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