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Su
cc
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y D
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P
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rma
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Rev
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of
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Cit
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con
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tra
teg
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Fin
din
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ov
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er 2
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016
Ma
rk
ha
m 2
02
0:
Su
cc
es
s B
y D
es
ign
A.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Str
ate
gic
Rev
iew
B.
Key
Fin
din
gs
& C
on
clu
sio
ns
C.
Th
e R
oa
d A
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d
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luep
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r 2
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end
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on
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r M
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0
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ext
Ste
ps
2
A.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Str
ate
gic
Rev
iew
In 2
00
8,
Ma
rkh
am
Co
un
cil
ad
op
ted
“Ma
rkh
am
20
20
,” t
he
Cit
y’s
10
-yea
r
eco
no
mic
str
ate
gy
an
d b
luep
rin
t fo
r th
e
eco
no
mic
dev
elo
pm
ent
pro
gra
m.
3
Mayor
Scarp
itti a
nd R
ichard
Flo
rida
at
launch o
f M
ark
ham
2020,
Octo
ber
2008
In S
epte
mb
er 2
015
, C
ou
nci
l a
pp
rov
ed
th
e fo
llo
win
g 4
-ph
ase
pro
cess
to
ev
alu
ate
th
e p
erfo
rma
nce
of
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
. •
Ph
as
e 1
: R
es
ea
rc
h –
Ma
y t
o A
ug
ust
20
15
–C
oll
ect
per
form
an
ce d
ata
an
d c
on
sult
wit
h s
tak
eho
lder
s
•P
ha
se
2:
Co
mm
un
ity
En
ga
ge
me
nt
– O
cto
ber
20
15 t
o J
an
ua
ry 2
016
–H
ost
ser
ies
of
op
en h
ou
se-s
tyle
pu
bli
c m
eeti
ng
s a
nd
web
ina
rs
•P
ha
se
3:
Wh
at’
s N
XT
at
Fla
to M
ar
kh
am
Th
ea
tre
– A
pri
l 2
016
•P
ha
se
4:
Ke
y F
ind
ing
s a
nd
Re
co
mm
en
da
tio
ns
– N
ov
emb
er 2
016
–P
rese
nt
to C
ou
nci
l, p
ub
lish
rep
ort
an
d o
nli
ne
ma
ga
zin
e
4
A.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Str
ate
gic
Rev
iew
Fram
ewo
rk f
or
Act
ion
– C
irca
20
08
5
Fram
ewo
rk f
or
Act
ion
– T
od
ay (
20
16
)
Tech
no
logy
Life
Sci
en
ces
Fin
anci
al
Serv
ice
s
Engi
ne
eri
ng
/
De
sign
Envi
ron
me
nt
ICT
Ad
van
ced
M
anu
fact
uri
ng
Cre
ativ
e/
Cu
ltu
re
Dig
ita
l H
ea
lth
Me
dte
ch
Fin
tec
h
Cle
an
tec
h
Dig
ita
l M
ed
ia/
Ga
min
g
Inte
llig
en
t
Tra
ns
po
rt
Sys
tem
s
•C
RE
AT
IVE
•N
ET
WO
RK
ED
•S
US
TA
INA
BL
E
•G
LO
BA
L
•IN
FR
AS
TR
UC
TU
RE
•H
EA
LT
HY
•B
RA
ND
ED
•TA
LE
NT
ED
Ro
bo
tic
s
Art
ific
ial In
tellig
en
ce
Sh
ari
ng
Ec
on
om
y
Th
e w
ay
we
tra
dit
ion
all
y t
hin
k a
bo
ut
the
tech
sec
tor
– a
s o
ne
ind
ust
ry s
ecto
r a
mo
ng
ma
ny
– u
nd
erst
ate
s th
e fa
ct t
ha
t m
an
y o
f th
e to
ols
, te
chn
iqu
es,
an
d
skil
ls t
ha
t w
e a
sso
cia
te w
ith
“h
igh
tec
h”
are
in
fa
ct u
tili
zed
acr
oss
a m
uch
b
roa
der
sec
tio
n o
f th
e ec
on
om
y.
Lo
ok
ing
th
rou
gh
th
is l
ens,
Ca
na
da
’s t
ech
se
cto
r is
mu
ch b
igg
er t
ha
n o
ur
curr
ent
def
init
ion
s a
re a
ble
to
ca
ptu
re.
–
“T
he
Sta
te o
f C
an
ad
a’s
Tec
h S
ecto
r, 2
016
”, B
roo
kfi
eld
In
stit
ute
fo
r In
no
va
tio
n a
nd
En
trep
ren
eurs
hip
“Co
mp
an
ies
in n
earl
y e
ver
y i
nd
ust
ry s
ecto
r re
pre
sen
ted
in
Lin
ked
IN a
re h
irin
g f
or
tech
no
log
y s
kil
ls”,
Lin
ked
In/C
ivic
Act
ion
Eco
no
mic
Gra
ph
In
itia
tiv
es,
20
16
ICT
≠T
ech
no
log
y
7
Str
ate
gic
Co
lla
bo
rati
on
s R
ema
in F
ou
nd
ati
on
al
Pro
vin
ce
of
On
tari
o
Se
ne
ca
Go
ve
rnm
en
t
of
Ca
na
da
Cit
y o
f
Ma
rkh
am
Cu
ltu
ral
Ins
titu
tio
ns
•C
RE
AT
IVE
•N
ET
WO
RK
ED
•S
US
TA
INA
BL
E
•G
LO
BA
L
•IN
FR
AS
TR
UC
TU
RE
•H
EA
LT
HY
•B
RA
ND
ED
•TA
LE
NT
ED
ve
ntu
reL
AB
Re
gio
na
l
Mu
nic
ipa
lity
Of
Yo
rk
Pri
vate
Se
cto
r
Yo
rk
Un
ive
rsit
y
Bu
sin
es
s &
Co
mm
un
ity
As
so
cia
tio
ns
Fost
eri
ng
Eco
no
mic
D
eve
lop
me
nt
1.P
rio
rity
Sec
tors
2.
Glo
ba
l B
usi
nes
s S
tra
teg
ies
3.
SM
E a
nd
Co
mm
erci
ali
zati
on
of
Tec
hn
olo
gy
an
d I
nn
ov
ati
on
B.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Rev
iew
: K
ey F
ind
ing
s &
Co
ncl
usi
on
s
B.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Rev
iew
: K
ey F
ind
ing
s &
Co
ncl
usi
on
s
1.
Pr
ior
ity
Se
cto
rs
– K
ey
fin
din
gs
(p
as
t 8
ye
ar
s)
A
ll p
rio
rity
sec
tors
gre
w i
n e
mp
loy
men
t a
nd
nu
mb
er o
f fi
rms
T
ech
no
log
y p
lay
ing
in
crea
sin
gly
im
po
rta
nt
role
acr
oss
all
sec
tors
In
crea
sin
gly
div
erse
em
plo
ym
ent
ba
se (
mo
re n
on
-IC
T
emp
loy
men
t)
S
tro
ng
geo
gra
ph
ic c
on
cen
tra
tio
n o
f a
ll t
yp
es o
f em
plo
ym
ent
alo
ng
Hw
y 4
04
/Hw
y 7
/Hw
y 4
07
co
rrid
ors
H
igh
est
con
cen
tra
tio
n o
f p
er c
ap
ita
hig
h-t
ech
em
plo
ym
ent
am
on
g C
an
ad
ian
cit
ies,
in
clu
din
g T
oro
nto
, O
tta
wa
, W
ate
rlo
o
A
dv
an
ced
ma
nu
fact
uri
ng
is
resi
lien
t
A
pp
rox
ima
tely
¼ o
f m
an
ufa
ctu
rin
g j
ob
s a
re t
ech
no
log
y j
ob
s
ICT
& L
ife
Scie
nces
Co
nverg
en
ce
Info
rmati
on
,
En
tert
ain
men
t
& C
ult
ura
l
Ind
ustr
ies
Pro
fessio
na
l,
Scie
nti
fic
& T
ech
nic
al
Serv
ices
Fin
an
cia
l
& In
su
ran
ce
Serv
ices
1.
Pr
ior
ity
Se
cto
rs
– C
on
clu
sio
ns
Ret
ain
tit
le a
s C
an
ad
a’s
Hig
h T
ech
Ca
pit
al
by
…
U
nd
erst
an
d a
nd
lev
era
ge
the
exp
an
din
g r
ole
/im
pa
ct o
f te
chn
olo
gy
on
M
ark
ha
m’s
oth
er p
rio
rity
sec
tors
F
urt
her
gro
w a
ll o
ur
pri
ori
ty s
ecto
rs a
nd
ad
va
nce
d m
an
ufa
ctu
rin
g
L
ead
as
a t
ech
no
log
y-e
na
ble
d c
orp
ora
tio
n –
e.g
. D
igit
al
Ma
rkh
am
E
nsu
re f
utu
re w
ork
forc
e is
su
ita
bly
tra
ined
an
d e
du
cate
d t
o m
eet
curr
ent
an
d f
utu
re n
eed
s o
f in
du
stry
E
vo
lve
ou
r h
igh
ly c
on
cen
tra
ted
em
plo
ym
ent
are
as
into
em
plo
ym
ent
“co
mm
un
itie
s” t
ha
t in
clu
de
cult
ura
l, t
ran
sit
an
d o
ther
am
enit
ies
to
att
ract
an
d r
eta
in w
ork
ers
an
d e
mp
loy
ers
11
B.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Rev
iew
: K
ey F
ind
ing
s &
Co
ncl
usi
on
s
ICT
& L
ife
Scie
nces
Co
nverg
en
ce
Info
rmati
on
,
En
tert
ain
men
t
& C
ult
ura
l
Ind
ustr
ies
Pro
fessio
na
l,
Scie
nti
fic
& T
ech
nic
al
Serv
ices
Fin
an
cia
l
& In
su
ran
ce
Serv
ices
2.
G
lob
al
Bu
sin
es
s S
tra
teg
y –
Ke
y f
ind
ing
s
F
ore
ign
Dir
ect
In
ves
tmen
t: 5
9%
of
all
fo
reig
n c
om
pa
nie
s in
Ma
rkh
am
are
U.S
. b
ase
d;
20
%
fro
m E
uro
pe;
15
% f
rom
Asi
a
5
7%
of
fore
ign
co
mp
an
ies
are
in
IC
T s
ecto
r
D
iver
sify
ing
so
urc
e o
f F
DI
– i
ncr
ease
d F
DI
fro
m C
hin
a a
nd
in
crea
sed
in
tere
st f
rom
In
dia
M
NE
s h
av
e g
rea
ter
eco
no
mic
im
pa
ct o
n i
nd
irec
t jo
bs,
in
ves
tmen
ts i
n R
&D
, te
ch t
ran
sfer
, su
pp
ly c
ha
in o
pp
ort
un
itie
s
4
9%
of
FD
I M
NE
s em
plo
y f
ewer
th
an
20
peo
ple
; 2
5%
em
plo
y 2
0-9
9;
26
% e
mp
loy
10
0-
50
0+
S
erv
icin
g C
hin
ese
inv
estm
ent
inq
uir
ies
req
uir
es d
edic
ate
d a
nd
cu
sto
miz
ed r
eso
urc
es a
nd
m
ark
etin
g p
rog
ram
M
ark
ha
m’s
str
eng
ths
– c
ost
co
mp
etit
ive
(ta
xes
, p
ark
ing
, re
nts
, et
c.),
new
des
ign
-bu
ild
o
pti
on
s, p
rox
imit
y t
o d
ecis
ion
-ma
ker
s, s
kil
led
an
d d
iver
se t
ale
nt,
pro
-bu
sin
ess
env
iro
nm
ent
M
ark
ha
m’s
wea
kn
esse
s –
sca
rcit
y a
nd
lim
ited
acc
ess
to p
ub
lic
tra
nsi
t, d
ista
nce
fro
m
do
wn
tow
n,
reta
inin
g l
ab
ou
r d
ue
to p
ull
of
do
wn
tow
n,
lim
ited
em
plo
ym
ent
lan
d s
up
ply
an
d
pre
ssu
re f
or
emp
loy
men
t la
nd
co
nv
ersi
on
s
12
B.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Rev
iew
: K
ey F
ind
ing
s &
Co
ncl
usi
on
s
2.
G
lob
al
Bu
sin
es
s S
tra
teg
y –
Co
nc
lus
ion
s
In
ves
tmen
t a
ttra
ctio
n s
tra
teg
y m
ust
ba
lan
ce f
ocu
s o
n e
mer
gin
g m
ark
ets
(Ch
ina
an
d I
nd
ia)
wh
ile
als
o c
ult
iva
tin
g r
ela
tio
nsh
ips
an
d o
pp
ort
un
itie
s in
th
e U
.S.
F
DI
com
es i
n a
ll c
om
pa
ny
siz
es
(SM
Es
an
d M
NE
s) a
nd
all
in
ves
tmen
t is
im
po
rta
nt
to M
ark
ha
m’s
pro
sper
ity
in
ter
ms
of
emp
loy
men
t, t
ech
tra
nsf
er,
sup
ply
ch
ain
op
po
rtu
nit
ies,
R&
D
C
on
tin
ue
focu
s o
n c
ost
co
mp
etit
iven
ess,
ta
len
t re
ten
tio
n a
nd
att
ract
ion
, li
vea
ble
co
mm
un
itie
s in
clu
din
g i
nfr
ast
ruct
ure
dev
elo
pm
ent
M
ark
ha
m’s
ex
isti
ng
Eco
no
mic
All
ian
ce a
nd
Sis
ter
Cit
y P
rog
ram
is
insu
ffic
ien
t to
mee
t d
ema
nd
an
d r
equ
ires
rev
iew
an
d r
epla
cem
ent
13
B.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Rev
iew
: K
ey F
ind
ing
s &
Co
ncl
usi
on
s
3.
S
ME
an
d C
om
me
rc
iali
za
tio
n o
f T
ec
hn
olo
gy
an
d I
nn
ov
ati
on
–
Ke
y f
ind
ing
s
S
ME
s re
pre
sen
t o
ver
54
% o
f th
e to
tal
emp
loy
men
t in
Ma
rkh
am
S
ince
20
07
, M
SB
C c
lien
ts h
av
e sh
ifte
d f
rom
go
od
s p
rod
uci
ng
to
ser
vic
es
ind
ust
ry (
tech
no
log
y,
hea
lth
ca
re,
soci
al
serv
ices
, a
nd
pro
fess
ion
al
serv
ices
)
M
SB
C c
lien
ts a
re i
ncr
easi
ng
ly y
ou
th,
wo
men
, a
nd
new
im
mig
ran
t en
trep
ren
eurs
– p
rog
ram
s g
eare
d t
o t
hes
e g
rou
ps
are
wel
l su
bsc
rib
ed
M
SB
C s
erv
ices
del
iver
ed i
n c
oll
ab
ora
tio
n w
ith
mu
ltip
le o
rga
niz
ati
on
s
P
art
ner
ship
wit
h v
entu
reL
AB
, Y
ork
Un
iver
sity
, S
enec
a r
ein
forc
es “
hig
h-t
ech
ca
pit
al”
rep
uta
tio
n
…co
nti
nu
ed o
n n
ext
pa
ge
14
B.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Rev
iew
: K
ey F
ind
ing
s &
Co
ncl
usi
on
s
3.
SM
E a
nd
Co
mm
er
cia
liz
ati
on
of
Te
ch
no
log
y a
nd
In
no
va
tio
n
– K
ey
fin
din
gs
(co
nti
nu
ed)
M
ajo
rity
of
ven
ture
LA
B a
nd
In
no
va
tio
n Y
ork
cli
ents
an
d c
om
pa
nie
s a
re i
n t
he
ICT
, h
ealt
h a
nd
ma
nu
fact
uri
ng
sec
tors
– b
ase
d a
cro
ss t
he
GT
A a
nd
bey
on
d
M
ark
ha
m a
nd
Yo
rk R
egio
n a
re p
art
of
the
Dig
ita
l C
orr
ido
r a
nd
th
e In
no
va
tio
n
Su
per
clu
ster
, co
nn
ecte
d t
o t
he
To
ron
to-W
ate
rlo
o c
orr
ido
r
T
he
Ma
rkh
am
Co
nv
erg
ence
Cen
tre
is a
mo
del
of
coll
oca
tin
g b
usi
nes
s su
pp
ort
se
rvic
es (
ven
ture
LA
B,
Inn
ov
ati
on
Yo
rk,
Na
tio
na
l R
esea
rch
Co
un
cil,
MB
T)
cult
iva
tin
g t
he
eco
syst
em f
or
inn
ov
ati
on
in
Ma
rkh
am
/Yo
rk R
egio
n
R
ecru
itin
g a
nd
ret
ain
ing
sk
ille
d m
an
ag
emen
t ta
len
t re
ma
ins
a c
ha
llen
ge
for
sta
rt-u
p a
nd
gro
wth
sta
ge
com
pa
nie
s
15
B.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Rev
iew
: K
ey F
ind
ing
s &
Co
ncl
usi
on
s
3.
S
ME
an
d C
om
me
rc
iali
za
tio
n o
f T
ec
hn
olo
gy
an
d I
nn
ov
ati
on
–
Co
nc
lus
ion
s
“It
tak
es a
vil
lag
e to
su
pp
ort
in
no
va
tio
n.”
Inv
est
in a
nd
nu
rtu
re p
art
ner
ship
s b
etw
een
in
du
stry
, a
cad
emia
an
d o
ther
le
vel
s o
f g
ov
ern
men
t to
fu
rth
er s
tren
gth
en t
he
loca
l ec
osy
stem
fo
r st
art
-up
s a
nd
gro
wth
-sta
ge
com
pa
nie
s
A
ssis
t co
mp
an
ies
in f
ind
ing
ma
na
gem
ent
tale
nt
an
d o
pti
miz
e in
no
va
tio
n a
nd
te
chn
olo
gy
– s
cali
ng
co
mp
an
ies
is k
ey t
o i
ncr
easi
ng
pro
du
ctiv
ity
an
d c
riti
cal
to c
om
mu
nit
y p
rosp
erit
y
C
on
tin
ue
inv
esti
ng
in
sta
rt-u
p a
nd
sca
le-u
p s
up
po
rt s
erv
ices
fo
r in
crea
sin
gly
d
iver
se c
lien
t b
ase
16
B.
Ma
rkh
am
20
20
Rev
iew
: K
ey F
ind
ing
s &
Co
ncl
usi
on
s
17
20
08
20
16
ST
RE
NG
TH
S
WE
AK
NE
SS
ES
•Si
gnif
ican
t gr
ow
th
•H
igh
ly e
du
cate
d w
ork
forc
e sk
illed
in
kno
wle
dge
-bas
ed in
du
stri
es
•D
iver
se a
nd
mu
ltili
ngu
al p
op
ula
tio
n
•Lo
w t
axes
•Po
siti
ve p
erce
pti
on
of
Cit
y am
on
g b
usi
nes
s co
mm
un
ity
•Fr
ien
dly
an
d in
viti
ng
to n
ewco
mer
s
•St
rate
gic
colla
bo
rati
on
s
•A
ll o
f th
e a
bo
ve
•M
arkh
am C
on
verg
en
ce C
en
tre
•M
ore
str
ate
gic
colla
bo
rati
on
s –
e.g
.,
ven
ture
LAB
eth
nic
ch
amb
ers
•Yo
rk U
niv
ers
ity
com
mit
me
nt
•R
ece
nt
inve
stm
en
ts in
tra
nsp
ort
atio
n –
V
IVA
de
dic
ate
d b
us
lan
es
•La
ck o
f af
ford
able
ho
usi
ng
•R
edu
ctio
n in
man
ufa
ctu
rin
g,
per
hap
s d
ue
to la
ck o
f su
itab
le,
serv
iced
em
plo
ymen
t la
nd
, in
crea
sin
g o
per
atin
g co
sts
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bse
nce
of
un
iver
sity
, co
mm
erci
aliz
atio
n h
ub
•C
on
tin
ue
d la
ck o
f af
ford
able
ho
usi
ng
•Su
stai
nab
ility
of
man
ufa
ctu
rin
g
•A
bili
ty t
o a
ttra
ct M
ille
nn
ial w
ork
forc
e
•C
anad
a’s
eco
no
mic
co
mp
etit
ive
ne
ss
still
in q
ue
stio
n
•Li
mit
ed
em
plo
yme
nt
lan
d s
up
ply
18
20
08
20
16
OP
PO
RT
UN
ITIE
S
Op
tim
um
ou
tco
me
s
TH
RE
AT
S
Ris
ks
if
no
t a
dd
res
se
d
•In
crea
sed
div
ersi
ty o
f h
ou
sin
g st
ock
h
elp
s at
trac
t an
d r
etai
n w
ider
ran
ge o
f w
ork
ers
•G
row
th o
f ke
y se
cto
rs
•Yo
rk U
att
ract
s ad
dit
ion
al in
vest
me
nt
•A
vaila
bili
ty o
f h
ou
sin
g an
d e
mp
has
is o
n
mix
ed
-use
ne
igh
bo
urh
oo
ds
en
han
ces
livab
ility
(M
arkh
am C
en
tre
, pro
po
sed
B
utt
on
ville
air
po
rt r
ed
eve
lop
me
nt)
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ced
tra
nsp
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cre
ase
s ef
fici
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ivab
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al E
xpre
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ail e
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ance
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igit
al M
arkh
am S
trat
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pp
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s in
cre
ase
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row
th in
te
chn
olo
gy a
cro
ss
all s
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ors
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ck o
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d f
or
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elo
pm
ent
red
uce
s ch
oic
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ck o
f ac
cess
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, reg
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ally
an
d
loca
lly c
on
nec
ted
pu
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tra
nsp
ort
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red
uce
s co
mp
etit
iven
ess
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ress
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fo
r e
mp
loym
en
t la
nd
co
nve
rsio
ns
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ck o
f h
igh
-sp
ee
d r
egi
on
al p
ub
lic
tran
spo
rtat
ion
dis
cou
rage
s co
nti
nu
ed
gro
wth
•Lo
ss o
f h
igh
-te
ch b
ran
d a
dva
nta
ge
to o
the
r ju
risd
icti
on
s
“I c
on
gra
tula
te M
ark
ha
m f
or
the
vis
ion
th
ey’v
e sh
ow
n
wit
h t
his
pla
n.
I’v
e tr
av
elle
d t
he
wo
rld
an
d I
’ve
seen
firs
tha
nd
ho
w g
ov
ern
men
ts c
an
be
ena
ble
rs o
f g
row
th
an
d d
isa
ble
rs o
f g
row
th.
In t
his
cit
y,
wh
ere
I’v
e li
ved
fo
r
alm
ost
th
ree
dec
ad
es,
Co
un
cil
an
d t
he
Ma
yo
r a
re v
ery
mu
ch p
art
ner
s in
gro
wth
.”
– W
arr
en J
esti
n,
Fo
rmer
Sco
tia
ba
nk
Sen
ior
Vic
e-P
resi
den
t &
Ch
ief
Eco
no
mis
t
19
20
[CK
– c
ould
be g
ood t
o u
se im
age h
ere
of ro
ad
in M
ark
ham
– H
wy 7
Viv
a? I
can look into
this
]
C.
Th
e R
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d A
hea
d
C.
Th
e R
oa
d A
hea
d
Ch
an
gin
g c
om
pe
titi
ve
ne
ss
dr
ive
rs
•“C
on
ver
gen
ce”
ha
s a
new
, b
roa
der
mea
nin
g a
s te
chn
olo
gy
un
der
pin
s a
ll s
ecto
rs a
nd
b
lurs
lin
es b
etw
een
tra
dit
ion
al
ind
ust
ries
•P
rese
nce
of
new
glo
ba
l ec
on
om
ic c
om
pet
ito
rs
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ise
of
hig
hly
mo
bil
e w
ork
fo
rce
is p
laci
ng
em
ph
asi
s o
n l
ive/
wo
rk/p
lay
an
d “
coo
l”
fact
or
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nn
ov
ati
on
Ag
end
a i
s a
key
pri
ori
ty f
or
bo
th F
eder
al
an
d P
rov
inci
al
Go
ver
nm
ents
(O
nta
rio
In
no
va
tio
n A
gen
da
20
16,
Fed
era
l B
ud
get
20
16)
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gin
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ac
ro
ec
on
om
ic e
nv
iro
nm
en
t
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ult
ila
tera
l tr
ad
e a
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emen
ts a
re i
n t
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oil
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lob
al
secu
rity
th
rea
ts a
re o
n t
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rise
•G
lob
al
eco
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my
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ain
s sl
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h
21
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Th
e R
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d A
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rk
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ark
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idin
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om
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d a
pp
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or
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rtif
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C.
Th
e R
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co
mm
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da
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fo
r M
ar
kh
am
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30
•
Op
tim
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po
ten
tia
l o
f Y
ork
Un
iver
sity
’s n
ew c
am
pu
s
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ocu
s o
n k
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row
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ph
asi
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ark
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st
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b f
or
tech
no
log
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edic
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for
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arc
h a
nd
da
ta a
na
lysi
s in
su
pp
ort
of
pri
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sect
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an
d G
lob
al
Ma
rkh
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pro
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on
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va
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an
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sec
tor
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s o
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ark
ets
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tren
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en
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ark
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effo
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tin
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ag
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24
C.
Th
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Re
co
mm
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da
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Ma
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In
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xt
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Stra
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C, I
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York
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o M
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rou
gh
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ork
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er w
ith
ven
ture
LAB
, Yo
rk
Un
iver
sity
, Yo
rk R
egio
n, S
enec
a,
and
pri
vate
sec
tor
to d
evel
op
a
Mar
kham
Inn
ova
tio
n S
trat
egy
-O
ngo
ing
and
refl
ect
in n
ext
stra
tegy
-M
arkh
am E
con
om
ic
Dev
elo
pm
ent,
MSB
C
lead
in c
olla
bo
rati
on
wit
h p
artn
ers
incl
ud
ing
ven
ture
LAB
,
Inn
ova
tio
n Y
ork
,
Sen
eca,
etc
27
Ap
pe
nd
ix:
Eco
no
mic
En
able
rs: D
eve
lop
ing
an E
cosy
ste
m t
hro
ugh
Co
llab
ora
tio
n
Stra
tegy
Fo
cus
Sum
mar
y o
f R
evie
w
New
Act
ion
s to
be
Tak
en
Ti
me
line
Le
ad/P
artn
er/
Sup
po
rt
Glo
bal
Mar
kham
Wh
ere
dir
ect
fore
ign
inve
stm
ent
ap
pro
ach
es o
r
equ
als
do
mes
tic
inve
stm
ent
in n
ew
job
s.
-U
S is
th
e si
ngl
e gr
eate
st s
ou
rce
of
FDI i
n M
arkh
am
-M
arkh
am’s
key
mar
kets
incl
ud
ing
Ch
ina
and
Ind
ia a
re w
ell d
evel
op
ed
-C
urr
ent
rela
tio
nsh
ips
wit
h k
ey e
thn
ic
bas
ed b
usi
nes
ses
asso
ciat
ion
s,
par
tner
s an
d a
cad
emic
inst
itu
tio
ns
are
effe
ctiv
e
-D
evel
op
a U
S fo
cuse
d
inve
stm
ent
attr
acti
on
str
ateg
y
targ
etin
g st
rate
gic
stat
es (
bo
rder
,
stat
es, C
alif
orn
ia, T
exas
)
-M
ore
th
oro
ugh
ap
pro
ach
to
cap
turi
ng
FDI d
ata
is n
eed
ed
-C
on
tin
ue
to d
evel
op
an
d s
up
po
rt
exis
tin
g re
lati
on
ship
s
-Id
enti
fy n
ew p
artn
ersh
ip
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
incl
ud
ing
Toro
nto
Glo
bal
-Ev
alu
ate
pro
gram
su
pp
ort
in li
ght
of
incr
ease
d n
um
ber
of
inb
ou
nd
del
egat
ion
s an
d d
eman
d f
or
mo
re in
tern
atio
nal
alli
ance
s
-P
lace
em
ph
asis
on
tec
hn
olo
gy
and
inn
ova
tio
n in
Glo
bal
Mar
kham
mes
sagi
ng
-B
egin
to
iden
tify
par
tner
ship
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
-O
ngo
ing
-O
ngo
ing
-A
s p
art
of
nex
t 1
0-y
r
stra
tegy
-Im
med
iate
-O
ngo
ing
- Le
ad/P
artn
er
28
Stra
tegy
Fo
cus
Sum
mar
y o
f R
evie
w
New
Act
ion
s to
be
Tak
en
Ti
me
line
Le
ad/P
artn
er/
Sup
po
rt
Tale
nte
d
Mar
kham
A c
ity
wit
h a
hig
h
per
form
an
ce la
bo
ur
forc
e.
-Yo
rk U
niv
ersi
ty C
amp
us
stre
ngt
hen
s
Mar
kham
’s v
alu
e p
rop
osi
tio
n,
enh
ance
s lo
cal r
esea
rch
an
d
inn
ova
tio
n c
apac
ity,
incr
ease
s ab
ility
to a
ttra
ct a
nd
ret
ain
bu
sin
ess
and
tale
nt
-Ed
uca
tio
n a
nd
ski
lls le
vels
of
Mar
kham
resi
den
ts a
re a
mo
ng
the
hig
hes
t in
th
e
cou
ntr
y
-C
hal
len
ge in
att
ract
ing
mill
enn
ial
wo
rkfo
rce
-A
ffo
rdab
le H
ou
sin
g –
lack
of
affo
rdab
le h
ou
sin
g lim
its
Mar
kham
’s
abili
ty t
o a
ttra
ct m
illen
nia
l wo
rkfo
rce
and
lim
its
ou
r ab
ility
to
mee
t th
e
nee
ds
of
a d
iver
se p
op
ula
tio
n
-En
sure
Yo
rk U
niv
ersi
ty c
amp
us
in
Mar
kham
bec
om
es a
cat
alys
t fo
r
inn
ova
tio
n b
y w
ork
ing
toge
ther
wit
h Y
ork
to
infl
uen
ce p
rogr
amm
ing
for
new
cam
pu
s an
d f
acili
tate
par
tner
ship
s w
ith
loca
l co
mp
anie
s
-C
on
tin
ue
to e
nco
ura
ge in
crea
sed
den
siti
es a
nd
mix
ed u
se, c
om
ple
te
com
mu
nit
ies
ie. M
arkh
am C
entr
e
-C
on
tin
ue
to a
dvo
cate
fo
r fu
rth
er
inve
stm
ents
in p
ub
lic t
ran
spo
rtat
ion
-P
rom
ote
inve
stm
ent
in a
rts
and
cult
ure
an
d c
om
mu
nit
y fa
cilit
ies
to
attr
act
and
ret
ain
tal
ent
-B
uild
aw
aren
ess
of
Mar
kham
as
a
bu
sin
ess
and
cu
ltu
ral d
esti
nat
ion
-W
ork
wit
h S
enec
a, Y
ork
Un
iver
sity
and
ven
ture
LAB
to
po
siti
on
new
cam
pu
s as
cen
tre
of
exce
llen
ce
-En
sure
tra
inin
g an
d e
du
cati
on
of
lab
ou
r fo
rce
mee
t th
e ch
angi
ng
nee
ds
of
stu
den
ts a
nd
ind
ust
ry
-O
ngo
ing
-O
ngo
ing
-O
ngo
ing
-O
ngo
ing
-2
01
7
-2
01
6-2
01
7
-O
ngo
ing
Sup
po
rt, C
AO
lead
in
par
tner
ship
wit
h Y
ork
an
d
York
Reg
ion
]
-Su
pp
ort
-Su
pp
ort
-Par
tner
wit
h p
riva
te
sect
or/
ven
ture
LAB
-Lea
d/P
artn
er
-Par
tner
-Su
pp
ort
29
Stra
tegy
Fo
cus
Sum
mar
y o
f R
evie
w
New
Act
ion
s to
be
Tak
en
Ti
me
line
Le
ad/P
artn
er/
Sup
po
rt
Ne
two
rked
Mar
kham
A N
etw
ork
ed C
ity
is o
ne
in w
hic
h c
olla
bo
rati
on
,
pa
rtn
ersh
ips
an
d
kno
wle
dg
e-sh
ari
ng
fost
er c
om
mer
cia
l
succ
ess.
-Ec
Dev
has
dev
elo
ped
nu
mer
ou
s
stra
tegi
c p
artn
ersh
ips
to d
eliv
er a
nd
sust
ain
sh
ared
eco
no
mic
dev
elo
pm
ent
ob
ject
ives
(p
artn
ers
incl
ud
e in
tern
atio
nal
bu
sin
ess
asso
ciat
ion
s an
d c
ham
ber
s, p
riva
te
sect
or,
aca
dem
ia in
clu
din
g Yo
rk
Un
iver
sity
an
d S
enec
a , n
on
-pro
fits
,
Mar
kham
Lib
rary
, Reg
ion
al
gove
rnm
ent,
etc
)
-C
on
tin
ue
to e
nga
ge in
str
ateg
ic
colla
bo
rati
on
s a
nd
iden
tify
new
par
tner
ship
s
-Ex
pan
d c
olla
bo
rati
on
wit
h p
riva
te
sect
or
-Em
ph
asiz
e ac
adem
ic p
artn
ersh
ips
(In
no
vati
on
Yo
rk, S
enec
a H
elix
) in
rese
arch
an
d c
om
mer
cial
izat
ion
an
d
inn
ova
tio
n a
gen
da
-Fa
cilit
ate
imp
lem
enta
tio
n o
f D
igit
al
Mar
kham
to
po
siti
on
Mar
kham
as
a
lead
ing
Dig
ital
/Sm
art
Cit
y.
-Pa
rtn
er w
ith
pri
vate
sec
tor,
ven
ture
LAB
,
ho
spit
als,
Yo
rk U
niv
ersi
ty, S
enec
a to
dev
elo
p M
arkh
am In
no
vati
on
Str
ateg
y
-Pa
rtn
er w
ith
Yo
rk U
niv
ersi
ty a
nd
Sen
eca
on
pro
gram
dev
elo
pm
ent
an
d
inn
ova
tio
n a
gen
da
for
new
cam
pu
s
-On
goin
g
- 2
01
7
-On
goin
g
-20
16
-20
17
-20
16
-20
17
-Pa
rtn
er
-Pa
rtn
er
-Su
pp
ort
-Pa
rtn
er
-Pa
rtn
er
30
Stra
tegy
Fo
cus
Sum
mar
y o
f R
evie
w
New
Act
ion
s to
be
Take
n
Tim
elin
e Le
ad/P
artn
er/
Sup
po
rt
Bra
nd
ed
Mar
kham
An
iden
tifi
ab
le b
ran
d
an
d r
ega
rded
am
on
g t
he
top
cit
ies
in N
. Am
eric
a.
-M
arkh
am’s
bra
nd
as
Can
ada’
s H
igh
Tech
Cap
ital
is w
ell r
eco
gniz
ed,
alth
ou
gh w
eake
ned
so
mew
hat
du
e
to c
han
gin
g ec
on
om
ic
envi
ron
men
t, lu
re o
f d
ow
nto
wn
Toro
nto
, agg
ress
ive
mar
keti
ng
by
oth
er ju
risd
icti
on
s, d
elay
in D
igit
al
Mar
kham
str
ateg
y an
d
imp
lem
enta
tio
n
-A
lign
bra
nd
ing
wit
h in
no
vati
on
agen
da
-Su
stai
n H
igh
Tec
h b
ran
d
-B
uild
nar
rati
ve a
rou
nd
ro
le o
f
tech
no
logy
in o
ther
pri
ori
ty s
ecto
rs
-B
ran
din
g 4
04
/7/4
07
as
regi
on
al t
ech
hu
b f
or
kno
wle
dge
-bas
ed c
om
pan
ies
in t
he
GTA
-Su
pp
ort
imp
lem
enta
tio
n o
f D
igit
al
Mar
kham
Str
ateg
y as
it p
osi
tio
ns
the
Cit
y as
a le
ader
in t
ech
no
logy
ado
pti
on
an
d s
up
po
rts
Hig
h T
ech
Cap
ital
bra
nd
-Le
vera
gin
g/C
oo
rdin
atin
g “i
nn
ova
tio
n”
mes
sagi
ng
and
#To
ron
toTe
chC
orr
ido
r
mes
sagi
ng
-En
han
ce o
nlin
e p
rese
nce
th
rou
gh
soci
al m
edia
,
com
mu
nic
atio
ns/
mar
keti
ng
stra
tegy
-Im
ple
men
t So
cial
Med
ia t
rain
ing
for
Co
un
cil a
nd
sta
ff a
rou
nd
EcD
ev
mes
sagi
ng
-On
goin
g w
ith
exp
and
ed e
ffo
rts
as a
dd
itio
nal
reso
urc
es a
re
allo
cate
-On
goin
g
-20
17
-On
goin
g
-20
17
- L
ead
in p
artn
ersh
ip 3
1
Stra
tegy
Fo
cus
Sum
mar
y o
f R
evie
w
New
Act
ion
s to
be
Take
n
Tim
elin
e Le
ad/P
artn
er/
Sup
po
rt
Cre
ativ
e M
arkh
am
A C
rea
tive
Cit
y is
on
e
wh
ere
inn
ova
tio
n,
tech
no
log
y, c
ult
ura
l
div
ersi
ty a
nd
th
e a
rts
fuel
su
cces
sfu
l
ente
rpri
ses.
-M
arkh
am’s
Cu
ltu
re a
nd
Eco
no
mic
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Dep
artm
ents
hav
e
mer
ged
to
fo
rm a
n in
tegr
ated
dep
artm
ent
wit
h a
ims
to b
ette
r
po
siti
on
Mar
kham
as
a d
esti
nat
ion
for
bu
sin
ess
and
inn
ova
tio
n, a
nd
cre
ativ
e
and
cu
ltu
ral e
xpre
ssio
n a
nd
insp
irat
ion
-M
arkh
am’s
pu
blic
art
pro
gram
is
hel
pin
g to
bu
ild a
sen
se o
f p
lace
,
attr
acti
ng
tale
nt
and
bu
sin
ess
-P
riva
te s
ecto
r le
d a
rt in
stal
lati
on
s lik
e
tho
se in
Rem
ingt
on
’s D
ow
nto
wn
Mar
kham
co
ntr
ibu
te t
o t
he
dev
elo
pm
ent
and
dra
w o
f M
arkh
am’s
key
cen
tres
an
d c
orr
ido
rs a
nd
hel
p
pro
mo
te t
he
Cit
y
-Id
enti
fy o
pp
ort
un
itie
s fo
r
pla
cem
akin
g in
est
ablis
hed
bu
sin
ess
area
s w
ith
hig
h
con
cen
trat
ion
of
emp
loym
ent
ie.
Pu
blic
art
, in
ten
sifi
cati
on
, cu
ltu
ral
amen
itie
s
-In
new
dev
elo
pm
ents
su
ch a
s
futu
re u
rban
are
a, s
up
po
rt
inte
grat
ion
of
pu
blic
sp
ace
and
amen
itie
s w
ith
in e
mp
loym
ent
area
s
-Su
pp
ort
Cu
ltu
re in
str
engt
hen
ing
the
role
of
cult
ura
l an
d li
bra
ry
faci
litie
s as
cre
ativ
e h
ub
s an
d
faci
litat
e th
e em
erge
nce
of
“ho
t
spo
ts”
-D
evel
op
a “
Des
tin
atio
n
Mar
kham
” st
rate
gy
-On
goin
g
-On
goin
g
-On
goin
g
-20
17
-Le
ad/P
artn
er
-Su
pp
ort
-Su
pp
ort
-Le
ad/P
artn
er 3
2
Stra
tegy
Fo
cus
Sum
mar
y o
f R
evie
w
New
Act
ion
s to
be
Take
n
Tim
elin
e Le
ad/P
artn
er/
Sup
po
rt
Sust
ain
able
Mar
kham
W
her
e en
viro
nm
enta
l p
olic
ies
an
d p
ract
ices
are
a
mo
ng
th
e m
ost
a
dva
nce
d in
No
rth
A
mer
ica
.
-M
arkh
am C
ou
nci
l en
do
rsed
th
e
Gre
enp
rin
t, M
arkh
am’s
Co
mm
un
ity
Sust
ain
abili
ty P
lan
in 2
01
1. T
he
Sust
ain
abili
ty O
ffic
e is
cu
rren
tly
focu
sed
on
imp
lem
enti
ng
acti
on
s
rela
ted
to
En
ergy
an
d C
limat
e an
d
Foo
d S
ecu
rity
pri
ori
ties
.
-P
rom
ote
fai
r an
d e
thic
al b
usi
nes
s
pra
ctic
es
-En
cou
rage
an
d p
rom
ote
envi
ron
men
tally
su
stai
nab
le
bu
sin
esse
s
-Th
e C
ity
of
Mar
kham
ho
sts
nea
rly
1.9
MW
of
roo
f to
p s
ola
r o
n 9
fac
iliti
es
-M
arkh
am d
evel
op
ing
ou
r M
un
icip
al
Ener
gy P
lan
(M
EP),
wh
ich
is 5
0%
fun
ded
by
the
Pro
vin
ce. O
ur
MEP
is
the
pla
n t
o a
chie
ve n
et z
ero
en
ergy
,
wat
er, w
aste
an
d e
mis
sio
ns
by
20
50
-Su
pp
ort
co
rpo
rate
init
iati
ves
by
par
tici
pat
ing
as a
mem
ber
of
the
Sust
ain
abili
ty C
amp
aign
Ste
erin
g
Co
mm
itte
e
-P
rom
ote
en
viro
nm
enta
l bu
sin
ess
pra
ctic
es/t
ech
no
logi
es
-Ta
rget
kn
ow
led
ge b
ased
bu
sin
esse
s in
clu
din
g cl
ean
tech
com
pan
ies
- O
ngo
ing
-Su
pp
ort
33
Stra
tegy
Fo
cus
Sum
mar
y o
f R
evie
w
New
Act
ion
s to
be
Tak
en
Ti
me
line
Le
ad/P
artn
er/
Sup
po
rt
Infr
astr
uct
ure
Mar
kham
Rec
og
niz
ed a
s h
avi
ng
effi
cien
t
infr
ast
ruct
ure
.
-Tr
ansp
ort
atio
n in
fras
tru
ctu
re a
nd
amen
itie
s ar
e im
po
rtan
t to
reta
inin
g an
d a
ttra
ctin
g b
usi
nes
s
and
em
plo
ymen
t
-C
on
stra
ined
su
pp
ly o
f p
rim
e
emp
loym
ent
lan
ds,
su
gges
tin
g
nee
d t
o p
rote
ct a
gain
st f
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