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Strengthening Trade Between Europe and Brantford
Posted on Monday, October 06, 2025 10:54 AM
Last week, Mayor Davis embarked on a trade mission to Europe visiting Flora Food Group in the Netherlands and GIZEH Verpackungen in Germany before attending the Anuga Food Fair, the largest food and beverage tradeshow in the world hosted in Cologne.
The trip is part of the City’s growing Foreign...
Filming Notice: September 25
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 03:25 PM
Recognizing how welcoming film contributes to short-term economic investment, cultural development, and civic pride in the community, the City of Brantford Economic Development, Tourism & Cultural Initiatives Department is pleased to host the cast and crew of “Vladimir”.
The production will be...
Brantford Recognized Among "Canada's Best Locations" for 6th Year in a Row
Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2025 04:27 PM
For the sixth year in a row, Brantford has been named by Site Selection Magazine as one of Canada’s Best Locations for investment in 2025. The community landed on the top ranked list based on end-user facility projects and project-affiliated job creation and capital investment data between June 1,...
Filming Notice: August 26
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2025 10:43 AM
Recognizing how welcoming film contributes to short-term economic investment, cultural development, and civic pride in the community, the City of Brantford Economic Development, Tourism & Cultural Initiatives Department is pleased to host the cast and crew of “Turkey Meatloaf”.
The production will...
Filming Notice: June 6-7
Posted on Monday, June 02, 2025 12:40 PM
Recognizing how welcoming film contributes to short-term economic investment, cultural development, and civic pride in the community, the City of Brantford Economic Development, Tourism & Cultural Initiatives Department is pleased to host the cast and crew of Kestrel.
The production will be filming...
Filming Notices: May 27
Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2025 12:02 PM
Recognizing how welcoming film contributes to short-term economic investment, cultural development, and civic pride in the community, the City of Brantford Economic Development, Tourism & Cultural Initiatives Department is pleased to host the cast and crew of “Hide and Seek”.
The production will be...
Filming Notices: May 13 to June 13
Posted on Friday, May 16, 2025 10:27 AM
Recognizing how welcoming film contributes to short-term economic investment, cultural development, and civic pride in the community, the City of Brantford Economic Development, Tourism & Cultural Initiatives Department is pleased to host the cast and crew of Karate Ghost.
This production will be...
Filming Notices: May 14 and 16, 2025
Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 01:05 PM
Recognizing how welcoming film contributes to short-term economic investment, cultural development, and civic pride in the community, the City of Brantford Economic Development, Tourism & Cultural Initiatives Department is pleased to host the cast and crew of two separate productions this week.
$445 Million Expansion at Ferrero Canada Ltd./Ltée Announced
Posted on Monday, April 14, 2025 03:35 PM
Ontario welcomed an investment of $445 million by Ferrero Group, one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food manufacturers, to expand the company’s production facility in Brantford. The upgraded facility will support the production of new products, including Ferrero’s first launch of a new...
January 2025 Labour Market Report
Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2025 01:14 PM
The latest Statistics Canada local labour market report customized for the Brantford CMA for last month is now available.
- January Unemployment Rate: Brantford 5.0% [-] Ontario 7.6% [+] Canada 6.6% [-]
Be sure to review the participation rate and the employment rate (reported as percentages), as well...
