Site Selection Check List

• Industrial Land and Services
• List of Industrial Parks
• Community Profile
• Infrastructure

Industrial Land and Services

Availability of Industrial Land

• # of available acres
• greenfield/brownfield (existing/prior land use)
• Serviced
• Not serviced
• Distance to major highway, 400 series, etc.
• Cost per acre
• Rail access or distance to rail service
• Zoning
• Location (GIS, topography, map, photograph)
• Environmental Considerations (wetlands, environmental assessment in progress, restrictions)

Costs

• Taxes
• Electricity provider and capacity
• Water and sewer capacity
• Heating costs
• Gas provider, size of main, pressure per square inch
• Telecommunications provider and related information

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List of Industrial Parks

Existing Buildings, Facilities, etc.

• Size of building (sq. ft & dimensions)
• Office Space (sq. ft.)
• Manufacturing Space (sq. ft.)
• Former use of facility
• Food Grade (federally or provincially licensed)
• Existing equipment (specify)
• Cooler/Freezer existent and capacity
• Age of building
• Ceiling height
• Floor/Wall/Roof type
• Loading bays (recessed docks or grade level (drive-in doors))
• Sprinkler Systems
• Construction
• Parking

Costs

• For Sale
• For Lease
• Taxes
• Electricity provider and capacity required (maximum demand; max. consumption)
• Water and sewer capacity costs
• Heating costs
• Gas provider, size of main, pressure per square inch - costs (maximum demand; max. consumption)
• Telecommunications provider and related information - costs

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Community Profile

Information available at REDDI website: www.reddi.gov.on.ca

Demographics

• Population
• Population of surrounding area (40 - 60 km)
• Population trends (last 5 years)
• Age demographics

Household income level

• Salaries

Labour

• Unemployment rate (current and past trends)
• Skilled Workforce (presence of specialized skills)
• Size of available labour force
• Resident employment
• Residents' employment by breakdown of occupation
• Availability of skilled trades labour force
• Education levels of employable labour force
• Salaries for food related occupations (such as entry-level manufacturing, process engineers, machine operators, etc.)

Costs

Labour costs can be found at: www.2ontario.com

Community Information

• Public Investment made in community in last 5 years ($$, infrastructure, etc.)
• Private Investment made in community in last 5 years ($$, manufacturing, etc.)
• List of top 10 manufacturers in area.
• Number of employees per top 10 manufacturers
• Number of international companies located in community
• % of companies unionized by sector
• Number of work stoppages/strikes in recent years
• Commuting times/distances for out-lying communities (40 to 60 km)
• Housing prices
• Colleges, Universities in commuting area
• Public schools
• Training programs and facilities specific to manufacturing or food industry

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Infrastructure

Transportation

• List trucking, distribution and logistic companies in area (60 km)

List local and regional transportation networks

• Closest airports (distances, services available, etc.)
• Closest rail hubs
• Closest ports
• Closest intermodal, etc.
• Highway infrastructure

Distance to major markets

• Proximity to Canadian markets
• Proximity to American markets
• Distance to U.S. border crossings (kilometres and miles)
• Wait times to cross border: information available at www.mto.gov.on.ca (information available in real time)

List suppliers/supporting businesses

• Food processing equipment (eg. Boilers, etc.)
• Consulting services (ex. Food safety, etc.)
• Raw Materials
• Packaging
• Warehouses/cold storage/distribution

Projections

• Population growth projections
• Initiatives/projections for upgrading existing power
• Initiatives/projections for upgrading existing water
• Initiatives/projections for upgrading existing sewer
• Initiatives/projections for upgrading existing roads

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