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Photo ／ （L-R）Mayor Frank Scarpitti of the City of Markham，Dr. Mamdouh Choukri, President and Vice-Chancellor，York University，Derek Burton, Deputy Chief Economist and Vice-President，TD Bank Group, David Agnew, President Seneca College and Warren Jestin, Retired Sr. Vice-President and Chief Economist，Scotiabank.
万锦市昨晚举行了关于该市经济发展策略的研讨会。万锦市市长薛家平和约克大学校长Dr. Mamdouh Choukri以及辛力家学院院长David Agnew 探讨了创新和多元化对万锦经济发展所起的作用。
“万锦市的强壮多元社区，有很多创新者和企业家，为加拿大的其他城市所艳羡。”薛家平说：“万锦市的‘Markham 2020’经济发展策略引导万锦市成为一个生气勃勃的企业增长和投资的中心。”
万锦市的自我定位是加拿大的高科技中心，是1100多家信息技术和生物科学公司的所在地。
万锦市近60%的居民在外国出生。
约克大学万锦分校建成后，先有4000名学生，最终将发展成有20000名学生的分校。
“Markham’s strong diverse community of innovators and entrepreneurs is admired by other Canadian municipalities,” said City of Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti. “Markham 2020 has guided us in establishing Markham as a vibrant centre for business growth and investment.”
Markham’s economic success since the launch of Markham 2020 in 2008 can be attributed to the strategy’s many initiatives including:
Key Supports for Small and Medium Size Businesses
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Markham is Canada’s High Tech Capital with over 1,100 Information and Communications Technologies and Life Science businesses.
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Markham has added 22,000 jobs since 2008.
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Strong partnerships with the provincial and federal governments to deliver programs and
services to help new businesses get off the ground and existing businesses grow.
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Markham Convergence Centre supports the commercialization of innovative ideas and
activities.
Diversity Remains a Vital Component
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Markham is the most diverse community in Canada and diversity remains one of the City’s top priorities.
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Close to 60 per cent of Markham residents were born outside of Canada.
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Diversity makes Markham a great place to live, work, play and invest.
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Markham’s diversity contributes significantly to Markham’s social, cultural and economic enrichment.
Working Hard for the Community
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Strong partnerships with post-secondary educational institutions, including Seneca College and York University; A new campus of York University in Markham will initially accommodate 4,000 students, and increase capacity over time to accommodate 20,000 students to meet the increased demand.
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This fiscal performance is unprecedented in the GTA resulting in an average annual tax rate increase of just over one percent in the past seven years.
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Markham’s prudent foresight has more than doubled its reserve funds from $105 million to $216 million.
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