Milton will be building a more resilient economy with diverse, high-growth sectors.

Design and implement a cluster-focused business retention and expansion initiative.

Actions:

  • Host cluster working groups in partnership with Milton Chamber to identify opportunities and challenges, adding clusters as resources or staffing permits.
  • Implement a comprehensive business visitation plan for Milton’s target clusters, identifying expansion opportunities and workforce and supply chain needs.
  • Report key findings systematically and annually to drive policy needs.
  • Identify and create appropriate support programs for each cluster.

Execute a site-selector engagement and lead generation strategy for Milton’s core industries.

Actions:

  • Incorporate site-selector engagement with all targeted market visits and campaigns.
  • Partner with Halton Region, Ontario Investment Office, and other site-selector and RFP initiatives.
  • Build a target site-selection list and develop a bi-annual community outreach.

Support the development of Milton’s new growth areas and facilitate investment opportunities aligned with target sectors.

Actions:

  • Collaborate with the Town of Milton Development Services to identify and map potential
  • redevelopment opportunities.
  • Serve as trusted advisors to businesses and investors on real estate/commercial development and redevelopment transactions.
  • Partner with commercial real estate brokers (including engaging with organizations like ULI, SIOR, NAIOP) and others to highlight and market new commercial development opportunities.
  • Continually evaluate commercial office needs and opportunities for mixed-use development, including new growth areas: Milton Education Village, Derry Green, Agerton Employment Area, Trafalgar Corridor, and the Major Transit Station Area (Mobility Hub).

Advise on land use and infrastructure policies to support cluster development.

Actions:

  • Partner with Town of Milton Development Services and MEDAC to maintain and evaluate
  • development assets: land, infrastructure, and incentives.
  • Advise key stakeholders on development policies to support economic growth and align with cluster needs.