The Ontario Food Cluster advantagefor global trade and investment

June 2013

Ontario Food Cluster cities are a two-hour flight from most major U.S. cities

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Welcome to the Ontario Food Cluster

The Ontario Food Cluster offers

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Welcome to the Ontario Food Cluster

• Skilled talent: 130,000 people in Ontario work in agri-food processing/manufacturing and wholesaling, with 483,000 more working in related sectors: food service, retail and specialty stores

• Access to 460 million consumers: Due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Ontario can access a combined GDP of $17.9 trillion across Canada, Mexico and the U.S.

• Strategic agri-sector R&D and tax incentive programs: www.ontariofoodcluster.com/incentives

Explore Ontario’s agri-sector

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• Ontario has more of Canada's grocery and specialty food store market than any other Canadian province. Ontario’s retail grocery sales total $29 billion

• Manufacturing revenues from the Ontario agri-food industry are expected to hit $40 billion in 2013

• The Ontario Food Cluster is among the three largest food and beverage processing jurisdictions in North America – and is the largest in Canada

Major global agri-food companies thrive in Ontario

3,200 globally recognized agri-food companies including:

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• Greater Toronto Area

• Guelph

• Waterloo Region

• Elgin County

• City of Brantford

• City of Hamilton

• City of London

• County of Middlesex

• Niagara Region

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Welcome to the Ontario Food Cluster

• Southwestern Ontario Marketing Alliance (SOMA)

• Windsor-Essex

• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food

• Ministry of Rural Affairs

• DFAIT

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada