Economic Development

Whitby Economic Development is committed to making our town the "Community of Choice" for businesses, visitors and residents. We aim to create more local jobs within a diverse, sustainable economy, revitalize downtown areas and work to enhance the quality of life for all residents.

Find out why Whitby is a great place to start and expand your business.

COVID-19 regulations for businesses

Local business owners can find out more about our COVID-19 business supports and resources, follow our news and notices, and our Whitby Economic Development Twitter account for continuing information.

Learn about our COVID-19 Business Supports

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How we support you and grow our community

We provide a range of services and resources to help you start and grow your business, and to better enable economic development in Whitby. This includes:

Connections to funding programs
Direct business supports
Demographics and statistics
Expedited site selection services
General business advocacy
Robust downtown initiatives
Strategic advertising and sponsorship opportunities

Investing in Whitby

Whitby is experiencing rapid population growth and there are many exciting developments planned or already underway in our community. We can help you be part of the action. We can provide direct, concierge-style support for your business, introduce you to potential suppliers and service providers, and link you to local post-secondary institutions.

Available land and developments

The Whitby Employment Land Readiness web app makes it easy access and identify employment land opportunities in Whitby. The interactive web app provide up-to-date site information including address, parcel size, Planning information, contact details and more. This tool provides the development community with relevant site-specific information for undeveloped employment land sites in Whitby. Visit the web app here.

Competitive business costs

The costs of doing business in Whitby are very competitive with other municipalities in the province. Whitby offers significant real-estate savings compared to northern and western Greater Toronto Area (GTA) municipalities when it comes to industrial land, office and industrial lease rates and residential housing.

Office lease rates are approximately 20% lower than the surrounding area, industrial land prices are approximately 75% lower, and detached house prices are approximately 30 to 45% lower.

We collect development charges to help support capital costs for new residential and non-residential development in the Town of Whitby.

Recent and future developments

There are many industrial, commercial and residential developments ongoing in the town.

Industrial developments

Carterra - Tricont Avenue - Two industrial buildings, totaling 370,000 sq. feet

Commercial developments

Le Nordik Spa - State-of-the-art Scandinavian spa planned for former Cullen Gardens
Oshawa Clinic Group - Four-storey, 152,000 sq. foot medical facility planned for west Whitby
Brookvalley Commercial - Two-storey, 35,000 sq. foot multi-tenant commercial building in Brooklin
Playdium - 35,000 sq. foot entertainment facility in South Whitby

Residential developments

Downtown Whitby: Brookfield Residential Station No. 3 - Six-storey condominium project at former Fire Hall
Downtown Whitby: Castleview 500 Developments' The Charlotte - Six-storey boutique condominium
Port Whitby: Carterra's The Landing - 18-storey condominium tower and low-rise buildings
Port Whitby: Brookfield Residential Dockside - Multiple condominium towers up to 18 storeys
Brooklin: Prince George Landing - Boutique condominiums and row townhouses
West Whitby: Several new subdivisions

Our team

The Whitby Economic Development team is the go-to resource for businesses looking to start, grow or invest in Whitby, Ontario. We provide direct, concierge-style support to help your business prosper. Connect with a member of the Whitby Economic Development today.