Located between Toronto and Detroit - a major North American hub for Manufacturing and Innovation

Canada's Industrial Heartland is located in the center of the Southwestern Ontario peninsula - an area roughly the size of West Virginia. It is home to 3 million people who enjoy the temperate climate, fertile soil, gently rolling landscape and varied stretches of lakeshore.

Ontario Quickfacts

• Population of over 12 million (1/3 of the Canadian population)
• Area of 415,000 square miles (larger than France & Spain combined)
• Over 250,000 lakes & rivers (1/3 of the world's fresh water)

Welcome to Canada's Industrial Heartland

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, the world's foremost provider of country, industry and management analysis, Canada will be the best place in the G7 to do business from 2010 to 2014. Ontario, Canada's economic powerhouse, has emerged as a North American hub for international business and many businesses are taking advantage of the region's strengths:

• Competitive Business Costs and Corporate Taxes on Manufacturing
  
• A Strategic Location
• Quick Access to five NAFTA Corridors and six U.S./Canadian border crossings
• World class infrastructure and telecommunications
• Generous Research & Development Credits
• 500,000+ skilled people ready to work
• Safe, healthy, and affordable living