Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct Investment in Hamilton, Ontario

The members of Hamilton’s Economic Development team are equipped to provide you with personalized service for your business. Hamilton’s Foreign Direct Investment plan as well as its Business Attraction Program have successfully generated awareness of the city as a premiere North American business hub, where local and international businesses can grow.

If you are thinking of investing internationally,
consider Hamilton for its:

Access to Markets

Located in the centre of the most densely populated and industrialized regions in Canada, and within an hours drive to the Greater Toronto Region and U.S. Border.

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Multimodal City

Transportation networks exist via air, road, rail and port.

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Diversity

As Canada’s most diverse economy, Hamilton, Ontario is a welcoming and accepting place to call home for people from all over the world. Its multicultural workforce is a strength for industry.

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Highly Educated Workforce

Hamilton’s workforce is technical, hard-working, and research and innovation-focused, such that business can easily find and hire exceptionally skilled talent.

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Extensive Research and Innovation Resources

Hamilton’s key industry sectors and businesses are supported by internationally acclaimed post secondary institutions and Canada’s most research-intensive University & College.

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Personalized Site Selection

Whatever your business, the economic development team can provide introductions to key community and government partners, access to resources and services to help make your investment successful in Hamilton.

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Investment and Aftercare

The members of Hamilton’s Economic Development team are equipped to provide you with personalized service for your business. Hamilton’s Foreign Direct Investment Business Attraction Program have successfully generated awareness of the city as a premiere North American business hub, where local and international businesses can grow.

Small to medium sized enterprises are also supported at a high-level in Hamilton through aftercare and business retention activity aligned with the industry sectors that are poised for further growth. Businesses are also able to participate in export-oriented activities facilitated by the city that showcase another avenue for international growth.

Through collaboration with industry stakeholders and all levels of government, Hamilton’s Economic Development team are promoting the city internationally- particularly as a member of the Consider Canada City Alliance (http://www.considercanada.com/). Key investment-focused alliances and partnerships are created with international players to strengthen the city’s main industry sectors.

Investment-Focused Partnerships in Hamilton

Hamilton is fortunate to work closely with the Invest Hamilton Partnership, which includes McMaster University, Mohawk College, Synapse Life Sciences Consortium, McMaster Innovation Park, Innovation Factory, The Hamilton Port Authority, and Hamilton International Airport. The partnership has an international focus, working with the city to attract foreign direct investments.

Gowling WLG and KPMG are examples of the partnerships with international players. Gowling WLG is a global law firm with a major office in Hamilton. The firm is working with the city in a unique program to attract foreign direct investment.

Both organizations use their international offices and networks to identify investment opportunities for Hamilton. The partnership operates from not only a business development angle, but also from a legal, audit, and strategic standpoint in order to help international businesses understand how to work in Canada and to see Hamilton as a prime investment destination.

If you are thinking of investing internationally,consider Hamilton for its: