Business & Financial Services

Prominent financial and professional service firms are increasingly choosing the Waterloo Region as the location for their Southwestern Ontario headquarters, including The Bank of Montreal, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, KPMG, Stantec Engineering, Toronto Dominion Bank, and Rogers Wireless.

Major law firms have made Waterloo part of their national network, including Gowlings, Miller Thomson, Borden Ladner Gervais and Bereskin & Parr.

Often referred to as the “Hartford of the North”, the Waterloo Region is home to 12 major insurance operations, employing over 7,000 people. Companies with local presence include Sun Life Assurance of Canada, Manulife Financial, The Economical Life Insurance, Equitable Life Insurance, Waterloo Lutheran Life and Gore Mutual Insurance.