Why invest in Waterloo Region?

WATERLOO REGION
Waterloo Region is known worldwide as a community of
choice for investment, generating prosperity and a high
quality of life for all residents.
WHAT DEFINES WATERLOO REGION
Diverse in industry, population and
culture.
Innovative through post-secondary
institutions, think-tanks, spin-offs and
economic evolution.
Entrepreneurial through unique IP
policies, academic-industry partnerships
and high number of start-ups.
Collaborative through network groups
and business support organizations.


WHAT DEFINES WATERLOO REGION
Strategic Location
Astride Highway 401, Canadas superhighway
Proximate to 6 Canada-U.S. border crossings at Windsor-Detroit (Ambassador Bridge,
Windsor Tunnel), Niagara Falls (Peace Bridge, Queenston-Lewiston), Fort Erie-Buffalo and
Sarnia-Port Huron
Over 5 million people within 100 km radius and 150 million people within 1 days drive
(1200km)
Quality of life
Access to skilled talent
Culture of entrepreneurship
100% fibre-wired community
Affordable cost of living
An international airport


REGIONAL STRENGTHS
Source: 2007/08 Waterloo Region Tech Directory Survey

Downtown Cambridge Uptown Waterloo
Downtown Kitchener
THREE URBAN CORE AREAS
REGION OF WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is classified as an airport of entry
with fully serviced leased land available for aviation related development.

Non-stop daily service available between Waterloo Region and:
Calgary with WestJet
Chicago with American Airlines
Ottawa with Bearskin Airlines
Providing one-stop connectivity to over 250 destinations in 40 countries.
Beginning December 23 seasonal weekly service to Cancun available with Sunwing.


DIVERSE AND GROWING POPULATION
Current regional population of 559,000
10th largest metropolitan area in Canada & 4
th
largest urban area in Ontario
Forecast to grow to 742,000 by 2031
Skilled workforce of 296,700
Source: Statistics Canada

STRONG DIVERSE ECONOMY

$22.1 Billion real GDP
3.9% GDP growth from 2011 to
2012
More than 300 foreign-owned
firms
20.8% of labour force employed in
manufacturing
Manufacturing,
21%
Construction , 6%
Primary &
utilities, 1%
Transporatation &
warehousing, 4%
Information &
cultural
industries, 2%
Wholesale & real
estate, 15%
Finance,
insurance,
& real
estate, 9%
Business service,
12%
Personal services,
12%
Non-commercial
services, 16%
Pulic
administration,
3%
Employment by Industrial Sector
Source: Statistics Canada; Conference Board of Canada; Canadas Technology Triangle Inc.


Lowest overall tax rate on new business investment in the G7

Canada offers a low-cost, low-tax environment. Employers in Canada enjoy the lowest payroll
taxes among their G7 counterparts, and Canadas combined federal-provincial statutory
general corporate income tax rate of 26% 13% less than the average U.S.

Labour costs in Waterloo Region are lower than the United States, Germany, Netherlands,
Japan and the United Kingdom

On average, it takes only one government procedure to register a company in Canada, and
the entire process, often done online, takes about five days

Ontarios R&D tax credit (SR&ED) reduces every $100 in R&D to about $56 for SMEs

Lowest costs in G7 for R&D intensive sectors, with up to a 10.7% advantage over the U.S.


BUSINESS ADVANTAGES
INNOVATIVE
Patents Granted Per Million Population
Source: Canadian Intellectual Property Office
PRODUCTS MADE IN THE REGION
Toyota/Lexus Christie Digital Systems Inc. COM DEV International
BlackBerry RIMOWA
Teledyne DALSA
Thalmic Labs MYO
COLLABORATIVE



KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS
Advanced
Manufacturing
Automotive
Manufacturing
Electronics and
Components
Automation
Clean Tech
Food Processing
Aerospace
ICT
Digital Media
Hardware
Software
Wireless
Telecommunications
Cloud Computing
Business and
Financial
Services
BPO
Actuarial Sciences
Insurance
Accounting
Banking / Regional HQs
Health and
Life Sciences
Nutraceuticals
e-Health Solutions
Medical Devices
Health Informatics
Education
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
University of Waterloo (UW)
Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU)
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Nearby University of Guelph (30mins)
WORLD CLASS POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
79,000 post-secondary students
20,500 co-operative education students
150 research centres
Source: University of Waterloo; Wilfrid Laurier University; Conestoga College; University of Guelph
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Source: Mcleans Magazine; University of Waterloo
Known world-wide for its leading computer science, mathematics and engineering
programs.
Arguably the largest pool of math and computer science talent in the world
The worlds largest co-operative program
Consistently ranked Canadas #1 in the Most Innovative, Leaders of Tomorrow
and Comprehensive University categories
Canadian leader in technology transfer, with more than 250 technology-based spin-
offs (including Teledyne DALSA, OpenText, Desire2Learn, BlackBerry and Thalmic
Labs)




WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY
Highly ranked among Canadas Comprehensive Universities
One of Canadas largest business schools
Best known for its excellence in business, economics and music programs,
including post-graduate studies
Canadas largest business co-operative education program
Canadas first 12-month MBA program

Source: Mcleans Magazine; Wilfrid Laurier University
One of Canadas premier polytechnic institutes
Ranked amongst the top Ontario Colleges
Ontarios Manufacturing College
Offering Applied Degrees, Diplomas, Apprenticeship, Part- time and Customized
Training
Focus on Engineering Technology, IT, Skilled Trades, Business, Health Sciences,
Media, Food Processing





CONESTOGA COLLEGE
Source: Conestoga College

Top University Innovation Leader in Canada
Strengths in agriculture, veterinary medicine and environmental
studies
Leading research on agri-food partnering with Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Source: RE$EARCH Infosource Inc.; University of Guelph
QUALITY OF LIFE

Kitchener-Waterloo Art
Gallery
Waterloo Region Museum
Canadian Clay & Glass
Gallery
The Grand River (heritage
river)
22+ Golf Courses
Camping, fishing, canoeing
Kitchener Blues Festival
Multicultural Festival
Oktoberfest
Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Orchestra
Kitchener-Waterloo Opera
Dunfield Theatre Cambridge
Arts Festival
Cultural &
Heritage
Recreation
AVERAGE HOME PRICES
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo $320,229
Ottawa $358,343
Guelph $358,868
Hamilton-Burlington & District $376,552
National Average $378,532
Ontario Average $393,647
Calgary $435,032
Toronto $508,022
Vancouver $731,595

Source: Canadian Real Estate Association, March 2013 Average Home Prices
Waterloo Region
Named Ontario's Top
Investment Town
2009-2014
CTT INC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM
John G. Jung
Chief Executive Officer




Jason Kipfer
Senior Business Development Officer




Stephanie Baskerville
Business Development Coordinator

Ann Gray
Director of Corporate
Development & Administration



Rob Evans
Senior Business Development
Officer



Catherine Bischoff
Senior Business Analyst
Waterloo Region A Great Place to Invest!
Thank you!
260 King Street West, 2rd Floor, Kitchener, ON N2G 1B6
Phone: 1-519-747-2541;
Toll Free: 1-866-233-5133 (North America Only)
Fax: 1-519-576-4333
info@techtriangle.com; www.techtriangle.ca
Is it a good place to invest? Well, were investing over $10M
in R&D here annually and our growth plan continues as we
deliver digital cinema products to the world from Waterloo
Region.
- Gerry Remers, President, Christie Digital Systems Inc