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WHY

ONTARIO?Prepared by:Global Competitiveness UnitResearch and Analysis BranchPolicy and Strategy DivisionMinistry of Economic Development, Employment

and Infrastructure / Ministry of Research and Innovation

September 30, 2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 | ECONOMIC PROFILE

Ontario as a Percentage of Canada GDP Comparison with US States GDP Comparison with Other Countries Ontario's Regional Industrial Strengths Toronto Financial Services Ontarios Share of ForeignHeadquarters in Canada

Ontario's Economic Outlook

2 | COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

Location Advantage Transportation Infrastructure Educational Attainment Ontario's Strong EducationalInfrastructure

Ontario's People Risk Index and GlobalComparison

Research Infrastructure Cost of Doing Business Healthcare Costs

Corporate Income Tax Rate Comparisoni. Competitive Corporate Taxes on

Manufacturingii. Globally Competitive Corporate Taxes

Marginal Effective Tax Rate Comparisonwith OECD Countries

R&D Tax Credit

Sources of Ontarios Foreign DirectInvestment Projects

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (contd)

3 | INTERNATIONAL TRADEPROFILE

Ontario's Goods-and-Services ExportIntensity

Exports and Imports, by Country Exports and Imports, by Product Canadas Trade Agreements

4 | LIVING IN ONTARIO

Quality of Life Languages Spoken Ethnic Diversity

5 | GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO'SINVESTMENT AND TRADEPROMOTION

International Representation Ontarios Plan for Jobs and Growth Recent Initiatives for Investment Program Initiatives

i. Competitive Business Taxii. Opportunities for Businessesiii.Modern Infrastructureiv.Highly Skilled Workforcev. Promoting Entrepreneurship and

Innovationvi.Helping Social Enterprises Grow

and Create jobsvii.Going Global

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ECONOMICPROFILE

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Ontario: Canadas Economic Powerhouse

Ontario as a Percentage of Canada, 2014

37% GDP

39% Population

38% Primary household income

45% Financial services employment

48% ICT employment

46% Production of manufactured goods

36% Goods exports

Sources: Industry Canada, Statistics Canada, and Ontario Ministry of Finance with data from Statistics Canada, 2015

ECONOMIC PROFILE > Ontario as a Percentage of Canada

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Ontario: The Eighth Largest Economy in North America

Top Ten by GDP, 2014 (Billion US$)

2,312

1,648

1,405

840746 663

583 572 549 483

Note: Figures in current US$. Ontarios GDP listed at PPP. Ontarios GDP at PPP was estimated as a percentage of Canadas.

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure with data from StatisticsCanada, and OECD, 2015.

ECONOMIC PROFILE > GDP Comparison with US States

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Ontarios GDP is Larger than that of Many Countries

GDP for Ontario and Select OECD Countries, 2014 (Billion US$)

943 803

572

480 473437

397 394333 320 295 286

272 253 241 221 218

Note: Figures in current US$. GDP at PPP for all countries. Ontarios GDP at PPP was estimated as a percentage of Canadas.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Employment with data from Statistics Canada, and OECD, 2015.

ECONOMIC PROFILE > GDP Comparison with Other Countries

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Diverse Geographic Landscape withCompetitive Regional Industries

Ontarios RegionalStrengths

Northwestern Ontario

1% of total employment

10% of paper manufacturing

6% of mining and oil and gas extraction

2% of construction employment

6.2% unemployment rate

Southwestern Ontario


63% of petroleum and coal products manufacturing

37% of agriculture employment

33% of transportation equipment manufacturing employment


Northeastern Ontario


57% of mining and oil and gas extraction

23% of wood product manufacturing

15% of primary metal manufacturing


Eastern Ontario


20% of management, scientific, and technical services

16% of paper manufacturing employment

15% of computer system design services employment


Central Ontario


52% of primary metal manufacturing employment

38% of machinery manufacturing employment

37% of non-metallic mineral product manufacturing


Greater Toronto Area

48% of total employment71% of finance employment69% of computer system design services employment44% of manufacturing employment7.4% unemployment rate

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, August 2015

ECONOMIC PROFILE > Ontario's Regional Industrial Strengths

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Toronto: The Canadian and a Global Hub forFinancial Services

TORONTO IS:

Location of 83% of the foreignbanks in Canada

Headquarters for Canadas fivelargest banks

Headquarters of seven FortuneGlobal 500 companies

Ranked fifth in North Americaand eleventh globally incompetitiveness ratings of globalfinancial centres

Home to the eighth largest stock

exchange in the world based ondomestic equity marketcapitalization

Sources: The Global Financial Centre Index 17, World Federation of Exchanges, 2015.OneSource.com, Fortune Global 500 Companies, Canadian Bankers Association, Office ofSuperintendent of Financial Institutions Canada; 2015

ECONOMIC PROFILE > Toronto Financial Services

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Ontario is Home to the Majority ofForeign-Controlled Head Offices in Canada

Foreign Head Office Distribution in Canada, Dec 2014

Ontario64%

Rest of

Canada36%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2015

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Ontarios Share of Foreign Headquarters in Canada

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Posit ive Economic Growth is Projected for Ontariofor the Next Few Years

Ontarios Economic Outlook (Per Cent)

2015p 2016p 2017p 2018p

Real GDP Growth 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.1

Employment Growth 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.3

CPI Inflation 1.2 2.0 2.0 2.0

Note: p: projected

Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance, 2015

ECONOMIC PROFILE > Ontario's Economic Outlook

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142 Million Consumers within a Days Drive

Daily Two-way GoodsTrade between Ontario-

USA for 2014 Valued atC$844 million

Sources: Industry Canada, Statistics Canada and US Census Bureau, 2015

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Location Advantage

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Ontario has a Modern, Efficient and Widely NetworkedTransportation System

Ontario TransportationInfrastructure

Airport

Border Crossing

Road

Ontario Road

Railroad

ECONOMIC PROFILE > Transportation Infrastructure

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Ontarians are Highly Educated

Post-secondary Educational Attainment [Select Markets, 2013 (Age 25-64)]

Overall, 66% of Ontarios adult

population has completed post-

secondary education

University: 32%

College: 27%

Apprenticeship: 7%

66% 64%

55%

47%44% 42%

36%32%

19%

Note: Not all jurisdictions count apprenticeship as post-secondary education

Sources: Statistics Canada and OECD, 2015

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Educational Attainment

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Ontarios Strong Educational InfrastructureOrganization for Economic Co-operation and Developments (OECD)Programme for International Student Assessment, 2012

Reading Scores

PISA 2009 Score

528 523

505498 496 494

Ontario Canada G8 Avg. USA OECD Avg. EU15 Avg.

Mathematics Scores

PISA 2009 Score

518 514501 496 494

481

Canada Ontario G8 Avg. EU15 Avg. OECD Avg. USA

Science Scores

PISA 2009 Score

527 525

511504 501 497

Ontario Canada G8 Avg. EU15 Avg. OECD Avg. USA

Canada is among the highest ranked jurisdictions inthe OECDs assessment of students reading, math,and science skills.

Note: OECDs Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) compares standardized test results of 15 year-olds in 65 countries. It isconducted every three years.

Sources: OECD and Statistics Canada, 2013

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Ontario's Strong Educational Infrastructure

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Ontario is a Leader in Recruiting and Retaining a HighlySkil led Workforce

Overall People-Risk Rankings, 2013

Rank City

1 New York City

2 Singapore

3 Toronto

4 London

5 Montreal

6 Los Angeles

7 Copenhagen

8 Hong Kong

9 Zurich

10 Vancouver

Out of 138 global cities examined, Toronto ranked third forlow risks associated with employment and redeployment.

Canadas strengths are derived from strict enforcement ofequal opportunity laws, clear government-mandated healthand retirement benefits, low levels of corruption, and thehigh quality and broad availability of training facilities.

Source: AON Consulting, 2014

ECONOMIC PROFILE > Ontario's People Risk Index and Global Comparison

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Government Supported R&D Centres Located throughout Ontario

Medical Related Services

Centre for Excellence for Mining Innovation

Bio Energy Research Centre

Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE)

Ontario Centres of Excellence (COE)

National Research Council Institute (NRC)

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Research Infrastructure

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Competitive Business Costs

Overall Business Costs Index (US=100)

88.5 89.1

91.692.3

93.1 93.4 93.594.2

100

Source: MEDEI/MRI analysis, prepared using CompetitiveAlternatives.com Cost Model, 2014 version, accessed August 27, 2015

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Cost of Doing Business

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Lower Healthcare Costs for Employers Compared to the US

Employer Health Costs for a Typical Firm (Thousands US$)

980

457

US Ontario

Average cost to employers in the USis about twice as much as it is inOntario

Note: Typical firm defined as having approximately 91 employees

Source: MMK Consulting, 2014 (Special run for MEDEI/MRI)

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Healthcare Costs

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Competitive Corporate Taxes on Manufacturing

Combined Federal and State/Provincial Corporate Income Tax Rate in Manufacturing (Per Cent)

25.0%

32.0% 32.5%35.3% 35.6% 35.9% 35.9% 36.0% 36.3% 36.4% 37.7% 37.9% 38.0% 38.0% 38.5%

Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance, based on information as of Dec 19, 2014.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Corporate Income Tax Rate Comparison

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Globally Competitive Corporate Taxes

Combined National-Subnational General Corporate Income Tax (CIT) (Per Cent)

The combined federalOntariogeneral CIT rate is significantly lowerthan the average federalstate CIT

rate in the United States Ontariosmajor trading partner.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance, and KPMG International, based on information as of Feb 27, 2015

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Corporate Income Tax Rate Comparison

26.5% 28.2%

31.5%

39.0%

Ontario G20Average G7Average USAverage

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Marginal Effective Tax Rate (METR) on New BusinessInvestment Lower than US and OECD Averages

Ontarios Tax Competitiveness (Per Cent)

34.7%

20.2%

16.3%

US Average OECD Average Ontario

Notes: The marginal effective tax rate (METR) takes into account federal and provincial/state corporate income taxes, capital taxes and sales taxes.The OECD METR is the average for OECD member countries excluding Canada.Sources: Finance Canada, and Ontario Ministry of Finance, based on information as of September 30, 2015.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Marginal Effective Tax Rate Comparison with OECD Countries

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Ontarios R&D Cost Advantage

R&D Cost Advantage (Per Cent)

28.1%

23.9%

23.3%

18.0%

17.3%

14.2%

14.1%

13.9%

0%

Netherlands

Ontario

France

Australia

Italy

United Kingdom

Germany

Japan

US

Ontario has a 23.9%cost advantage

relative to the US

Source: MEDEI/MRI analysis, preparedusing CompetitiveAlternatives.comCost Model, 2014 version. Based oninformation as of September 15, 2015.

After-Tax Cost of $100 R&D ExpenditureSmall and Medium Sized Manufacturers

R&DExpenditure

(general)

R&DExpenditure

(at eligibleOntario research

institutes)

Gross

expenditure $100.00 $100.00

Actual af ter-taxexpenditure

$54.79 $42.62

Note: based on information as of September 30, 2015.

Sources: Ontario Ministry of Finance and Canada Revenue Agency

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > R&D Tax Credit

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Ontario Attracts Investors from Many Countries

Foreign direct investment projects in Ontario by source country, 2014

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE > Sources of Ontarios Foreign Direct Investment Projects

US,45.13

UK,12.39

Germany,

7.08

France,

6.19

China,

3.54

India,

3.54

Denmark,

2.65

Switzerland,

2.65

Japan,2.65

Sweden,2.65 Other,11.53

Source:fDiIntelligence,April2015.

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Goods and Services Exports are a Key Part of Ontarios Economy

Goods and Services Export Intensity, 2014

Gross Domestic Product

International33.6%

Interprovincial18.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

International exports areequivalent to around 34% ofOntarios GDP

Note: 2014 GDP is $720,981 million

Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance, April 2015

INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROFILE > Ontario's Goods-and-Services Export Intensity

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Ontario Trades with the World

Top Ten Trade Partners, 2014

Note: Figures for 2014. Export figures are domestic exports only (does not include re-exports)

Source: Industry Canada with data from Statistics Canada, 2015.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROFILE > Exports and Imports, by Country

Exports

Rank Country % Share in Total

1 United States 79.3%

2 United Kingdom 6.4%

3 Hong Kong 1.8%

4 China 1.2%

5 Mexico 1.2%6 Japan 1.1%

7 Norway 1.0%

8 Germany 0.6%

9 Italy 0.6%

10 Switzerland 0.6%

Imports

Rank Country % Share in Total

1 United States 56.4%

2 China 11.7%

3 Mexico 7.6%

4 Japan 3.0%

5 Germany 2.6%6 Korea, South 1.6%

7 United Kingdom 1.3%

8 Italy 1.1%

9 Switzerland 1.0%

10 Taiwan 0.8%

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Ontario Trades in a Variety of Goods

Top Five Product Categories, 2014

Exports

34%

11%

9%4%

4%

38%

Motor Vehicles

Metals and PreciousStones

Machinery & Mech.

Appliances

Plastics

Electrical Equipment

Others

Imports

21%

15%

11%

4%4%

45%

Motor Vehicles

Machinery & Mech.Appliances

Electrical Equipment

Metals & PreciousStones

Pharmaceuticals

Others

Source: Industry Canada, Trade Data Online (data from, Statistics Canada, November 2014)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROFILE > Exports and Imports, by Product

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Canadas Trade Negotiations and Agreements

INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROFILE > Canadas Trade Agreements

Countries with CompletedFree Trade Agreements

Countries with Free TradeAgreements Being Negotiated

Countries with Free TradeAgreements in Explo ratoryDiscussions

Al l o ther countries w ithoutFree Trade Agreements w ithCanada

Note: FTA coverage does not include WTO Agreements. The Canada-EU trade agreement (CETA) negotiations concluded in August2014 and is awaiti ng ratif ication. If approved in 2015 the CETA could be applied in 2016.

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Ontarians Enjoy a Good Quality of Life

Mercer 2015 Quality of Living Survey Index, Top Cities in North America

Rank City Country

5 Vancouver Canada

15 Toronto Canada

16 Ottawa Canada

24 Montreal Canada

27 San Francisco United States

33 Calgary Canada

34 Boston United States

36 Honolulu United States

43 Chicago United States

44 New York City United States

44 Seattle United States

Source: Mercer - Quality of Living, 2015

LIVING IN ONTARIO > Quality of Life

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Ontarians Speak Many Different Languages

Select Languages Spoken by Ontarians

93,080 128,440 133,390140,805 140,315 147,723 178,335

251,330

499,380

685,193

1,426,540

Russian Polish Arabic Filipino German Portuguese Spanish Italian Major Chinese

languages

Majorlanguagesspoken in

India

French

Ontarios population was 12.85 million in 2011.

Source: National Household Survey (NHS), Statistics Canada, 2013 (data for 2011).

LIVING IN ONTARIO > Languages Spoken

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Ontario is Ethnically Diverse

Ontarios Immigrant Population by Place of Birth

Asi a44.8%Europe

33.4%

United States3.2%

Americas16.1%

Africa5.4% Oceania

and other0.3%

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2013. National Household Survey (NHS)

LIVING IN ONTARIO > Ethnic Diversity

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5 GOVERNMENTOF ONTARIOS

INVESTMENTAND TRADEPROMOTION

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Government of Ontarios Presence Abroad

GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIOS INVESTMENT AND TRADE PROMOTION > International Representation

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37 WHY ONTARIO?GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIOS INVESTMENT AND TRADE PROMOTION > Ontarios Plan for Jobs and Growth

Ontarios Plan for Jobs and Growth

Launched in Budget 2013, OntariosEconomic Plan for Jobs and Growth is

supporting economic renewal andpositioning the province to continue itsglobal economic leadership through the21st century.

It builds on Ontarios strong economicfundamentals to focus governmentpolicy and investments in priority areasthat will drive economic developmentand job creation. This includes building

the talent and skills of Ontariosworkforce, building modern

infrastructure and supporting adynamic and innovative businessclimate.

The 2015 Budget expands on thisplan. The government will continue towork hard to ensure Ontario is well-positioned for continued economicgrowth over the next 10 years.

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Recent Initiatives Encouraging Investment

Has eliminated the capital tax,

reduced corporate income tax ratesand has passed the Supporting SmallBusiness Act, increasing theexemption for the Employer HealthTax for small businesses.

Has announced the Going GlobalTrade Strategy to help morecompanies export to global markets,helping to create jobs in Ontario.

Has invested in key sectors and

regions of the economy, and inpromoting research, innovation andcommercialization.

Is extending the Ontario Youth JobsStrategy by $250 million for two more

years, that has helped over 29,000young people gain the benefit of on-the-job workplace experience over thelast two years.

GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIOS INVESTMENT AND TRADE PROMOTION > Recent Initiatives for Investment

The Ontario Government:

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39 WHY ONTARIO?GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIOS INVESTMENT AND TRADE PROMOTION > Program Initiatives

Competitive Business Tax

Improving Business Tax Competitiveness

The government has fundamentallyrestructured the tax system to improveOntarios business tax competitiveness andenhance Ontarios advantages in sustaininglongterm economic growth and job creation.

These measures include:

Replacing the Retail Sales Tax with theHarmonized Sales Tax (HST), a more modernvalueadded tax;

Eliminating the Capital Tax, which corporationspaid whether or not they had a profit and was asignificant disincentive to investment;

Cutting Corporate Income Tax (CIT) rates forsmall and large businesses; and

Streamlining CIT and sales tax administration,which is saving businesses over $635 million peryear in reduced compliance costs.

Ontarios business tax system is one of themost competitive internationally. Since 2009,the marginal effective tax rate on new businessinvestment has been cut in half.

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Opportunities for Businesses

Provincial Initiatives

The new province-wide, 10-year, $2.5 billion Jobs

and Prosperity Fund (JPF) will partner with businessto attract investments, strengthen Ontarios strategicsectors and support the provinces future economicgrowth.

The new fund will secure business investments thatfocus on jobcreating innovation, productivity and

going global, and will invest in Ontarios key sectors.

The government has committed over $110 million inregional economic development through both theEastern Ontario Development Fund andSouthwestern Ontario Development Fund,leveraging a total investment of over $1 billion.

These regional programs support economic

development initiatives to businesses, municipalitiesand not for profit associations.

The Better Business Climate Act, 2014 requires thegovernment to publish an annual report highlightingthe governments burden reduction activities.Ontarios new burden reduction strategy will savebusinesses and stakeholders over $100 million by theend of 2017.

Through the act, which went into effect in December2014, Ontario will work with business and otherpartner leaders to develop cluster development plansthat identify key polices to support cluster growth andpromote stronger collaboration.

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Modern Infrastructure

The province plans to invest more than $130billion in public infrastructure over ten years,inc luding $24 bil lion by 2015-16.

Infrastructure investments would remainfocused on the most cr itical areas such astransportation, health care and education.

Transportation Infrastructure: $31.5 billion overten years to improve transportation

infrastructure, including $2.5 billion in 2015-2016 for highway rehabilitation and expansionprojects across the province.

Education Infrastructure: to provide over $11billion over ten years in capital grants to schoolboards that will help build new schools in areas

of high growth and improve the condition ofexisting school facilities. As of the spring of2015, nearly 100 major capital projects are

either in planning or underway across theprovince.

Postsecondary Infrastructure: to provide morethan $900 million for infrastructure in collegesand universities.

Health Infrastructure: to invest over $11 billionover ten years in capital grants to hospitalsover three years. Across Ontario,approximately 40 major hospital projects areunder construction or in various stages ofplanning.

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Highly Skilled Workforce

Ontario has made signi ficant investmentsto build the knowledge and skil ls of itspopulation, ranging from full-day

kindergarten to postsecondary education.

Youth aged 15 to 29 account for 35 per cent ofparticipants in Employment Ontario, theprovinces $1 billion system of employmentand skills training programs and services.

Ontario is renewing its Youth Jobs Strategythat will provide an additional investment of$250 million over two years to prepare up to150,000 of Ontarios youth with the right skillsfor employment opportunities in growingindustries.

Since 200203, there are over 170,000additional students enrolled at Ontario collegesor universities, an increase of 43 per cent.

Since 200203, Ontario has created almost16,000 new graduate spaces, an increase of58 per cent.

66 per cent of adults in Ontario had apostsecondary credential in 2013, up from 56

per cent in 2002 and higher than any country inthe Organisation for Economic Co-operationand Development.

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Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The Government of Ontario offers programsand funds to promote entrepreneurship andinnovation such as:

Commercialization and Innovation Voucher PilotProgram: helping entrepreneurs and smallbusinesses to access innovation, productivityand commercialization services offered byOntarios research institutions.

Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund: a $300 millionfund in partnership with the federal governmentand the private sector.

The Ontario Brain Institute: supporting medicaldiscovery by committing $100 million to theOntario Brain Institute over five years.

The Youth Jobs Strategys YouthEntrepreneurship Fund and Youth Innovation

Fund are providing young entrepreneurs withtraining, resources, mentorship and capital andhelping develop Ontarios future businessleaders

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Helping Social Enterprises Grow and Create Jobs

The Government of Ontario has launched a newSocial Enterprise Strategy that will help socialenterprises start and grow their businesses

while supporting the creation of 1,600 new jobsin the sector by focusing on four key areas:

Connecting, co-ordinating and communicatinginformation to, and about, social entrepreneurs,including exploring new ways to help create'hybrid' corporations that reinvest profits in a social

purpose

Building the social enterprise brand by increasingawareness of the sector using tools like aninteractive web portal where social entrepreneurscould meet and connect with investors, andaccess services.

Creating a vibrant social finance marketplacethrough various initiatives, including implementinga new $4 million Social Enterprise

Demonstration Fund to improve access to capitalfor high-growth social enterprises. In February2015, the government announced support for 11social finance organizations through the SocialEnterprise Demonstration Fund.

Delivering other innovative supports, like a pilot

program to help social enterprises be part ofprocurements related to the 2015 Pan

Am/Parapan Am Games

Our goal is to make Ontario the number onejur isdiction in North America for socialenterprise.

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Going Global

Ontario is helping expand the province'spresence in global markets, grow the

economy and create jobs through a newtrade strategy. As part of Ontarios Planfor Jobs and Growth, the Going GlobalTrade Strategy will :

Already helped exporters with over 90

outbound missions in priority sectors.Streamline export programs and resourcesfor businesses so they can more easilyaccess the supports they need to go global.

Increase support for more Ontario

companies to export their products orservices.

Strengthen trade corridors with the UnitedStates.

Work with the federal government to pursuenew trade agreements

Maximize the benefits from the Canada-EUTrade Agreement.

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Ministry of Economic Development, Employment andInfrastructure / Ministry of Research and Innovation

Please contact us for assistance with:

the latest information on our economy and business climatecomprehensive profiles of Ontario municipalities

province-wide site searches of available industrial land and buildings

liaising of site selection and community visits throughout the province

contacts with federal, provincial and municipal officials, as well as utilities, transportation firmsand business facilitators.

[email protected]

GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIOS INVESTMENT AND TRADE PROMOTION > Contact Information

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900 Bay Street, 7th FloorToronto, OntarioM7A 2E1

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