Hamilton includes the communities of Ancaster, Brantford, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, and Stoney Creek

Hamilton is a medium-sized city in southwest Ontario.

• It is about 75 km (about 1 hour by car) southwest of Toronto.
• Hamilton is the third largest city in Ontario, and the ninth largest city in Canada.
• About 500,000 people live in Hamilton.
• Almost 25% of people in Hamilton were born outside of Canada.

The southern part of the city includes the Niagara Escarpment, which Hamiltonians call "the mountain." The northern part of the city is on Lake Ontario, which is one of the Great Lakes.

Hamilton is well known for producing steel and for other kinds of heavy manufacturing. That is why some people call it "Steeltown." Many people continue to use this nickname, although the industry and job market in Hamilton are changing.

Today, major industries in Hamilton include manufacturing, bioscience and medical, and agriculture.

Burlington is a city located in the Greater Toronto Area at the western end of Lake Ontario. The city lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the ridge of the Niagara Escarpment. Politically, the city is part of Halton Region. The city has been rated as one of Canada's best places to live, presently ranking as the nation's third best city in which to reside.

According to the 2006 census, Burlington's population was 164,415 (48% male, 52% female). Minors (individuals under the age of 18) made up 24.5% of the population.

Burlington's economic strength is the diversity of its economic base, mainly achieved because of its geography, proximity to large industries in southern Ontario. The leading industrial sectors, in terms of employment, are food processing, packaging, electronics, motor vehicle/transportation, business services, chemical/pharmaceutical and environmental. The largest public sector employers in the city are the City of Burlington, the Halton District Board of Education, the Halton Catholic District School Board and Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital

Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. This single-tier municipality is geographically surrounded by the County of Brant and they are part of the same census division, but Brantford is municipally distinct from it. Boasting a current population of 93,000 residents and with a projected population reaching 115,000 by 2020

Designated as an urban growth center in the provincial growth plan, the City of Brantford is destined for continued growth in all economic sectors. Steady industrial, commercial, and residential developments in recent years has created an exciting array of job opportunities and has facilitated the emergence of Brantford as one of the Top 10 places in Ontario for real estate investment.

Offering big city amenities with a small town feel, Brantford features one of the best urban trail systems in Canada, with over 40km of Trans Canada Trail meandering through the community and along the historic Grand River.

On January 1, 2001 the new city of Hamilton was formed from the amalgamation of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth and Flamborough/Waterdown became one of its six municipalities.

Waterdown is expanding greatly, with the recent addition of a YMCA and several commercial establishments. Because of the approval of new homes in Waterdown - at least 6,500 more houses in the near future - there are ongoing discussions regarding the planned $50 million 'Waterdown By-Pass', which would allow for easier access across the city. Waterdown population growth was approximately 28.9% over the years 1996 and 2001.

As of the 2006 census, the Flamborough population was 39,220.