Our Role

FedDev Ontario was established in August 2009 to help the southern Ontario economy mitigate and overcome regional and global economic challenges. As Canada's most populous region – home to 12.3 million residents living in 288 communities – southern Ontario is a key contributor to the overall Canadian economy.

In its first year, FedDev Ontario focused on targeted investments to create jobs and to address immediate needs in light of the economic challenges the region was facing.

In its second year, the Agency launched a series of new initiatives aimed at strengthening the southern Ontario economy and positioning the region to compete globally.

FedDev Ontario is supporting the competitiveness, innovation, and diversification of southern Ontario's economy by:

• delivering strategic investments to businesses, not-for-profit organizations and communities;
• establishing and strengthening collaborative partnerships with key economic stakeholders; and
• representing the region's interests at the national level.

The designated geographic area for the Agency consists of the following 37 Statistics Canada census divisions:

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry; Prescott and Russell; Ottawa; Leeds and Grenville; Lanark; Frontenac; Lennox and Addington; Hastings; Prince Edward; Northumberland; Peterborough; Kawartha Lakes; Durham; York; Toronto; Peel; Dufferin; Wellington; Halton; Hamilton; Niagara; Haldimand-Norfolk; Brant; Waterloo; Perth; Oxford; Elgin; Chatham-Kent; Essex; Lambton; Middlesex; Huron; Bruce; Grey; Simcoe; Haliburton; and, Renfrew.

A list of the communities that form each Census Division is available online.