Why Pickering

Pickering is the ideal location to invest or expand your business, with an outstanding inventory of lands to choose from, and a diverse, innovative and educated workforce right at your fingertips. Competitive business tax rates, vibrant business infrastructure and a healthy, growing economy make us a leader for future investment. We are centrally located in proximity to some of the largest post secondary education institutions across the province and are positioned within Canada's largest market of over 6 million people.

There are a number of development projects, big and small, happening in Pickering. Significant infrastructure development is taking place in the downtown core, along with major capital projects affecting roads, street lighting, traffic signals and parks throughout the City's neighbourhoods.

Development is well underway for the Seaton Community as one of the largest combined residential, employment and commercial developments in Canadian history. Seaton is designed to develop a complete community, offering a range of housing types, employment lands and land densities.

View the city's Current Development Proposals page for information about development applications.