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As Toronto Pearson becomes one of the world’s leading airports, we’re more focused than ever on our own backyard. We help our neighbours discover new experiences and opportunities around the globe. And we welcome people from elsewhere – tourists and new Canadians, business leaders and entrepreneurs – as they forge valuable connections in the GTA, Southern Ontario and the rest of Canada. We help create jobs, drive growth and build healthy, prosperous communities. And it all starts with getting everyone moving better.
Read the full ideas in motion op-edIdeas in Motion With even more collaborative thinking, there are very real options to connect Toronto Pearson with western and eastern Ontario.
The more growth we spark
As a global hub, we don't just respond to local growth – we help to drive it.
The more jobs we create
Our airport creates about 49,000 direct jobs and supports the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people across the region – and that total is projected to reach 700,000 over the next two decades.
The GTAA is working with government policymakers to encourage higher-density employment and develop desperately needed transit connections in the Airport Employment Zone – while helping to build a more complete and sustainable community.
The deeper we connect
Over the next decade, we see our airport evolving to integrate transit, rail and other key modes of ground transport. We’re actively building the partnerships that will make that vision a reality.
The better we engage
We’re talking to our communities about how we can balance priorities to yield the best possible benefits – for everyone.
The more we invest in people
The GTAA is committed to investing 1 per cent of annual net revenue in support of community organizations across our region. In 2017, that translated into nearly $800,000 distributed through our funding program, the Propeller Project.
The regional transit centre will make it easier for people to get to their current jobs or look for better ones. And everyone who needs to connect with the wider world will be able to reach our airport more quickly and reliably.