An Ontario agency is seeking qualified consultants to provide economic development, marketing, and website development services with a strong focus on foreign direct investment (FDI) and investment promotion. The successful firm will deliver implementable strategies and tangible outcomes that advance investment-ready sites, stimulate business growth, foster workforce alignment, and promote new investment opportunities during a one-year contract period.

Key responsibilities include collaborating with municipalities and the agency to identify, validate, and market industrial, commercial, mixed-use, housing-enabling, and adaptive-reuse sites. Consultants will be expected to design and implement sector-specific FDI initiatives aligned with regional priorities and CanExport objectives, and to deliver action-oriented workshops that prepare local businesses and projects for investment attraction and expansion.

Marketing and promotional efforts should prioritize FDI messaging and investor engagement, while also supporting ongoing agency marketing, workforce development, and community initiatives. This involves developing sector-aligned messaging, creating community profiles, launching workforce and livability campaigns, and managing regular social media content that highlights investors, businesses, workforce, and community stories.

In addition, the selected vendor will be responsible for delivering a visually compelling, FDI-ready digital platform. The website should support investment promotion, facilitate data sharing, and provide user-friendly navigation for investors, while also addressing the broader needs of economic development, marketing, and community engagement.