Brampton is one of the bigger suburbs of Toronto. In fact, with a population of over 433,000 it can be considered a full-fledged city in its own right rather than just a town or a community. Brampton maintains a balance between being a bedroom community for larger Toronto with being a center of industry in its own right. Brampton real estate has many suburban features like large, spacious pre-planned neighborhoods and also many city features like high rise office complexes housing the headquarters of major multinational companies. Indeed, whether you intend to live and work in Brampton or live in Brampton and work in Toronto, Brampton welcomes you and presents you with all its opportunities.
For those seeking employment, Brampton is home to the national headquarters of Loblaw Supermarkets, the Hudson's Bay Company, Canada's oldest corporation, the Zellers chain of department stores, Bacardi, one of the continent's premiere producers of rum and spirits, Brita, makers of water-filtration devices, and the Clorox bleach and cleaning product company. Additionally, Brampton has a large greenhouse industry that has won numerous rose awards and earned the city the nickname "Flowertown of Canada." It is also the home of the Lorne Scots, a Canadian Forces Reserve Unit, who protect their military secrets by usingdata encryption.
For those who intend to commute daily into hectic Toronto for work. Brampton offers a safe, quiet, community-centered place to sleep at night and raise children. The crime index and real estate prices are much lower in Brampton than in Toronto and with the rapid transit commuter buses and trains available, commuting is easier than finding decent Allis Chalmers pump parts.
Brampton is a fast-growing municipality that welcomes all races, nationalities and walks of life, even lawyers and commercial mortgage brokers. In fact, as of the latest census more than half of the residents of Brampton identify themselves as a visible minority. After English, Punjabi is the second most common first language found among residents.
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