Business Support Services relationship and deeper roots 18 Labour Force here as we continue to grow 20 Educational Institutions our business. 24 Transportation Garnet Lasby President, Massilly North America 26 Quality of Life Joseph Brant Monument, Victoria Park 2 COMMUNITY OVERVIEW Founded in 1839, the City of Brantford’s A variety of unique restaurants, shops, history is intrinsically linked to Captain museums and galleries are intermixed Joseph Thayendanegea Brant, a with a diverse student population and Mohawk leader, who originally forded campus buildings offering a vibrant the Grand River at a historical spot atmosphere for patrons and visitors in the present day downtown core. Renowned as the “Telephone City,” Brantford was the dreaming place 404 400 for inventor Alexander Graham Bell CANADA where he conceived his idea for the LAKE HURON ONTARIO telephone and the reason the daffodil, 6 due to its resemblance to an upright Kitchener- Toronto Waterloo 401 QEW LAKE ONTARIO telephone, is the City’s official flower. Hamilton MICHIGAN BRANTFORD 403 Niagara Falls Brantford is a community with a Sarnia 24 Fort Erie 402 Bualo rich history shaped by its location 69 London 90 on the Grand River and proximity to 75 94 the major consumer and industrial 94 401 NEW YORK markets throughout North America. Detroit LAKE ERIE Erie Progressive revitalization efforts in Windsor 79 275 PENNSYLVANIA the downtown have resulted in an eclectic mix of old and new, home to 90 Toledo U.S.A. a growing post-secondary scene with Pittsburgh 69 Wilfrid Laurier University, Conestoga Cleveland College, and Six Nations Polytechnic. OHIO MOST BEST TOP 10 Business Friendly Micro Locations to Invest in Cities to Buy Real City in the Americas Canada Estate in Canada 2017/2018 FDi Report 2016 & 2020 Site Selection Magazine 6h Year in a Row - 2020 Moneysense.ca 3 alike looking to experience everything a progressive urban hub has to offer from a quality of life perspective. Strategically located in Southwestern Ontario along Provincial Highway 403, the City has a current population of approximately 100,000 residents and is projected to reach 163,000 by 2041. As a designated Urban Growth Centre in the Places to Grow plan, the community 58 Dalhousie St., Downtown Brantford is poised for growth, possessing a proactive local government, robust infrastructure network and a vast inventory of future development lands dedicated for employment and residential uses through a recent boundary expansion agreement. Vancouver km/mi CANADA As a single-tier municipality, the City’s elected officials are conducive to 640/400 developmentSeattle and strive to maintain 480/300 Sudbury Montreal a timely and equitable development 320/200 Ottawa application process for business. Toronto 160/100 Boston Development applications and BRANTFORD Bualo approvals will be processed in an Milwaukee Detroit New York expeditious manner to meet project Chicago Pittsburgh timelines and operating milestones. Cleveland Philadelphia Brantford International Jazz Festival Indianapolis Cincinnati Baltimore Washington San Francisco U.S.A. Los Angeles Dalhousie Street, Downtown Brantford Kiwanis Field 4 Copyright © Free Vector Maps.com City of Brantford Population and Employment Growth Forecasts (2011-2041) 180 Employment Growth (thousands) 160 Population Growth (thousands) 140 120 100 80 60 40 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2041 Source: Province of Ontario, Places to Grow, 2017 (https://www.placestogrow.ca/index.php) Employment Growth (thousands) Population Growth BRANTFORD(thousands) AT-A-GLANCE Vancouver km/mi CANADA 640/400 • 2016 population: 97,496 Seattle 480/300 Sudbury Montreal 320/200 Ottawa • 10 year growth rate: 12.8% Toronto 160/100 Boston BRANTFORD Bualo Milwaukee Detroit New York • Located on Highway 403 Chicago Pittsburgh Cleveland Philadelphia • Toronto, ON: 100 km / 60 mi Indianapolis Baltimore Cincinnati Buffalo, NY: 140 km / 85 mi Washington • San Francisco U.S.A. • Detroit, MI: 275 km / 170 mi Los Angeles • Local workforce of over 77,000 • Over 1.0M in 50 km / 30 mi • Over 5.7M in 125 km / 80 mi 1 day drive 100 km / Serviced by to 160 million 60 miles to major CN customers Toronto Int’l freight lines, and 60% of all Airport and 35 as well as VIA • 4 local post-secondary schools manufacturers km / 20 miles passenger • Over 4,500 students locally in the USA to Hamilton Int’l rail and GO • 17 Universities in 125 km / 80 mi and Canada Airport Transit buses • 9 Colleges in 125 km / 80 mi 5 Copyright © Free Vector Maps.com East rs Road Governo d R e g A GLOBAL PRESENCE: BRANTFORD’S r o e Rd G owerline g P FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO n i K B Golf a n b u P r y Rd a R r d k R d e N v o Brantford is widely recognized as a place with a strong ove A eld Rd r hgr t As Green h Rd e Wayne Gretzky Pky owerlin Brantwood Park Rd sense of community that takes great pride in building long- P M emo Fran n St rial do cis Duns Coper standing, successful relationships with our valued community St nicus Dr Blvd Dal E k partners. 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