Clarington Fast Facts

2016 2021 Population 93,622 109,800

Average Household Income $107,888 Land Area 611 square kilometers

MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS Agriculture & Agriculture Services, Aggregate Excavation and Cement, Tourism, Manufacturing, Utilities (including Darlington Nuclear Generating Station), Retail, Construction Ontario Power Generation Full Scale Mock Reactor Darlington Energy Complex

MAJOR EMPLOYERS TRANSPORTATION Ontario Power Generation - Darlington Nuclear Land: Highways 401, 115/35, 2; Extensive network Municipality of Clarington of Regional & Municipal roads; Highway 407 to be Lakeridge Health Bowmanville extended to Hwy 115/35 from Oshawa by 2019. St Marys Cement Air: Oshawa Airport; Pearson International Airport Algoma Orchards Water: Seaway depth docking facilities at St Marys Ell-Rod Holdings Inc. Cement; Regional port facilities Rail: CN, CP, VIA, GO Transit Links

LABOUR FORCE 77,930

Of all the jobs available in Clarington 57% are held by Clarington residents. The largest component of Clarington’s external work force comes from Oshawa (15%). Municipalities to the north and east comprise 14% of Clarington’s external work force with a further Algoma Orchards 10% of the work force coming to Clarington from other parts of Durham Region. EDUCATION University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Queen’s University, Trent University, Durham College, Centennial College, University of Toronto, York University, Ryerson University

Cost of Doing Business in Clarington

2016 TAX RATE

Commercial 2.790937% Office 2.790937% Industrial 4.079987%

The tax rate is applied to the property’s current value assessment (CVA) to determine the amount of property taxes to be levied.

DEVELOPMENT CHARGES (Effective January 2017 to July 1, 2017)

Municipality Region School Boards Total Industrial *$3.44/sf $10.98/sf $0.40/sf $14.82/sf Commercial $6.34/sf $13.55/sf $0.40/sf $20.29/sf

*Contact us for details on Clarington Development Charge exemptions.

ELECTRICITY RATES (2 Utilities in Clarington) Monthly Rate (less than 50 kw) - Hydro One Delivery Fixed Charge $23.84

Monthly Rate (more than 50 kw) - Hydro One Delivery Fixed Charge $102.71

Monthly Rate - Veridian Delivery Charge $3.6647 per kW (Varies with the amount of electricity used)

NATURAL GAS CHARGES (Effective July 1, 2016) Monthly Charge $70.00 Total Gas Supply Charge 15.284 ¢/m3 AVERAGE PRICE OF EMPLOYMENT LANDS Amount of gas used/month First 500 9.5298¢/m3 $125,000 to $160,000 per serviced acre Next 1,050 7.6488 ¢/m3 $ 90,000 to $120,000 per unserviced acre Next 4,500 6.3316 ¢/m3 Next 7,000 5.4852 ¢/m3 Next 15,250 5.1092 ¢/m3 Over 28,300 5.0148 ¢/m3

Clarington Economic Development Office 54 King St. E., Unit 102 Bowmanville, ON L1C 1N3 Phone: 905-623-3106 Fax: 905-623-3413 [email protected] www.cbot.ca