Flexible workplace provider IWG announced it will be opening Canada’s first HQ workspace in Truro, Nova Scotia, in partnership with Truro-based Queens Realty Limited.
The move brings more choice to a growing hybrid workforce in a community of 14,000 people and marks IWG’s foray into smaller markets, which it plans to do more of over the next two years. Truro now stands as the smallest community to open any brand from IWG , which currently operates 10 globally.
“The HQ brand was chosen for Truro because it provides efficient, functional space with all the essentials businesses need, from private offices to meeting rooms, all set up and ready-to-go,” says Wayne Berger, CEO Americas. “IWG HQ caters to businesses of all shapes and sizes, from large corporates to individual freelancers, and offers everything hybrid workers need at a price they can afford.”
As the only co-working facility in the Truro area, the HQ workspace will be housed in The Common Works complex, a portion of which is an award-winning heritage building. The location will occupy the majority of the third floor, offering 7,500 square feet of workspace, ample parking, reliable high-speed internet, flexible on-demand leases, 109 workstations including hot desks, dedicated desks and small private offices, bookable meeting rooms, an open lounge and kitchen, an HQ app to manage membership, and access to other co-working brands in the IWG family, including Regus and Spaces.
The workspace is set to open in December 2022.
“When I first came across IWG and heard that they were looking to partner with local landlords to bring flexible workspaces to smaller markets, I knew this was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up,” says James Bagnell, CEO, Queens Realty Limited. “Whether people are relocating from Halifax, or staying put in their small town and skipping the commute to the city, living in smaller and more affordable places like Truro is suddenly becoming very appealing.
“But what’s missing from small towns are flexible workspaces with reliable services. That’s why we decided to bring an HQ to Truro. Now people can live and work remotely from Truro, but they’re not limited to working from home.”
Photo: The Common Works building in Truro.
