2.1 Academic buildings The Greater Toronto Area is a commercial distribution financial and economic centre being the second largest financial centre in North America the region generates about a fifth of Canada's GDP and is home to 40% of Canada's business headquarters the economies of the municipalities in Greater Toronto are largely intertwined the work force is made up of approximately 2.9 million people and more than 100,000 companies the Greater Toronto Area produces nearly 20% of the entire nation's GDP with $323 Billion and from 1992 to 2002 experienced an average GDP growth rate of 4.0% and a job creation rate of 2.4% (compared to the national average GDP growth rate of 3% and job creation rate of 1.6%) A worker at Oakville Assembly installs a battery on a Ford Flex in 2010 the automotive industry accounted for roughly 10 percent of Greater Toronto's GDP In 2010 over 51% of the labour force in the Greater Toronto Area is employed in the service sector with 19% in the manufacturing 17% of the labour force employed in wholesale & retail trade 8% of the labour force involved in transportation communication & utilities and 5% of the workforce is involved in construction. Despite the fact the service industry makes up only 51% of Greater Toronto's workforce over 72% of the region's GDP is generated by service industries The largest industry in the Greater Toronto Area is the financial services in the province accounting for an estimated 25% of the region's GDP. Notably the five largest banks in Canada all have their operational headquarters in Toronto's Financial District. Toronto is also home to the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Standard and Poor TSX Composite Index and offices of the TSX Venture Exchange the TMX Group the owners and operators of TSX Exchanges as well as the Montreal Exchange are also headquartered in Toronto the TSX and the TSX Venture Exchange represent 3,369 companies including more than half of the world's publicly traded mining companies Markham also attracted the highest concentration of high tech companies in Canada and because of it has positioned itself as Canada's High-Tech Capital the Greater Toronto Area is the second largest automotive centre in North America (after Detroit) Currently,[when?] General Motors Ford and Chrysler run six assembly plants in the area with Honda and Toyota having assembly plants just outside the GTA General Motors Ford Honda KIA Mazda Suzuki Nissan Volkswagen Toyota Hyundai Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover Subaru Volvo BMW and Mitsubishi have chosen the Greater Toronto Area for their Canadian headquarters. Magna International the world's most diversified car supplier, also has its headquarters in Aurora the automobile industry within the region accounts for roughly 10% of the region's GDP Agriculture. . Immigration Act charges 2nd DowntownSuburban; 5 Education 7 Presidents, Extended Waterloo Region 535,154 Elementary and secondary education, Basketball bolt installation $1,492.13 Aboriginal 198,140 2.2%. . Vte Crops Hectares 3,457,966 3,411,667 3,544,927 3,656,705 3,660,941. 1.1 Winter and snowfall The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network it advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge experience and resources to help people build a better life for themselves it provides expert advice training and grants support to developing countries with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed countries it promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations Headquartered in New York City the status of UNDP is that of an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly the UNDP Administrator is the third highest-ranking official of the United Nations after the United Nations Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General The UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states the organization operates in 177 countries where it works with local governments to meet development challenges and develop local capacity it works internationally to help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) UNDP was one of the main UN agencies involved in the development of the Post-2015 Development Agenda to accomplish the SDGs and encourage global development UNDP focuses on poverty reduction HIV/AIDS democratic governance energy and environment social development and crisis prevention and recovery the UNDP Human Development Report Office also publishes an annual Human Development Report (since 1990) to measure and analyse developmental progress in addition to a global Report UNDP publishes regional national and local Human Development Reports UNDP works with nations on their own solutions to global and national development challenges as they develop local capacity they draw on the people of UNDP and its wide range of partners However UNDP offers to help only if the different nations request it to do so Contents.
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