Quick Facts - Why Choose Whitby
Location is Central
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Market Size is Growing
- Population of Whitby is 127,403
- Population is projected to grow to 192,860 by 2031
- Market reachable in a day is 120 million people, including major north eastern U.S. markets
- Construction value of building permits in 2012 was almost $300 million
Labour Force is Significant
- Whitby's labour force (age 15 +) is over 70,000 in 2012
- In 2012, the Province's labour force is nearly 7.5 million (age 15 +)
Economy is Diversified
| Major Private Sector Employers |
AECOM (architectural, engineering and construction consulting) Ball Packaging Products Canada Inc. (beverage containers) Gerdau Long Steel North America (steel mini-mill) Golder Associates (geotechnical and environmental consulting) Greenwood Mushroom Farm (food processing) Patheon Inc. (pharmaceuticals) Lear Corporation (auto parts) Manufacturing and Technology Centre (electronics) McGraw-Hill Ryerson (publishing) |
| Major Public Sector Employers |
Business Development Bank of Canada Canada Revenue Agency Durham College Durham District Public School Board Durham Regional Police Lakeridge Health Corporation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Provincial Police Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences Region of Durham Service Ontario Town of Whitby |
Development Costs are Competitive
| Industrial Land Rates | $100,000 - $325,000/acre (Source: Royal LePage Frank Real Estate Q2 2012) |
| Industrial Lease Rates |
$4.75 lease cost/sq. ft. (Source: CBRE Q2 2012) |
Transportation links to the U.S. and International Markets
| Highways |
Highway 401 - 48 km east of downtown Toronto Highway 407 (extension to Whitby to be completed in 2015) Highway 407 to be linked to Highway 401 at Whitby Highway 7 - expansion underway Highway 2 - key east-west connector |
| Passenger Rail |
GO Commuter Service - new facilities in construction/planning phases VIA Passenger Train - service to Canadian cities and connecting to U.S. passenger service |
| Freight Rail |
Canadian National Canadian Pacific |
| Deep Sea Ports |
Oshawa Harbour Port of Toronto St. Marys Cement, Bowmanville |
| Air |
63 km to Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport 57 km to Toronto's Island Airport 9 km to Oshawa Airport |
| Intermodal |
Brampton Intermodal Terminal CPR Vaughan Intermodal Terminal |
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