Ontario East has a very strategic location, part of one of the world’s leading aerospace clusters; Ontario East is the right place for your aerospace enterprise. With ready access to key US markets, world-leading manufacturers and suppliers offering a full range of products and services; a highly developed R&D infrastructure; technical and professional support; an experienced, educated and trained workforce; and cost-competitiveness make.
Dynamic Aerospace Cluster
With a deep-rooted civil and military tradition, Eastern Ontario’s aerospace cluster has comprehensive supply chain capabilities. Tier 1, 2, 3 suppliers are supported by a pool of SME manufacturing subcontractors and comprehensive, professional and technical support services - among the best in Canada.
Critical R&D Platform
- Generous tax incentives support R&D in Ontario East, as do world-class organizations including:
- National Research Council (NRC) Institute for Aerospace Research,
- David Florida Laboratory, the Canadian Space Agency’s world-class assembly, integration and testing centre
- The Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (OCIMAE)
- Queen’s-RMC Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing.
- Advanced Design and Manufacturing Institute (ADMI) (Queen’s)
Comprehensive R&D Support
- The Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI)
- Incentives and internships providing access to the brightest research minds
- Generous R&D Tax Incentives Federal and Ontario Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) incentives generate significant tax savings.
Highly-skilled and Competitive Labour Force
Ontario East has a pool of 3000 highly-trained aerospace engineers, technicians, and operators. When combined with neighbouring regions, Ontario East is in proximity to three-quarters of Canada’s aerospace labour force. Labour costs are among the lowest of key aerospace clusters in Canada, USA and Europe. (KPMG 2010 Competitive Alternatives)
A highly-developed education and training infrastructure provides an annual graduating population of nearly 4000 skilled engineers, scientists, technicians and operators.
- Location Advantage - Located between Toronto and Ottawa and only a few hours from Montreal
- Excellent road, rail, seaway and air transport options give Ontario East premier access to leading U.S. industry clusters and markets. Key centres in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington are within 500 mi/800 km.
- Available Property
- Ontario East offers serviced-land with access to four and six-lane freeways at an average price of $30,000 an acre with available land packages greater than 400 acres and industrial buildings ranging from 20,000 sq. ft. to 500,000 sq. ft.
- Peterborough Airport capacity (cargo) has recently been upgraded and lengthened their runway to 7,000 ft. and can now handle 180,000 lbs. Cargo must clear customs at the appropriate point of entry into Canada before arriving at Peterborough Airport.