w City of Elliot Lake 2018 Community Profile V 3.0 October 2018 © 2018 City of Elliot Lake 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: Ashten Vlahovich Economic Development Coordinator 45 Hillside Drive North | Elliot Lake, ON P5A 1X5 Phone: 705-848-2287 x2134 | Fax: 705-461-7244 Email: [email protected] Photography supplied by: Dani Lynn Redgrift | Chi Media and Design Funding provided by: Elliot Lake and North Shore Corporation for Business Development and the Government of Ontario City of Elliot Lake 2018 Community Profile Table of Contents 1 DATA SOURCES .............................................................................................. 1 2 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 2 2.1 Location ........................................................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Climate .......................................................................................................................................... 4 3 DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................................................................. 6 3.1 Population Size and Growth ........................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Age Profile ..................................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 Language Characteristics ................................................................................................................ 9 3.4 Mobility Characteristics .................................................................................................................. 9 3.5 Level of Education ....................................................................................................................... 11 3.6 Income ......................................................................................................................................... 13 4 LABOUR FORCE ............................................................................................ 16 4.1 Key Indicators .............................................................................................................................. 16 4.2 Labour Force by Occupation ........................................................................................................ 17 4.3 Labour Force by Industry ............................................................................................................. 19 4.4 Place of Work .............................................................................................................................. 19 4.5 General Wages by Occupation ...................................................................................................... 22 5 TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPPING ................................................................ 24 5.1 Highways ..................................................................................................................................... 24 5.2 Rail Services ................................................................................................................................. 26 5.3 Airports ....................................................................................................................................... 28 5.4 Ports ............................................................................................................................................ 29 6 TAXES AND UTILITIES ................................................................................... 32 6.1 Local Property Tax Rates ............................................................................................................. 32 6.2 Federal and Provincial Income Tax Rates ..................................................................................... 33 6.3 Water and Waste Management ..................................................................................................... 35 6.4 Communications Infrastructure .................................................................................................... 36 6.5 Electricity ..................................................................................................................................... 37 7 BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT-RELATED FEES ............................................. 39 7.1 Development Related Fees ........................................................................................................... 39 8 BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES .............................................. 41 8.1 Government ................................................................................................................................. 41 8.2 Non-Governmental Organizations ................................................................................................ 42 8.3 Education, Employment and Training .......................................................................................... 43 8.4 Financial ...................................................................................................................................... 44 8.5 Real Estate ................................................................................................................................... 45 8.6 Municipal Land Inventory – Commercial and Industrial ................................................................ 46 9 QUALITY OF LIFE .......................................................................................... 47 9.1 Housing Characteristics ................................................................................................................ 48 9.2 Health, Social and Community Services ........................................................................................ 48 9.3 Education .................................................................................................................................... 50 9.4 Emergency and Protective Services ............................................................................................... 51 9.5 Recreation and Tourism ............................................................................................................... 52 9.6 Events .......................................................................................................................................... 52 9.7 Local Media ................................................................................................................................. 53 APPENDIX A – PROVINCIAL & FEDERAL INCENTIVES ........................................... 54 City of Elliot Lake 2018 Community Profile List of Tables TABLE 1: ELLIOT LAKE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (°C) ............................................................................................... 4 TABLE 2: ELLIOT LAKE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION ..................................................................................................... 5 TABLE 3: POPULATION CHANGE ............................................................................................................................... 6 TABLE 4: AGE DISTRIBUTION, 2018 ........................................................................................................................... 8 TABLE 5: LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS, 2018 .......................................................................................................... 9 TABLE 6: ELLIOT LAKE MOBILITY RATES, 2018 ....................................................................................................... 10 TABLE 7: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, 2018 ........................................................................................................... 12 TABLE 8: TOTAL INDIVIDUAL INCOME LEVELS, 2018 ................................................................................................ 13 TABLE 9: FAMILY INCOME LEVELS, 2017 ................................................................................................................. 14 TABLE 10: HOUSEHOLD INCOME LEVELS, 2017 ........................................................................................................ 14 TABLE 11: LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS, 2017 ................................................................................................ 16 TABLE 12: LABOUR FORCE BY OCCUPATION, 2018 ................................................................................................... 18 TABLE 13: LABOUR FORCE BY INDUSTRY, 2018 ........................................................................................................ 19 TABLE 14: WHERE THE ELLIOT LAKE RESIDENT LABOUR FORCE WORKS, 2016 ......................................................... 20 TABLE 15: PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR PERSONS WORKING IN ELLIOT LAKE, 2016 ...................................................... 21 TABLE 16: GENERAL WAGES (NORTHEAST REGION, ONTARIO) BY OCCUPATION ...................................................... 22 TABLE 17: DISTANCE TO URBAN CENTRES ............................................................................................................... 24 TABLE 18: