Why do Business in Orangeville?
Orangeville: Where Lifestyle and Prosperity Meet
Situated on the edge of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada’s largest market, lies an economically vibrant place with a small town charm, natural picturesque landscapes, and tremendous recreation and leisure opportunities.
Orangeville has developed as a preferred place to visit, live, work and do business. With a tradition of energy and prosperity and a sound economic plan, Orangeville is well positioned to prosper in the new millennium.
Orangeville is:
- Ideally Situated Perched on the northwest edge of the Greater Toronto Area
- Ideally situated to take advantage of access to major markets by road, rail or air.
- Connected to Ontario’s 400 series freeway system
- Less than an hour from Pearson International Airport – a major North American hub and Canada’s busiest airport
- About the same distance from the Canadian Pacific Rail intermodal terminals
- Approximately one hour from the Port of Toronto and Canada’s business and financial centre.
- Strategically located 30 minutes from the Honda plant in Alliston and the DaimlerChrysler complex in Brampton and slightly further from Toyota in Cambridge.
Orangeville: Our Workforce, Our Strength
- A well-educated, highly motivated workforce of more than 20,000 live in and around Orangeville.
- More than 47% of Orangeville’s workforce has some post-secondary education. This well qualified workforce has chosen Orangeville for it’s lifestyle advantages.
- Located within commuting distance to seven of the country’s largest universities and eight colleges, Orangeville is well suited to continue to have a well-educated labour force. Your staff can be drawn from this highly motivated pool.
Orangeville: A Superior Lifestyle Choice:
- Surrounded by an abundance of spectacular picturesque landscapes, recreational opportunities in and around Orangeville shine.
- There are twenty beautiful golf courses within a 30 minute drive and cross-country skiing, alpine skiing and snowboarding just 15 minutes away.
- Island Lake in Orangeville attracts rowing, sailboarding, bird watching, picnicking, and camping.
- Our 24 km trailway system will link the whole town to the Trans-Canada Trail.
- Orangeville boasts a unique and enchanting leisure and shopping environment.
- Our charming and historic downtown shopping district, lined with its restored 19th century architecture, consists of many arts & crafts, antique and specialty stores and casual and fine dining experiences.
- Our restored town hall and opera house, home to Theatre Orangeville, dates from 1875.
- A wide range of department store and convenience shopping and professional service opportunities also exist.
- Orangeville is also less than an hour's drive from Toronto’s world class theatre and major league sports venues.
Orangeville: Open for Business
- Orangeville offers a wonderful combination of outstanding lifestyle and business opportunities.
- Orangeville was recently awarded one of the best places to do business in South/Central Ontario by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business based on a number of subjects related to municipal efficiency, value for the tax dollar and general satisfaction with municipal government.
- Our tax rates are very competitive and we have no development charges for some industrial uses.
- The Town of Orangeville is eager to go the extra distance to meet your needs. We’ll fast track your building permits.
- Our Chamber of Commerce, Manufacturers’ Association and Business Improvement Area organizations will go to work on your behalf.
- Call our Economic Development Office and we’ll handle your enquiry personally and ensure you receive immediate professional service.
Orangeville: Exceeding Your Expectations
- Besides offering an enchanting atmosphere and exceptional recreational opportunities, Orangeville provides all of the services to meet the needs of businesses and residents. The air we breathe is remarkably clean, as is our municipal water supply, drawn from municipal wells.
- The Town is serviced with clean, abundant and affordable natural gas. The Town’s electrical utility distributes power efficiently and with an enviable record for reliability.
- Our new world-class hospital facility opened in 1997.
- Orangeville has it own professional police force and volunteer firefighters with modern equipment and facilities.
- Our future lives in our youth and our school systems reflect that conviction.
- There are two secondary schools, plus an ongoing elementary school building program, to stay well ahead of our population growth. Orangeville is home to a highly respected private school, a campus of Georgian College and is commuting distance to many of North America’s most renowned universities and colleges.
For Further Information Please Contact:
The Town of Orangeville Economic Development
87 Broadway
Orangeville, Ontario
Phone: (519) 941-0440 or 1-866-941-0440
Fax: (519) 941-9033