Transcript North Fraser communities:

: Provincial Nominee Program Seminar
Invest North Fraser
January 21, 2014
Invest North Fraser
an economic initiative of Maple Ridge, Mission & Pitt Meadows
Maple Ridge: Sandy Blue, Manager Strategic Economic Initiatives
Mission: Stacey Crawford, Economic Development Officer
Pitt Meadows: Lori Graham, Economic Development coordinator
North Fraser communities:
centrally located, accessible, awesome!
about Invest North Fraser (INF)
INF is an economic initiative of Maple Ridge, Mission &
Pitt Meadows – 3 of BCs fastest growing communities
Regional Statistics
Size
Commercial land
Industrial land
Agricultural land
Population
Current labour force
Median household income
Median age
Jobs
Current
Projected 2040
590 sq. kms
480 hectares
1,120 hectares
11,800 hectares
139,800
58,000
$72,327
38.6
208,000
47,000
89,000
easy access:
great outdoors:
Access to hiking, biking, boating, fishing all
within minutes from work or home
Why North Fraser?
 location / access
 affordable / available land
 growing population
 welcoming communities
 Fantastic lifestyle
access
talent
quality of life
strong business community
educated labour force
top investment places:
2010 – 2015 ‘Top Canadian Investment Cities’
includes only 2 BC communities
No. 4 - Surrey
No. 5 - Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows
Top BC Investment Towns & “the place to live
for lifestyle” – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013
No. 1 – Surrey
No. 2 – Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows
Top 25 Communities for Business in
Western Canada – 2012 Mission
vision
“The ultimate aim of The BC Jobs Plan is to create a
climate that encourages a robust economy in which the
private sector can thrive”
Honourable Christy Clark, Premier of BC
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North Fraser communities forecast doubling of population and jobs by 2040
Through the BC Jobs Plan pilot we have identified job creation projects in key sectors including the
North Fraser Business Innovation Accelerator
Maple Ridge goal is to double the number of businesses to 6,000 over the next 10 years
Priority investment attraction sectors
Natural Resource Sectors:
Forestry & Agrifoods
Knowledge based sectors:
 Technology, clean tech & green economy
 Film, digital, new media, animation &
gaming
 Tourism
Infrastructure sectors:
 International education
 Transportation & aerospace
How we help priority sectors grow:
Our Invest North Fraser economic
partnership is helping build awareness of
the significant investment opportunity
in our region.
The ‘corporation’
Like a corporation - to achieve our long term strategic goals
we develop & market products & services to meet the
needs of our target clients.
True North Fraser
Examples:
Product / Program
 True North Fraser helps Agriculture &Tourism
sector companies & prospects build capacity
 BusinessSTART helps entrepreneurs start or
grow their companies
Product / Program
BusinessSTART
North Fraser Education Task
Force
& Education Forum
Product / Initiative / Event
Business Innovation
Accelerator
Product / Initiative
Building our Ag & Tourism capacity
www.truenorthfraser.com
Pitt Meadows:
 YPK International Business & Education Park:
Goal: attracting aerospace businesses and increasing international
education program offerings.
 Agri-food Distribution Hub:
Goal: attracting primary & value- added investment; expanding regional
producer business opportunities
 Manufacturing:
Goal: encouraging clean industrial investment on 100+ acres of land
near multi-modal transportation connections.
Mission:
Downtown Mission:
Goal: historic downtown- development / revitalization
Waterfront Development:
Goal: Redevelop 150 acres of Fraser River waterfront
Tourism / recreational Corridor:
Goal: more cohesive, effective regional tourism approach
Mission Interpretive Forest: Goal:
expand &
enhance regional tourism, forestry & natural resource
industries
Maple Ridge:
 Centre of Excellence & Innovation: Goal:
establish multi-institutional post secondary
(industry, education, government & business)
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Working Farm School Kwantlen Polytechnic
Business Innovation Accelerator BCTIA Centre4Growth
Green Building Technologies Douglas College
 Maple Ridge Town Centre Investment Incentive
attracting private investment (40+ projects / $140 Million
commercial and multi-family residential development )
Together North Fraser partners are making significant
progress toward achieving the goals of the BC Jobs
Plan / North Fraser Pilot community projects.
We welcome your interest in our communities.
Track our progress online:
www.bcjobsplan.ca
www.investnorthfraser.com