GTA Industrial Real Estate
Industrial Space for Lease & Sale Across the GTA
Harjaap Singh Makkar is one of the leading industrial brokers at Colliers International, Canada's largest commercial real estate firm. He reviews every requirement personally and matches qualified tenants and buyers to warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, 3PL, and industrial condo space across the region, on-market and off-market, often within hours, not days.
Or call directly: (647) 740-7500
Harjaap Singh Makkar
Senior Industrial Broker · Colliers International
Find Your GTA Space
Answer five quick questions about your space, timeline, and budget. Harjaap reviews every requirement personally and comes back with a matched shortlist of on-market and off-market space, typically the same day.
Responds personally · Confidential
Or call directly: (647) 740-7500
Client Roster
Companies Harjaap Has Represented
HOOPP
Pension Fund
$132B+ in net assets · one of Canada's largest pension funds
Aftermarket by Parts Panel
Automotive
Among Canada's fastest-growing auto parts distributors
Structural Aluminum
Manufacturing
20+ years in business
UHI Machinery
Equipment Rental
International footprint
Ideal Logistics Group
Transportation
20+ years in business
Canadian Flatbeds Transportation
Transportation
One of Canada's fastest-growing companies
Minimax Express
Transportation
30+ years old · Among Canada's largest
Iqbal Foods
National Food Retailer
Among Canada's largest
PTI Foods
Ethnic Food Distributor
50+ years old · Among Canada's largest
Materials Testing Equipment
Industrial Distributor
IBC Tanks Canada
Industrial Distributor
SUSGlobal Energy
Energy Company
Publicly listed
Peripheral Labs
Tech Startup
Backed by Khosla Ventures
XPV Water Partners
Private Equity
$1B+ in assets under management
Tropical Forest Products
Wood Distributor
Four locations across North America
Hofland
Floral Wholesaler
Canada's largest full-service floral wholesaler
Property Management
10M SF under management
Healgen Scientific
Medical Equipment Manufacturer
Leading global manufacturer
Designed Precision Castings
Investment Casting Manufacturer
In business since 1958
GTA Requirement Match
How It Works
Step 1
Answer 5 Quick Questions
Your requirement, size, timeline, and what matters most - takes under a minute.
Step 2
Harjaap Reviews It Personally
Checked against on-market and off-market inventory that fits - not an algorithm.
Step 3
Get Matched Space Directly
A shortlist and a call to discuss next steps, typically the same day.
Client Result
“He provided us with comprehensive insights into available properties, market rates, and potential negotiation points that ultimately helped us secure a space that perfectly aligned with our requirements.”
“He advocated strongly on our behalf during negotiations and offered candid advice when necessary. His integrity and transparent approach fostered a relationship built on trust, which is particularly valuable in complex commercial transactions.”
“What stood out most was his remarkable responsiveness - he consistently replied to our inquiries promptly, even during weekends and outside regular business hours.”
Compare Every Submarket
Where Your Requirement Actually Fits
The Greater Toronto Area is not one industrial market. It is 16 distinct submarkets, each with its own highway access, rent structure, and availability profile, and the corridor a business already operates in is not always the one that suits its next building. Tap any region for its asking rent, availability, highway access, and labour force, current as of the Colliers Q2 2026 Toronto Industrial Market Report.
Shaded by 2021 Census population · Statistics Canada
Select a Submarket
TapHover over any region on the map to see its stats here.
Asking rent, availability, highway access, population, and labour force for all 16 submarkets. Real estate figures come from the same Colliers data Harjaap uses for active searches.
GTA-Wide Benchmark, Q2 2026
$16.22 PSF avg · 4.5% availability
Real estate data: Colliers Q2 2026 Toronto Industrial Market Report. Population and labour force: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (Etobicoke and North York use City of Toronto planning estimates, as noted, since both were folded into the City of Toronto in the 1998 amalgamation and no longer have standalone StatCan figures).
- Hamilton
- Availability 2.9%, asking net rent $15.33 PSF, highway access QEW, Highway 403 & Red Hill Valley Pkwy. Population 569,353, labour force 290,990. Tightened sharply this quarter; still the most cost-effective major Golden Horseshoe market.
- Burlington
- Availability 5.2%, asking net rent $15.17 PSF, highway access QEW, Highway 403 & 407 convergence. Population 186,948, labour force 100,160. Mid-priced alternative between Oakville and Hamilton; three highways meet in one city.
- Oakville
- Availability 4.0–5.8%, asking net rent $16.24–$16.92 PSF, highway access QEW & Highway 407. Population 213,759, labour force 113,195. No active development pipeline; Winston Park now trading below the broader Oakville average.
- Milton
- Availability 8.6%, asking net rent $16.10 PSF, highway access Highway 401 direct, Tremaine / Louis St-Laurent. Population 132,979, labour force 70,675. Among the most available inventory of any major GTA market; strongest absorption in the West this quarter.
- Mississauga
- Availability 3.1–8.6%, asking net rent $13.37–$19.14 PSF, highway access 401, 403, 407 & Pearson Airport access. Population 717,961, labour force 385,915. GTA's largest single industrial market; widest rent spread of any GTA submarket.
- Brampton
- Availability 6.4%, asking net rent $16.67–$16.95 PSF, highway access 410 / 427 / 407 triangle. Population 656,480, labour force 355,755. Ontario's busiest logistics and 3PL corridor; newest, largest-format modern inventory.
- Vaughan
- Availability 3.6%, asking net rent $17.29 PSF, highway access Highway 400 & 407. Population 323,103, labour force 176,625. Anchor of GTA North; strongest net absorption of any GTA North submarket this quarter.
- Toronto
- Availability 3.1%, asking net rent $10.85–$17.50 PSF, highway access 400, 401, 427, QEW & DVP converge in the city. Population 2,794,356, labour force 1,518,420. Tightest urban industrial supply in the GTA; virtually no vacancy in Scarborough or the core.
- Etobicoke
- Availability 4.2–4.5%, asking net rent $14.02–$16.19 PSF, highway access 427, 401 & QEW. Population 599,110 (City of Toronto planning estimate (Etobicoke York district, includes former York); not a StatCan census subdivision figure). In-city Toronto submarket; largest block sizes available within Toronto proper.
- North York
- Availability 2.5%, asking net rent $15.46 PSF, highway access No direct 400-series access; TTC-served arterials. Population 647,245 (City of Toronto planning estimate (North York district); not a StatCan census subdivision figure). Scarcest in-city supply in the GTA; deepest transit-connected labour pool.
- Richmond Hill
- Availability 3.8%, asking net rent $16.38 PSF, highway access Highway 404 & 407 access. Population 202,022, labour force 107,020. One of the more stable York Region submarkets this quarter; steady rents and availability.
- Markham
- Availability 3.0–4.2%, asking net rent $16.75–$17.78 PSF, highway access Highway 404, 407 & Highway 7. Population 338,503, labour force 170,540. York Region's most diverse industrial base, split between a tighter west end and a looser, higher-rent east end.
- Ajax
- Availability 9.5%, asking net rent $17.02 PSF, highway access Highway 401 direct access. Population 126,666, labour force 68,525. Highest availability in the East market at 9.5%; absorption dipped slightly this quarter after a strong run.
- Pickering
- Availability 8.1%, asking net rent $15.52 PSF, highway access Highway 401 & 407 access. Population 99,186, labour force 53,705. Absorbed 267,570 SF this quarter, the strongest performance in the East market.
- Oshawa
- Availability 2.1%, asking net rent $14.69 PSF, highway access Highway 401 corridor; eastern GTA terminus. Population 175,383, labour force 87,550. Tightest and most affordable submarket in Durham Region, with steady positive absorption.
- Whitby
- Availability 8.4%, asking net rent $14.39 PSF, highway access Highway 401 & 412 corridor. Population 138,501, labour force 73,915. 200,000 SF under construction, the only active development pipeline in the East market this quarter.
Recent Transactions
Representing Clients Across Every GTA Submarket
6 transactions closed across the GTA in June 2026 and July 2026.
89 Walker Dr, Brampton
Seller Representation
345,000 SF · Sold · June 2026
6200 Tomken Rd, Mississauga
Tenant Representation
79,919 SF · Tenant Renewed · July 2026
490-520 Nash Rd, Hamilton
Seller Representation
5.29 Acres · Sold · June 2026
7131 Edwards Blvd, Mississauga
Buyer Representation
20,059 SF · Sold · June 2026
6 William Morgan Dr, Toronto
Sub-Landlord Representation
27,840 SF · Subleased · July 2026
5641 McAdam Rd, Mississauga
Tenant Representation
16,000 SF · Leased · July 2026
Who You Will Be Working With
Every requirement on this page reaches Harjaap Singh Makkar directly. He is a broker at Colliers International, Canada’s largest commercial real estate firm, and the founder and CEO of Zonado.com, one of Canada’s largest commercial real estate marketplaces. Before brokerage, he managed logistics and distribution at Bell, Canada’s largest telecommunications company, so he evaluates a building the way an operator does.
Harjaap has called Mississauga home for more than 17 years and knows the GTA industrial market street by street. He runs the search, the negotiation, and the file through to possession himself, rather than handing it to a regional desk partway through.
Direct line: (647) 740-7500
What Harjaap Handles Across the Region
Leasing Warehouse and Distribution Space
Most lease requirements in the region come down to three variables: clear height, truck court depth, and how far the fleet has to travel each day. Modern 32-foot and 36-foot buildings with 180-foot courts sit in a handful of corridors, and older 20-foot to 24-foot stock sits almost everywhere else at materially lower rent. Fixing the specification first, then testing it across corridors, is what keeps a search from stalling on the first building that looks close enough.
3PL and Logistics Requirements
Third-party logistics operators compete for the same buildings as e-commerce fulfillment and national distribution, usually on compressed timelines tied to a contract award. Dock counts, trailer parking, and yard depth decide viability faster than rent does. Harjaap has placed logistics and transportation users under hard deadlines, including a 14,572 SF subtenant placement in Vaughan completed in under 20 business days against a firm lease expiry.
Industrial Condo Units for Rent and Sale
Industrial condo and strata units are how smaller operations, typically 2,000 to 15,000 SF, get into ownership without a freehold purchase. Supply is thin and turnover is quiet, so units frequently trade through ownership relationships rather than a public listing. For a growing business weighing a lease renewal against buying, the condo market is usually the first thing worth pricing out properly.
Buying Freehold Industrial Property
Owner-occupiers buy for the same reason investors do: supply is structurally constrained and well-located buildings are effectively irreplaceable. Sale pricing varies widely by corridor and building vintage, and the strongest opportunities regularly come from owners who are open to a conversation but not yet in a formal process. That is exactly the flow the Zonado marketplace surfaces.
Quarterly Market Intelligence
Every quarter, Harjaap publishes the full GTA Industrial Market Report, with the same submarket-level lease and sale data behind the map above.
One Broker, Every Corridor
Why Run the Whole Search Through One Broker
Splitting a search across separate landlord-side teams, one per market, produces a set of pitches rather than a comparison. Every broker involved is paid to fill a specific building, and none of them is accountable for whether the corridor was the right one to begin with.
One Search Across Every Corridor
A requirement rarely has one right answer. The same operation can work on the 410, on Dixie, or off the QEW, at rents that range from $13.37 to $19.14 PSF depending on the corridor. Running one search across all of them puts the real tradeoffs side by side instead of forcing a decision on the first market you happen to call.
One Point of Contact, Not Five
Calling listing agents market by market means repeating the requirement to a different landlord-side broker each time, each of whom is paid to fill their own building. One tenant-side broker holds the full picture: what has been seen, what was ruled out and why, and what is still worth a tour.
Off-Market Options Compared at Once
Off-market space only creates leverage when there is something to compare it against. Through Zonado.com, one of Canada's largest commercial real estate marketplaces with 150,000+ annual users, and the Colliers broker network, Harjaap surfaces quiet availability across corridors at the same time - so a landlord's asking rate gets tested against real alternatives.
Consistent Representation Through Closing
The broker who runs the search is the broker who negotiates the deal and manages it to possession. Nothing is handed to a regional desk partway through, and the comparable data gathered across corridors stays in the negotiation rather than being lost between teams.
Industrial Real Estate Across the GTA
Already know which market you want? Go straight to the submarket data, lease rates, and available inventory for that city. Harjaap works across all 16 GTA industrial submarkets, not a fixed set of them. Or visit the GTA industrial space overview for how lease, buy, and rent terminology works before you start.
Mississauga
Seven submarkets around Pearson and the 401/403. Rates from $13.37 to $19.14 PSF.
Brampton
Highway 410/427/407 corridor - one of Ontario's most active logistics markets.
Oakville
QEW and Highway 407 access, no active development pipeline, 4.0% availability.
Toronto
All Toronto corridors - Scarborough, Etobicoke, core. Availability 3.1%, rates from $10.85 PSF.
Vaughan
Northern industrial hub with 400/407 access and strong lease demand.
Milton
One of Ontario's fastest-growing industrial nodes, anchored by Highway 401.
Every Other GTA Market
What Clients Say
A selection of feedback from tenants and buyers Harjaap has represented across the GTA.
Even though he happened to be traveling out of town for a wedding at the time, he still made time to make sure our offer stayed competitive. That kind of commitment is rare in commercial real estate, where it's not uncommon for brokers to be unreachable on Fridays.
“He was professional, attentive and truly took the time to understand what I was looking for. His knowledge of the market and attention to detail gave me great confidence in my decisions.”
“He's easy to talk to, very responsive, and always tries his best to help and follow things through. It's clear he cares about doing a good job.”
“He's approachable, patient, and always willing to explain things clearly. Whenever something comes up, he responds quickly and helps get it sorted without any hassle.”
Let’s Talk About Your Industrial Real Estate Need
Whether you’re searching for space, looking to sell or lease a property, or simply trying to understand what the current market means for your business.
Prefer to call? (647) 740-7500