Kitchener, Ontario University Education and Career Training Programs

Located in southwestern Ontario, Canada, the city of Kitchener is a blue-collar town that embraces its students. With the recent addition of a new city hall, a new farmer's market, and an assortment of lofts utilizing old factories, Kitchener is poised to become a great place to be for career education and success.

Kitchener boasted a population of 204,668 as of the 2006 Canadian census report. To handle this growth, the City of Kitchener has launched a $1.5 million renovation project that has addressed a variety of quality-of-life issues. Together with local businesses and colleges, Kitchener is transforming a once-decayed urban core to a retail and commercial hot spot.

The major employers in Kitchener, Ontario include:

• Toyota Manufacturing Canada
• University of Waterloo
• SunLife/Clarica
• Research in Motion
• ATS Automation Tooling Systems

Students wishing to start a new career in Kitchener, Ontario should concentrate on degree programs in business administration, accounting and payroll administration, dental office assisting, and computer business applications. Kitchener is hoping to increase demand for office space by building office towers and inviting companies to become a part of their diverse economic landscape. The Kitchener health care and education industries received a shot in the arm with the creation of new medical degree programs and facilities that will bring over 1,200 new students to the area in the coming year.

Sources:

• City of Kitchener

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