Please use the accordions below to find reports, publications, startup and entrepreneurship supports, and more resources related to economic strategy and development in York Region. Click on a resource category below to view available documents.
2021 Canadian Census data has recently been released. New data will be added as it’s released by The Regional Municipality of York.
York Region’s Open Data portal is the public platform for exploring and accessing Regional data, discovering and building apps, getting access to the latest community demographic information and more.
The York Region Employment Survey is a biennial Region-wide door-to-door survey of all businesses with a physical presence in the Region. Home- and remote businesses may participate optionally online.
York Region’s business and academic community has a wide variety of innovation assets available to help support entrepreneurs, small businesses, and startups thrive. From makerspaces helping create product prototypes, to business incubators providing support and guidance, to networking organizations helping make new connections and co-location spaces offering office space – we’ve compiled them all here in one quick and easy to use guide.
Canada’s Global Skills Strategy makes it easier for Canadian businesses to attract the talent they need to succeed in the global marketplace and York Region Economic Strategy is a designated referral part of the program. Whether recruiting professionals from around the world to train Canadian workers, or working with employers planning job-creating investments in Canada, the Global Skills Strategy provides businesses in Canada with a faster way to bring in global talent in order to scale-up and grow—creating better jobs for more Canadians.
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