Ontario A Strategic Location & Innovation Corridor A Strategic location With just-in-time delivery the standard, location is critical and Ontario s is ideal. In fact, for advanced manufacturers eager to enter the U.S. market, Ontario is the perfect springboard. Among the advantages: region where products move freely across borders. Our transportation infrastructure is extensive, sophisticated and integrated with the U.S. railway lines meet the U.S. at five crossings. for large ocean-going vessels. Sources: Ontario s Enviroment Industry Publication 2005
Demographics & Labour Force 475 20 MILES BORDER CANADA 96 10 MILES 5 MILES DETROIT WINDSOR LAKE ST. CLAIR 401 RAILWAY 94 275 75 3 LAKE ERIE U.S.A N Employment Windsor-Essex County has generally experienced a higher rate of unemployment than elsewhere in Ontario with 2006 rates above 8%. However, a comparison of employment growth rates between the Windsor CMA and other metropolitan areas in Canada shows that the Windsor CMA s employment growth was second only to Calgary between 1991 and 2001. More people are employed in Sales and Service Occupations than in any other catergory, followed by Trades, Transport and equipment Operators and Related Occupations. The importance of the Manufacturing sector can be seen in the fact it employs more than one quarter of the Region s workforce. Percentage Occupation 2001 of Total 2006 2006 Labour force 15 years and over All occupations Management occupations Business, finance & admin. occupations Natural & applied sciences & related Health occupations Social science, education, govt. service & religion Occupations in art, culture, recreation & sport Sales and Service occupations Trades, transport., & equip. operators, related Unique to primary industry Unique to processing, mfg., & utilities 195,325 192,330 15,885 26,155 10,055 10,230 11,710 2,930 46,790 31,250 5,965 20,415 98.47% 8.13% 13.39% 5.15% 5.24% 6.00% 1.50% 23.95% 16.00% 3.05% 10.45% 223,905 224,807 18,380 30,329 11,598 11,960 13,503 3,425 53,132 40,250 8,379 33,851 Source: Statistics Canada (2001) & Finiancial Post (2006) * Projections
North American Water Ports Top 20 Canadian Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996 (Thousands of metric tons) Containerized Number of Port name shipments vessel (as percent of entrances/ Total Domestic International total tonnage) clearances Vancouver, B.C. 71,405 1,989 69,416 7.2 5,673 Sept-Îles/Pte-Noire, Que. 22,584 4,217 18,367 NS 615 Port-Cartier, Que. 21,729 5,132 16,597 NS 521 Saint John, N.B. 20,575 1,951 18,624 1.2 825 Montréal/Contrecoeur, Que. 19,208 5,261 13,947 41.1 1,827 Québec/Lévis, Que. 16,987 3,681 13,306 NS 740 Halifax, N.S. 13,587 2,699 10,888 29.6 1,761 Hamilton, Ont. 12,757 6,189 6,568 NS 638 Thunder Bay, Ont. 10,101 6,565 3,536 NS 518 Prince Rupert, B.C. 9,452 14 9,438 NS 561 Port Hawkesbury, N.S. 7,885 33 7,852 NS 180 Fraser River, B.C. 7,527 5,401 2,126 1.6 3,479 Come-By-Chance, Nfld. 7,431 104 7,327 NS 148 Nanticoke, Ont. 6,790 1,671 5,119 NS 305 Baie-Comeau, Que. 5,867 1,834 4,033 NS 1,089 Sorel, Que. 5,580 3,306 2,274 NS 317 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 5,152 545 4,607 NS 291 Windsor, Ont. 5,080 2,507 2,573 NS 422 Howe Sound, B.C. 4,864 4,856 8 NS 2,517 East Coast Vancouver Island, B.C. 4,062 4,062 0 NS 2,467 Subtotal-top 20 ports 278,623 62,017 216,606 6.3 24,894 Tonnage, total all Canadian water ports 357,756 97,658 260,098 NA NA Percent of tonnage of all Canadian water ports 77.9 63.6 83.3 5 NA KEY: NA = Not applicable. NS = Not significant. NOTE: Ports are ranked by total tonnage. SOURCES Statistics Canada. Shipping in Canada, Catalogue No. 54-205-XPB, 1996. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998). Statistics Canada. Transportation Division. Special tabulations. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).
Canada s Best Places To Live & Do Business Small cities : 100,000-500,000 population Windsor, Ontario ranks as North America's leading "small" City of the Future, scoring well for business-friendly policies and a strong development program that includes several large-scale projects involving public and private investment. 2007/2008 fdi North American Cities of the Future - Canada Small cities : 100,000-500,000 population 1 Windsor, Ontario 2 London, Ontario 3 Waterloo, Ontario 4 Chatham-Kent, Ontario 5 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 6 Halifax, Nova Scotia 7 Barrie, Ontario 8 Gatineau, Quebec 9 Moncton, New Brunswick 10 Sherbrooke, Quebec 11 St. Johns, Newfoundland RAIL YARD 2007 Best Places to Live Rank City Prov. Average Family Income ($) Discretionary % Newer cars Pop. Growth Unemploy. Rate Homicide rate 1 Ottawa - Gatineau ON 83,300 25.14 17.40 5.90 5.80 1.19 2 Halifax NS 70,300 24.45 18.40 3.80 5.10 1.99 3 Québec QC 61,100 22.60 18.60 4.20 6.80 1.17 4 Guelph ON 79,200 24.87 13.50 8.20 5.50 1.17 5 Fredericton NB 67,800 25.35 12.60 5.30 6.00 1.32 6 Kingston ON 67,000 24.19 12.70 3.80 7.60 1.64 7 Moncton NB 62,800 25.12 15.30 6.50 5.80 1.32 8 London ON 68,500 24.01 15.60 5.10 7.30 1.03 9 Victoria BC 66,700 21.32 9.00 5.80 3.90 1.94 10 Gander NL 76,200 23.46 14.80 0.40 6.40 0.60 11 Collingwood ON 60,500 23.98 13.10 7.80 6.20 1.17 12 Toronto ON 91,700 24.87 17.40 9.20 6.30 1.71 13 Winnipeg MB 66,100 25.73 11.70 2.70 4.20 3.08 14 Leamington ON 68,600 24.27 14.20 6.40 4.80 1.17 15 Vancouver BC 76,900 22.53 14.40 6.50 4.50 2.63 16 Saskatoon SK 70,100 24.63 9.40 3.50 5.10 2.49 17 Cobourg ON 65,800 24.21 13.90 6.00 7.40 1.17 18 Windsor ON 77,700 24.60 16.60 5.00 6.80 1.97 19 Brandon MB 57,300 25.09 9.80 4.30 4.20 3.13 20 Orillia ON 61,100 23.36 15.80 5.70 6.70 1.17 21 Kitchener ON 77,500 24.62 13.80 8.90 5.90 1.17 22 Hamilton ON 74,800 24.17 13.20 4.60 6.20 1.74 23 Montréal QC 65,800 23.25 18.10 5.30 7.40 2.02 24 Oshawa ON 82,500 25.05 17.90 11.60 6.40 1.17 25 Thompson MB 74,700 27.92 14.20 2.50 5.40 3.13 26 Peterborough ON 62,400 23.87 13.10 5.10 8.00 1.17 27 St. John s NL 72,600 22.77 17.90 4.70 7.10 1.14 28 Calgary AB 104,200 19.13 16.50 13.40 3.70 1.57 29 Corner Brook NL 62,800 21.81 15.10 1.80 11.80 0.60 30 Yellowknife NT 127,800 22.02 15.50 13.10 4.80 6.38 31 Edmonton AB 85,500 18.19 13.80 10.40 4.20 2.49 32 Port Hope ON 71,400 24.59 13.70 5.00 7.10 1.17 33 Joliette QC 55,300 21.93 15.00 9.80 8.60 1.78 34 Stratford ON 66,400 23.74 12.50 2.30 5.10 1.17 35 Lloydminster AB 89,800 20.98 15.40 12.80 2.50 2.22 36 Lethbridge AB 71,500 16.99 10.60 8.90 4.20 2.22 37 Kenora ON 73,100 26.15 13.20-4.20 9.70 1.17 38 Tillsonburg ON 65,700 23.91 12.10 5.50 6.60 1.17 39 Regina SK 74,900 24.80 9.90 1.10 4.50 3.21 40 North Bay ON 60,200 23.75 15.10 1.80 9.20 1.17 41 Victoriaville QC 56,900 22.49 12.60 4.20 6.80 1.78 42 Sherbrooke QC 54,600 21.94 15.90 6.30 6.60 1.14 43 St. Catharines - Niagara ON 63,100 23.30 11.00 3.50 6.50 1.17 44 Yorkton SK 58,100 24.00 6.90-0.70 3.80 2.92 45 Saint John NB 62,800 25.34 12.10-0.20 6.80 0.94 46 Rimouski QC 57,000 22.15 15.50 1.70 11.00 1.78 47 Magog QC 55,100 21.66 14.90 7.10 6.90 1.78 48 Whitehorse YK 97,300 22.49 25.50 7.00 10.00 6.50 49 Saint-Georges QC 55,000 22.12 14.30 5.40 5.20 1.78 50 Brantford ON 62,700 23.07 11.30 5.50 7.50 1.17 Sources: The Boyd Co. Inc., Statistics Canada, local police forces
North America s Automotive Powerhouse WINDSOR (74) State/Province 2005 Light Vehicle Production Sources: Ontario s Auto Industry Publication 2006 North America s Top Vehicle Manufacturer Jurisdictions 1 Ontario 2 Michigan 3 Ohio 4 Missouri 5 Kentucky 6 Indiana 7 Tennessee 8 Alabama 9 Illinois 10 California 2,624,212 2,476,123 1,795,626 1,147,896 1,109,480 772,858 692,966 479,465 455,262 417,369 Sources: Ontario s Auto Industry Publication 2006
Business Costs & Development Charges Water Cost Comparison The following tables compare the costs for utilities in the Region to the costs in other Ontario communities. TORONTO Charge Comparison City Development Charges Per Square Foot Barrie, ON 7.64 Chatham-Kent, ON NIL London, ON NIL Ottawa, ON 3.62 Toronto, ON 0.22 Waterloo, ON 1.82 Windsor, ON NIL Source: KPMG LLP, 2008 Gas Cost Comparison City 10,000 m³ 1,000 m³ Windsor $384 $113 St. Thomas $384 $113 Petrolia $384 $113 Toronto, ON $932 $200 Source: 2ontario.com Water Cost Comparison City Cost per m³ Windsor 0.266 St. Thomas 0.621 Petrolia 0.900 Toronto, ON 0.870 Source: 2ontario.com PETROLIA ST. THOMAS WINDSOR $86.00 $84,00 $82.00 $80.00 $78.00 $76.00 $74.00 $72.00 0.000 Source: 2ontario.com Monthly Electricity Cost Comparison Monthly Usage 796 kwh 2,585 kwh 49,511kWh 200,000 kwh Source: ENWIN Utilities, 2004 0.100 0.200 0.300 0.400 0.500 0.600 0.700 0.800 0.900 Sarnia $79.84 $257.52 $4,356.92 $17,552.07 Mississauga $77.19 $263.02 $4,246.28 $18,095.75 Electricity Charges Comparison Chart (796 kwh) Source: ENWIN Utilities, 2004 Guelph $84.88 $262.90 $4,300.57 $17,823.14 WINDSOR GUELPH MISSISSAUGA SARNIA Windsor $78.62 $254.48 $4,324.53 $17,466.52
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