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For further information please contact: Project Coordinator, Kapuskasing Economic Development Corporation André Robichaud Town of Kapuskasing 88 Riverside Drive Kapuskasing, Ontario P5N 1B3 Canada Phone: 705-337-4453 Fax: 705-337-1741 Email: [email protected] Web: www.kapuskasing.ca Town of Kapuskasing www.kapuskasing.ca Kapuskasing Community Profile 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 ....................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Language Characteristics ............................................................................................... 6 2.4 Mobility Characteristics ................................................................................................... 7 2.5 Level of Education ........................................................................................................... 8 2.6 Income ........................................................................................................................... 10 3 LABOUR FORCE ................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Key Indicators ................................................................................................................ 13 3.2 Labour Shed .................................................................................................................. 13 3.3 Labour Force by Occupation ......................................................................................... 14 3.4 Labour Force by Industry .............................................................................................. 17 3.5 Place of Work ................................................................................................................ 18 3.6 Net Import & Export of Labour Force ............................................................................ 19 3.7 General Wages by Occupation ..................................................................................... 20 4 KEY INDUSTRIES .................................................................................................. 23 4.1 Largest Employers ........................................................................................................ 23 5 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES ........................................................................... 25 5.1 Highways ....................................................................................................................... 25 5.2 Rail Service ................................................................................................................... 28 5.3 Airports .......................................................................................................................... 30 5.4 Port ................................................................................................................................ 32 5.5 Bus ................................................................................................................................ 33 6 TAXES AND UTILITIES .......................................................................................... 34 6.1 Local Property Tax Rates .............................................................................................. 34 6.2 Federal and Provincial Income Tax Rates .................................................................... 35 6.3 Electricity ....................................................................................................................... 37 6.4 Natural Gas ................................................................................................................... 41 6.5 Waste Management ...................................................................................................... 43 6.6 Water and Sanitary Sewer ............................................................................................ 43 6.7 Communications Infrastructure ..................................................................................... 44 7 BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT RELATED FEES .............................................. 49 7.1 Development Related Fees ........................................................................................... 49 7.2 Development Charges .................................................................................................. 49 8 INDUSTRIAL PARKS ............................................................................................. 50 8.1 Industrial Parks .............................................................................................................. 50 9 BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES .......................................... 51 9.1 Government and Business Services ............................................................................. 51 9.2 Chamber of Commerce and Business Associations ..................................................... 57 9.3 Education, Employment and Training Services ............................................................ 57 9.4 Accountants and Investor Groups ................................................................................. 60 9.5 Area Financial Institutions ............................................................................................. 61 9.6 Real Estate .................................................................................................................... 61 9.7 Economic Development ................................................................................................ 62 9.8 Incentives ...................................................................................................................... 63 10 QUALITY OF LIFE .................................................................................................. 70 10.1 Housing Characteristics ................................................................................................ 70 10.2 Health and Social Services ........................................................................................... 70 10.3 Education ...................................................................................................................... 73 Town of Kapuskasing www.kapuskasing.ca Kapuskasing Community Profile 10.4 Protective Services........................................................................................................ 74 10.5 Recreation, Tourism and Events ................................................................................... 75 10.6 Events ........................................................................................................................... 77 10.7 Local Media ................................................................................................................... 78 11 LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS ................................................................................ 79 Town of Kapuskasing www.kapuskasing.ca Kapuskasing Community Profile List of Tables Table 1: Kapuskasing Average Temperature (°C) ...................................................................................................................... 3 Table 2: Kapuskasing Average Precipitation .............................................................................................................................. 3 Table 3: Population Change, 2001-2010 .................................................................................................................................... 4 Table 4: Age Distribution ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Table 5: Language Characteristics, 2010 ................................................................................................................................... 6 Table 6: Kapuskasing Mobility Rates ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 7: Educational Attainment, 2010 ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Table 8: Total Income Levels, 2009 ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Table 9: Family Income Levels, 2009 ......................................................................................................................................