Online Site Selection Tool Launched

 
 

February 4, 2010 10:00 AM

McGuinty Government Expands Investment Outreach

Ontario has launched Select Ontario, Canada's first web-enabled, investment attraction-focused site selection tool.

Select Ontario, launched today at the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) annual conference, is an online Geographic Information System that provides potential investors with a search and mapping tool.

As an innovative business tool, Select Ontario provides invaluable information to businesses and investors, including:

  • available commercial real estate
  • region-specific wage data
  • lists of businesses with 10 or more employees
  • satellite imagery
  • up-to-date demographic information on education levels and workforce skills, and
  • detailed overviews of Ontario's diverse industry clusters.

Businesses will also benefit from extended global investment outreach, improved access to high-quality information and more flexible analysis capabilities.

Supporting innovation is a key component of the Ontario government's five-point plan to grow jobs and the economy. Select Ontario also supports the Open for Business initiative to create faster, smarter and streamlined government-to-business services and regulations.

QUICK FACTS

 
  • Select Ontario includes relevant data for over 500 Ontario communities
  • Minister Pupatello also announced $160,000 in Communities in Transition funding today, towards an EDCO project to create more effective and modern municipal and regional websites, which will help attract investment and support existing local businesses.

CONTACTS

  • Leigh-Ann Popek
    Minister's Office
    416-325-0362
  • Patrick Imlay
    Communications Branch
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Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
ontario.ca/economy


 

"In an increasingly competitive global economy, Ontario must take the lead in attracting the investment opportunities and high-paying jobs our families need. With the help of leading edge, online tools like the GIS, Ontario is demonstrating that it is the place to be with respect to its highly educated population, highly skilled workforce, and highly accessible business environment."

 – Sandra Pupatello
Minister of Economic Development and Trade

"Innovative, business-friendly online marketing tools like GIS, play an important role in attracting new investment opportunities to Ontario. It will also help economic development professionals better promote Ontario as a premier location for sustained economic activity."

 – Aileen Murray
EDCO President

 
 
 
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