Our Community is... Green and Growing! Community Profile 2016 © 2016 Corporation of the Municipality of North Grenville Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Although all data is believed to be the most accurate and up-to-date, the reader is advised to verify all data before making any decisions based upon the information contained in this document. For further information, please contact: Matt Gilmer, Economic Development Coordinator Corporation of the Municipality of North Grenville 285 County Rd. 44, Box 130 Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0 Phone: 613-258-9569 x 153 Fax: 613-258-9620 Email: [email protected] Web: www.GreenandGrowing.ca North Grenville Community Profile 2016 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Location .............................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Climate ............................................................................................................................... 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.1 Population Size and Growth................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Age Profile ........................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Language Characteristics ...................................................................................................... 5 2.4 Mobility Characteristics ......................................................................................................... 6 2.5 Level of Education ................................................................................................................ 7 2.6 Income ............................................................................................................................... 9 3. LABOUR FORCE ........................................................................................................................ 11 3.1 Key Indicators .................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Labour Force by Occupation ................................................................................................ 12 3.3 Labour Force by Industry .................................................................................................... 14 3.4 Place of Work ................................................................................................................... 17 3.5 Net Import & Export of Labour Force ................................................................................... 19 3.6 General Wages by Occupation ............................................................................................. 20 4. KEY INDUSTRIES ..................................................................................................................... 21 4.1 Largest Employers .............................................................................................................. 21 5. TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPPING ........................................................................................ 22 5.1 Highways .......................................................................................................................... 22 5.2 Rail Services ...................................................................................................................... 24 5.3 Airports ............................................................................................................................. 25 5.4 Ports ................................................................................................................................. 25 6. TAXES AND UTILITIES ............................................................................................................ 26 6.1 Local Property Tax Rates .................................................................................................... 26 6.2 Federal and Provincial Income Tax Rates.............................................................................. 26 6.3 Electricity .......................................................................................................................... 28 6.4 Natural Gas ....................................................................................................................... 29 6.5 Waste Management ............................................................................................................ 31 6.6 Water and Sanitary Sewer ................................................................................................... 32 6.7 Communications Infrastructure ............................................................................................ 33 7. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................. 35 7.1 Development Review Team (DRT) ...................................................................................... 35 8. BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT RELATED FEES ..................................................................... 36 8.1 Development Related Fees .................................................................................................. 36 8.2 Development Charges ......................................................................................................... 37 9. INDUSTRIAL PARKS ................................................................................................................ 38 9.1 Industrial Parks .................................................................................................................. 38 10. BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES .................................................................. 39 10.1 Government ..................................................................................................................... 39 10.2 Chamber of Commerce and Business Associations ............................................................... 40 10.3 Education, Employment and Training ................................................................................. 41 10.4 Financial .......................................................................................................................... 47 10.5 Real Estate ...................................................................................................................... 48 10.6 Economic Development ..................................................................................................... 49 11. QUALITY OF LIFE ..................................................................................................................... 50 11.1 Housing Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 51 11.2 Health, Social and Community Services .............................................................................. 52 11.3 Emergency and Protective Services .................................................................................... 53 11.4 Recreation and Tourism .................................................................................................... 54 11.5 Events ............................................................................................................................. 55 11.6 Local Media...................................................................................................................... 56 12. APPENDIX - INCENTIVES ........................................................................................................ 57 North Grenville Community Profile 2016 List of Tables Table 1: North Grenville Average Temperature (°C) ...................................................... 3 Table 2: North Grenville Average Precipitation .............................................................. 3 Table 3: Population Change ......................................................................................... 4 Table 4: Age Distribution ............................................................................................. 5 Table 5: Language Characteristics, 2016 ...................................................................... 5 Table 6: North Grenville Mobility Rates ......................................................................... 6 Table 7: Education Attainment for population ages 25 to 64, 2016 ................................. 7 Table 8: Total Income Levels, 2015.............................................................................. 9 Table 9: Private household and Family Income Levels, 2015 ........................................ 10 Table 10: Labour Force Characteristics, 2016 .............................................................. 11 Table 11: Labour Force by Occupation, 2016 .............................................................. 13 Table 12: Labour Force by Industry, 2016 .................................................................. 14 Table 13: Employment by Occupations within Commuter shed, 2016 ........................... 16 Table 14: Where the North Grenville Resident Labour Force Works, 2011 ..................... 17 Table 15: Place of Residence for Persons