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With the top priority being Economic Development, Council remains committed to a strategy to the city forward. This ever evolving strategy builds upon Hamilton's inherent strenghts with a focus on eight innovative sectors.
These unique sectors are further supported by the ongoing work and research being done at Hamilton's renowned educational institutions.
For more information please contact:
Neil Everson
Director of Economic Development and Real Estate
Tel: 905-546-2424 ext 2359
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 Advanced Manufacturing
Industrial manufacturing within Hamilton has for many years represented the driving force of the local economy. In addition, it represents a significant provincial impact with an estimated $12 Billion annual effect or the equivalent of 4% of Ontario's GDP.
An estimated 85,000 jobs are attributable to this cluster, with $5.6 Billion being injected into the local economy on an annual basis through salaries and wages.
Steel production and processing, heavy and general manufacturing, storage and warehousing represent the major industrial activities which predominate within the City. Well developed infrastructure which facilitates the production and movements of goods continues to be enhanced within the community.
The existing industrial base is exceptionally diverse and well positioned to address both local and global market challenges. The potential certainly exists for the manufacturing sector to continue to diversify and to address the many changes which are shaping the global economy. Strong leadership, innovation and expertise will remain the corner stones of a healthy advanced manufacturing cluster within the City of Hamilton.
For more information please contact:
Alfonso Principato
Business Development Consultant
Tel: 905-546-2424 ext 5363
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 Goods Movement
The Goods Movement vision is to create an industrial, commercial and residential community around the Hamilton International Airport that exists and grows in support of the Airport's and City's economic development objectives. This will be accomplished by: supporting the Airport's vision to become Canada's premier specialty cargo airport and Ontario's third passenger gateway airport; supporting Hamilton International Airport's Master Plan; focusing resources on the Airport cluster to expedite the short term deliverables in the economic development strategy.
For more information please contact:
Sylvia Renshaw
Business Development Consultant
Tel: 905-546-2424 ext 4114
E-mail:
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 Agriculture, Food and Beverage
The City of Hamilton Agricultural Economic Impact and Development Study was completed in August, 2003. The study provided a profile of the agricultural sector in Hamilton based on Statistics Canada data from 1976 to 2001. In 2007, the City of Hamilton continued the process by developing a long term Agricultural Action Plan that identified tasks to support and sustain the Agriculture sector in this community. One of the primary tasks identified in the 2007 Agricultural Action Plan was to update Hamilton's agricultural profile by incorporating the 2006 census data, thereby identifying the changes that have occurred to the sector since 2001.
The Hamilton Agricultural Profile 2008 shows that agriculture is a significant component of the local economy and confirms that agriculture generates approximately $1.26 billion in economic activity into the City of Hamilton's economy on an annual basis.
All of the City's policies acknowledge the important contribution agriculture makes to the City's economy and the quality of life for its residents, and support activities that will promote the industry. Hamilton is an area with a strong agricultural land base, the majority of the 227,000 acres within the Hamilton boundaries qualify as prime agricultural lands. Considering only 5% of the Canadian land mass constitutes prime land, the importance of this resource in Hamilton is significant. Statistics show strong local production in greenhouse, poultry and egg, mushroom vegetable, dairy, horse and pony with a spin-off to food processing companies and value-added agriculture-related business. Hamilton farmers continue to have very high productivity with an average per acre Gross Farm Receipts of $1,687, the fourth highest in Ontario;
The face of agriculture is changing, innovative practices and technologies are leading to new products, processes and improvements to this traditional sector. Hamilton, with its superior land base, central location, solid transportation network, benevolent climate and world-class natural based industry is in a position to take advantage of these many new markets and opportunities associated with an agriculturally related economy for the 21st century.
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
The food and beverage processing sector is Ontario and Canada's third largest manufacturing sector. This industry has experienced an annual growth rate of 4 - 5 percent over the last five years. Hamilton's food industry activities include food and beverage processing, warehousing and distribution, retailing and food service. To truly understand the depth of this sector in Hamilton a sector profile was undertaken in 2004. This profile will identify all directly and indirectly related companies, associations and institutions and will include a comprehensive database to assist with research and policy development. Ultimately the goal of the profile is to increase both investment and jobs through new foreign direct investments and to assist economic development analysis and local marketing initiative.
For more information please contact:
Susan Coverdale
Business Development Consultant
Tel: 905-546-2424 ext 2363
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 Biotechnology
The platform for Hamilton's biotechnology cluster is concentrated in the intensity of the faculty of health sciences at McMaster University, its affiliated hospitals, and in several local research centres and institutes. Hamilton has demonstrated leading edge approaches and success in drug discovery and validation, gene therapy, clinical trials and health economics.
For more information please contact:
Carolynn Reid
Business Development Consultant
Tel: 905-546-2424 ext 4381
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Golden Horseshoe Biosciences Network
The Golden Horseshoe Biosciences Network is a not-for-profit corporation encompassing the City of Hamilton, Halton Region and the Region of Niagara, McMaster University, its affiliated research hospitals, municipal economic development agencies from the City of Hamilton, Halton and Niagara Regions as well as representatives from business, academia, hospitals and various levels of government. The network promotes the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario as a globally competitive bioscience cluster for the development and commercialization of innovative products and a world class provider of services in areas of biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals, health and medicine, bio-manufacturing and bioengineering technologies.
For more information please contact:
Dr. Darlene Homonko
Executive Director
Golden Horseshoe Biosciences Network
Tel: (905) 525-9140 ext 26609
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www.ghbn.org
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 Downtown
In 2001, the City of Hamilton established its first-ever Downtown Renewal Division. The health of the downtown is vitally important to the identity that the City as a whole draws from the area. Enhancing this identity will serve to create a more vibrant community and ultimately a better downtown. Since 2002, the Downtown and Community Renewal Division has help generate over $126 million in property value in Hamilton's downtown core and over 750 dwelling units.
For more information about this section and its programs please visit the Downtown Renewal section at: www.hamiltonrenewal.ca or contact:
Ron Marini
Director of Downtown Renewal Division
Tel: 905-546-2424 ext 4178
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 Film and Cultural Industries
Why film anywhere else?
Hamilton is quickly becoming a beacon for the latest Hollywood and Canadian productions, attracting stars such as Academy Award winners Russell Crowe, Robin Williams, Geena Davis and Anjelica Huston and shining stars like Edward Norton and Samuel L. Jackson. Only 45 minutes away from Canada's film capital, Toronto, Ontario, Hamilton has the variety of locations, access to film expertise both local and in Toronto and is one of Canada's most cost-effective filming cities.
The City of Hamilton continues to be a community that boasts hundreds of unique filming locations and is consistently growing its ties with government agencies to make this area a cost-effective choice for those in film.
Even more than the tangibles Hamilton's Film and Television Office provides for feature films and major television shows, filming in Hamilton also benefits our shared local economy. Viewed in the city as an important economic sector filming has shown to play an important role in improving revenues across the community; production companies pay residents and businesses for the rental of their properties, local hotels, motels, inns and restaurants house production staff, and because of its multiple advantages over area municipalities, many in the filmmaking community are even now choosing Hamilton as their home.
For more information please contact:
Jacqueline Norton
Business Development Consultant
Tel: 905-546-4233
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 Port of Hamilton
The Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) operates the leading Great Lakes port committed to economic and environmental vitality for our communities. We develop commercial facilities and industrial parks of leading technology combining integrated transportation links led by innovative marine transportation solutions. The HPA will develop its' facilities in accordance with our Land Use Plan and in partnership with our maritime stakeholders, political leaders and the local business community.
- Port of Hamilton Industry Profile (3.1Mb)
- Hamilton Goods Movement Study (8Mb)
For more information please contact:
Sylvia Renshaw
Business Development Consultant
Tel: 905-546-2424 ext 4114
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 Tourism
Hamilton has tremendous potential to capitalize on tourism, due to its significant tourism product inventory and its location at the centre of Canada's largest tourism region. However, a well conceived plan is needed to position Hamilton in the tourism marketplace. The key elements to a plan include: research, analysis of current tourism assets, product and experience investment and development, staff and volunteer training as well as marketing.
Tourism can help the City of Hamilton deliver on its strategic objectives, specifically addressing: A City of growth and opportunity; A great City in which to live; and A City that spends wisely and invests strategically. Tourism is an important part of Hamilton's social and economic fabric.
Annually, tourism generates over $162 million in economic impact, supports over $5 million in municipal taxes and employs over 3,000 people in hospitality related businesses in the Hamilton. However, the value of tourism goes beyond economics
For more information please contact:
Tourism Hamilton
Tel: 905-546-2666
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www.tourismhamilton.com
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