City of Surrey's 2024-2028 Financial Plan

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE & COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

• Added approximately 9,000 jobs to the local economy in 2023 including support for firms like McKesson, CTK Bio and others to establish in Surrey as well as through the expansion of companies within the City; • Generated 60 new major investment leads with a potential for creating over 2,000 jobs this year; • 2023 saw several major companies land and expand in Surrey, including McKesson Canada, MEC Mountain Equipment Company, and CTK Bio Canada; • Recipient of a $105,000 matching grant from the Government of Canada’s CanExport Community Investments towards attracting, retaining and expanding Foreign Direct Investment activities;

• Awarded the Economic Recovery and Resiliency Award from the BC Economic Development Association as well as the Excellence in Economic Development Gold award from the International Economic Development Council for the Supply Chain Resiliency Program; and • The redesign of the next generation Innovation Boulevard, commenced a partnership with Simon Fraser University and industry to create an ecosystem that catalyzes innovation,

addressing both local and global challenges was launched in 2023.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

• Launched a clinical counselling pilot to provide mental health supports in the workplace for police support ser vices staff; and

• Initiated development of a community safety and wellbeing strategy that will enhance mental, social and physical wellness for community members through enhanced and new programming.

City of Surrey | 2024—2028 Financial Plan | General Operating Fund | Social Infrastructure & Community Investments

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