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Ontario Ontario's Value Proposition • • • • • • • MINISTRY OF TOURISM, CULTURE AND SPORT A large and growing tourism market - 35% of all tourism spending in Canada takes place in Ontario. Investor's choice - Ontario is Canada's leading destination for foreign direct investment and second only to California in all of North America. Access to capital - Toronto is home to Canada's secure and enviable financial sector. Lowest taxes - Ontario has one of the lowest corporate tax rates in all of North America. Human capital - Ontario has a diverse, multilingual, highly educated and available workforce. Best brand - anywhere - International business consulting group, Future Brand, has dubbed Canada the best country "brand" in the world. Competitive cost - Among the 30 largest North American cities (metro populations of 2 million plus), KPMG ranks Toronto second for low business costs. Well connected - Toronto's Pearson Airport is the 4th largest entry point into North America and highly connected to US and International destinations. A growing economy - The International Monetary Fund has forecast Canada to have the highest economic growth among G7 countries for 2012. Demand - There are 139 million consumers within an 8 hour drive of Toronto. Support for Business - the Government of Ontario has dedicated programs and services to support international investment, major events, site visits and business feasibility studies. Tourism investor confidence - International brands including Ripley, Legoland, Trump, Four Seasons, Shangri-la, and Ritz Carleton have invested in Ontario within the last two years. Iconic assets - Ontario has prime destinations looking to grow including: Toronto's waterfront - largest urban waterfront redevelopment in North America; Georgian Bay - home to Wasaga Beach, the world's largest freshwater beach; Prince Edward Counties, award winning wine and culinary region; the world-renowned Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Trent Severn Waterway, National Historic Site - identified by National Geographic as one of the "Top 500 trips of a lifetime." 15

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