Windsor Ranked 5th Most Affordable Place In Canada

Friday, July 15, 2016

Windsorite.ca

Canadian Business and PROFIT has ranked the Windsor­Essex Region number 5 on the 2016 ranking of Canada’s Best Places for Business in the category of Most affordable places in Canada. “It takes the support of an entire community to foster successful businesses,” said James Cowan, Editor­in­chief of Canadian Business and PROFIT. “The municipalities on our ranking show a clear commitment to business­friendly policies and economic development. That’s good news for their business owners, entrepreneurs and residents.”

Rakesh Naidu, CEO (interim) of the WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation said, “It’s an honor to be recognized nationally as one of Canada’s Best Places to Do Business. When presenting to potential investors we are proud to promote the many assets of the Windsor­Essex region. In addition to affordability we include the fact that Windsor­Essex offers an excellent quality of life, small city feel with big city amenities, motivated skilled workers, housing costs among Canada’s most affordable, a low Canadian Dollar, highlight our unbeatable location with access to U.S. markets, the fact that our serviced land costs is among the continent’s most attractive and position our region as the gateway to North America.”