Community Profile Community Profile

3 Community Profile

Welcome to the Fredericton Region...... 3 A Perfect Marriage of Beauty and Brains...... 4 History...... 6 Economic and Population Data...... 8 Location Matters...... 11 Labour Force...... 12 Immigration...... 16 Leading Edge Technology Infrastructure...... 18 Commercial Facilities...... 20 R&D Assets...... 22 Education...... 24 Active Life...... 27 Climate...... 28 Welcome to the Fredericton Region

The world is waking up to what’s happening in Fredericton: we were twice listed as one of the world’s Top Seven Intelligent Communities, named Canada’s Best Micro-City to do business, and took the crown in 2016 as Canada’s #1 cost-competitive business location.

Our people set us apart. With seven post-secondary institutions within our region, it’s no surprise we have Canada’s fourth most university-educated population. But even more impactful? Our people have the longest average job tenure in Canada, saving employers millions in recruitment, training, and lost productivity.

Our Innovation District, a 2 km radius with 60+ research institutions and labs, produces more than 75% of New Brunswick’s publicly-funded and academic research.

We are located in GMT-4.0, North America’s most convenient and cost-effective time zone for doing business in North America and Europe. And we’re within a short flight or a day’s drive of over 100 2 million consumers. 3 World class companies choose to locate here and even our smaller companies consistently punch above their weight class.

Our region attracts young families, urbanites, entrepreneurs and those who value a cleaner, greener life. Here, we leave our doors and arrive at work in 15 minutes or less, no matter what mode of transportation we choose. With all that extra time, our families enjoy world-class cultural assets like the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and the Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival.

Fredericton is a region of the future – sustainable, sophisticated and globally focused.

Let’s talk more.

Mayor Mike O’Brien Mayor Judy Wilson-Shee Mayor Robert Powell City of Fredericton Village of New Maryland Town of Oromocto A Perfect Marriage of Word is Spreading Fredericton has been recognized by fDi Magazine as the #1 Micro-City in North Beauty and Brains America for investment and has twice been named “One of the World’s Top 7 Your eye will first be caught by the historic Georgian and Victorian architecture, Intelligent Communities.” crowned by the spire of one of the nation’s finest Gothic Revival cathedrals. The darkly majestic St. John River will take your breath away as it meanders calmly and powerfully through the city centre. KPMG ranked Fredericton #1 in Canada and the U.S. for business cost (KPMG But look deeper past the acres of green space, under the canopy of stately elms, – Competitive Alternatives 2016). and you’ll discover a pulsing city with one of the most educated, loyal, and driven labour forces in Canada.

You’ll be swept up in a culture of entrepreneurialism so pervasive that it has produced over $1 billion in start up exits in the past decade. 4 You’ll find a city that has been recognized by fDi Magazine as the #1 Micro-City in 5 North America for investment and has twice been named “One of the World’s Top 7 Intelligent Communities” (Intelligent Communities Forum).

In Fredericton, you’ll discover Canada’s first city-wide, free wireless network and one of the highest quality and best value fibre-optic telecommunications networks available anywhere. You’ll find impressive clusters of biotechnology, ICT, natural resources, and engineering firms that make waves globally. You’ll find a walkable Innovation District that generates more than 75% of the province’s publicly funded research.

You’ll see a small city that produces more than 2800 university graduates per year, taught by some of North America’s most recognized Research Chairs in engineering, science and technology.

In Fredericton, you’ll find a place that cherishes its past but embraces the future. You’ll find the charm and ease of life of a small city and the sophistication and global focus of a major centre.

But most importantly, you’ll experience a kinship and spirit of collaboration that tells of a people that views your success as a community achievement. Fredericton is Canada’s Startup Community of the Year. (Startup Canada 2016) History

The deep waters of the majestic St. John make a natural turn at Fredericton, carving out the fertile shores and plains that have attracted hunters, farmers, Queen Victoria entrepreneurs and innovators for hundreds of years. named Fredericton a Long before the French or British flags ever flew in our skies, the Maliseet and Mi’kmaq Indians made the region a seasonal stop for hunting, fishing, and farming. Cathedral City in 1845. French fur traders arrived in 1692, establishing a settlement on the Nashwaak and St. John rivers. French Acadiens, fleeing from the British expulsion, formed another settlement in 1732 on the other side of the St. John.

The British swept up the St. John River Valley in the tumult of 1758, settling a few kilometers downriver from today’s city limits. Post American Revolution, more than 2000 British Loyalists arrived at St. Anne’s Point and began drawing up formal plans for a town. The area was renamed “Frederick’s Town” in 1785 in honour of 6 the second son of King George III and declared the capital of the province. 7

The University of New Brunswick, Canada’s first English-language university, was established in Fredericton in 1785. It remains one of North America’s oldest continuously operating educational institutions.

On April 25, 1845, Queen Victoria made Fredericton a Cathedral City despite the population falling short of the 10,000 required for city status. The consequence was the stunning Gothic Revival Christ Church Cathedral whose spire still dominates the skyline today.

Fredericton has grown from a wild fur-trading outpost and seasonal hunting ground to a thriving cultural, educational, and economic centre. Our elegant streetscapes and historical charm are the face of Fredericton but our pulse is driven by our world-leading digital infrastructure, scientific and technological R&D capacity, and unmatched entrepreneurialism. Economic and Population Data Fredericton’s people are among the healthiest in the province, Total Population Average Family Income with lower rates of heart disease, Family Household Fredericton CA Total Population Income Income diabetes, obesity and smoking. and Oromocto within 100 KM of Source: New Brunswick Health Council Community Health Profile Total Population: Fredericton: Fredericton $93,485 $80,500 Moncton $86,295 $75,717 103,500 322,000 Saint John $86,778 $75,971 StatsCan 2011 Census Data New Brunswick $77,226 $68,135 StatsCan 2011 National Household Survey Three of the To p 5 fastest growing communities in New Brunswick are Average Home Prices located in the Fredericton region: Single-Detached New Build $278K MLS Price - Resale $176K City of $ Fredericton Lincoln Kingsclear Rent 2-Bedroom Dwelling 840 Canadian Real Estate Association 2015 9 11.3% 12.0% 10.5% StatsCan 2011 National Household Survey Retail Spending Minimum Estimated at Wage 24% Above Birth Rates Per 10,000 national average. $10.65 Financial Post 2012 City of Fredericton: 113 Oromocto: 140 New Maryland: 99 Lowest Operating Costs New Brunswick: 94 in Canada Canada: 109 Fredericton, NB 83.3 0306090 120 150 Halifax, NS 84.5 2007-2011 New Brunswick Health Council, Community Health Proﬁles Charlottetown, PE 83.9 St. John’s, NL 85.4 Montreal, QC 85.2 Toronto, ON 85.6 Winnipeg, MB 84.9 Saskatoon, SK 85.9 Calgary, AB 87.0 Vancouver, BC 86.2

KPMG Competitive Alternatives 2016 New Brunswick’s Location Matters Capital City North America’s Most Convenient Time Zone Fredericton businesses have There’s a reason why export-driven companies thrive in Fredericton. We’re located in GMT -4.0, enabling access to a sphere of influence, businesses to communicate in real time with Europe, Eastern Africa, South America, and all of North with key government decision America during standard business hours. No other region can support North American and European makers readily accessible. markets as cost-effectively or with the same quality as New Brunswick. The municipal and provincial governments work closely 7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am Noon 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm together to ensure Fredericton’s business eco-system remains attractive and competitive. Europe

North America

10 Africa 11

Distance to... km miles Boston, Massachusetts 652 407 South America Quebec City, Quebec 500 312 Halifax, Nova Scotia 415 259 Within two hours Montreal, Quebec 834 521 of 100 million people New York, New York 1009 631 Fredericton is located within a two-hour flight or a Toronto, Ontario 1373 858 day’s drive of over 100 million consumers.

An important ingredient to “the success of our work is Land, Air & Sea Transport Links that all key stakeholders are very close together. We can Fredericton is one hour from New Brunswick’s major deep sea port, which provides direct sea access to Europe and talk to the innovators in the the Eastern US. marketplace, to the leaders at

Situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, Fredericton is the university, we can talk to Atlantic Canada’s closest city to I-95—the major North- the leaders of the utility, and South corridor for the US Eastern Seaboard. the provincial and municipal The Fredericton International Airport (YFC) provides governments. And we can do a number of daily direct flights to Toronto, Montreal, it all in one day. Ottawa, and Halifax, with service to all major international ” Richard Wunderlich, Siemens Canada destinations. Labour Force Fredericton’s talent pool continually refreshes its diversity, skill, Fredericton’s people fuel the economy. and creativity with influxes of college Fredericton’s labour force stands apart from almost all others in Canada. We have and university graduates, immigrants, the nation’s 4th most university-educated population. A full 26% of our Millenials and Generation X residents are bilingual. And our people stay longer in jobs than any other and transient workforces. province in Canada.

Labour Force Median Commute Times by Age Group It’s the stress that doesn’t pay. The longer the commute, the higher the risk of Median Age - 2011 Census increased blood pressure, musculoskeletal Canada 40.6 problems, anxiety, and hostility. Fredericton employees have some of the shortest New Brunswick 43.7 commute times in the nation. 12 Fredericton 39.3 13 Source: Statistics Canada 2011 Census Data Fredericton 13.0 Minutes Halifax 20.5 Minutes Montreal 29.7 Minutes Oshawa 31.8 Minutes Toronto 32.8 Minutes

Longest Average Job Tenure in Canada

Average Tenure (months) in 2015, all industries.

Canada Saskatchewan Manitoba Quebec Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Ontario Newfoundland & Labrador British Columbia Alberta

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Statistics Canada, Labour Force Historical Review One of Canada’s Most Educated Labour Forces Fredericton’s Above Bachelor’s Degree No certiﬁcate, 9.7% diploma, degree 15.4% Talent Network Bachelor’s Degree 18.6% Good people make great businesses. High School University Certiﬁcate 26.4% The Fredericton region offers a number of sources for 3.3% skilled, educated, and experienced employees.

College, CEGEP or Apprenticeship or other Non-University Trade Diploma Expat CFB 18.4% 8.1% Residents Gagetown Source: Statistics Canada 2011 Census Data

Total Labour Force 14 Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by 15 National Occupational Classiﬁcation (NOC) 2011

All occupations 52,79552,795 100% 0 Management occupations 5,880 11.1% Existing Immigrants Labour Force 1 Business, ﬁnance and administration occupations 8,590 16.3% (53,000) 2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 4,885 9.3% 3 Health occupations 3,140 5.5.9%9% 4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 8,405 15.9% 5 OOccupationsccupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 11,655,655 3.3.1%1% 6 Sales and service occupations 12,610 23.9% + 6 other 7 TTrraades,des, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 5,790 11% training 8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 860 1.6% colleges 9 OOccupationsccupations in manufacturing and utilities 965965 1.8%1.8%

Source: National Household Survey, StatsCan 2011, Fredericton Census Area

Bilingualism Bilingualism by Age Group While Canada recognizes + 2 online two ofﬁcial languages, universities New Brunswick is Canada’s only ofﬁcial bilingual province. More than ¼ of Millenials and Generation X residents 0-19 20-44 45-64 65+ communicate in both French 25.2% 26.4% 16% 9.5%

and English. StatsCan 2011 National Household Survey Immigration Fredericton attracts

Fredericton welcomes the world. Our region attracts 30% of all New 30% of all immigrants Brunswick’s immigrants, more than all other communities in the province. to New Brunswick — % Fredericton’s extensive community resources, education and language programs, and immigrant-tailored work/entrepreneurship programs ensure the most of any city in 7 people from all parts of world experience a soft landing in Fredericton. of Fredericton’s the province. population are Top 5 Immigrant Countries of Origin immigrants

United Kingdom United States South Korea China Germany

Top 5 Non-Official Languages in Fredericton

16 Korean Arabic Chinese German Spanish 17

Immigration Highlights 19 Ethno-Cultural Associations

HIVE: Business incubator to nurture and support immigrant entrepreneurs

Succession Connect: A program that matches immigrants with local turnkey businesses.

Business Immigrant Mentorship Program: Pairing established business people with new immigrant entrepreneurs to establish networks and provide support

University of New Brunswick: UNB offers immigrant- focused language and business programs

Planet Hatch: Atlantic Canada’s only approved business incubator for Start up Visas

Fredericton Multicultural Association: Provides settlement services, language support, and immigrant-tailored programming

The Cultural Centre: A large multipurpose facility offering short and long term rental space for cultural groups and the businesses that support them. Leading Edge Digital Product Development Living Lab Technology Infrastructure

Fredericton offers the ideal ecosystem for the development, testing, and launch of next-generation digital products and services across many sectors. Our high value research capacity, in-market expertise, sophisticated digital infrastructure, and right-sized market testing arena provide a strong foundation for R&D operations. Accessibility to key decision-makers and turn-on-a-dime responsiveness accelerate the development to launch cycle, enabling global players like Siemens and IBM to get to market faster.

Siemens Smart Grid Development Network Siemens Canada, NB Power, and UNB jointly launched the Smart Grid Innovation Network in 2016, a venue to design, develop and test smart 18 grid related products and services. Aspiring start ups and established 19 companies design, test, refine, and launch smart grid energy technology in Fredericton.

The City of Fredericton created a public Fredericton ranked #4 in Canada for best Internet services utility to provide best-in-class commercial The fastest fibre (Canadian Internet Registration Authority 2016) internet and fibre services for the business community at highly competitive rates. With money can buy. facilities and customers managed by F6 Networks, GoFred delivers Canada’s best At 75% lower Fredericton has twice been named one of the world’s “Top 7 Intelligent Communities” by the value commercial internet services, with the Intelligent Communities Forum of New York, in large part due to its significant investment in highest speed gigabit service at the lowest costs. digital infrastructure. prices in Atlantic Canada. GoFred actively Fredericton launched Canada’s first free city-wide municipal WiFi network in 2003. Since then, partners with Fredericton’s business and Fredericton’s municipal telecommunications infrastructure has grown in sync with the needs research communities, providing a laboratory of its sophisticated ITC business and research community. and testing environment for internet products Fredericton Canada and services. GoFred services include: In 2013, Siemens Canada established its Smart Grid Center of Competence in Fredericton, making the region a global leader in next generation energy technology. Commercial Facilities Fredericton’s solid inventory of commercial space comes at highly competitive rates — approximately 20% lower than in the United States and 51% lower than other G7 locations. Lease offerings include a diverse range of spaces in well-planned and conveniently accessible business districts, industrial areas, and research parks and facilities.

The largest business park network in the Maritime Provinces, the RUNWAY is an 18-km commercial Located in the heart of Fredericton’s Innovation corridor stretching from the west to the east end District, the Knowledge Park is a 26-acre campus of Fredericton, encompassing four nodes: with 180,000 square feet of Class A office space • Industrial and Business Parks in five state-of-the-art buildings. The area currently houses more than 40 knowledge companies, • Uptown Commercial District Planet Hatch, Ignite Fredericton, Opportunities • Research and Knowledge-based District New Brunswick and provides a progressive and • Fredericton Airport and Aerospace & Defence supportive eco-system for start ups and high- Park (in progress) growth companies. 20 21 Aerospace and Defence Park Downtown Business District Located next to the Fredericton International Downtown Fredericton’s business district offers Airport (YFC) and in close proximity to Canada’s cost-competitive Class A, B and C office space in largest military training base, the Aerospace and both modern and heritage facilities, mixed with Defence Park offers prime resources, including restaurants, boutique shopping, cultural facilities, 1,000 acres of land available for development and high quality accommodations. Queen Street, and direct taxiway to the longest runway in New the centerpiece of the downtown core, was named Brunswick. Canada’s greatest street by the Canadian Institute of Planners in 2012. Fredericton Industrial Parks Uptown Commercial District Vanier Industrial Park and the Fredericton Industrial Park are conveniently located adjacent to arterial Fredericton’s uptown commercial district is easily highways, and include a mix of light, general, heavy accessible from the highway and is a bustling and service industrial uses. area with abundant retail and development space, including the Uptown Centre, the Regent Mall, restaurants, banks, hotels, car dealerships and Oromocto Business Districts other goods & services. and Industrial Parks Oromocto offers a number of highly cost- Northside Business District competitive lease and land purchase options, Fredericton offers New Brunswick’s only Located across the Saint John River from including: The Central Oromocto Development; Downtown Fredericton, Fredericton North Business East Industrial Park; Gateway Business Park; and knowledge industry technology park, with District is home to more than 200 businesses and Restigouche Road Business Park. is one of the fastest growing commercial districts 180,000 square feet of Class A space on in New Brunswick. a 26-acre centrally-located campus. R&D Assets

Fredericton is the epicentre of research and development in New Brunswick, with more than 75% of all publicly-funded research taking place within the city’s limits. The cafes, sidewalks and trails of the 2km radius Innovation District hum as researchers and entrepreneurs collaborate, innovate, and commercialize at an impressive rate.

in academic research funding (2014)

Home to 22 of province’s 23 Fredericton’s 2 km radius Innovation District houses publicly-funded two universities, NBCC, 60 research organizations research and multiple funders, start ups, and market leaders. All within walking distance of each other.

Here are just some of Fredericton’s globally- universities renowned research centres and laboratories: 1995 1983 OCEAN FLOOR 1996 LAND ONLINE • Canada Institute for • Dr. Jack McKenzie Limerick DIGITAL UNB develops Cyber Security Pulp & Paper Research and 1981 FOREST advanced NB 1st to put all 2001 Education Centre PhDs CARIS NB 1st to use multi-beam sonar digital mapping SPACE PHOTOS • Institute for Biomedical so ware to see the and land granted Engineering • Dr. J. Herbert Smith Dr. Salem Masry GIS so ware to Dr. Yun Zhang manage forests ocean floor information Centre for Technology unveils online helps the world annually • IBM Center for Advanced Management and game-changing see clearly from Studies Entrepreneurship CARIS digital space with 2015 mapper UNB-Panfusion EARTH IN 3D • Information Security Centre • Electronic Commerce 1960s of Excellence Research & Training Centre LUNAR MAPPING Dr. Yun Zhang UNB maps the moon releases • Canadian Research • International Business and for NASA before 3DEarthview Institute for Social Policy Entrepreneurship Centre Apollo 11 prototype • Canadian Rivers Institute • Planetary and Space research Science Centre organizations training colleges • Centre for Nuclear Energy Research • Wood Science and Technology Centre • Canadian Centre for Over Geodedic Engineering • RPC Science & Engineering 50 years of • Centre for Property Studies • Atlantic Forestry Centre $ • Construction Technology 1Billion Centre Atlantic Inc. in technology exits geomatics innovation since 2005 Education

From pre-school to PhD, Fredericton provides exceptional educational facilities. Two school districts (French & English) oversee 30 public schools, including three primary and one high school that operate entirely in French.

Fredericton’s two major universities, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and St. Thomas University (STU), share a 47-acre campus known as College Hill that overlooks the downtown and St. John River valley. UNB, established in 1785, is Canada’s oldest English language university. STU offers Liberal Arts programs on a picturesque campus that reflects its Catholic heritage.

The New Brunswick Community College is headquartered in Fredericton and offers 12 full- time applied learning programs ranging from Mobile Technology Development to Practical Nurse. The New Brunswick College of Craft and Design delivers Canada’s only post- secondary programs focused exclusively on fine craft and applied design.

A number of online and private colleges and training institutions round out Fredericton’s post-secondary options. 24 Fredericton, a quintessential 25 college town, enrolls over 10,000 Major Publicly Private and Public Funded Institutions Training Institutions post-secondary students per year.

Canada’s Most Entrepreneurial University (Start up Canada)

A Liberal Arts Leader

A National Leader in Applied Learning and Research Online Universities

Canada’s only college of fine crafts and applied design Fredericton has of Active Life more than 88 km Fredericton’s recreation landscape provides four seasons of active linked walk/bike trails living opportunities. From alpine skiing at the Maritime’s highest vertical or biking/cross-country skiing on the city’s 88km network throughout the city, of linked trails, Fredericton is unmatched in New Brunswick for its making active transport recreation infrastructure. a way of life. Outdoor Life

Recreation Highlights hectares of parkland • Currie Centre- a 139,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art athletic and 900+ research facility parks and • Abony Family Tennis Centre — New Brunswick’s only playgrounds indoor tennis facility offering six full courts. 154 • Fredericton YMCA- a 58,000 sq. ft. new construction of linked 26 featuring lap pool, therapy pool, squash courts, full-service 88km walk/bike trails 27 gym, fitness rooms, gymnasium, and child care facilities. • Odell Park- 333 acre public green space with arboretum, playground, cross-country trails, and lodge • 7 indoor ice skating surfaces and arenas • 8 local golf courses, including nationally-ranked Kingswood Golf • Crabbe Mountain, the Maritime’s highest vertical • Dozens of kilometres of groomed, maintained cross- country ski trails • 88 kilometres of paved/surface gravel bike paths linking most corners of the city • Baseball diamonds, basketball and tennis courts located in major residential areas • Skateboard parks • Fertile grounds for hunting, fishing, and outdoor adventure Climate Fredericton’s long summer and fall Fredericton has four distinct seasons offering snow-covered winter landscapes, lush spring greenery, warm summer days and vibrant fall forests. offer ample opportunity to golf at

The region’s semi continental climate is influenced by its inland versus coastal location, one of Canada’s top courses, resulting in warmer summers and colder winters. The average January low temperature is Kingswood Golf. -16 °C, while the average high in July is 26 °C.

26°C 2000 110 0 mm average July hours of precipitation high sunshine per per year year

Fredericton Climate Averages 28 29

JFMAMJ JASOND

26 25 23 20 18 13 10 13 12 6 3 10 7 1 -4 -2 5 2 -1 -3 -8 -11 -15 -14

95 73 93 86 96 82 88 86 88 89 106 95 Average maximum and minimum temperatures in Celcius. Precipitation totals in millimetres.

Source: Environment Canada 30