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About Brampton

Brampton has one of the highest concentrations of companies in Canada. It is also home to major corporations in Canada, including Loblaw Companies Ltd., and George Weston Limited (the owner of Loblaws), which have their head offices located within the city. The city is also home to Canadian Forces Army Reserve unit The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment). Brampton was once known as "The Flower Town" due to its large greenhouse industry that earned it the nickname "Greenhouse Capital of Canada". Today, Brampton's major economic sectors include advanced manufacturing; retail administration; logistics; information & communication technologies (ICT); food & beverage processing; life sciences & biotechnology research and development(R&D); business services such as finance/insurance/legal firms or consulting firms like Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited or PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ; health care centres like Peel Memorial Hospital or Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley Hospital are among some examples for this sector.