Professional Services

With over 40,000 professional services workers, Oakville is the ideal choice for this growing sector.

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

Siemens invested $150 million to establish a Global AI Manufacturing Technologies Research and Development (R&D) Center for Battery Production at its headquarters in Oakville.

With a focus on developing artificial intelligence manufacturing technologies that will support electric vehicle (EV) battery production, the investment will create up to 90 new, good-paying jobs across the province and play an important role in facilitating improved value and innovation across Ontario’s EV battery supply chain.

Siemens Canada press release

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