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Home/Invest and Do Business/Why Richmond Hill

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Richmond Hill is a great location to start and grow your business. The success of our businesses is just one of the reasons why we are known as The Smart Place for Business.

 

Here are a few more reasons why Richmond Hill is an ideal location for your new, growing or expanding business: 

  • Talent - Richmond Hill has one of Canada's most educated workforces, and York Region's most educated workforce with more than 50% of residents holding a University degree and over 77% with post-secondary education. You will have access to a diverse, highly skilled talent pool to grow your business.
  • Ideal Location - Our businesses benefit from prime location as Richmond Hill is located in the center of the Greater Toronto Area, with convenient access to transit systems and close to major highways, ports and international airports. You will have an exceptional transportation infrastructure and be able move with ease within the entire area.
  • Innovation - Richmond Hill is part of Canada's largest technology cluster, and also a pioneer in the four key business sectors (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, Health Industry, Finance and Insurance, and Information and Cultural Industries). A whole lot of really smart people work here, and they are leading the new knowledge economy.
  • Competitive Cost of Doing Business - Richmond Hill has competitive development charges and comparatively low property tax rates allowing you to properly manage these costs and focus on your business growth.
  • Diverse and Thriving Community - Richmond Hill offers a multi-cultural community with a high-quality lifestyle with a strong, growing economy.  From green space to a world-class performing arts centre, Richmond Hill has it all.
  • Award Winning Businesses - Working alongside award winning businesses, our companies have been recognized by local, national and international industry rankings.
  • Personalized Business Support - Economic Development staff are here to help you navigate through Town departments and provide personalized business services to help your business grow and thrive.
  • Planning for the Future - Through green initiatives that prepare our community for the future, Richmond Hill is committed to preserving our natural environment and encourages our businesses to embrace practices that have a positive effect on the environment and our community.
  • A Well Run Municipality - Strong leadership creates a strong community. Richmond Hill Council and staff are focused on creating a progressive and accountable government.

View testimonials from Richmond Hill based companies

Did you know that Richmond Hill is an award-winning community?

Our most recent awards include:


2016 Gold Excellence Award from International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for Guide for New Businesses brochure


Ranking Richmond Hill 4th amongst 50 Canadian cities in the Conference Board of Canada's City Magnets 2014 report. This report benchmarked features such as education, innovation, economy, society, health, environment and housing.

 

2014 Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) Marketing Canada Award for Creative Industries Symposium


2014 MarCom Gold Award for new Film Location Resource Guide

 

2014 Award of Merit from Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) for recognition of our MedEdge Summit

 

2014 Honourable Mention from EDCO for our Economic Development website

 

2013/2014 fDi Magazine North American Small City of the Future Award

 

2011/2012 fDi Magazine North American Small City of the Future Award

 

Contact the Economic Development team to learn more about how we can help your business.

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