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Opportunity
Planning an investment, development, or larger business project in Clarence-Rockland? Our Economic Development and Tourism team can help you explore local opportunities, understand available data, and connect with the right municipal contacts early in your process.
Through our Business Concierge Program, we provide a starting point for investors, developers, and businesses planning significant projects in the community.
Connect with us to discuss your investment, development, or business project.
Explore the data behind our growing community
Gain insights into Clarence-Rockland through interactive maps, dashboards, and economic data. Whether you are researching the community, planning an investment, exploring business opportunities, or looking for local trends, these tools help you better understand our growing city.
Ready to dive deeper? Select your preferred language to access the data tools page in English or French.
Key Sectors
Discover Opportunities in High Potential Industries
With a strategic location between Ottawa and Montreal, a growing population, a bilingual workforce, and an exceptional quality of life, Clarence-Rockland is well positioned for business growth and investment. The sectors below highlight industries identified in the City’s 2022 Economic Development Strategy as offering strong potential for expansion, innovation, and long-term economic opportunity.
Hospitality, Tourism and Retail
Capitalize on growing demand for dining, shopping, accommodations, entertainment, and visitor experiences. From our vibrant villages and waterfront to trails, farms, and proximity to Ottawa, Clarence-Rockland offers opportunities to attract both residents and visitors year-round.
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
Tap into a growing market for professional expertise, innovation, and specialized services. Clarence-Rockland is well-positioned for consultants, technology firms, remote-first businesses, and knowledge-based industries seeking access to regional and national markets.
Manufacturing and Light Industrial
Benefit from opportunities in manufacturing, fabrication, food and beverage production, and value-added industrial activities. Our strategic location and access to major transportation corridors provide a strong foundation for business expansion and investment.
Agriculture and Value-Added Food
Build on our rich agricultural heritage through local food production, value-added processing, agri-business innovation, and farm-based tourism. Opportunities exist to connect growers, producers, retailers, and consumers across the region.
Construction and Skilled Trades
Meet the needs of a growing community through residential and commercial development, specialized trades, green building solutions, and professional construction services. Continued growth is creating demand for skilled businesses that can help shape the future of Clarence-Rockland.
Continue exploring what’s next
Our key sectors show where Clarence-Rockland has strong potential for business growth and investment. To see how local projects, plans, and future opportunities are helping shape that growth, explore Building Clarence-Rockland next.
Build Here: Residential Development Opportunities
Clarence-Rockland offers opportunities for residential development that respond to a growing community and a range of housing needs. From established neighbourhoods and village settings to new growth areas, developers can explore projects that support current demand, future growth, and long-term community building.
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