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"The City of Langley is an outstanding place to do business. As a Regional Town Centre, the City is centrally located in the Lower Mainland and we enjoy easy access to markets, both locally and internationally. With ongoing redevelopment and a significant percentage of long-term businesses, the City of Langley's economy is thriving. We're proud to say that the City of Langley is the Place to Be when it comes to business potential!"

Peter Fassbender, Mayor
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The City of Langley is a great place to live, work and do business. Our central location, population density, skilled workforce and low business and living costs have made the City of Langley a hub of "earning" activity.

  • Location & Population
  • Regional Map
  • Workforce
  • Low Business And Living Costs
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Location & Population

The City of Langley is located in the centre of the Lower Mainland Economic Region, from Vancouver to Hope. This area is made up of two districts: the Greater Vancouver Regional District External Link (population: 2 million) and the Fraser Valley Regional District External Link (population: 200,000). Langley (City population: 25,000; Township population: 95,000) is situated in the eastern edge of the Greater Vancouver Regional District and enjoys a trading population of roughly 500,000 (within a 30 minute commute).

Located on the southern shores of the Fraser River and bordering the USA, Langley is within 50 kilometres (30 miles) of Vancouver, the Port of Vancouver External Link and the Vancouver International Airport External Link, and is centrally located within 24 kilometres (15 miles) of the Pacific Ocean (in the West) and Abbotsford International Airport External Link (in the East).

With a central location, substantial trading population and low business costs, Langley is attracting immense business growth.

  • See more information on Langley's Regional Town Centre at GVRD's Livable Centres External Link

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Regional Map

Regional Map

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Workforce

As a centre for retail, commercial, and industrial activity, the City of Langley has become a workplace destination for residents all around the Fraser Valley. Although the City of Langley is only 10 square kilometers, we enjoy access to a talented, skilled and educated labour force of 326,000 people within a 30-minute commute.

For more information on the Labour Market in the Fraser Valley, go to the Government of Canada, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development (HRSD) External Link, and search for HRCC, Fraser Valley, Labour Market Information External Link.

City of Langley Sectors (By Labour Market)

Langley Industry (By Labour Force)

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Low Business And Living Costs

According to KPMG's Competitive Alternatives Study (2004) External Link (which compares business costs in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific), Western Canada [and the City of Langley] provides a significant cost advantage. Comparing the costs of labour, transportation, utilities, taxes and more, they found that Canada was about 8% to 9% lower than the United States. Within Canada, they found that the western provinces had a cost advantage in some industries of up to 32% over the USA. And of the 10 centres in the US-Canada Pacific region, Vancouver had the second lowest business costs in all 17 industries surveyed. In the area of research and development in particular, business costs in Vancouver average 16.2% less than in the USA.

Office space, land, and housing costs in the City of Langley are even lower. Located on the eastern border of the Greater Vancouver Area, Langley enjoys housing costs that are 57% lower than Vancouver and retail leasing costs of about 10 times less than Downtown Vancouver!

Langley Business Space Costs

  • Retail Space (lease): $14 to $25 per square foot *
  • Office space (lease): $9 + per square foot *
  • Industrial Land (purchase): $600,000 per acre *

* SOURCE: NAI Goddard and Smith Commercial Real Estate Services External Link

Median Langley Housing Prices *

  • Single Detached Family Home: $394,424 (Fall 2005)
    Note: Compare this to $918,867 for a single-family detached home in Vancouver
  • Townhouse: $234,900 (Fall 2005)
  • Apartment: $160,000 (Fall 2005)

* SOURCE: Fraser Valley Real Estate Board External Link

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Learn More

Learn more about our community and discover why the City of Langley is "the place to be" for business.

  • Discover our Business Opportunities
  • Order or download Langley's Official Economic Development Magazine
  • View our City of Langley video online
  • Go to Live and also download our Community Profile - Site Selector Database - [PDF 4.7MB]
  • Download our 2006 Economic Development Magazine - [PDF 8.8MB]
  • Also see GVRD Livable Centres External Link

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