The City of 2005 Community Information Economic Development Office 70 Collier Street Barrie, Ontario CANADA L4M 4T5 Telephone: (705) 728-9850 Facsimile: (705) 739-4246 E-mail Addresses: [email protected] Home Page Address: http://www.city.barrie.on.ca The City of Barrie is located on picturesque Kempenfelt Bay on Lake Simcoe in the heart of Central Ontario. A business location in Barrie provides: • Over 6.2 million people, representing 40-percent of Canada's total buying power, live within a 100-mile radius of Barrie • a location within a one-day trucking distance to more than 125 million North American consumers • a highly educated and skilled labour force, complemented by an excellent quality of life • superb education facilities at Georgian College which offers a multitude of programs, including engineering and technology • well developed communications and telecommunications infrastructure • low industrial, commercial & residential taxes 2004 Projected Population: 121,000, projected Schools: 42 public and separate elementary and to grow by 40% - 60% of the next 10 years! secondary schools Growth Rate: 6.19% annually! Currently one of Public Library: a 40,000 square foot public library the fastest growing municipalities in Canada was opened in 1996 Highways: 400, 90, 27 11 as well as convenient Royal Victoria Hospital: a new state-of-the-art $120 access to Highway 401 and 407 million health care facility with 297 acute care beds Rail: Barrie - Bradford rail line and Barrie - and operational beds opened in 1997 Collingwood rail line Barrie Molson Centre: Central Ontario’s premier Air: Lake Simcoe Regional Airport sports and entertainment centre with seating for Lester B. Pearson International 4200 Airport (Toronto - 50 minutes away) Parks: 95 parks totalling 360 ha. in area Industrial and Business Parks: 224 acres of Shopping: a regional shopping area with a vibrant available industrial land (100 acres fully serviced) downtown, 3 major enclosed centres, and a growing Industries: over 200 diversified manufacturing big box retailer location companies Cultural Amenities: Barrie Concerts, Georgian Newspapers: Barrie Advance Music, Gryphon Theatre, Huronia Symphony, Barrie Examiner MacLaren Art Centre and Serendipity Princess Boat Radio Stations: B101 FM, Foxy 88.5 FM, Cruises Life 100.3 FM, The New Housing: costs range from $123,000 - $295,000, Chay 93.1 FM, Rock 95 FM, approximately 72% of residents own their own Star 107.5 FM homes Service Clubs: 18 Television Stations: The New VR Places of Worship: 49 places of worship for all Rogers Cable denominations Conference & Convention Facilities: 7 facilities Golf Courses: 35 golf courses within a 50 km radius with over 45 meeting rooms Population Change 1996-2001 Population Change Percentage Municipality (Population 100,000+) Canada 4.0 Ontario 6.1 BARRIE 31.0 Calgary 15.8 Kitchener 10.8 Oshawa 10.2 Toronto 9.8 Edmonton 8.7 Vancouver 8.5 Abbotsford 8.0 Windsor 7.3 Ottawa 6.5 Hamilton 6.1 Halifax 4.7 London 3.8 Montreal 3.0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Percentage Change Source: www.statcan.ca Barrie’s average annual growth rate for 1996-2001 is estimated at 6.19% Age Breakdown of Barrie Population Age 2004 Estimate 2011 Estimate 2021 Estimate Groups Male Female Male Female Male Female 0-4 3,817 3,745 4,778 4,734 6,502 6,633 5-9 4,545 4,414 4,858 4,669 6,576 6,555 10-14 4,935 4,757 5,365 5,253 6,499 6,357 15-19 4,222 4,213 6,020 5,749 6,458 6,230 20-24 4,276 4,205 5,893 6,044 7,314 7,308 25-29 4,688 4,473 6,163 6,274 8,729 8,658 30-34 4,972 5,049 6,751 6,536 9,052 9,236 35-39 5,409 5,242 6,792 6,497 9,101 9,059 40-44 5,748 5,769 6,541 6,442 8,995 8,609 45-49 4,500 4,373 6,768 6,628 8,311 7,898 50-54 3,272 3,405 5,519 5,467 7,416 7,314 55-59 2,701 2,726 3,991 4,037 7,087 7,071 60-64 1,835 2,107 3,071 3,287 5,512 5,662 65-69 1,458 1,700 2,068 2,346 3,780 4,096 70+ 3,271 5,145 3,790 5,798 5,777 8,122 Total 59,649 61,323 78,368 79,761 107,109 108,808 Source: The Centre for Spatial Economics- 2003 Barrie has relatively fewer persons over 65 than Canada as a whole, resulting in a lower elderly dependency ratio (persons aged 65 and over, relative to the Barrie census area population aged 20 - 64) Home Language Home Language English 148,174 93.26% French 410 0.26% Chinese (not otherwise stated) 157 0.10% Italian 114 0.07% Although Barrie’s bilingual population is Japanese 114 0.07% relatively small, Simcoe County as a whole Korean 119 0.07% has a significant French language component Polish 227 0.14% to draw from, providing a bilingual work force Spanish 97 0.06% to meet industry’s needs Vietnamese 119 0.07% Other Languages 773 0.49% Multiple Responses 8,579 5.40% Total 158,883 100.00% Source: 2004 Financial Post Markets – Canadian Demographics Income 2004 Estimated Income per Household Municipality Calgary $85,900 Toronto $85,400 Ottawa-Hull $78,500 Oshawa $75,500 Ontario $74,000 Guelph $73,900 Windsor $73,400 Kitchener $72,400 BARRIE $72,200 Edmonton $70,600 Hamilton $69,800 Vancouver $69,700 Canada $65,200 Regina $64,800 London $64,000 Kingston $62,800 Winnipeg $61,400 Victoria $60,500 St. Catherines-Niagara $59,600 Peterborough $58,600 Quebec City $56,000 $100,000 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000 $ Current Source: 2004 Financial Post Markets- Canadian Demographics Barrie’s household income is comparable to the national average Source: 2004 Financial Post Markets – Canadian DemographicsPost Markets–Canadian Source: 2004Financial Average HouseholdExpenditures Dollars 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 5,000 0 7,857 Food 8,052 7,553 11,800 Shelter 12,298 10,799 BARRIE 2,803 Expenditures Household Average Expenditure CategoryExpenditure Clothing 2,923 2,687 2004 Estimates Ontario 8,459 Transportation 8,556 7,638 Canada 2,365 Health & Personal Care 2,470 2,336 Recreation, 4,907 Reading & 4,873 Education 4,368 18,930 Taxes & Securities 19,340 16,918 10,845 Other 10,974 9,932 Canada. toOntarioand are strongcompared & transportation sectors salesandservicetrade Barrie’s DemographicsPost Markets–Canadian Source: 2004Financial Sector Comparison ofOccupationsbyMajor Percentage 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 0.00% 5.00% 11.26% 11.51% Management of2004 Comparison Occupations Major by Sector - Barrie, Ontario, Canada 10.45% Business, Finance & 17.09% Admin 18.40% 17.84% Natural & Applied Sci. 4.90% & Rel'd 7.05% BARRIE 6.45% 4.81% Health 4.76% 5.19% Social Sci., Gov't 3.52% Serv's & Relig'n 3.93% 3.99% Sector Ontario 3.12% Education 3.65% 3.72% Arts, Culture, Recr'n & 2.28% Sport 2.84% 2.78% Canada 26.31% Sales & Service 22.80% 23.58% Trades, Transp. & 16.42% Equip. Ops. Etc. 14.10% 14.73% 1.92% Primary Industries 2.76% 4.26% Processing, Mfg. & 8.36% Utilities 8.19% 7.01% Unemployment RatesComparison DemographicsPost Markets–Canadian Source: 2004Financial Labour ForceEducationLevelComparison Source: Human Resources Development Canada Percentage 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% Percentage 0.00% Average Unemployment Rates 1988– February 2004(ER540) RATES: UNEMPLOYMENT 10 12 19 0 2 4 6 8 88 4.5 5.0 1989 7.8 4.9 5.0 199 7.5 4.43% 0 7.1 6.3 1991 No 8.1 8.68% 9.6 Secondary 9.6 1 Education 99 10.3 20+) (Population Comparison Level Education 2 BARRIE 9.9 10.9 10.35% 19 11.3 93 9.7 Barrie 10.6 1994 11.1 8.3 9.7 19 10.4 9 Ontario 5 8.2 36.53% 8.8 Location 1996 9.5 Ontario 8.1 Secondary 9.1 31.06% 199 9.7 Education Canada 7 7.8 8.5 1998 9.2 31.30% 6.6 Waterloo of Region the and Counties, Wellington and Simcoe, Dufferin, 540(ER) includes Region Economic 7.3 1 99 8.4 9 5.6 6.2 Canada 20 7.6 00 5.3 5.8 2001 6.8 59.04% 5.3 Post 6.3 20 7.2 Secondary 02 5.7 Education 60.26% 7.1 2003 7.6 5.6 Feb-04 7.0 58.35% 7.6 4.9 6.6 7.4 Major Employers Company Product/Service Staff Royal Victoria Hospital Health Care Services 1330 Georgian College Educational Services 674 City of Barrie Municipal Government 556 Horseshoe Resort Skiing, golfing, conventions 460 InterTAN Canada Inc. (formerly Consumer & Electronic Products & Microcomputers 402 Radio Shack) Wolf Steel Ltd. / Napoleon Manufacturer & Distributor of airtight wood stoves, gas fireplaces, Gas Direct Vents 400 Appliance Corporation & Inserts, and barbecues Faurecia Automotive Seating Seat Back Recliners and Latch Assemblies 397 Canada Ltd./Bertrand Faure Injectech Industries Inc. Specialized High Tech Plastic and Injection Moulding 25 to 1000 ton, Gas 368 Assistant and Decorating Sears Canada Department Store 325 Yachiyo Of Ontario Mfg. Inc. Gas Tanks, Exterior Sun Roof Parts and Structural Body Components 300 Wal-Mart (Molson Park) Department Store 300 Moore Packaging Corrugated Containers 275 Barrie & District Association for Health Care & Social Services 271 People with Special Needs Canplas Industries Inc.