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Building an Innovation Supercluster 
Waterloo Region's Role 
Mike Murray 
Chief Administrative Officer 
Region of Waterloo 1
Innovation Supercluster 
Toronto 
1,600+ start-ups 
Waterloo Region 
1,000+ start-ups 
1,000 high-tech firms 
11,500 high-tech firms
Employment growth is among the top in Canada 
Employment Growth in All Sectors 2004-2013 for Canadian CMAs 
1% 
3% 
2% 
4% 
10% 
10% 
13% 
13% 
12% 
12% 
16% 
16% 
15% 
14% 
18% 
22% 
28% 
27% 
32% 
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 
Saskatoon 
Calgary 
Edmonton 
Regina 
Waterloo 
Toronto 
Québec 
Vancouver 
Ottawa-Gatineau 
Victoria 
Kingston 
Halifax 
Montréal 
Winnipeg 
Brantford 
Saint John 
St. Catharines-Niagara 
Hamilton 
Guelph
Building a Strong Node 
"…the area’s economy is expected to expand faster than Ontario’s 
in 2014–2016, continuing a 12-year streak." 
-Conference Board of Canada, 2014 
"…in terms of shareholder value creation, Waterloo Region 
outperforms other more famous innovation regions, including 
California (Silicon Valley) and Massachusetts. Comparisons within 
Canadian boarders reveal that the region has also outperformed 
the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in job growth and education 
attainment." 
- Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, 2013
Courtesy: CTV
Building the Waterloo Region Node 
Key Success Factors 
• Strong Universities/College 
• Partnerships/Collaboration 
"• Great Business/government/People" 
academia 
• Sense of Place/Quality of Life 
Attract • Transportation 
and Retain Talent 
• To / from / within Waterloo Region 
• Competitive Economic Environment/ 
Access to Capital
Partnerships/Collaboration 
HeaSltchh Socoile onfc Aesrc Chaitmecptuusre 
Communitech Hub
Sense of Place/Quality of Life 
"big enough to be city; small enough to be a community"
Growth Plan Population Projections 
900,000 
800,000 
700,000 
600,000 
500,000 
400,000 
300,000 
200,000 
100,000 
0 
1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2041 
Actual Regional Population 
Places to Grow (initial forecast) 
Places to Grow (new forecast)
Waterloo 
Hespeler 
Preston 
Galt 
1950 
1960 
1970 
1980 
1990 
2000 
Waterloo 
Kitchener 
Cambridge 
2010 
How Have We Grown?
More Residential Development in 
Built-up Areas 
(2013) 
And there are still more than 27,000 
unbuilt units in plans of subdivision
More Housing Choice 
New Residential Construction 
3,500 
3,000 
2,500 
2,000 
1,500 
1,000 
500 
- 
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
Units 
Year 
Single Detached Semi Detached Townhouse Apartment
Quality of Urban Design 
CIGI Seagram Museum 
Perimeter Institute
Greater Focus on Creative Sector 
• Increased Municipal 
Investment in Arts and Culture 
• Creative Enterprise Initiative 
• Municipal / private / creative sector 
• Build "creative sector" capacity 
• Greater Provincial/Federal 
support? 
• Greater Private sector 
investment?
Waterloo Region 
Festival of Art, Architecture & Sound
CEI Creative Sector Services 
include… 
Made Available 
150 
Chamber 
Memberships 
Encouraging local small creative businesses 
access to the KW Chamber of Commerce 
benefits and programing
Greater Transportation Choice 
Focus on "moving people"
GRT Ridership 
18
Rapid Transit 
Moving People / Shaping our Community
City Age 2014 presentation - Mike Murray - Region of Waterloo
LRT Implementation 
• Public-Private Partnership 
• Design-Build-Finance-Operate- 
Maintain 
• GrandLinq 
• Plenary, Meridiam, Aecon, Kiewit, Keolis 
• Region's role 
• Own the infrastructure 
• Set fares, schedule, 
• Integrated system; seamless 
customer service 
• Optimum risk allocation 
• Cost and schedule certainty 21
Investment Around Rapid Transit 
22 per cent of residential units and 25 per 
cent of non-residential floor area were 
constructed within 800 metres of planned 
"Following "The three region years is poised of negligible to see change, major 
local 
construction transportation output improvements is poised to soar over 14 the per next 
cent 
in 2014 five and years, 12 per which cent will in entice 2015 thanks even to more 
work 
on a businesses $818-million to light locate rail within line." 
the region." 
station areas in 2013 
– Conference Board of Canada
Seamless Transportation Network
Maintaining Momentum 
• Focus on talent attraction / 
retention 
• Creating a "sense of place" 
– Density / quality / creativity 
• Moving people 
– Into / out of / around the 
Region 
• Partnerships and collaboration
A Final Thought 
“Why is this the best place 
to invest in Canada? 
Talented people! Our 
region is a magnet for 
talent.” 
--David Johnston, Governor General of 
Canada-- 
--Former President of the University of 
Waterloo--
Thank you. 
Mike Murray 
Chief Administrative Officer 
Region of Waterloo 
mmurray@regionofwaterloo.ca

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City Age 2014 presentation - Mike Murray - Region of Waterloo

  • 1. Building an Innovation Supercluster Waterloo Region's Role Mike Murray Chief Administrative Officer Region of Waterloo 1
  • 2. Innovation Supercluster Toronto 1,600+ start-ups Waterloo Region 1,000+ start-ups 1,000 high-tech firms 11,500 high-tech firms
  • 3. Employment growth is among the top in Canada Employment Growth in All Sectors 2004-2013 for Canadian CMAs 1% 3% 2% 4% 10% 10% 13% 13% 12% 12% 16% 16% 15% 14% 18% 22% 28% 27% 32% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton Regina Waterloo Toronto Québec Vancouver Ottawa-Gatineau Victoria Kingston Halifax Montréal Winnipeg Brantford Saint John St. Catharines-Niagara Hamilton Guelph
  • 4. Building a Strong Node "…the area’s economy is expected to expand faster than Ontario’s in 2014–2016, continuing a 12-year streak." -Conference Board of Canada, 2014 "…in terms of shareholder value creation, Waterloo Region outperforms other more famous innovation regions, including California (Silicon Valley) and Massachusetts. Comparisons within Canadian boarders reveal that the region has also outperformed the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in job growth and education attainment." - Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, 2013
  • 6. Building the Waterloo Region Node Key Success Factors • Strong Universities/College • Partnerships/Collaboration "• Great Business/government/People" academia • Sense of Place/Quality of Life Attract • Transportation and Retain Talent • To / from / within Waterloo Region • Competitive Economic Environment/ Access to Capital
  • 7. Partnerships/Collaboration HeaSltchh Socoile onfc Aesrc Chaitmecptuusre Communitech Hub
  • 8. Sense of Place/Quality of Life "big enough to be city; small enough to be a community"
  • 9. Growth Plan Population Projections 900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2041 Actual Regional Population Places to Grow (initial forecast) Places to Grow (new forecast)
  • 10. Waterloo Hespeler Preston Galt 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Waterloo Kitchener Cambridge 2010 How Have We Grown?
  • 11. More Residential Development in Built-up Areas (2013) And there are still more than 27,000 unbuilt units in plans of subdivision
  • 12. More Housing Choice New Residential Construction 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 - 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Units Year Single Detached Semi Detached Townhouse Apartment
  • 13. Quality of Urban Design CIGI Seagram Museum Perimeter Institute
  • 14. Greater Focus on Creative Sector • Increased Municipal Investment in Arts and Culture • Creative Enterprise Initiative • Municipal / private / creative sector • Build "creative sector" capacity • Greater Provincial/Federal support? • Greater Private sector investment?
  • 15. Waterloo Region Festival of Art, Architecture & Sound
  • 16. CEI Creative Sector Services include… Made Available 150 Chamber Memberships Encouraging local small creative businesses access to the KW Chamber of Commerce benefits and programing
  • 17. Greater Transportation Choice Focus on "moving people"
  • 19. Rapid Transit Moving People / Shaping our Community
  • 21. LRT Implementation • Public-Private Partnership • Design-Build-Finance-Operate- Maintain • GrandLinq • Plenary, Meridiam, Aecon, Kiewit, Keolis • Region's role • Own the infrastructure • Set fares, schedule, • Integrated system; seamless customer service • Optimum risk allocation • Cost and schedule certainty 21
  • 22. Investment Around Rapid Transit 22 per cent of residential units and 25 per cent of non-residential floor area were constructed within 800 metres of planned "Following "The three region years is poised of negligible to see change, major local construction transportation output improvements is poised to soar over 14 the per next cent in 2014 five and years, 12 per which cent will in entice 2015 thanks even to more work on a businesses $818-million to light locate rail within line." the region." station areas in 2013 – Conference Board of Canada
  • 24. Maintaining Momentum • Focus on talent attraction / retention • Creating a "sense of place" – Density / quality / creativity • Moving people – Into / out of / around the Region • Partnerships and collaboration
  • 25. A Final Thought “Why is this the best place to invest in Canada? Talented people! Our region is a magnet for talent.” --David Johnston, Governor General of Canada-- --Former President of the University of Waterloo--
  • 26. Thank you. Mike Murray Chief Administrative Officer Region of Waterloo mmurray@regionofwaterloo.ca

Editor's Notes

  1. R+T Park 49 ha, 1.2 million Sq.Ft. research and technology park on University of Waterloo campus Accelerator Center for Technology Start-Up Companies Currently: 55 companies (28 start-ups) 9 buildings (850,000 Sq.Ft.) 3,200 knowledge workers University "donated" 49 ha of land: 99 year lease 10 % of project costs Federal, Provincial, Regional, City: Built infrastructure (roads, water, etc.) Built "Accelerator Center" to support start-up enterprise 20% of project costs–1/3 each Private sector buildings: Approx 70% of project costs
  2. Photos: Waterloo Corporate Campus 144 Park BarrelYards Victoria Common
  3. Improved GO Train Service to Kitchener Frequent two-way, all-day service GO Train Service to Cambridge LRT from North Waterloo to downtown Cambridge (Galt)