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GUELPH
TORONTO
GUELPH
pronounced [gwelf]
KITCHENER/ WATERLOO HAMILTON
QUICKSHEET 2017
LONDON
NIAGARA FALLS
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DEMOGRAPHICS
COUNTRY: PROVINCE: POPULATION (city): POPULATION (CMA): LABOUR FORCE: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE PRICE DETACHED HOME:
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES
CANADA ONTARIO 131,794 151,984 94,700 3.8 % $535,000
WITHIN 25 KM
STUDENTS
ANNUAL GRADUATES
University of Guelph
23,500
5,000
Conestoga College
45,000
4,000
University of Waterloo
30,000
7,800
Wilfrid Laurier University
18,500
4,300
LARGEST EMPLOYERS PRIVATE EMPLOYERS Linamar Corporation
Upper Grand District School Board
POPULATION GROWTH
Cargill Meat Solutions
PUBLIC EMPLOYERS
University of Guelph
Polycon Industries
City of Guelph
170,000
The Co-operators
Guelph General Hospital
Guelph Manufacturing Group Inc.
Wellington Catholic District School Board
Blount Canada Ltd.
Homewood Health Centre
CITY OF GUELPH
169,000
150,000
131,794 121,688
130,000
114,943 106,170
100,000
Source: 2017 Connect Guelph Business Directory
95,821
90,000
GROWTH SECTORS
70,000
SIZE COMPARISON BY NUMBER OF JOBS
1996
Source: Emsi Analyst, 2017
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2,428
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1,637
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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016
TAX RATES City rate*
TRANSPORTATION
INDUSTRIAL
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
2.26%
1.88%
1.02%
Education rate*
1.39%
1.27%
0.18%
Total rate*
3.65%
3.15%
1.20%
*Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundredth percent. Source: City of Guelph, Taxation and Revenue, May 1, 2017–April 31, 2018
ROAD
RAIL
401 Freeway (5 MIN South) Highway 6 North Highway 7
Guelph Junction Railway (City of Guelph owned) Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway
AIRPORTS
PORT
Pearson, Toronto 1 HR Hamilton 1 HR Waterloo 20 MIN
MUNICIPAL COSTS per square foot
per square metre
$9.69
$104.24
Source: City of Guelph, Finance Dept., March 2, 2017–March 1, 2018
BUILDING PERMIT FEES (NEW BUILD) per square foot
per square metre
Residential
$ 1.28
$ 13.78
Hotel/motel
$ 1.66
$ 17.87
Office buildings (finished)
$ 1.66
$ 17.87
Industrial/Warehouse
$ 0.89
$ 9.58
$ 1.66
$ 17.87
Retail (finished)
1 HR 1 HR
COMMUTER TRANSPORT Close to Hwy 401 Greyhound
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES Industrial, Commercial & Institutional
Toronto Hamilton
Source: City of Guelph, Building Dept., effective June 1, 2017
VIA rail GO bus and train
ACCOLADES
Guelph is regularly ranked as one of Canada’s best places to live, work and play.
BENEFIT FROM GUELPH’S POSITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
3RD FOR
ENTREPRENEURIAL
PERSPECTIVE
4TH
BEST LARGE CITY to start and grow a business in Canada
Source: Entrepreneurial Communities, Canadian Federation of Independent Business, 2016
SITE PLAN FEES per square foot
per square metre
Commercial, Office & Institutional*
$0.23
$2.52
Industrial*
$0.15
$1.57
Residential
$132/unit
All calculations are for gross floor area. *Minimum site plan charge $315 Source: City of Guelph, Planning Dept., 2017
TOPPING CANADIAN CHARTS FOR TALENT ATTRACTION AND INNOVATION
2
ND
WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER per cubic metre
per day
Water
$1.59
$0.26
Wastewater
$1.73
$0.32
For connection fee information contact the City of Guelph Building Dept. 519-837-5615. Source: City of Guelph, Water Services, January 1–December 31, 2017
FOR
TALENT
8TH FOR
CREATIVITY
5TH FOR
LIVABILITY
for singles, professionals and families
10TH FOR
INNOVATION
Source: Canada’s Urban Competitiveness Agenda, Martin Prosperity Institute, 2015
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