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Technology is advancing at warp speed and anticipating new developments and staying ahead of the curve can be challenging. In Waterloo, Ontario – at one end of the Toronto-Waterloo Innovation Corridor – we are inventing the future in everything information and communications technology (ICT), from drones to big data to cloud computing.
With the second highest start-up density per capita in the world, access to more than 200,000 highly educated and skilled ICT professionals, the lowest ICT labor costs in the G7 and the infrastructure to develop hardware and software, Waterloo is the ideal location to set up ICT operations.
Waterloo is home to some of the brightest minds in the tech industry and a community that offers the amenities of a large city (affordable homes, fast commutes and a high quality of life) with the research and infrastructure to support innovation that solves real-world challenges.
WATERLOO,A NEW FRONTIER FORINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
THE NEXT ICT HOT SPOT
• EA• Google• Motorola
• Blackberry• Christie• Clearpath Robotics• D2L
• Descartes• Honeywell Aerospace• Kik• Maplesoft
• OpenText• Teledyne DALSA• Thalmic Labs• Vidyard
• NetSuite• SAP• Square
WHERE THE WORLD COMES TO INNOVATE:
HOMEGROWN TECH PLAYERS:
LESS THAN AN HOUR DRIVE from Toronto and Pearson International Airport
SAVE UP TO 60% on R&D expenditures for an Ontario - controlled operation or 40% as a foreign-controlled operation
60%
TOP 20 global startup ecosystemHome to CANADA’S FIRST GOOGLE FOR ENTREPRENEURS TECHNOLOGY HUB
Corporate taxes in Ontario are 32% less than the U.S.
BEST COUNTRY IN THE G20 to do business according to Forbes and Bloomberg
WATERLOO, A NEW FRONTIER FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
A THRIVING CENTER OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Conestoga College
• Full range of engineering and information and communication technology programs including Mechanical, Civil, Computer Programming, Software, Telecommunications and Computer Engineering Technology.
Wilfrid Laurier University
• Offers the largest business degree co-operative education program in Canada. Students graduate with relevant, real-world experience. • Home to one of the largest business schools in Canada – the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics – with more than 6,000 students enrolled in full, part-time, graduate and diploma programs.
University of Waterloo
• Ranked among the top 50 engineering schools worldwide, and is the largest engineering school in Canada. • 60% of students are enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs. • Largest mathematics faculties in the world – 7,000 undergraduate students, 1,000 graduate students and 240 full-time educators. • Promotes entrepreneurship by owning no IP.
BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN WATERLOO
Waterloo has the infrastructure to support companies specializing in ICT, including a concentration of incubators, workspaces and other institutions dedicated to supporting technology breakthroughs.
• Communitech Data Hub is a 19,000+ square foot facility focused on company growth and revolutionizing the way data is leveraged by bringing together global brands, government agencies and academic institutions. • Communitech Innovation Hub helps companies start, grow and succeed with 80,000+ square feet of co-working space, the perfect environment for business and tech acceleration. • Catalyst137 is driving an innovative and dynamic advanced manufacturing ecosystem including 450,000 square feet – the largest of its kind – of co-working space and show floor environments for high-growth scale-ups. • David Johnston Research + Technology Park, located at UWaterloo, fosters radical innovation through research and technology and houses thousands of ICT industry researchers and technology jobs.
Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation – 260 King Street West, Suite 201, Kitchener, ON, N2G 1B6, Canada
@WaterlooEDC/WaterlooEDC
Waterloo EDC
waterlooedc.ca Telephone: 519.747.2541Toll Free: 1.866.233.5133
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Waterloo EDC is the operating name of Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation. When referenced, Waterloo refers to Waterloo Region.
NOTE: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this publication at the time of writing, however, the programs referred to and the data cited are subject to change. All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.