Investment Focus
Geographical we are focused on Southern Ontario:
- One out of every three Canadian lives here
- Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is the fastest growing agglomeration in North America and is the 5th largest urban region in Canada and the U.S.
- Ontario has no restrictions against foreign investors, in contrast to other Canadian provinces (Manitoba and Saskatchewan)
- Development Land
- steady development and expansion of the communities through population growth and qualified immigration (government forecast: 50% population growth within the next 25 years)
Region | Projected | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: Statistics Canada | |||||||
| 2006 | 2008 | 2011 | 2016 | 2026 | 2031 | 2036 | |
| Greater Toronto Area (GTA) | 5,798,100 | 6,012,300 | 6,292,200 | 6,815,400 | 7,954,300 | 8,539,600 | 9,121,200 |
| Ontario | 12,665,30 | 12,929,00 | 13,334,90 | 14,146,20 | 15,973,70 | 16,905,60 | 17,815,80 |
- Industrial and office properties
- GTA is the largest market for industrial and office properties in Canada (According to DTZ Barnicke: over 760 Million sq.ft. industrial, and over 128 Million sq.ft. office space)
- Most of the larger companies in the country have their headquarters in GTA which means good solid potential tenants
- Low vacancy rate for commercial space (According to DTZ Barnicke: around 8.50% in 2010; compared to 16.4% in the US-Market)
- the market is relatively stable compared to the other North American markets, even during the financial crisis 2008/09
- Excellent transportation infrastructure with an efficient highway system, excellent rail cargo access to the U.S. Markets and the largest container port facility on the Great Lakes
- Ontario Farmland
- Shakeout in farm industry from small sized farms (100 – 400 acres) to larger industrial farms (1000 – 5000 acres)
- About 25% of the farmers will retire in the next decade – this makes prime quality farmland available for investors
- The price for prime farmland is relatively modest (3000 -7000 CAD/acre) according to international markets
- In the last three years farmland values in Ontario increased at an average of 6.2% per year, notwithstanding the global difficulties in the financing sector since 2008 (source: Farm Credit Canada)
- Excellent soil qualities in Farmland and stable climatic conditions
- Ontario has a strong growing food and aliment industry and needs more agricultural commodities (The food industry is the top Manufacturing Sectors by Employment in the GTA)
- Additional demand for energy crops with an increase in renewable energy generation in Canada supported by governmental Initiatives