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LOW COST • Least expensive city to operate a tech company and a more affordable place for potential employees to call home • #1 – Winnipeg was ranked the most Cost-Competitive City in the U.S. and Western Canada by KPMG in 2016 • According to KPMG Competitive Alternatives 2016, the overall effective corporate income tax rate in Winnipeg is 7.0 per cent, the lowest rate among the major metropolitan areas in Canada • 15.1 per cent lower operating costs than U.S. average • 4.18 cents/kwh (less than 1/3 the cost of Boston) • Lowest industrial and commercial land costs among major Canadian markets HIGH LIFE • $330,000 average home cost (two-storey detached) • $250,000 average condo cost (2 bdrm) • 20 minutes – average commute time • One to two hours – time to the beach and cottage country • Home to BellMTS Place, a top concert venue • Home to NHL's Winnipeg Jets and CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers GREEN CITY • 99 per cent renewable energy from one of world's largest hydro-electric generating jurisdictions • One of the world's largest untouched boreal forests within a two hour drive • More than 400 km (250 miles) of active transportation paths • Four miles of skating trails on our rivers • Over 1,300 urban parks CONNECTED • Direct flights to most major North American cities • Largest air-freight distribution centre in Canada • Direct rail connections to Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic oceans and Caribbean • One of North America's largest truck transportation centres EDUCATED • 20+ universities and colleges within an easy drive, including 7 major provincial and state schools • 18,400 IT workers in Winnipeg today HOME TO INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER NAMED WINNIPEG FOR 2016 ONE OF THE WORLD'S 20 BEST TRIPS ON THE INTELLIGENT COMMUNITY FORUM'S LIST OF THE TOP 7 RANKING MOST INTELLIGENT COMMUNITIES IN THE WORLD. TWICE. A M A Z O N P R O P O S A L 9