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QUICKLINKS PREFACE | TOC | OVERVIEW | QUALITY OF LIFE | DEVELOPMENT | DEMOGRAPHICS | LABOUR FORCE | EDUCATION | TRANSPORTATION | UTILITIES | BUSINESS RESOURCES | GOVERNMENT | TAXATION City of Langley BRITISH COLUMBIA • CANADA Community Profile Site Selector Database CITY OF LANGLEY COMMUNITY PROFILE & SITE SELECTOR DATABASE PREFACE TOC | OVERVIEW | QUALITY OF LIFE | DEVELOPMENT | DEMOGRAPHICS | LABOUR FORCE | EDUCATION | TRANSPORTATION | UTILITIES | BUSINESS RESOURCES | GOVERNMENT | TAXATION COMMUNITY PROFILE This Community Profile is intended to provide new business investors with an overview of the state of the economy and quality of life in the City of Langley. Additional market studies, reports and documents are also available. Contact the City of Langley for more information: 604-514-2800 or city.langley.bc.ca. SITE SELECTOR DATABASE The information in the shaded columns is formatted according to International Standards for Site Selection. These industry site selection standards for North America include over 1,200 data elements. This standard was developed by a joint committee, comprised of members from the American Economic Development Council (AEDC), the Council for Urban Economic Development (CUED) and the Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) along with six of the nation’s top corporate site selectors. EXCHANGE RATE Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian funds using a rate of: $1 CDN = $0.8625 USD ($1 USD = $1.1594 CDN) SOURCE: Bank of Canada, December 2014 PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY: City of Langley: Development Services and Economic Development Department. COPYRIGHT, 2014 LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: The author and publisher have used their best efforts in preparing this document. They make no representation or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of this material and specifically disclaim any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential or other damages. CITY.LANGLEY.BC.CA • 1.604.514.2800 • [email protected] — UPDATED DECEMBER 2014 2 CITY OF LANGLEY COMMUNITY PROFILE & SITE SELECTOR DATABASE TABLE OF CONTENTS TOC | OVERVIEW | QUALITY OF LIFE | DEVELOPMENT | DEMOGRAPHICS | LABOUR FORCE | EDUCATION | TRANSPORTATION | UTILITIES | BUSINESS RESOURCES | GOVERNMENT | TAXATION table of contents This interactive PDF document is hyperlinked for easy 1. OVERVIEW ........................... 4 7. TRANSPORTATION ............. 36 • Location .............................. 5 • Distance to Major Centres . 37 navigation. All the pages in this table of contents are • Regional City Centre ............ 6 • Highways & Trucking ........ 38 hyperlinked. The navigation bar across the top links to • Neighbourhoods .................. 6 • Railroads ......................... 38 • Neighbourhood Map ............ 7 • Airports ............................ 39 the chapter headers. The chapter header pages have • History ................................ 8 • Ports ................................ 40 secondary navigation which links to content within • Future ................................. 9 • Customs ........................... 40 • Strategic Advantages .......... 9 • Warehouses ..................... 41 the chapter. The arrow in the bottom right corner links • Couriers ........................... 41 2. QUALITY OF LIFE ............... 10 to the subsequent page. In addition, some maps and • Climate ............................ 11 8. UTILITIES ........................... 42 • Crime Rates ..................... 12 • Water & Sewer ................. 43 other underlined content elements are hyperlinked. • Emergency Services.......... 12 • Electric Power .................. 44 • Culture and Recreation ..... 13 • Natural Gas ...................... 44 • Schools ............................ 14 • Telecommunications ........ 44 • Health .............................. 14 • Waste ............................... 45 3. DEVELOPMENT ................... 16 9. BUSINESS RESOURCES ..... 46 • Housing ............................ 17 • Business Services ............ 47 • Commercial ...................... 19 • Research Base ................. 48 • Industrial........................... 20 • Community Services ......... 49 • Development Plans .......... 21 • International Resources..... 50 • Development Costs .......... 21 10. GOVERNMENT .................. 52 4. DEMOGRAPHICS ................ 22 • Municipal ......................... 53 • Population ........................ 23 • Regional .......................... 54 • Households ....................... 25 • Provincial .......................... 54 • Household Income ............ 25 • Federal ............................ 54 5. LABOUR FORCE ................. 26 11. TAXATION ......................... 56 • Employment ..................... 27 • Income Tax ...................... 57 • Payroll Costs ..................... 29 • Sales Tax ......................... 57 • Leading Employers ........... 29 • Property Tax ..................... 58 • Labour Quality................... 29 OTHER ..................................... 59 6. EDUCATION ........................ 30 • Regional Map .................... 59 • Public Education ............... 31 • Key Contacts ..................... 59 • Higher Education............... 32 CITY.LANGLEY.BC.CA • 1.604.514.2800 • [email protected] — UPDATED DECEMBER 2014 3 CITY OF LANGLEY COMMUNITY PROFILE & SITE SELECTOR DATABASE 1. OVERVIEW TOC | OVERVIEW | QUALITY OF LIFE | DEVELOPMENT | DEMOGRAPHICS | LABOUR FORCE | EDUCATION | TRANSPORTATION | UTILITIES | BUSINESS RESOURCES | GOVERNMENT | TAXATION LOCATION | REGIONAL CITY CENTRE | NEIGHBOURHOODS | HISTORY | FUTURE | STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES MCBURNEY PLAZA, DOWNTOWN LANGLEY overview1 CITY.LANGLEY.BC.CA • 1.604.514.2800 • [email protected] — UPDATED DECEMBER 2014 4 CITY OF LANGLEY COMMUNITY PROFILE & SITE SELECTOR DATABASE 1. OVERVIEW TOC | OVERVIEW | QUALITY OF LIFE | DEVELOPMENT | DEMOGRAPHICS | LABOUR FORCE | EDUCATION | TRANSPORTATION | UTILITIES | BUSINESS RESOURCES | GOVERNMENT | TAXATION OVERVIEW: THE CITY OF LANGLEY complete, compact community Located in Southwestern British Columbia, Within just 10 square kilometers (4 square miles), the City of Langley contains six established residential neighbour- Canada, the City of Langley is one of Metro hoods, a natural wetland of regional significance, parkland Vancouver’s dynamic and thriving Regional exceeding 300 acres, high density residential development, City Centres. With significantly lower a revitalized pedestrian-oriented downtown, a regional shop- ping centre and one of the most active industrial and service costs than downtown Vancouver, many commercial land bases found in the Lower Mainland. businesses relocate to Langley for easy access to affluent markets and a higher Location return on investment. The City of Langley is part of the Metro Vancouver Re- gional District. It is situated on the southwest mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada. The City of Langley is neighboured in the north, east and south, by the Township of Langley and the City of Surrey in the west. It is transected by the Fraser Highway and Highway #10. It is centrally located 15 minutes from the USA border and the TransCanada highway. It is also centrally located be- CITY OF LANGLEY tween the Vancouver International Airport and the Abbotsford International Airport. Multiple international sea ports are also within a short distance. CITY.LANGLEY.BC.CA • 1.604.514.2800 • [email protected] — UPDATED DECEMBER 2014 5 CITY OF LANGLEY COMMUNITY PROFILE & SITE SELECTOR DATABASE 1. OVERVIEW TOC | OVERVIEW | QUALITY OF LIFE | DEVELOPMENT | DEMOGRAPHICS | LABOUR FORCE | EDUCATION | TRANSPORTATION | UTILITIES | BUSINESS RESOURCES | GOVERNMENT | TAXATION Regional City Centre The two most northern neighbourhoods, Douglas and The Metro Vancouver Regional District, governing Nicomekl, are predominantly characterized by an active com- authority for the region, has designated much of the City of mercial/industrial core and complemented with multi-family Langley as a “Regional City Centre” as part of their Regional residential housing. The Nicomekl neighbourhood features Growth Strategy. This designation gives the City of Langley the busy 200th Street corridor near Willowbrook Mall, and the higher priority in the development of employment and ser- Douglas neighbourhood features pedestrian-friendly, historic vices, higher density housing, commercial, cultural, enter- downtown Langley with more than 500 boutiques, restaurants tainment, institutional and mixed uses, as well as transit. and services. For more information on Metro Vancouver’s Urban Cen- These two neighbourhoods comprise much of the dynamic tres, visit metrovancouver.org. and vibrant Urban Centre, as defined by Metro Vancouver, URBAN CENTRES SHOWING POPULATION DENSITY ranging from 53rd avenue to 64th avenue. These areas have experienced the most growth and development over the past Langley’s status as a Regional City Centre in several decades, particularly in multi-family residential devel- opment and mixed-use residential/commercial development. Metro Vancouver solidifies its place in the The remaining neighbourhoods south of 53rd avenue long-term growth and prosperity of the region. predominantly feature single-family detached homes, comple- mented with amenities such as the Al Anderson Memorial Pool and the Langley Community