WhyDufferin County Economic Development
County-wide investment attraction, workforce and quality-of-life information for the eight member municipalities.
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WhyDufferin · Contacts
Official contacts
These are the offices that deliver economic development services in and around Dufferin County. WhyDufferin is independent and does not speak for them.
Town of Orangeville Economic Development & Culture
Business statistics, site selection, property listings, incentives and downtown revitalization in Orangeville.
Orangeville & Area Small Business Enterprise Centre (SBEC)
Free consultations, business plan reviews, permit and registration guidance, mentoring, Starter Company Plus and Summer Company. Satellite office in Shelburne twice a month.
Dufferin Board of Trade
Membership business organization with site-selection pages for each Dufferin community.
Community Futures South Georgian Bay
Business loans, mentorship, tourism coaching and buyer-seller matching for businesses in its service area, which includes Dufferin County.
Headwaters Communities in Action
Community group working on well-being in Dufferin and Caledon, including a "Dynamic Economy" pillar.
Orangeville BIA (Downtown Orangeville)
Downtown Orangeville events and promotion.
Invest Ontario
Provincial agency for larger investment projects.
Commercial real estate
Local commercial, industrial and leasing agents, plus the real estate board: Commercial real estate partners.
Internet providers
Providers with fibre or service in Dufferin. Check your exact address with each one. See fibre rollouts and broadband coverage.
Wightman Telecom
Fibre to the home in Orangeville and Shelburne (wightman.ca/orangeville-fibre-to-the-home, wightman.ca/shelburne-fibre-to-the-home).
- Sales
- 1-888-477-2177
- Support
- 1-888-477-2177 (technical support 24/7)
- Orangeville office
- 75 First Street, Unit 7, Orangeville, ON L9W 2E3 · 1-519-415-4273 · text 1-519-415-9516
Rogers
SWIFT-funded fibre for 107 homes and businesses in Garafraxa Woods (East Garafraxa), and a fibre upgrade under way in Mono (Town of Mono notice).
EH!tel Networks
SWIFT-funded fibre for 665 homes and businesses in Melancthon and Mulmur (Redickville, Honeywood, Black Bank, Ruskview, Terra Nova, Kilgorie, Horning's Mills, Whitfield, Springwater Lakes).
- Sales
- 519-594-0946 (customer service)
- Support
- 519-594-0946 ext. 1 (tech support)
- Durham office (Grey County)
- 124 Garafraxa St S, Durham, ON N0G 1R0 · 519-594-0946
NFTC (North Frontenac Telephone Company)
SWIFT-funded fibre for 638 homes and businesses in Laurel, Camilla and Salem (Amaranth and Mono).
- Sales
- 1-888-638-3575
- Support
- 1-888-638-3575 (support and billing)
- Head office
- 5405 Eglinton Ave. W., Suite 214, Toronto, ON M9C 5K6 · 1-888-638-3575
Cogeco
SWIFT-funded fibre for 148 homes and businesses in Marsville, Orton, Prices Corner and Craigsholme.
- Sales
- 1-866-261-4447
- Support
- 1-855-701-4881 (tech support, 7 days, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET)
Bell
SWIFT-funded fibre for 308 homes and businesses in Mansfield and around Mansfield Ski Club (Mulmur).
- Sales
- 1-866-394-6331 (shopping for Internet, TV and Home phone, 7 days, 7 a.m. to midnight)
- Support
- 1-866-310-2355 (1-866-310-BELL)
Execulink Telecom
Execulink has an Orangeville internet page offering fibre plans. Its fibre town list does not include other Dufferin communities.
- Sales
- 1-866-706-1991
- Support
- 1-866-706-1994 (technical support 24/7)