FINANCIAL, INSURANCE, AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES

WHY YORK REGION FOR YOUR FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS?

There are many reasons why your tech business can be successful in York Region, but what is most important to us is connecting your business and personal needs with a community where you and your employees are happy to live and work.

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FINANCE, INSURANCE & ACCOUNTING FIRMS

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FINANCE & BUSINESS SERVICES EMPLOYEES

90% of Foreign Financial Institutions in Canada have their head office in the Greater Toronto Area

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THE TORONTO REGION FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR AT A GLANCE:

The Toronto Stock Exchange is the third largest in North America; 7th largest in the world by market cap
Operations of 7 of the top 10 largest hedge fund administrators in the world
Home to 129 securities firms

THE TORONTO REGION – WHICH INCLUDES YORK REGION – IS HOME TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF:

10 domestic banks including the 5 largest banks in Canada; 3 of world’s top 25
60 Life Insurance companies (2 of global top 10) & 130 P&C insurers (3 of Canada’s top 5)
4 of the 5 largest domestic investment management firms

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Major financial and insurance companies that chose Toronto Area's York Region, is your business next?

York Region: Highest Number of Finance & Insurance Companies per 1,000 Residents in Key Canadian Hubs

Source: Canadian Business Count, Dec 2015

York Region: Highest Number of Finance & Insurance Companies in the Greater Toronto 905 Area

Source: Canadian Business Count, Dec 2015

Ranking of Census Division of Ontario by # of Companies in the FIRE Cluster

1	City of Toronto	4	Ottawa Region
2	York Region	5	Halton Region
3	Peel Region	Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Count \| DEC 2015

FINANCIAL & BUSINESS SERVICES NEWS

SmartCentres and Mitchell Goldhar Announce Scotiabank as New Tenant in PwC-YMCA Tower at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre

July 16, 2019 in Business Community Updates, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Office Space News

VAUGHAN, July 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (“SmartCentres”) (TSX:SRU.UN) and Mitchell Goldhar announced today that they have signed a 10-year (plus two 5-year extensions) lease transaction with Scotiabank in the PwC-YMCA Tower at SmartCentres Place in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (“VMC”).

Full Article: globenewswire.com

After Receiving $5M in Federal Funding, Markham’s ventureLAB to Pick ‘First Cohort’ Companies

July 9, 2019 in Business Community Updates, Economic Development News, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Information Communications & Technology, Innovation, Innovation Success Stories, Life Sciences & Healthcare Technologies, Major Investments

Markham’s ventureLAB is in the process of picking the “first cohort” of companies in the next six months after receiving $5 million for a new lab and incubator.

Full Article: yorkregion.com

The Technology Sector in the Greater Toronto Area: A Multi-Market Success Story

May 15, 2019 in Automotive Technology, Building & Construction, Business Community Updates, City Building, Cleantech, Collision Conference, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Information Communications & Technology, Life Sciences & Healthcare Technologies, Office Space News

The GTA is not a single option but, rather, offers a wide variety of submarkets giving information and communications technology (ICT) firms the range of real estate options and concentrations of skilled workers that the firms require to facilitate their future growth and success.

Full Article: avisonyoung.com

YEDI Running Canada Start-Up Visa Sessions at Collision | York Link Tech Interview

May 13, 2019 in Business Community Updates, Collision Conference, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Information Communications & Technology, Innovation, Innovation Success Stories, Life Sciences & Healthcare Technologies, Office Space News, Technology Interview Series, The York Link Blog

York Entrepreneurship Development Institute Classroom As a designated entity under the Government of Canada Start-Up Visa Program, YEDI works with entrepreneurs all around the world and we are hoping to connect with entrepreneurs looking to bring or launch their business in Canada.

York Region: A Magnet for Talent

May 9, 2019 in Automotive Technology, Business Community Updates, City Building, Cleantech, Collision Conference, Economic Development News, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Information Communications & Technology, Innovation, Innovation Success Stories, Life Sciences & Healthcare Technologies, Office Space News

The Greater Toronto region is ready to break out as a leading global tech hub, outpacing established regions like Seattle and San Fran- cisco’s Bay Area in job creation, talent and workforce diversity.

Full Article: marsdd.com

Seneca College Developing The Entrepreneurial Mindset at Collision | York Link Tech Interview

May 8, 2019 in Business Community Updates, Collision Conference, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Information Communications & Technology, Innovation, Innovation Success Stories, Life Sciences & Healthcare Technologies, Office Space News, Technology Interview Series, The York Link Blog

Seneca Helix Company showing off their VR app In our lead-up to Collision we asked a few questions to Chris Dudley, Director of Entrepreneurship at Seneca College. We asked about their presence at Collision and the startups joining them, what they are looking to accomplish at the conference, plus what it’s like to participate in York Region’s largest collaboration of tech companies and innovation partners. Here’s what they had to say