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For further information, please contact: Candace Coughlan Economic Development Manager City of Wetaskiwin c: 780-335-7410 e: [email protected] Table of Contents DATA SOURCES .................................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Location ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2 Largest Employers ................................................................................................................................................ 8 1.3 Climate ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................................................. 10 2.1 Population Size and Growth ............................................................................................................................ 10 2.2 Age Profile .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Income, Households and Dwelling Attainability .......................................................................................... 13 2.4 Mobility Characteristics .................................................................................................................................... 17 2.5 Language Characteristics ............................................................................................................................... 18 2.6 Level of Education ............................................................................................................................................ 19 LABOUR FORCE .................................................................................................. 22 3.1 Key Indicators .................................................................................................................................................... 22 3.2 Labour Force by Occupation ......................................................................................................................... 23 3.3 Labour Force by Industry .................................................................................................................................. 27 3.4 Jobs and Wages by Occupation ................................................................................................................... 28 3.5 Place of Work ..................................................................................................................................................... 30 TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPPING ................................................................... 32 4.1 Highways ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 4.2 Rail Services ........................................................................................................................................................ 34 4.3 Airports ................................................................................................................................................................ 35 TAXES AND UTILITIES ....................................................................................... 36 5.1 Local Property Tax Rates .................................................................................................................................. 36 5.2 Federal and Provincial Income Tax Rates ..................................................................................................... 37 5.3 Local Water/Wastewater Fees ........................................................................................................................ 38 5.4 Waste Management ........................................................................................................................................ 40 5.5 Electricity ............................................................................................................................................................. 41 5.6 Natural Gas ........................................................................................................................................................ 44 DEVELOPMENT RELATED FEES ........................................................................ 42 6.1 Planning and Development Service Fees ..................................................................................................... 42 BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS ...................................................................... 44 7.1 National and Provincial Support Organizations ........................................................................................... 44 7.2 Local/Regional Support ................................................................................................................................... 45 7.3 Education and Training .................................................................................................................................... 46 7.4 Financial and Real Estate Institutions ............................................................................................................. 47 7.5 Local Media ....................................................................................................................................................... 55 7.6 Communications Infrastructure....................................................................................................................... 56 QUALITY OF LIFE ............................................................................................... 57 8.1 Community Characteristics ............................................................................................................................. 57 8.2 Health Services .................................................................................................................................................. 58 8.3 Community Protection Services ...................................................................................................................... 60 8.4 Education ........................................................................................................................................................... 61 8.5 Recreation, Culture and Sports Facilities ....................................................................................................... 62 APPENDIX: FEDERAL & PROVINCIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS ......................................................................................................... 63 List of Tables and Figures Table 1: Largest Private Employers ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Table 2: Largest Public Employers .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Table 3: City of Wetaskiwin, Average Temperature and Precipitation (°C), 2010-2019 ........................................................ 9 Table 4: Age Distribution, 2019...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Table 5: Total Individual Income Levels, 2019 ............................................................................................................................ 13 Table 6: Employment Income Levels, 2019................................................................................................................................. 14 Table 7: Households and Dwelling Affordability, 2019 .............................................................................................................. 15 Table 8: Mobility Rates, 2019 ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Table 9: Knowledge of Official Languages, 2019 ...................................................................................................................... 18 Table 10: Most Common Non-Official Languages Spoken, 2019 ........................................................................................... 18 Table 11: Educational Attainment, 2019 ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Table 12: Labour Force Characteristics by Age and Gender, 2019 ......................................................................................