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York Region is a major Toronto-area freight transportation hub with over 1,300 companies/facilities including major CN and CP intermodal rail terminals – with access to 135 million consumers in Canada and USA within an 800km radius.
- Over 20,000 sector-related jobs (est.)
- Over 100 corporate and third-party warehousing and distribution centres including FedEx, Purolator, UPS, Bilk Barn, Costco, Ganz, Home Depot, Ikea/DHL, Longo’s Sobey’s, and Serta-Simmons, to name a few
- Strategic highway corridor in the GTA and Ontario including 404-DVP, 400, 427, and 407 ETR
Data sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts December 2018, York Region Employment Survey 2018
1,800+
Businesses
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20,000+
Local Jobs
A strong and highly educated workforce that helps drive tech innovation.
Access to 135M Consumers
North America’s 5th largest metropolis, most central region in the GTA
Latest York Region Logistics & Distribution News
- York Region Welcomes Progress for Yonge North Subway Extension Project
Today, the Province of Ontario, through Metrolinx, released the Yonge North Subway Extension Initial Business Case, advancing the project to the next stage of preliminary engineering and design. - Ontario Continues to Move Forward with Yonge North Subway ExtensionThe Ontario government is moving to the next stage of planning for the Yonge North Subway Extension as part of its commitment to build a modern and reliable transit system for the Greater Toronto Area.
- York Region Business Update // March 2021
York Region Economic Development’s monthly e-newsletter shares highlights and news from the business community, small business supports, events, economic data, and more.