Town of Ajax
Ajax is located minutes east of Toronto along Highway 401, one of North America’s largest transportation corridors. Ajax is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) market of over 6.5 million people, and 120 million consumers live within one day’s drive.
The town is home to a diverse, growing population who enjoy an interconnected network of parks, nature trails, and cycling infrastructure as well as modern community facilities and amenities. Ajax boasts a well-balanced local economy with 8 different key sectors providing local employment opportunities.
Population: Approximately 127,000
Key Sectors:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Logistics, Warehousing and Storage
- Energy, Environmental and Engineering
- Business Services
- Healthcare
- Food and Beverage Processing
- Tourism
- Agri-Business
Major Employers:
- Amazon Fulfillment Centre
- Casino Ajax
- Elexicon Energy
- Intact Insurance
- Lakeridge Health Ajax Pickering Hospital
- Lear Corporation
- Lifetime Athletic
- Loblaw Companies Limited
- Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc.
- Volkswagen Canada Inc.
- Westrock Packaging Systems Ltd.
Transportation:
- Hwy 401
- Durham Region Transit
- GO Transit
- Close to Hwy 407
- Close to Hwy 412
Recent or Upcoming Investments of Note:
- H&M – State-of-the-art 715,000 sq. foot warehouse facility in GTA East Industrial Park
- Harwood Business Park – Three state-of-the-art logistics facilities offering a combined 550,000 sq. feet of new industrial space
- Ajax Industrial on the Park – Three energy efficient industrial buildings (Building A: 698,301 sq. ft.; Building B: 198,946 sq. ft.; and Building C: 195,863 sq.ft.) surrounded by over 82 acres of natural green space
- 537 Kingston Road East – 1.2 million sq. foot warehouse / distribution centre on a 70-acres site close to Highway 401
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