Links

  • Stratford Tourism Alliance

    Few places in Ontario are lovelier or more alive with culture and character than Stratford.  We are a charming Victorian city nestled in pastoral countryside a few short hours from Toronto and the U.S. – a  destination internationally renowned as one of North America’s great arts towns.

    www.welcometostratford.com

  • Stratford | Perth Centre for Business

    To help your business succeed, The City of Stratford Economic Development, Province of Ontario and Perth Community Futures have partnered to create the Stratford|Perth Centre for Business! The Centre is a one-stop resource for one-on-one business coaching, financing, and expansion planning. We will provide information and identify solutions to enhance your business success.

    www.stratfordperthbusiness.ca

  • SOMA

    The Southwestern Ontario Marketing Alliance (SOMA) is a regional partnership of seven municipalities with natural economic ties.  The mandate of SOMA is to attract foreign investment to their communities.

    www.somasite.com

  • Invest in Ontario

    Invest Ontario is a program of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. We connect businesses in Ontario and throughout the world with the people, products and ideas that make Ontario "Canada's Economic Powerhouse". We offer a one-window investment service for multinational companies, providing information, advice and introductions to the "people" networks that can make investing in Ontario easy.

    www.investinontario.com

  • Bizpal

    Bizpal is an online service allowing you, the entrepreneur or business owner, a central place to find all permit and licence information needed to start or grow your business. Follow the simple question and answer wizard to address what activities you would like to do to start your business. You will generate a complete list of needed permits and licences from the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government in one place.

    www.city.stratford.on.ca/site_stepstocityhall/bizpalicence.asp

  • South West Economic Alliance

  • Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

    The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade offers a series of programs and partnership opportunities to help business, industries and communities grow an innovative, sustainable and competitive Ontario economy.

    www.ontario.ca/economy

  • Industry Canada

    Industry Canada's mission is to foster a growing, competitive, knowledge-based Canadian economy. The Department works with Canadians throughout the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, improve Canada's innovation performance, increase Canada's share of global trade and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace. Program areas include developing industry and technology capability, fostering scientific research, setting telecommunications policy, promoting investment and trade, promoting tourism and small business development, and setting rules and services that support the effective operation of the marketplace.

    ic.gc.ca

  • Stats Canada - Stratford Community Profile

    Statistics Canada produces statistics that help Canadians better understand their country—its population, resources, economy, society and culture. In Canada, providing statistics is a federal responsibility. The profile present community-level information from the 2006 Census of Population for the City of Stratford. 

    http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/

     

  • Stratford & District Chamber of Commerce

    In your hometown, your province, your country and every country around the world - you will find the Chamber of Commerce organization. An international partner that helps brings the global marketplace a little closer together. The Chamber of Commerce is a group of business people pooling their expertise and resources to support initiatives that will provide an attractive climate for free and competitive enterprise across all business sectors -- locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. The Chamber has had a presence in this district since 1860 when we were first incorporated as the Stratford Board of Trade, re-incorporated in 1950 as the Stratford Chamber of Commerce, and again in 1993 as Stratford & District Chamber of Commerce. Our geographical boundaries include Stratford, St. Marys, the Township of Perth East, the Township of Perth South and the Municipality of West Perth.

    http://www.stratfordchamber.com/