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

FINANCIAL & BUSINESS SERVICES NEWS

Trio of Cranes Making Transit City a Reality in Vaughan Centre

August 10, 2018 in Building & Construction, Business Community Updates, City Building, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Information Communications & Technology, Major Investments, Office Space News, Quality of Life

The ambitious plans to construct a new downtown in Vaughan around a new terminus for the University subway line seemed a bit farfetched when the extension was announced in 2009. Nine years later, the subway station’s opening and frenzied construction of new office and condominium developments are silencing doubters as cranes now dot the nascent Vaughan Metropolitan Centre skyline.

Full Article: urbantoronto.ca

Vaughan Centre PwC Tower Topped Out and Enclosed

August 9, 2018 in Building & Construction, Business Community Updates, City Building, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Major Investments, Office Space News

The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre has been growing with new mixed-use development over the past few years construction of the TTC subway extension kicked off construction several years ago.

Full Article: urbantoronto.ca

Markham Headquartered Sym-Tech Dealer Services Inc. Announces New Toronto Home Office Location

July 24, 2018 in Automotive, Business Community Updates, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Office Space News

MARKHAM, July 23, 2018 /CNW/ – Sym-Tech Dealer Services Inc. (“Sym-Tech”) announced today their new home office located at 165 Commerce Valley Court in Markham, Ontario and it is a 2018 winner of the prestigious Toby Award that recognizes the best in commercial buildings.

Full Article: newswire.ca

Scale-Up Companies: The Pulse of York Region’s – and Canada’s – Tech Industry

July 10, 2018 in Business Community Updates, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Information Communications & Technology, York Link Blog Series

York Region Scale-Up: Redline Communications The chatter in the public domain around the technology industry in Canada is increasing by the day. Similarly, the share of voice around the startup community is also growing. There’s a middle ground here, however, that gets less attention, the least share of voice and practically zero press coverage: Canadian scale-ups.

Newmarket-Based The Edge Benefits Announces An Exciting Enhancement To Their Business Overhead Expense Product

June 27, 2018 in Business Community Updates, Financial, Insurance & Business Services

NEWMARKET, ON, June 22, 2018 /CNW/ – Neil Paton, partner, president and chief executive officer of The Edge Benefits, is pleased to announce the launch of some significant enhancements to their Business Overhead Insurance product for existing and new policyholders.

Full Article: newswire.ca

Big Data Needs Big Storage Buildings; Richmond Hill and Vaughan Data Centres Featured

June 5, 2018 in Business Community Updates, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Information Communications & Technology, Life Sciences & Healthcare Technologies

The Barker Business Park Digital Campus in Richmond Hill, Ont., (near the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Highway 404) will have a cluster of warehouse-like buildings ranging from 100,000 to 150,000 square feet. The only tenants will be servers and the tech staff to maintain them.