Find your home in Oakville
A growing cluster of professional services companies take advantage of our workforce capabilities to drive innovation and build sector leadership.
Access a talented workforce
Oakville offers:
- Access to the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area labour pool of over 3.9 million
- A proximity to Toronto that provides access to the top financial and professional services talent in the country.
- A workforce surplus with skills and experience for this sector.
- Highly competitive costs for setting up a professional services firm.
- New ,flexible, modern office space and business parks for professional services industry.
- An established and growing cluster of professional and financial services companies.
Positioned to succeed
Our location is fantastic! Oakville is in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area, next to Toronto - Canada's financial and business capital.
Oakville companies benefit from access to:
- All day GO Transit service between Oakville and downtown Toronto, departing every 5 to 15 minutes with a total trip time of 30 to 45 minutes
- Major markets in North America within a day's drive
- More than 180 global destinations and 67 per cent of the world's economies through Pearson International Airport in Mississauga only 20 minutes away
Lifestyle options for everyone in Oakville
For Oakville residents, there are lifestyle choices abound in our community. Located on the Lake Ontario shoreline, the downtown features six blocks of both historic and modern architecture that house beloved local shops, restaurants, and specialty services.
You'll be delighted with the range of business opportunities, health services, cultural activities, shopping and both public and private schools. Housing covers every income bracket from heritage homes and luxury condos to contemporary residences and waterfront properties. With theatres, festivals, galleries, more than 1,700 hectares of parkland and more than 20 golf courses nearby, you’ll never run out of options for leisure and recreation.
Success story
Siemens Canada
To celebrate their 110th anniversary, Siemens Canada reimagined their Oakville headquarters through the creation of a state-of-the-art living lab.
With customer co-creation at its core, the new space showcases Siemens’ technologies that address climate change, the fourth industrial revolution, and digitalization across different sectors.
Sources: Environics Analytics, 2023 Estimates; *Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts, December 2023 - businesses with employees.
Source: Halton Region Employment Survey, 2022.
Professional Services Employees
Industry | Oakville | Halton Region |
---|---|---|
Finance and insurance | 12,325 | 28,715 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,655 | 8,728 |
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 15,783 | 37,633 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | 543 | 1,369 |
TOTAL | 32,306 | 76,445 |
Source: Environics Analytics, 2023 Estimates
Professional Services Companies
Number of establishments with one or more employees in the Professional Services Industries
Industry NAICS Code and Description | # of Establishments |
---|---|
522 - Credit intermediation and related activities | 86 |
523 - Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities | 170 |
524 - Insurance carriers and related activities | 115 |
526 - Funds and other financial vehicles | 7 |
531 - Real estate | 461 |
532 - Rental and leasing services | 31 |
533 - Lessors of non-financial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) | 9 |
541 - Professional, scientific and technical services | 2,233 |
551 - Management of companies and enterprises | 60 |
TOTAL | 3,172 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts, December 2023.