Brampton

Located immediately north of the Lester B. Pearson International Airport the City of Brampton is home to 375,000 residents and is Canada's 12th largest city. It is expected to be one of Canada's ten largest cities by the year 2018 with double the current population.

Brampton has been ranked in the top five most active industrial, commercial, and residential construction markets in Canada with a record-breaking number of building permits issued, totaling $1.8 billion dollars in construction value in 2003.

Approximately 7,000 businesses are located in Brampton representing a workforce of more than 120,000 people. Over 30% of Brampton's workforce are employed in manufacturing activities. Brampton's economy generates two major activities: exports to the international marketplace and consumption of consumer manufactured products in domestic markets. The innovation and technology emerging from such key industries as Nortel; Chrysler; Bacardi-Martini's; MD Robotics and Brampton Brick drive the economy.

In addition to a well-developed economic base, Brampton residents enjoy a high quality lifestyle. With more than 35 recreation facilities and more parkland than any other city in the province, Brampton provides access to a complete range of health and fitness programs. The City also enjoys a vast inventory of libraries, hospital services, educational facilities, shopping centres and churches of every denomination.

The City offers affordable housing and a mix of well-planned residential communities. Brampton has positioned itself as a global economic contender and combines big city conveniences with a traditional quality of life.