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HOME OF CULTURE • Canadian Museum for Human Rights • World renowned Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet • One of the world's largest collections of modern Inuit art at the Winnipeg Art Gallery • Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra • Assiniboine Park: Journey to Churchill THE CAMPUS Option 1 - Downtown Winnipeg • 22 acres of land area • Heritage buildings, new buildings • Connected campus (all weather) • 15 minutes to airport • Campus airport extension Option 2 - University of Manitoba • 107 acres of land area • Greenfield site • Connected campus • 25 minutes to airport • Campus airport extension • Adjacent to U of M Smartpark THE INCENTIVES Province of Manitoba • Manitoba Research & Development Tax Credit – $918.0 M • Paid Work Experience Tax Credits – $10.0 M • Green Energy Equipment Tax Credit – $16.0 M • Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit – $5.3 M • Manitoba Training Support – up to $30.0 M • Total Manitoba – up to $979.3 M Government of Canada • Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED) – $780.3 M • Total Canada – $780.3 M • Combined Total – $1.76 B OTHER SUPPORT City of Winnipeg • Tax Increment Financing grant. Value to be based on real estate valuation. Requires City Council review. • The City is prepared to assist with land assembly including possible inclusion of surplus City land. • The City is prepared to consider financial support for infrastructure investments. Government of Canada • Strategic Innovation Fund – flexible funding options with repayable and non-repayable options • BDC Capital – Invests directly into companies to help commercialize new tech. • Canada Infrastructure Bank – Helps attract investment to revenue-generating infrastructure projects. • Export Development Canada – Financing support for new facilities like the Amazon HQ. OUR CITY • 812,000 + in metro area • 1.3 million in province • 454,900 in workforce • 7.8 per cent workforce growth (2011-2016) • 6.6 per cent unemployment • Strong immigration: +18,000 in 2016 • Low median age of 38.1 years 3RD LARGEST AEROSPACE CENTRE IN CANADA 1.2 MEDIA BACKGROUNDER 10 T E A M M A N I T O B A