why invest in waterloo region?

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Why invest in Waterloo Region?


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WATERLOO REGION

Waterloo Region is known worldwide as a community ofchoice for investment, generating prosperity and a high

quality of life for all residents.


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WHAT DEFINES WATERLOO REGION

Diversein industry, population andculture.

Innovativethrough post-secondaryinstitutions, think-tanks, spin-offs and

economic evolution.

Entrepreneurialthrough unique IPpolicies, academic-industry partnerships

and high number of start-ups.

Collaborativethrough network groupsand business support organizations.


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WHAT DEFINES WATERLOO REGION


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Strategic Location

Astride Highway 401, Canadas superhighway Proximate to 6 Canada-U.S. border crossings at Windsor-Detroit (Ambassador Bridge,

Windsor Tunnel), Niagara Falls (Peace Bridge, Queenston-Lewiston), Fort Erie-Buffalo and

Sarnia-Port Huron

Over 5 million people within 100 km radius and 150 million people within 1 days drive

(1200km)

Quality of life

Access to skilled talent

Culture of entrepreneurship

100% fibre-wired community

Affordable cost of living

An international airport

REGIONAL STRENGTHS

Source: 2007/08 Waterloo Region Tech Directory Survey


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Downtown Cambridge UptownWaterloo

Downtown Kitchener

THREE URBAN CORE AREAS


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REGION OF WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

The Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is classified as an airport of entry

with fully serviced leased land available for aviation related development.

Non-stop daily service available between Waterloo Region and:

Calgary with WestJet

Chicago with American Airlines

Ottawa with Bearskin Airlines

Providing one-stop connectivity to over 250 destinations in 40 countries.

Beginning December 23 seasonal weekly service to Cancun available with Sunwing.


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DIVERSE AND GROWING POPULATION

Current regional population of 559,000

10th largest metropolitan area in Canada & 4th largest urban area in Ontario

Forecast to grow to 742,000 by 2031

Skilled workforce of 296,700

Source: Statistics Canada


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STRONG DIVERSE ECONOMY

$22.1 Billion real GDP

3.9% GDP growth from 2011 to

2012 More than 300 foreign-owned

firms

20.8% of labour force employed inmanufacturing

Manufacturing,

21%

Construction , 6%Primary &

utilities, 1%

Transporatation &

warehousing, 4%

Information &

cultural

industries, 2%

Wholesale & real

estate, 15%

Finance,

insurance,

& realestate, 9%

Business service,

12%

Personal services,

12%

Non-commercial

services, 16%

Pulic

administration,

3%

Employment by Industrial Sector

Source: Statistics Canada; Conference Board of Canada; Canadas Technology Triangle Inc.


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Lowest overall tax rate on new business investment in the G7

Canada offers a low-cost, low-tax environment. Employers in Canada enjoy the lowest payrolltaxes among their G7 counterparts, and Canadas combined federal-provincial statutorygeneral corporate income tax rate of 26% 13% less than the average U.S.

Labour costs in Waterloo Region are lower than the United States, Germany, Netherlands,Japan and the United Kingdom

On average, it takes only one government procedure to register a company in Canada, andthe entire process, often done online, takes about five days

Ontarios R&D tax credit (SR&ED) reduces every $100 in R&D to about $56 for SMEs

Lowest costs in G7 for R&D intensive sectors, with up to a 10.7% advantage over the U.S.

BUSINESS ADVANTAGES


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INNOVATIVE

Patents Granted Per Million Population

Source: Canadian Intellectual Property Office


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PRODUCTS MADE IN THE REGION

Toyota/LexusChristie Digital Systems Inc. COM DEV International

BlackBerryRIMOWA

Teledyne DALSA

Thalmic Labs MYO


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COLLABORATIVE


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KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS

AdvancedManufacturing

AutomotiveManufacturing

Electronics and

Components

Automation

Clean Tech

Food Processing

Aerospace

ICT

Digital Media

Hardware

Software

Wireless

Telecommunications

Cloud Computing

Business and

FinancialServices

BPO

Actuarial Sciences

Insurance

Accounting

Banking / Regional HQs

Health andLife Sciences

Nutraceuticals

e-Health Solutions

Medical Devices

Health Informatics

Education


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ADVANCED MANUFACTURING


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INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY


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BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES


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HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES


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University of Waterloo (UW)

Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU)

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Nearby University of Guelph (30mins)

WORLD CLASS POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

79,000 post-secondary students 20,500 co-operative education students

150 research centres

Source: University of Waterloo; Wilfrid Laurier University; Conestoga College; University of Guelph


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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

Source: Mcleans Magazine; University of Waterloo

Known world-wide for its leading computer science, mathematics and engineeringprograms.

Arguably the largest pool of math and computer science talent in the world

The worlds largest co-operative program

Consistently ranked Canadas #1 in the Most Innovative, Leaders of Tomorrowand Comprehensive University categories

Canadian leader in technology transfer, with more than 250 technology-based spin-offs (including Teledyne DALSA, OpenText, Desire2Learn, BlackBerry and Thalmic

Labs)
http://www.techtriangle.ca/en/uwaterlooideasstartherevideo.asp


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WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY

Highly ranked among Canadas Comprehensive Universities

One of Canadas largest business schools Best known for its excellence in business, economics and music programs,

including post-graduate studies

Canadas largest business co-operative education program

Canadas first 12-month MBA program

Source: Mcleans Magazine; Wilfrid Laurier University


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One of Canadas premier polytechnic institutes

Ranked amongst the top Ontario Colleges

Ontarios Manufacturing College

Offering Applied Degrees, Diplomas, Apprenticeship, Part- time and CustomizedTraining

Focus on Engineering Technology, IT, Skilled Trades, Business, Health Sciences,Media, Food Processing

CONESTOGA COLLEGE

Source: Conestoga College


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Top University Innovation Leader in Canada Strengths in agriculture, veterinary medicine and environmental

studies

Leading research on agri-food partnering with Ontario Ministry ofAgriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

Source: RE$EARCH Infosource Inc.; University of Guelph


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QUALITY OF LIFE

Kitchener-Waterloo ArtGallery

Waterloo Region Museum

Canadian Clay & GlassGallery

The Grand River (heritage

river)22+ Golf Courses

Camping, fishing, canoeing

Kitchener Blues Festival

Multicultural Festival

OktoberfestUptown Waterloo Jazz Festival

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

Orchestra

Kitchener-Waterloo OperaDunfield Theatre Cambridge

Arts Festival

Cultural &Heritage

Recreation
http://www.explorewaterlooregion.com/


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AVERAGE HOME PRICES

Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo $320,229

Ottawa $358,343

Guelph $358,868

Hamilton-Burlington & District $376,552

National Average $378,532 Ontario Average $393,647

Calgary $435,032

Toronto $508,022

Vancouver $731,595

Source: Canadian Real Estate Association, March 2013 Average Home Prices

Waterloo Region

Named Ontario's Top

Investment Town

2009-2014


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CTT INC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM

John G. JungChief Executive Officer

Jason KipferSenior Business Development Officer

Stephanie BaskervilleBusiness Development Coordinator

Ann GrayDirector of Corporate

Development & Administration

Rob EvansSenior Business Development

Officer

Catherine BischoffSenior Business Analyst


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Waterloo Region A Great Place to Invest!

Thank you!

260 King Street West, 2rd Floor, Kitchener, ON N2G 1B6

Phone: 1-519-747-2541;

Toll Free: 1-866-233-5133 (North America Only)

Fax: 1-519-576-4333

[email protected]; www.techtriangle.ca

Is it a good place to invest? Well, were investing over $10M

in R&D here annually and our growth plan continues as we

deliver digital cinema products to the world from Waterloo

Region.

- Gerry Remers, President, Christie Digital Systems Inc
mailto:[email protected]://www.techtriangle.ca/http://www.techtriangle.ca/mailto:[email protected]

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