York Region joined Team Canada for a second straight year at Hannover Messe, with more than 110,000 attendees walking the floor of the world’s largest industrial tradeshow, after a highly successful Team Canada presence at HM in 2025.
York Region
Set Your Business Up
For Success In The
Greater Toronto Area
York Region is where business thrives — strategically located in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) of Ontario, with a skilled workforce, diverse industries, and vibrant communities. Is your business ready to grow in the heart of Canada’s economy and one of the largest in North America?
Where Talent
And Opportunity
Intersect
9
Unique cities and towns with…
1,200,000+
Living here and supporting…
59,000+
Thriving businesses and growing!
Leverage the Greater Toronto Area Market
By locating in Toronto area’s York Region, your business has convenient and central access to all of the GTA and everything it has to offer.
This includes diverse and global talent, 18 post-secondary institutions within commuting distance, major highways, two international airports, Canada-wide rail lines for distribution, strong industry sectors, and a quality of life that ranks among the highest in the world.
Global Companies Choose York Region
Top companies have been choosing York Region’s nine cities and towns as their location for Canadian headquarters or major operational centres for over fifty years. The Region’s economy is very diverse and attracts companies of all sizes. Home to one of Canada’s largest tech hubs with nearly 5,000 ICT companies, the country’s largest independent automotive parts and electronics manufacturing hub, a leading financial hub in Ontario, and many other strong industry sectors, has led to more than 600 foreign companies making the business decision to call York Region home.
These companies have built lasting success here. There’s nothing stopping your business from doing the same! Our team proudly supports international companies looking to expand to York Region, but we also support Canadian companies looking to expand to the GTA, and most importantly companies that are already established in the Region’s business community.
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York Region’s
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From urban and suburban to country living, you’ll find it in York Region’s cities and towns!
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