KAMLOOPS SITE SELECTOR GUIDE 0 Contents Discover Kamloops – Invest in our City ........................................................................................................................ 1 Welcome to the City of Kamloops! .............................................................................................................................. 2 Demographics ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Population .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Household Income ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Household Income - % Distribution ............................................................................................................................ 3 INCOME DISTRIBUTION .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Employment by Sector ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Top Employers ................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Labour Force............................................................................................................................................................... 5 Labour Participation Rate ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Average Income by Occupation – Thompson Okanagan Kootenay Area ................................................................... 6 Place of Work Status .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Unemployment/Employment Rates ........................................................................................................................... 7 Labour Participation Rate by Gender - % Distribution ................................................................................................ 7 Workforce Education Attainment .............................................................................................................................. 8 Language Knowledge.................................................................................................................................................. 8 Commuting ................................................................................................................................................................9 Payroll Costs ............................................................................................................................................................10 Social Insurance (Canada Pension Plan - CPP) .......................................................................................................... 10 Employment Insurance ( EI )..................................................................................................................................... 10 Workers Compensation ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Taxation...................................................................................................................................................................12 Corporate Income Tax .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Personal Income Tax ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Sales/Use Tax ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 Sales Tax Rate by Utility ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Telephone Subject to Sale/Use Tax .......................................................................................................................... 13 Machinery and Equipment Subject to Sales/Use Tax ............................................................................................... 13 Sales/Use Tax on Tangible Property ......................................................................................................................... 13 Sales/Use Tax on Intangible Property ...................................................................................................................... 13 Property Tax – City of Kamloops .............................................................................................................................. 14 Subject to Personal Property Tax ............................................................................................................................. 14 Other ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Transportation ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Highways and Trucking ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Distance to Major Centres........................................................................................................................................ 16 Motor Carriers/Trucks .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Southern corridor specifications .............................................................................................................................. 16 Overhead clearance ................................................................................................................................................. 17 Provincial permit centre ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Railroads ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Inland Ports .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Port shipping distances ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Nearest Ports ............................................................................................................................................................ 20 Custom Port of Entry ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Closest Commercial Airports .................................................................................................................................... 21 General Aviation Airports ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Warehouses ............................................................................................................................................................. 22 Couriers .................................................................................................................................................................... 22 ii Industrial & Commercial Land Use ............................................................................................................................ 24 Industrial Land Zoned and Designated in Official Community Plan .......................................................................... 24 Vacant Industrial Land Zoned and Designated in Official Community Plan .............................................................. 24 Acquisition of Crown Land........................................................................................................................................ 25 Utilities .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Water ....................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Sewer ....................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Electric Power ..........................................................................................................................................................