Tourism Winnipeg

2 HELLO WORLD, DAY 1 IN WINNIPEG Winnipeg's aerospace industry currently employs nearly 4,300 highly skilled workers, which grew by 30 per cent between 2009 and 2014. More than 60 aerospace firms are either headquartered or have major centres of operation in Winnipeg, including Boeing Canada, StandardAero, Magellan Aerospace and Cormer Aerospace. Winnipeg's aerospace companies produce and sell products and services valued at nearly $2 billion per year. The world's three largest aircraft engine manufacturers – General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce – operate engine test and certification facilities here, in which approximately 85 per cent of the world's new large commercial aircraft developmental engines are tested before they are approved for flight. Advanced Manufacturing Advanced manufacturing is Winnipeg's largest industrial sector, representing 13 per cent of the city's GDP and 11 per cent of all employment or more than 65,000 people. In 2014, manufacturing sector wages in Winnipeg were 16 per cent lower than the Canadian average. Heavy-duty vehicle and equipment manufacturing accounts for about 10 per cent of Manitoba's annual exports. Manitoba is home to North America's largest bus manufacturers (New Flyer Industries and Motor Coach Industries), Canada's largest fire truck manufacturer (Fort Garry Fire Trucks), Canada's largest manufacturer of harvesting equipment (MacDon Industries) and Canada's only manufacturer of tractors (Buhler Versatile), as well as many other manufacturers of truck trailers, recreational vehicles, and mobile equipment for agricultural and resource-based industries. Agribusiness Agriculture nourished Winnipeg's initial growth and continues to feed its success. James Richardson & Sons, the Canadian Grain Commission and ICE Futures Canada (Canada's leading agricultural exchange) are rooted in the city. While commodity markets like grain and livestock are substantially mature, extraordinary potential for growth exists with functional foods, biocomposites and biofuels. R&D efforts are fertilizing innovative new products for the agri-food and fibre industries, for value-added food processing firms, for manufacturing and technology companies, and for the life sciences and biotech industries. Annual sales within the food processing sector are about $4 billion. Key companies include Archer Daniels Midland, Diageo Canada Inc., McCain Foods, Peak of the Market, J.R. Simplot Company, Nestle Canada Inc., Maple Leaf Foods, Bunge Canada and Pillsbury Canada Ltd. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Winnipeg's large and small ICT firms contribute to a vibrant, entrepreneurial and diverse sector serving growth markets throughout the world. The city's low business costs help ICT companies competing in these global markets achieve better profit margins. Major ICT firms – including IBM and HP Enterprise Services – have operational hubs in Winnipeg. The city is also the headquarters of BellMTS, one of Canada's largest telecommunications providers. 24 T E A M M A N I T O B A

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