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CANADA Fast Facts

• Nominal GDP (2005): $1.077 trillion (U.S.)
• Real GDP growth rate (2005): 2.9%
• Main industries: transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas
• Primary Export Partners (2005): U.S., 84.2%; Japan, 2.1%; UK, 1.8%; China, 1.6%
• Major exports (2005): Machinery and equipment, 25.4%; automotive products, 23.6%; energy products, 23.4%; forestry products, 9.7%
• Taxation: The federal corporate income tax rate is 21%. The federal corporate surtax of 4% will be eliminated for all businesses in 2008. Provincial governments charge corporate tax at rates between 10% and 16%.

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City of Owen Sound
Steve Furness
Manager of Economic Development and Tourism
808 2nd Ave East,
Owen Sound, Ontario, ON CAN N4K 2H4
519-376-1440 1236
sfurness@owensound.ca
wwww.owensound.ca
Located on Georgian Bay, the City of Owen Sound is an urban community of 30,000 surrounded by rural and natural landscapes. With an abundance of serviced industrial land, the City offers companies an outstanding location with easy access to Ontario and US markets. Join other manufacturing firms located in Owen Sound: GE Security, Transcontinental Printing, Tenneco Automotive, Hobart, GoodYear Engineered Products, MacLean Engineering, Bellywck, Canavac, and others.


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Alberta Economic Development Authority
James Cleland
Executive Director
McDougall Centre, 455 - 6th St. SW
Calgary, AB CAN T2P 4E8
403-297-3022
James.cleland@gov.ab.ca
www.alberta-canada.com/aeda/index.cfm

Alberta's Industrial Heartland
Neil Shelly
Executive Director
#202, 9906 - 102 St.
Fort Saskatchewan, AB CAN T8L 2C3
780-998-7453
neil@industrialheartland.com
www.industrialheartland.com

Calgary Economic Development
Bruce Graham
President and CEO
731 1st Street SE
Calgary, AB CAN T2G 2G9
403-221-7831
info@calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com
www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com

Community Futures Parkland Area
Paul Peters
Executive Director
5020 - 50 Avenue, Box 250
Mirror, AB CAN T0B 3C0
888-788-2829
info@eastparkland.com
www.eastparkland.com

Rocky View Municipal District
David Kalinchuk
Economic Development Manager
911 - 32nd Avenue NE
Calgary, AB CAN T2E 6X6
403-520-8195
ecdev@rockyview.ca
www.thinkingcalgary.com

Vegreville Economic Development Board
NA
Manager of Economic Development
5009 - 50th Ave., P.O. Box 217
Vegreville, AB CAN T9C 1R2
780-632-3891
vedb@telus.net
www.vegreville.com

Central Coast Regional District
David Anderson
Economic Development Officer
P.O. Box 186, 626 Cliff Street
Bella Coola, BC CAN V0T 1C0
250-799-5291
ccrd.ecdev@bellco.bc.ca
www.centralcoastbc.com

Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation
John Jansen
President
46093 Yale Road, Suite 201
Chilliwack, BC CAN V2P 2L8
604-792-7839
cepco@chilliwackpartners.com
www.chilliwackeconomicpartners.com

City of North Vancouver
Phil Sanderson
Manager, Economic Development
141 West 14th Street
North Vancouver, BC CAN V7M 1H9
604-982-3914
psanderson@cnv.org
www.cnv.org

City of Surrey
Donna Jones
Manager, Economic Development
14245 - 56th Avenue
Surrey, BC CAN V3X 3A2
604-591-4128
econdev@surrey.ca
www.surrey.ca

City of Victoria
Deborah Day
Director, Planning
City Hall, #1 Centennial Square
Victoria, BC CAN V8W 1P6
250-361-0366
dday@victoria.ca
www.victoria.ca

Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Robyn Cyr
Economic Development Officer & Film Commissioner
781 Marine Park Drive NE, Box 978
Salmon Arm, BC CAN V1E 4P1
250-833-5928
rcyr@csrd.bc.ca
www.csrd.bc.ca

District of Port Hardy
Rick Davidge
Chief Administrative Officer
P.O. Box 68
Port Hardy, BC CAN V0N 2P0
250-949-6665
rickd@porthardy.ca
www.porthardy.ca

District of Sooke
Evan Parliament
Chief Administrative Officer
2205 Otter Point Road
Sooke, BC CAN V9Z 1J2
250-642-1634
eparliament@sooke.ca
www.sooke.ca

Invest British Columbia
Karen Lam
Project Manager
999 Canada Place, Suite 730
Vancouver, BC CAN V6C 3E1
604-775-2188
Karen.Lam@gov.bc.ca
www.investbc.com

Town of Ladysmith
Caroline Spira
Economic Development Officer
Box 220, 410 Esplanade
Ladysmith, BC CAN V9G 1A2
250-245-6410
cspira@ladysmith.ca
www.ladysmith.ca

Vancouver Economic Development Commission
Nellie Cheng
Director of Business Development
1075 West Georgia Street, Suite 1620
Vancouver, BC CAN V6E 3C9
604-632-9668
info@.vancouvereconomic.com
www.vancouvereconomic.com

Altona Community Development Corporation
Delores Loewen
Community Development Coordinator
P.O. Box 2280
Altona, MB CAN R0G 0B0
204-324-8190
deloresl@townofaltona.com
www.townofaltona.com

Central Plains Inc.
Ron Roteliuk
Executive Director
56 Royal Road North
Portage la Prairie, MB CAN R1N 1V1
204-856-5000
info@centralplains.ca
www.centralplains.ca

Dauphin Economic Development
Jana Schott
Economic Development Manager
100 Main Street South
Dauphin, MB CAN R7N 1K3
204-622-3229
ced@dauphin.ca
www.dauphin.ca

Destination Winnipeg
Greg Dandewich
Director of Economic Development
300 - 259 Portage Avenue, 3rd Floor
Winnipeg, MB CAN R3B 2A9
800-665-0204
greg@destinationwinnipeg.ca
www.destinationwinnipeg.ca

Economic Development Brandon
Sandy Trudel
Economic Development Officer
410 - 9th Street
Brandon, MB CAN R7A 6A2
204-729-2132
econdev@brandon.ca
www.econdev.brandon.ca

Manitoba Hydro
Dave Huminicki
Business Development Engineer
Economic Development Department, Manitoba Hydro, 1565 Willson Place
Winnipeg, MB CAN R3T 4H1
204-474-3839
dnhuminicki@hydro.mb.ca
www.hydro.mb.ca

Manitoba Trade & Investment Corporation
Bob Dilay
Executive Director
259 Portage Avenue, Suite 1100
Winnipeg, MB CAN R3B 3P4
800-529-9981
bob.dilay@gov.mb.ca
www.manitoba-canada.com

Norman Regional Development Corporation
Angela Enright
General Manager
23 Station Road
Thompson, MB CAN R8N 0N6
204-778-8155; 800-665-4774
info@nrdc.ca
www.nrdc.ca

Town of Boissevain
Shirley Bell
Economic Development Officer
P.O. Box 368, 598 Mountain Street
Boissevain, MB CAN R0K 0E0
204-534-6303; 800-497-2393
turtlemountain@mts.net
www.boissevain.ca

Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Dave Angus
President/CEO
259 Portage Avenue, Suite 100
Winnipeg, MB CAN R3B 2A9
204-944-8484
info@winnipeg-chamber.com
www.winnipeg-chamber.com

Business New Brunswick
Yvon Belliveau
Executive Director, Business Development
Centennial Building, P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB CAN E3B 5H1
506-453-3799
yvon.belliveau@gnb.ca
www.newbrunswick.ca

Enterprise Chaleur
Donald Hammond
Executive Director
275 Main St., Suite 212A
Bathurst, NB CAN E2A 1A9
506-547-7445
donald.hammond@ent-chaleur.ca
www.enterprisechaleur.com

Enterprise Fredericton
Doug Motty
Executive Director
570 Queen Street
Fredericton, NB CAN E3B 6Z6
506-444-4686
info@ent-fredericton.ca
www.investfredericton.ca

Enterprise Greater Moncton
Eric N. Pelletier
Manager, Investment Attraction
910 Main Street, Suite 101
Moncton, NB CAN E1C 1G6
888-577-0000
eric.pelletier@greatermoncton.org
www.investgreatermoncton.com

Enterprise Kent
Guy L?ger
Executive Director
59 Irving Blvd., Suite 201
Bouctouche, NB CAN E4S 3J6
506-743-7337
info@ent-kent.ca
www.ent-kent.ca

Enterprise Saint John
Stephen Carson
CEO
Business Resource Centre, 40 King Street
Saint John, NB CAN E2L 1G3
506-658-2877; 800-561-2877
info@enterprisesj.com
www.enterprisesj.com

Antigonish Regional Development Authority
Gerry Grant
Executive Director
Antigonish Farmer's Mutual Building, 188 Main Street, Suite 2-1
Antigonish, NS CAN B2G 2B9
902-863-3330
ggrant@antigonishrda.ns.ca
www.antigonishrda.ns.ca

Cape Breton County Economic Development Authority
Eileen Lannon Oldford
CEO
77 Kings Road
Sydney, NS CAN B1S 1A2
902-562-2201
eileen@cbceda.org
www.cbceda.org

Colchester Regional Development Agency
Jo Ann Fewer
Executive Director
966 Prince Street, P.O. Box 181
Truro, NS CAN B2N 5C1
902-893-0140; 866-227-6182
jfewer@corda.ca
www.corda.ca

Cumberland Regional Economic Development Association
Rhonda Kelly
Executive Director
35 Church Street, P.O. Box 546
Amherst, NS CAN B4H 4A1
902-667-3638
cerc@creda.net
www.creda.net

Greater Halifax Partnership
Doug Reid
Director of Community Economic Development
1969 Upper Water Street, Suite 2101, Purdy's Tower 2
Halifax, NS CAN B3J 3R7
902-490-6000; 800-565-1191
info@greaterhalifax.com
www.greaterhalifax.com

Guysborough County Regional Development Authority
Dan Gillis
Executive Director
46 Main Street, P.O. Box 49
Guysborough, NS CAN B0H 1N0
902-533-3731; 800-355-3731
info@connectwithourenergy.com
www.connectwithourenergy.com

Lunenburg Queens Regional Development Agency
Neil Emenau
Executive Director
220 North Street
Bridgewater, NS CAN B4V 2V6
902-543-0491; 800-303-1541
lqrda@eastlink.ca
www.lqrda.ns.ca

Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Stephen Lund
President and CEO
World Trade & Convention Centre, 1800 Argyle Street, Suite 701, P.O. Box 2374
Halifax, NS CAN B3J 3E4
902-424-6650
nsbi@gov.ns.ca
www.novascotiabusiness.com

Nova Scotia Economic Development
Paul Taylor
CEO
P.O. Box 2311
Halifax, NS CAN B3J 3C8
902-424-0377
comm@gov.ns.ca
www.gov.ns.ca/econ

Pictou Regional Development Commission
Lisa MacDonald
Executive Director
Business Service Center, 980 East River Road, Unit 3
New Glasgow, NS CAN B2H 3S8
902-752-6159; 888-412-0072
info@prdc.com
www.wearepictoucounty.com

South West Shore Development Authority
Frank Anderson
CEO
233 Water Street, P.O. Box 131
Yarmouth, NS CAN B5A 1M1
902-742-3210
yarmouthinfo@swsda.com
www.swsda.com

Strait-Highlands Regional Development Agency
Blaine Gillis
CEO
32 Paint Street, Unit 5
Port Hawkesbury, NS CAN B9A 3J8
902-625-3929
info@strait-highlands.ns.ca
www.strait-highlands.ns.ca

Brantford-Brant Economic Development
NA
NA
City Hall, P.O. Box 818, 100 Wellington Sq.
Brantford, ON CAN N3T 2M3
519-759-4150; 800-563-9999
advantage@brantfordbrant.com
www.brantfordbrant.com

Burlington Economic Development Corporation
Don Baxter
Executive Director
414 Locust Street, Suite 203
Burlington, ON CAN L7S 1T7
905-332-9415
baxterd@burlington.ca
www.bedc.ca

Canada's Technology Triangle Inc (Waterloo Region - Cambridge/Kitchener/Waterloo)
W.T. (Bill) Elliot
Vice President, Business Development
57 Erb Street West
Waterloo, ON CAN N2L 6C2
519-747-2541 403
wectt@region.waterloo.on.ca
www.techtriangle.com

City of Barrie
Robert Brindley
Director of Economic Development
P.O. Box 400, 70 Collier Street
Barrie, ON CAN L4M 4T5
705-739-4220 4524
rbrindley@barrie.ca
www.barrie.ca

City of Brampton
Dennis Cutajar
Commissioner, Econ. Dev. And Corporate Communications
33 Queen St W., 1st Floor
Brampton, ON CAN L6Y 1L9
905-874-2698
dennis.cutajar@brampton.ca
www.brampton.ca

City of Guelph
Peter Cartwright
General Manager of Economic Development and Tourism
City Hall, 1 Carden Street
Guelph, ON CAN N1H 3A1
519-837-5600 2820
bizinfo@guelph.ca
www.guelph.ca/biz

City of Kitchener
Rod Regier
Executive Director, Economic Development
200 King St W, 6th Floor, PO Box 1118
Kitchener, ON CAN N2G 4G7
519-741-2506
rod.regier@kitchener.ca
www.kitchener.ca

City of Niagara Falls
Serge Felicetti
Director of Business Development
4310 Queen Street, P.O. Box 1023
Niagara Falls, ON CAN L2E 6X5
905-356-7521 5102
sfelicetti@niagarafalls.ca
www.niagarafalls.ca

City of Orillia
Robert J. Lamb
Manager of Economic Development
50 Andrew Street S.
Orillia, ON CAN L3V 7T5
705-325-4900
rlamb@city.orillia.on.ca
www.city.orillia.on.ca

City of Oshawa
Cindy Symons-Milroy, Ec.D.
Director, Economic Development
50 Centre St. S.
Oshawa, ON CAN L1H 3Z7
905-436-5617
csymons-milroy@oshawa.ca
www.oshawa.ca

City of Ottawa
Michael Murr
Strategic Initiatives/Business Plan
110 Laurier Ave. W.
Ottawa, ON CAN K1P 1J1
613-580-2424 25195
Michael.Murr@ottawa.ca
www.ottawa.ca

City of St. Catharines
David Oaks
Director, Economic Development and Tourism Services
P.O. Box 3012, 50 Church Street
St. Catharines, ON CAN L2R 7C2
905-688-5601 1700
doakes@stcatharines.ca
www.stcatharines.ca

City of Toronto, International Investment Group
Ron Wandel
Manager, Investment Attraction, Economic Development
100 Queen Street West, 9th Floor E
Toronto, ON CAN M5H 2N2
416-392-3384
investing@toronto.ca
www.toronto.ca/business

City of Vaughan
Shirley Kam
Manager of Economic Development
2141 Major Mackenzie Drive
Vaughan, ON CAN L6A 1T1
905-832-8585 8874
ecdev@vaughan.ca
www.vaughan.ca

City of Woodstock
Len Magyar
Development Commissioner
500 Dundas Street, P.O. Box 40
Woodstock, ON CAN N4S 7W5
519-539-2382 2112
lmagyar@city.woodstock.on.ca
www.woodstocknow.com

Durham Region
Doug Lindeblom
Director of Economic Development
605 Rossland Road East
Whitby, ON CAN L1N 6A3
905-668-4113 2602
doug.lindeblom@region.durham.on.ca
www.durhambusiness.ca

Economic Developers Council of Ontario, Inc.
Heather Lalonde
Executive Director
P.O. Box 8030
Cornwall, ON CAN K6H 7H9
613-931-9827
edco@sympatico.ca
www.edco.on.ca

Fort Erie Economic Development & Tourism Corporation
James A. Thibert
General Manager
660 Garrison Road, Unit 1
Fort Erie, ON CAN L2A 6E2
905-871-1332
edtc@forteriecanada.com
www.forteriecanada.com

Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation
Jay Amer
VP, Business Development
210 Wolfe St.
Peterborough, ON CAN K9J 2K9
705-743-0777 2125
jamer@gpaedc.on.ca
www.gpaedc.on.ca

Greater Sudbury Development Corporation
Catherine Matheson
General Manager, Community Development
P.O. Box 5000, Stn. A, 200 Brady Street
Sudbury, ON CAN P3A 5P3
705-674-4455 4330
catherine.matheson@greatersudbury.ca
www.greatersudbury.ca

Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Aileen Murray
Acting Director, Economic Development Services
445 Grand Avenue West, Box 944
Chatham, ON CAN N7M 5L3
519-351-7700 2034
aileenm@chatham-kent.ca
www.ckforbusiness.com

Ontario Investment and Trade
No Name
No Title
161 Bay Street, BCE Place, Suite 4040, Canada Trust Tower, P.O. Box 706
Toronto, ON CAN M5J 2S1
800-819-8701
info@2ontario.com
investandtradeontario.com

Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
George Mallay
General Manager
265 Front Street North, Ste. 107
Sarnia, ON CAN N7T 7X1
519-332-1820
info@sarnialambton.on.ca
www.sarnialambton.on.ca

SD&G Community Futures Development Corp.
James dePater
Executive Director
26 Pitt St., Suite 207
Cornwall, ON CAN K6J 3P2
613-932-4333
jdepater@sdgcdc.on.ca
www.sdg.on.ca

St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation
Robert Wheeler
General Manager
545 Talbot St., P.O. Box 520, City Hall
St. Thomas, ON CAN N5P 3V7
519-631-1680 4132
rwheeler@st-thomasedc.on.ca
www.st-thomasedc.on.ca

Toronto Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO)
Jeff Steiner
President and CEO
Metro Hall, 55 John Street, 7th Floor
Toronto, ON CAN M5V 3C6
416-214-4640
info@tedco.ca
www.tedco.ca

Town of Aurora
Cindy Janzen
Interim Contact
1 Municipal Drive, Box 1000
Aurora, ON CAN L4G 6J1
905-726-4742
ecdev@e-aurora.ca
www.e-aurora.ca

Town of Cobourg
Wendy Gibson
Business Development Officer
Business & Tourism Centre, 212 King Street West
Cobourg, ON CAN K9A 2N1
800-262-6864 4125
wgibson@cobourg.ca
www.cobourgecondev.ca

Town of Ingersoll
Peter Rigby
Director Economic Development
130 Oxford Street, 2nd Floor
Ingersoll, ON CAN N5C 2V5
519-485-0120
prigby@ingersoll.ca
www.ingersoll.ca

Town of Markham
Suzanne McCrimmon
Senior Business Development Officer
101 Town Centre Blvd.
Markham, ON CAN L3R 9W3
905-477-7000 2655
smccrimmon@markham.ca
www.business.markham.ca

Town of Tillsonburg
Cephas Panschow
Development Commissioner
200 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Tillsonburg, ON CAN N4G 5A7
519-842-6428 3250
cpanschow@tillsonburg.ca
www.tillsonburg.ca

Windsor Essex County Development Commission
Matthew Fischer
CEO
333 Riverside Drive West, Suite 215
Windsor, ON CAN N9A 5K4
519-255-9200
info@choosewindsor.com
www.choosewindsor.com

CLD Montr?al-Nord
Francois Pregent
Manager, Economic Development
11211, rue H?bert
Montr?al-Nord, QC CAN H1H 3X5
514-353-7171 304
info@cldmn.qc.ca
www.cldmn.qc.ca

Hydro-Qu?bec
Robert Jean
Manager - Industrial Promotion
75 boulevard Rene-Levesque Ouest
Montr?al, QC CAN H2Z 1A4
514-879-4158
robert.jean@hydro.qc.ca
www.hydroquebec.com/investing

Invest Qu?bec
Jacques Daoust
President & CEO
393, rue Saint-Jacques, bureau 500
Montreal, QC CAN H2Y 1N9
514-873-4375; 866-870-0437

www.investquebec.com

Montr?al International
Christian Bernard
Director of Economic Development
380, Saint Antoine Street West, Suite 8000
Montr?al, QC CAN H2Y 3X7
514-987-9371
christian.bernard@montrealinternational.com
www.montrealinternational.com

Pole Quebec Chaudiere-Appalaches
Jean-Michel Garro
Business Development Manager, Life Sciences
1126, Grande Allee Ouest, Suite 802
Quebec, QC CAN G1S 1E5
418-681-9700
info@pole-qca.ca
www.pole-qca.ca

Societe Generale De Financement du Quebec
Pierre Shedleur
President and General Manager
600 Rue de la Gauchietiere West, Suite 1500
Montreal, QC CAN H3B 4L8
514-876-9290
pshedleur@sgfqc.com
www.sgfqc.com

Trois-Rivieres Economic Development Corporation
Darlene Brown
Commissioner-Business Attraction, Investment Promotion
370, rue des Forges, Bureau 100
Trios-Rivi?res, QC CAN G9A 2H1
819-374-4061 5122
dbrown@sdetr.com
www.sdetr.com

Regina Regional Economic Development Authority
Larry Hiles
President & CEO
1919 Rose St., Suite 255
Regina, SK CAN S4P 3P1
306-522-0227; 800-886-5644
reachus@rreda.com
www.rreda.com

Saskatchewan Energy & Resources
Deirdre O'Donohue
Inquiries Manager
300 - 2103 - 11th Avenue
Regina, SK CAN S4P 3Z8
306-787-2528
Deirdre.Odonohoe@gov.sk.ca
www.ir.gov.sk.ca

Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority Inc.
Alan Migneault
CEO
Suite 103, 202 4th Ave. N.
Saskatoon, SK CAN S7K 0K1
306-664-0723
amigneault@sreda.com
www.sreda.com

 

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