The Union Station Enhancement Project will create the additional infrastructure needed to deliver two-way, all-day service every 15 minutes throughout key segments of the GO rail corridor. Construction is expected to begin early this year and to be completed in fall of 2025.

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Markham Headquartered Multimatic and Ford Performance to Develop Mustang GT3 Race Car
The new Mustang effort, announced in advance of this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, will be a joint program between Ford Performance and long-time racing collaborator Multimatic Motorsports. It will feature both a two-car factory-backed IMSA GTD Pro works team managed by Multimatic, as well as customer Mustangs for the GTD class starting at Daytona in 2024.
Vaughan Headquartered Fastfrate Establishes First International Office in Chicago, IL
Fastfrate’s Sales and Operations division will work out of the Chicago office while maintaining close ties with Fastfrate’s home base of Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada. Services offered from the Chicago office include, TL and LTL, Intermodal, Air, Expedite, Hot-Shot, Drayage and Warehousing and Distribution.
Aurora Headquartered Magna News – HASCO Magna eDrives Hit the Market on Volkswagen MEB Platform
The highly integrated eDrive system is specifically optimized for secondary eDrives for electrified vehicles. The system was designed using Magna’s fully integrated, modular and scalable building block approach, resulting in a cost-efficient and highly advanced product that meets the various demands for global application.
York Region’s New Investment Aims to Attract Global Tech Firms and Create New Jobs in the Region
Regional Municipality of York today announced a five-year, $1.5 million investment in ventureLAB’s Hardware Catalyst Initiative – a Canadian lab and incubator for hardware and semiconductor companies.
Markham Headquartered Redline Communications Grows Strategic Partnerships with Multiple Service Providers Enterprises and Remote Regions in Middle East
These partnerships provide advanced connectivity solutions for more than 100 enterprises in the Middle East, including in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Construction Moving Along at ‘State-of-the Art’ King Animal Hospital
A state-of-the-art facility is coming to King City. The King Animal Hospital in King City is expected to open its doors early next year.
ventureLAB Receives $1.5 Million From Municipal Government to Expand Hardware, Semiconductor Incubator
ventureLAB has received $1.5 million from the Regional Municipality of York to expand its hardware and semiconductor-focused incubator.
Hardware Catalyst Initiative Lands Further Funding
ventureLAB and the Regional Municipality of York have partnered to expand the Hardware Catalyst Initiative, Canada’s only lab and incubator for hardware and semiconductor companies.
York Region Invests $1.5M Into Canada’s Only Hardware-Focused Lab and Incubator, Aims to Attract Global Tech Firms
ventureLAB and the Regional Municipality of York have partnered to expand the Hardware Catalyst Initiative, Canada’s only lab and incubator for hardware and semiconductor companies.
Two York Region Pro Golfers Debut in PGA Tour at Farmers Insurance Open Tournament
The 24-year-old Sear turned pro in 2019 after graduating from West Virginia University with a degree in business. He is also a graduate of Bill Crothers Secondary School in Unionville. Sear will be one of nine Canadians in the event including Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill.
Treats and Toys and Grooming, Oh My! Ren’s Pets Opening in Newmarket, Stouffville
Ren’s Pets is opening five new stores this spring starting in April. The new stores include two in York Region — in Stouffville and Newmarket.
Newmarket Headquartered Dentec Safety Specialists Contracted by the U.S. Government to Manufacture PPE for Distribution to Healthcare Workers in the U.S.
Contracted by the US Government, Dentec Safety received a multimillion-dollar PPE grant as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, a $2 trillion Coronavirus stimulus bill provided by the US Federal Government), and a contract for 125,000 respirators with 500,000 replacement filters for distribution to US healthcare workers.
Vaughan Music Festival in Emerging Downtown to be Held for Free for the Next 3 Years
To lure in more visitors to Vaughan’s emerging downtown core also known as the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, a music festival that saw its first soft launch last year is going to be held — officially — this year.
Markham Headquartered TeraGo Sells Data Centre Business to Hut 8 Mining
Under the terms of the agreement, consideration payable to TeraGo Inc. will consist of C$30 million, to be funded from existing cash on the Company’s balance sheet. Hut 8 will retain substantially all current Data Center Business employees. The transaction has been approved by the board of directors of Hut 8 and TeraGo and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.
ventureLAB-supported company, Hyivy Health, Secures $1.1M in Pre-Seed Funding
ventureLAB-supported company is developing the first smart, holistic pelvic health rehabilitation product for the one in three women who will develop pelvic health complications in their lifetime.
Vaughan Headquartered Shimifrez Announces Enhancing Expansion of Services in Super Thin Electroformed Masks for OLED and Semi-Conductor and Thin Film Display Industry
Shimifrez offers a rapid-response service to deliver micro components to several precision industries such as the aerospace/satellite, automotive, telecommunications, micro-electronics and defense sectors.
‘Billion-Dollar Facility’ in the Works for Woodbine Avenue in East Gwillimbury
East Gwillimbury council couldn’t hide their excitement at an imminent deal that could jumpstart economic development in the town.
Ontario Launches Program to Support Advanced Manufacturers Across Province
As Ontario continues to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, AMIC will help to create and retain good jobs and address the need to restore the essential supply chains that will support economic recovery across the province.
Richmond Hill-based Opus One Cracks 2022 Global CleanTech 100
This year’s list featured seven returnees, including CarbonCure, Carbon Engineering, Effenco, MineSense, Opus One Solutions, Svante, and CarbiCrete.
Baked Not Fried: East Gwillimbury Immigrant Family Behind NB Bakery
NB Bakery specializes in baked samosas, not to be confused with the Indian variety. NB’s are baked while the Indian kind are deep fried and spicy. NB Bakery uses a Central Asian and Mediterranean recipe.
Vaughan Headquartered Kontrol Technologies Expands BioCloud Technology into Japan
Kontrol is partnering with a well-established trading company in Japan that has a 60-year history of large-scale deployment of HVAC and air quality systems.
Government Extends Loan Forgiveness Repayment Deadline for the Canada Emergency Business Account
The repayment deadline for CEBA loans to qualify for partial loan forgiveness is being extended from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2023.
Markham-Based QEA Tech Shines at the Shenzhen Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition-2021 With Third Place Finish
Markham-based climate-tech & energy audit startup won a prize of USD $64,900 at the 5th Sci Innovation Competition.
Vaughan Headquartered Kontrol Technologies to Deliver BioCloud Units to Qatar and Czech Republic
“Supported by an expanding global brand awareness and recognition of BioCloud as an innovative safe space solution, we expect to continue deployment of our technology to existing and new customers throughout the coming year.”
Vaughan Tech Company Corum Saw Surge in Demand for Safe Digital Signage in Time of COVID-19
The Vaughan-based tech company Corum Digital Corporation has earned its way onto Insight Business magazine’s global list of Top 10 Most Innovative Companies Revolutionizing Digital Signage 2021.
Vaughan Headquartered Danavation Technologies Partners with Mexico’s Largest Distributor of Electrical and Lighting Equipment
With a mission to innovate Point-of-Sale transactions through visual solutions, Unoretail’s offering aligns seamlessly with Danavation’s Digital Smart Labels™ technology.
Vaughan Headquartered Kontrol Technologies Enters Quebec Demand Response Energy Market
Kontrol is offering a top tier solution through our SmartSuite technology, which has the ability to communicate with local utilities and either reduce power consumption or shut off power demand at the building and suite level, and seamlessly integrate into utilities’ grid management framework.
Markham Headquartered Terraquest Ltd. Selected for Airborne Geophysical Survey at Pedro Gold Project in Mexico
The geophysical contractor, Terraquest of Markham, will complete approximately 384 line-kilometers (km; ~238 miles – approximately 96 flight lines at 50 m spacings flown at azimuth 060 and 240 degrees) to collect data over a total area of approximately 17.7 square kilometers.
ventureLAB and York Region announce 2021 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund Recipients
Funded with the generous support of the Regional Municipality of York, the fund allows local organizations to increase innovation and elevate sustainability in York Region while expanding inclusion, diversity, and accessibility.