Waterloo EDC Blog

Editor’s note: This article was first published in July 2020. It has been updated to include more recent information and links.

There are two primary reasons to consider expanding to a new location: 1) the new location provides tangible advantages over your current location, and 2) it offers concrete solutions to ongoing challenges you’re facing.

There are a wide variety of location advantages...

January gives us the chance to start fresh, set out new goals and ease into a busy year ahead. For Waterloo, there was no time to rest. We hit the ground running with a massive quantum announcement, some major local tech news and a couple of impressive wins for the University of Waterloo. What a way to kick off 2023. 

Here are the top stories from January. 

Statistics Canada has released its annual estimates for population growth and we’re happy to share that Waterloo – which includes the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge – has been ranked in the top three.

Last time we reported on population growth estimates, Waterloo was creeping up the charts at #6 with 9.9 per cent population growth from 2016 to 2021. And in previous single-year...

World-class research facilities, renowned faculty members and a long history of industry partnerships and collaborations are just a few of the reasons why the University of Waterloo has solidified its reputation as a leader in the robotics and automation industry.

In fact, it’s home to the biggest and most active community of researchers in the field of robotics and automation in Canada.

With...