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YOUR SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN OUR SOIL.

OUR VALUE PROPOSITIONHome to a growing cluster of agri-food manufacturing operations ranging from 30 to 350 employees, Portage la Prairie is immersed in agricultural production with optimal access to both resources, as well as major transportation routes to get your product to market. This, combined with Manitoba’s competitive hydro electric utility rates and abundant capacity of water for the food manufacturing sector, create an ideal location for your next development.

TABLE OF CONTENTS4 STRATEGIC LOCATION

6 LABOUR DEMOGRAPHICS 7 Workforce Development

8 THRIVING AG SECTOR

10 VALUE-ADDED PROCESSING

11 RECENT INVESTMENT

12 MANITOBA ADVANTAGE 14 Construction Costs / Tax Rates

16 WE’RE READY FOR YOU 16 Inventory of Available Land/Buildings

18 SOUTHPORT AEROSPACE CENTRE INC.

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KEY COMMUNITY CONTACTS

KINELM BROOKESGeneral ManagerPortage La Prairie Planning DistrictE-mail: kbrookes@ptgplanningdistrict.ca Phone: 204-239-8345

EVE O LEARYExecutive DirectorPortage Regional Economic DevelopmentE-mail: execdir@plprecd.caO�ce: 204-856-5000Mobile: 204-870-9050

NATHAN PETOCity ManagerCity of Portage la PrairieE-mail: npeto@city-plap.com Phone: 204-239-8336

NETTIE NEUDORFChief Administrative O�cerRural Municipality of Portage la PrairieE-mail: nneudorf@rmofportage.caPhone: 204-857-3821

STRATEGIC LOCATION

WE ARE THE GEOGRAPHIC CENTRE OF NORTH AMERICA

Situated at the geographic center of Canada (Latitude: 49.972321, Longitude: -98.290325). Our placement with Trans-Canada Highway access, close proximity to Winnipeg, and our immersion in the agricultural hotbed of the region provides multiple advantages for investors.

Rail Access:

Portage la Prairie holds the distinction as the only site in Canada where the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways converge.

Proximity by Air:

We are within one hour of Richardson International airport (Winnipeg) and home to a private airstrip (Southport) that can accommodate local commercial air traffic.

PROXIMITY TO WINNIPEG Manitoba’s capital city, with a population of more than 709,000, sits within the radius of Portage la Prairie’s trade area. Situated just 85 kilometres away, Winnipeg is close enough for a cross-pollination of commuters who live in one city and work in the other.

Winnipeg is home to North America’s largest tri-modal port, and goods can reach anywhere in the world within 48 hours.

PROXIMITY TO THE UNITED STATES Located just north of the American border at North Dakota, Portage la Prairie is situated 187 kilometres (116 miles) from Pembina, North Dakota – the nearest full service border crossing.

Fibre optic routes situate us as the most direct Canadian link servicing the U.S. midwest, including major markets such as Chicago and Minneapolis.

Trans-Canada Highway

CN Railway

CP Railway

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LABOUR DEMOGRAPHICS

As one of the primary urban hubs along the east-west corridor of the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba, Portage la Prairie’s trade area is a wide one. This is reflective of the labour pool as well which sees only a 4.7% unemployment rate on a job pool of 11,255 jobs. A recent survey identified that while 87% of workers reside in the City or municipality of Portage, 13% are commuting here from nine other jurisdictions daily within a one hour radius.

Red River CollegeHeadquartered in Winnipeg, Red River College has a campus in the City of Portage la Prairie. Under the direction of Regional Campus Manager, Guy Moffat, the school strives to be responsive to the needs of local industry. An example of this is the upcoming introduction of a Certificate in Value-Added Food Manufacturing program slated for introduction in the near future. Additionally, the College offers a platform for standard and customized corporate to address the training needs of local business and industry.

Assiniboine Community CollegeBrandon’s Assiniboine Community College has teaching space in Portage la Prairie, housed in the Southport airport and commercial properties just three kilometres South of the City. Currently focused on nurse education, ACC has a particular agriculture focus in its offerings on their main Campus in Brandon which could be explored for workforce needs.

Portage Learning & Literacy CentreAddressing the education needs of both newcomers to Canada as well as to those adults in the community looking to upgrade their skills in order to secure meaningful employment, the Portage Learning & Literacy Centre is working with a focus to ensure that everyone that completes their program will find gainful employment. Their offerings include English as a Second Language training, high school diploma completion as well as workplace soft skills development to prepare their students for any workplace environment.

Portage Collegiate InstituteCareer Development Program: Beginning in Grade nine, the high school education promotes a greater understanding of student skills and interests to allow for a customized education in their final three years that directs a student down their desired career path. This includes an extensive slate of skilled trades programs to ensure a strong resource of these skills in the future. Through the curriculum, the school has partnered with local industry to provide on-the-job apprenticeship opportunities with local employers to ensure that incoming workers to the labour pool are fully aware of the opportunities to ply their trade in this market.

NEW INITIATIVE: Edge FactorBeginning in 2018, Portage Regional Economic Development is partnering with area high schools and the Portage Learning & Literacy Centre to sponsor EdgeFactor – a video platform that helps to illustrate the career possibilities for students of all interests – with a specific emphasis on the present and future needs in manufacturing and the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) courses in school. This three year investment in a pilot program is intended to ensure a better prepared entry level workforce for industry.

A secondary component of this platform allows businesses to plug in to promote the slate of careers available and pro-actively identify the qualifications required for future hires.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Development of a skilled workforce is another area where Portage la Prairie demonstrates its strength. Both through an enhanced focus on trades development in secondary school as well as a slate of post-secondary programs offered locally, the needs of industry both today and into the future are being considered.

LABOUR FORCE BY OCCUPATION Source: Statistics Canada Last Updated: November 2017

23.1% Sales & Services16.3% Trades & Transport15.4% Education, Law & Government12.7% Business & Finance10.6% Health9.8% Management5.2% Manufacturing 3.7% Sciences1.9% Natural Resources 1.4% Art & Sports

LABOUR FORCE BY INDUSTRY Source: Statistics Canada Last Updated: November 2017

19.3% Health Care11.5% Retail9.2% Public Administration 8.7% Manufacturing8.5% Education 8.3% Accommodation7.3% Construction 4.5% Other 4.0% Finance3.9% Transportation3.3% Agriculture 2.7% Administration2.7% Wholesale2.2% Professional Services1.3% Information1.0% Arts & Entertainment 0.9% Utilities 0.8% Real Estate

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE Source: Statistics Canada Last Updated: May 2017

930 Ages 0-4860 Ages 5-9810 Ages 10-14 830 Ages 15-19805 Ages 20-24 885 Ages 25-29765 Ages 30-34 705 Ages 35-39715 Ages 40-44760 Ages 45-49920 Ages 50-54 980 Ages 55-59835 Ages 60-64700 Ages 65-69585 Ages 70-74430 Ages 75-79330 Ages 80-84 445 Ages 85+

POPULATION Source: Statscan Census Last Updated: February 2017

21,667 201620,763 201120,429 2006

20 21 22(Thousands of people)

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THRIVING AG SECTOR

Manitoba is a hub of agricultural production, which makes us ideally suited for food production ventures that place the manufacturing close to the resources required.

Latest data for the Province identifies our 2017 crop production as follows:

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MANITOBA

Agricultural food and manufacturing are key to Manitoba’s economy

• We produce $4.5 billion in processed foods annually – about 24% of our total manufacturing output. We export $2.7 billion annually.

• We continue to lead Canada in agricultural manufacturing and grain handling & storage exports – exporting to over 50 countries.

• We have a vibrant food processing sector with over 470 provincially-inspected facilities and over 130 federally-inspected facilities.

MANITOBA’S PRODUCTION STATISTICS

Manitoba produces a diversity of commodities that are key to further processing:

• about 6% of Canada’s barley and about 15% of Canada’s wheat

• about 15% of Canada’s canola and 7% of Canada’s flax seed

• about 22% of Canada’s oats

• virtually 100% of Canada’s sunflower seeds

• about 29% of Canada’s soybeans

• about 12% of Canada’s beef cows

• over 28% of Canada’s sows

• over 120 variety of vegetables

Manitoba also supports:

• major crops of corn, mustard seed, hemp, buckwheat, canary seed and pulses

• a dairy industry with major genetic exports throughout the world

Source: Statistics Canada 2017, CANSIM 001-0017 Source: AAFC Foresight and Analysis 2018

2016 Total: 40,166,8922017 Total: 40,927,969

2016 Total: 11,235,0002017 Total: 12,614,000

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VALUE ADDED PROCESSING

HOME OF MANITOBA’S AGRI-FOOD SECTOR

Food manufacturing is a leading employer in Portage la Prairie. Recent investment indicates that this number is growing. Among the food production staged locally includes:

Can-Oat Milling (Richardson-Pioneer)

Portage la Prairie is home to one of three strategically placed Richardson Milling sites in western Canada and boasts the most extensive oat supply in North America. Their production includes granola clusters, toasted coated grains, oat bran, whole oat flour, and more.

McCain

With an international presence, employing more than 20,000 globally and generating in excess of $9 Million annually in sales, McCain has been a fixture of Portage la Prairie since 1980. The local plant produces french fries – a staple of McCain’s product line. In fact, the company produces so many fries per year that it is estimated than one in three fries in the world are produced under the McCain brand. The local plant employs 350.

Nutri-Pea Limited

NutriPea has been promoting the benefits of yellow peas as an ingredient in a wide variety of health food products since it opened in Portage la Prairie in 1997. Their products are exported not only to the United States but also to Brazil and Mexico. Operating with a local team of 30, the reach of their business spans internationally.

Simplot

Located just west of the City on the Trans-Canada Highway, Simplot’s Portage la Prairie facility ships more than 300 Million pounds of frozen french fries and specialty potato products each year to vendors across the continent. Simplot has made its home here since 2003 and serves the restaurant industry across Canada and many regions of the United States. Locally, Simplot employs 260.

Roquette

Announced in January 2017, construction has begun on the $400 Million Phase One of a five phase pea protein processing facility – slated to be the largest of its kind in the world. The plant will create 150 ongoing positions upon the start of production in the Spring of 2019 when it will begin processing 125 thousand tonnes of yellow peas per year.

Other Food Production Locally:

• Best Cooking Pulses

• Better Hemp Company

• Canadian Prairie Garden Purees

• Prairie Quinoa

RECENT INVESTMENT

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE

Hemp $25 million

New investment in manufacturing of medicinal hemp products

Roquette $400 million

Largest pea-processing facility in the world

Simplot $460 million

Expanding existing plant by 2x

Syngenta $750,000

Expansion of crop research facility

Ilta Grain $1.85 million

Construction of packaging building and installation of rail line spur

McCain $10 million

Reinvestment/upgrades to existing plant

MANITOBA

Hy Life $150 million

Pork production

Maple Leaf Foods $94 million

Largest bacon-production facility in Canada

Parmalat Canada $50 million

New dairy-processing facility

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MANITOBA ADVANTAGE

HEALTHCARE

• The Manitoba Agri-Health Research Network supports innovative global research, development and commercialization of agriculture products for health.

• The Food Development Centre is a world class, federally licensed, research and development centre. It provides state-of-the-art resources and expertise to clients who are developing and producing innovative food products for local and global markets.

• The Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine studies the health benefits of nutraceuticals, natural health products and functional foods.

• The Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Neutraceuticals studies bio-active compounds in prairie crops and how they affect human health.

• The Composites Innovation Centre helps companies commercialize natural fibre composite products.

• The Canadian International Grains Institute offers clients technical expertise in milling, baking and processing grains, oilseeds, pulses and special crops.

Canada vs. U.S.

Canada’s labour costs are the lowest among the G7 countries. With comptetitive salary levels and lower health care costs, companies based in Canada benefit from total labour costs that are 31.2% lower than equivalent costs in the U.S.

Progressive reductions in both federal and provincial taxes creates a significant advantage for companies operating in Canada. According to KPMG, the effective income tax rate in Canada is 17.9%, or 11.9 percentage points below that of the U.S.

Provincial Health Premiums

ALBERTA $528 – $1,056 / year

BRITISH COLUMBIA $684 – $1,368 / year

ONTARIO $300 – $900 / year

MANITOBA $0 / year

Manitoba offers exciting opportunities and clear advantages in the agriculture sector:

Major North American cities: Average electricity costs in 2017 In ¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for large-power customers

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1 WINNIPEG 5.01 2 MONTREAL 5.18 3 CALGARY 6.09 4 ST. JOHN’S 6.95 5 CHICAGO 7.22 6 VANCOUVER 7.54 7 EDMONTON 7.68 8 HOUSTON 7.73 9 MONCTON 7.86 10 DETROIT 8.49 11 REGINA 8.67 12 PORTLAND 8.73 13 MIAMI 9.03 14 CHARLOTTETOWN 9.31 15 SEATTLE 10.04 16 HALIFAX 10.14 17 OTTAWA 12.46 18 NASHVILLE 12.61 19 NEW YORK 14.43 20 TORONTO 14.55Source: Hydro Quebec

Portage la Prairie Water Rates

Quarterly Service Charge $20.92

Up to 50,000 gallons $5.92 / 1000 gal. 50,001 – 500,000 gallons $4.88 / 1000 gal. 500,001 – 4 million gallons $4.63 / 1000 gal. Over 4 million gallons $2.01 / 1000 gal.

Water Treatment

Current water treatment capacity for the region:

34,000 m3 / day

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CONSTRUCTION COSTS

INCOME TAX RATES Source: Canada Revenue Agency Last Updated: January 2018

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12% General0% Small Business12% Manufacturing & Processing12% Investment

10.8% Up to $31,84312.75% $31,844 - $68,82117.4% Over $68,821

15% General10% Small Business15% Manufacturing & Processing15% Investment

15% Up to $46,91620.5% $45,917 - $91,83126% $91,832 - $142,35329% $142,354 - $202,800 33% Over $202,800

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WE’RE READY FOR YOU

POPLAR BLUFF INDUSTRIAL PARKR.M. of Portage la Prairie

• 141.5 acres

• Zoned industrial

• Adjacent to Simplot/Roquette plants

• Situated on Trans-Canada Hwy.

• Rail access within close proximity

• Serviceable by city water supply

• Land history: Agricultural use

McMILLAN INDUSTRIAL PARKCity of Portage la Prairie

• 230 acres

• Zoned industrial

• Adjacent to McCain/Nutri-Pea plants

• Situated in city, 4.6 km to Trans-Canada Hwy.

• Rail access within close proximity

• Serviceable by city water supply

• Land history: Agricultural use

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SOUTHPORT AEROSPACE CENTRE INC.

• 200+ acres of developable land

• Zoned: industrial and residential

• Transport Canada Certified Airport (CYPG)

• Situated on paved highway, 3 km south of the Trans-Canada Hwy

• Onsite property management

• Serviced lots available to build on immediately

• Land History: Former military base

R.M. of Portage la Prairie

Benefits of starting or growing your business at Southport:

• Experienced onsite property management team

• Custom development based on customer’s needs

• Start today – existing office space available

• Affordable lease rates with financing options

• 24/7 public use airport with four well-maintained runways

• Lots available with direct airfield access

Benefits for your employees at Southport:

• 188 rental housing units with detached garages and quiet country feel

• Two short or long term accommodation buildings onsite: Mynarski House and Barker Building

• Fitness and recreation facility with indoor track, bowling alley, childcare and healthy food kiosk

• Outdoor recreation with golf course, walking paths, tennis courts, baseball and more

• Short drive to additional amenities in Portage la Prairie

JOIN OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY!

Southport is a not-for-profit property management and development company located just south of Portage la Prairie. Southport was formed in 1992 after the closure of Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie. Military flight training is conducted at 3 Canadian Forces Flight Training School (3CFFTS) at Southport under contract.

Southport has four main business sectors: airport, commercial, residential and recreation. Organizations at Southport are part of a community with opportunities to work, live, learn, and play.

Our diverse commercial tenant base includes education and training programs, manufacturing, health services and administration, food services, a daycare and military flight training support services.

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PORTAGE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 800 Saskatchewan Avenue West Portage la Prairie, Manitoba R1N 0M8 Telephone: 204-856-5000 vmay@plprecd.ca

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