Why Collingwood?
Build Your Business Here
As one of the top places in Ontario to open and operate a small business, Collingwood boasts a growing population and a thriving business community. Collingwood acts as gateway to the South Georgian Bay region, with stunning landscapes that encourages an active lifestyle, and inspire the local arts & culture community. Collingwood is home to an exceptional primary, secondary, and post-secondary education system, as well as integrated healthcare services, extensive career opportunities and a wide range of shopping choices in historical, harbourfront downtown Collingwood.
Sectors Fueling the Business of Better Living
Craft Beverage
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Tourism
Knowledge & Professional Services
Sustainable Green Economy
Craft Beverage Capital
Collingwood has worked to position itself as Ontario’s Craft Beverage Capital, leveraging its supportive craft community, strong tourism sector, and burgeoning craft food sector. Collingwood provides the perfect opportunity for visitors to tour, tap and taste the incredible food and beverages that follow in the footsteps of the town’s long history of brewing, distilling, and culinary expertise dating back to the 1800’s.
Healthcare
The healthcare sector comprises establishments that deliver both private and public services for individuals for medical care exclusively and those providing social assistance. Within Collingwood, the largest provider of healthcare services is the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital, an 84-bed hospital open 24 hours.
Manufacturing
This sector relies on the use and coordination of information, automation, computation, software, sensing, and networking to make use of cutting edge materials and emerging capabilities. This involves both new ways to manufacture existing products, and the manufacture of new products emerging from new advanced technologies.
Tourism
Ontario’s 4-season recreation capital for winter sports, watersports, cycling, hiking and more than 60kms of trails. Its colourful history shaped by the railways, shipbuilding and agriculture can be seen in its historic downtown that is bustling with energy and creativity and is home to an incredible array of culinary talent and local, farm fresh and artisanal foods and beverages. With stunning landscapes that encourage an active lifestyle, Collingwood is a historic harbourfront community that was recently ranked by Expedia as one of the top 10 most beautiful destinations in Canada.
Knowledge & Professional Services
Collingwood is the ultimate place to grow your knowledge business, a place whose amenities and business community support rival those of our biggest cities. It’s no wonder that forward-thinking business leaders are locating their companies here.
Sustainable Green Economy
The green economy is an emerging and aspirational sector for Collingwood, and one where the Town and community partners have made significant strides by putting a “green lens” on local decision making.
Business Stories
The Tremont: A spotlight on Collingwood’s vibrant arts district
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Men with Knives Caters with Care and Quality
Men with Knives Catering is a locally owned and operated company serving Collingwood, the Blue Mountains and the Greater Simcoe County Region. Men with Knives provides a range of services, from onsite catering and mobile event catering (food truck, wood fired...
OneSmartWorld Makes Teams Work Smarter Together
OneSmartWorld (OSW) is a performance improvement company that helps leaders, teams and people everywhere work smarter together. Founded in 2000, OneSmartWorld works with a wide range of organizations to improve their capabilities and drive positive change. The company...