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

Top Developers and Researchers Come Together in York Region for 2019 CASCON x Evoke Conference

October 23, 2019 in Business Community Updates, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Information Communications & Technology, Life Sciences & Healthcare Technologies, Technology Interview Series, The York Link Blog

IBM CASCON Conference with Attendees YORK LINK TECHNOLOGY INTERVIEW SERIES
For the first time, IBM’s long-standing Center for Advanced Studies Conference (CASCON) is partnering with Havas Canada to present CASCON x EVOKE; taking place November 4^th-6^th in Markham, York Region. We spoke with Steven Astorino, VP of Development, Hybrid Cloud, z Analytics and Canada Lab Director at IBM and get the inside scoop on what attendees may expect from the conference.

York Region’s Tech Talent Pool Goes Global

October 15, 2019 in Advanced Manufacturing, Automotive, Automotive Technology, Business Community Updates, Cleantech, Distribution & Logistics, Economic Development News, Financial, Insurance & Business Services, Information Communications & Technology, Life Sciences & Healthcare Technologies, Logistics & Transportation, The York Link Blog

People working at a table Earlier this year York Region’s Economic Strategy Division have been approved as a Designated Referral Partner for the federal government’s Global Skills Strategy program, which includes the Global Talent Stream and other initiatives that enable employers to attract top global talent.

New MSO Gives Employers in Canada Innovative Options for Improving Health Benefits, Retaining Employees

October 15, 2019 in Business Community Updates, Financial, Insurance & Business Services

MARKHAM, Ontario, Oct. 15, 2019 /CNW/ — In a time when finding and retaining skilled employees is becoming increasingly challenging, employers are actively seeking innovative ways to bolster the salary and benefit packages they offer.

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”).

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.

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.