The Ontario Food Cluster advantage for global trade and investment June 2013

Ontario Food Cluster cities are a two-hour flight from most major U.S. cities

Zoom in on the Ontario Food Cluster 3 Welcome to the Ontario Food Cluster

The Ontario Food Cluster offers 4 Welcome to the Ontario Food Cluster Skilled talent: 130,000 people in Ontario work in agri-food processing/manufacturing and wholesaling, with 483,000 more working in related sectors: food service, retail and specialty stores Access to 460 million consumers: Due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Ontario can access a combined GDP of $17.9 trillion across Canada, Mexico and the U.S. Strategic agri-sector R&D and tax incentive programs:

Explore Ontario’s agri-sector 5 Welcome to the Ontario Food Cluster Ontario has more of Canada's grocery and specialty food store market than any other Canadian province. Ontario’s retail grocery sales total $29 billion Manufacturing revenues from the Ontario agri-food industry are expected to hit $40 billion in 2013 The Ontario Food Cluster is among the three largest food and beverage processing jurisdictions in North America – and is the largest in Canada

Major global agri-food companies thrive in Ontario 3,200 globally recognized agri-food companies including:

Get to know us at: Greater Toronto Area Guelph Waterloo Region Elgin County City of Brantford City of Hamilton City of London County of Middlesex Niagara Region 7 Welcome to the Ontario Food Cluster Southwestern Ontario Marketing Alliance (SOMA) Windsor-Essex Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ministry of Rural Affairs DFAIT Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada