• Canada is open for business and welcomes foreign investment.
• Canada is diverse and tolerant.
• Lowest overall tax rate on new business investment in the G7.
• Most highly educated workforce in OECD countries.
• Canada offers one of the most generous R&D incentives to businesses in the G7.

• World class R&D capabilities.
• Abundant energy and freshwater supply.
• GTA consistently occupies the top rungs of global rankings of livability, safety, and the best and easiest places to do business.
• Competitive advantage of lower development charges compared to other locations in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
• Serviced employment lands.

Durham College

• Industry-focused research and development centres specializing in AI, Cybersecurity, Mixed Reality Capture. 

• Corporate Training Services (CTS) with specialty in automotive industry training. 

• EV Lab – Training future EV technicians. 

Ontario Tech University

• ACE Climatic Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel core research and testing facility at Ontario Tech supports industry product development globally.

• STEM-focused university with multiple research institutes and industry-responsive training programs.

• Canada’s #1 Undergraduate Research University of the Year (2023 and 2024) and the national leader in applications of AI in advanced manufacturing.

Trent University Durham GTA 

• One of the top ranked Universities in Canada by reputation.

• A research leader in Healthy and Sustainable Environments and Communities.

• Undergraduate and postgraduate programs include AI, Management, Logistics and Supply Chain.