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Report on Ward 1 Prepared by the Burlington Economic Development Corporation

Contents 1. Business Composition Data ....................................................................................................................... 1

2. Labour Force Data ..................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Consumer Spending Data .......................................................................................................................... 5

4. Demographic Data .................................................................................................................................... 6

5. Transportation and Commuting Patterns ................................................................................................. 8

6. Development Activity and Vacant Land .................................................................................................... 9

Data for Burlington is available from multiple sources. There may be discrepancies in some numbers.

This report uses demographic and economic data as provided by Environics Analytics, adapted by

Burlington Economic Development Corporation (BEDC).

It is worth noting that business counts in particular vary considerably from Canadian Business Counts

statistics.

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The data included in this report details the current state of Ward 1, an economy based heavily in

retail and service businesses. Nearly a third of employment is in knowledge-based and institutional

industries and is supplemented by a diverse array of economic activities (Table 1). Ward 1 is populated

by well educated and fiscally prosperous residents with 31% having attained a university degree and

47% of households earning over $100,000 annually, with an average household income of $136,514.

1. Business Composition Data

Knowing the make-up of businesses within an area is essential to understanding that area’s economy.

Business composition is an effective way to evaluate the demand for specific goods and services in the area, as

well as a location’s economic diversity. Below is the makeup of businesses by industry within Ward 1,

organized by the industry with the most business to the fewest.

Table 1 – Business Composition in Ward 1

Source: Environics Analytics, 2017

Business Classification Number of Businesses Percentage

Retail: Home, Food, Automobiles, Personal Care 148 18.52%

Other Services - Repair, Personal Care, Laundry, Religious, etc. 96 12.02%

Health Care and Social Services 79 9.89%

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 71 8.89%

Accommodation and Food Services 70 8.76%

Construction 55 6.88%

Banking, Finance and Insurance 54 6.76%

Retail: Hobby, Media, General Merchandise 49 6.13%

Wholesalers 32 4.01%

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

26 3.25%

Real Estate and Rentals 25 3.13%

Manufacturing - Electronics, Furniture, Machinery, Metal, Transportation, Misc.

19 2.38%

Information 17 2.13%

Education 17 2.13%

Arts, Sports, Entertainment, and Recreation 15 1.88%

Manufacturing - Chemical, Fuel, Paper, Plastic, Wood 8 1%

Unclassified 5 0.63%

Transportation and Warehousing: Private and Public Transportation, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Sightseeing

4 0.50%

Public Administration 4 0.50%

Manufacturing - Processed Food, Textiles, Clothing 2 0.25%

Holding Companies and Managing Offices 2 0.25%

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 1 0.13%

Total 799 100.00%

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Figure 1 – Business Composition in Ward 1

Source: BEDC Calculation based on Environics Analytics, 2017

The business composition Figure above displays the classification of businesses within Ward 1, which

have been aggregated into more succinct categories from Table 1:

- Knowledge Based & Institutional: Banking and financial fields, law, real estate, professional,

scientific, and technical services, government, and education.

- Population Related: Retail, healthcare and social services, food and accommodation services,

arts and entertainment, and other service related establishment; repair, personal care, laundry,

etc.

- Employment Land: Wholesale, manufacturing, construction, transportation and warehousing,

and resource related; agriculture, oil, utilities, etc.

The Figure indicates that the makeup of Ward 1’s business community is highly population-related

based, with 58% of 799 businesses falling into the category with high retail and service presence. The

knowledge-based and institutional category makes up over a quarter of businesses with 216 being

present. Table 1 above, provides a more detailed business composition view by breaking down the

categories into more specific classifications. Retail (home, food, automobile, and personal care) and

other services (repair, personal care, laundry, religious, etc.) make up 31% of total business and fall into

the population-related category. The highest knowledge-based and fourth largest classification is

professional, scientific, and technical services with 71 businesses. The top five classifications make up

58% of all businesses in Ward 1.

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Population Related

Employment Land

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Table 2 – Largest Employers in Ward 1

Employer Full-Time Onsite

Employees Total

Employees Business Description

Joseph Brant Hospital 814 1516 General (except paediatric) hospitals

L-3 Wescam Inc. 759 759 Data processing hosting and related services

The CUMIS Group Limited 331 338 General and other reinsurance carriers

Ikea 30 330 Furniture stores

Fortinos 57 283 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores

Pollard Windows Inc. 280 280 Manufacturing of Windows and Doors

The Ippolito Group 260 273 All other food manufacturing

Source: Halton Employment Survey, 2017

2. Labour Force Data

Labour Force Data is important to augment understanding of economic activity in Ward 1 in

addition to the aforementioned business composition. This is based on the people that live in the area

and may work inside or outside of it. The following data displays labour force employment by

occupation.

Table 3 – Labour Force Employment in Ward 1

Occupations in Ward 1 Number of Employees Percentage

Sales and service occupations 3,500 24.8%

Business, finance and administration occupations 2,163 15.3%

Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services

1,717 12.2%

Management occupations 1,705 12.1%

Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

1,527 10.8%

Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 1,200 8.5%

Health occupations 1,200 8.5%

Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 610 4.3%

Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations

298 2.1%

Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 196 1.4%

Total 14,116 100% Source: Environics Analytics, 2018

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Figure 2 – Labour Force Data for Ward 1


The labour force data shows that Ward 1 has a high number of sales and service job employees, with a

quarter of employment in this category. The second and third largest categories: business, finance and

administrative, and occupations in education, law and social, community and government services make

up 27% of employment and are knowledge based.

Figure 3 – Employment Type by Gender in Ward 1

Source: BEDC Adaptation based on Transportation Tomorrow Survey, 2018

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Occupations in art, culture, recreation andsport Natural resources, agriculture and relatedproduction occupations Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

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3. Consumer Spending Data

BEDC also has available consumer spending data. This is yet another way to analyse Ward 1’s

economy. Below is a table and graphical representation of this data.

Table 4 – Household Spending in Ward 1 Consumption in Ward 1 Spending per Household Percentage

Shelter $23,691 23.74%

Transportation $15,474 15.51%

Food $14,169 14.20%

Recreation $6,457 6.47%

Household Operations $5,293 5.30%

Insurance and Pension Contributions $5,013 5.02%

Health Care $4,783 4.79%

Household Furnishings and Equipment $4,592 4.60%

Clothing $4,440 4.45%

Gifts and Contributions $4,195 4.20%

Tobacco and Alcohol $3,464 3.47%

Personal Care $2,670 2.68%

Education $1,942 1.95%

Games of Chance $1,572 1.58%

Miscellaneous Expenditures $1,517 1.52%

Reading/Printed Matter $510 0.51%

Total $99,782 100.00% Source: Environics Analytics, 2018

Figure 4 – Household Spending in Ward 1


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4. Demographic Data

Ward 1 has a population of 30,607 people, making up 12,469 households of which two-thirds are owner-

occupied. The average household income is $136,514.

Figure 5 – Residents by Gender Figure 6 – Residents by Home Ownership


Figure 7 – Highest Level of Educational Achievement in Ward 1


Table 5 – Household Summary, Ward 1

Source: Transportation Tomorrow Survey, 2018

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Figure 8 – Age Distribution in Ward 1


Figure 9 – Household Income Distribution in Ward 1


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5. Transportation and Commuting Patterns

A significant population travels into Ward 1 from surrounding areas during normal commuting

hours. The vast majority of these trips are made by car, with 91% of the 12,600 trips taken by either

drivers or passengers. Within Ward 1, 17% of residents use alternative modes of travel (Transit, GO

Train, Walk/Cycle and Other) during morning commuting hours.

Table 6 – Trips Made by Residents of Ward 1

HB-W: Home-based work: Home to work and work to home HB-S: Home-based school: Home to school and school to home HB-D: Home-based discretionary: All other home-based trips N-HB: Non-home-based: All trips where neither end is home


Table 7 – Trips Made to Ward 1 by Residents of Survey Area


Figure 10 – Mode of Transportation by Ward 1 Residents, 6:00 - 9:00AM


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6. Development Activity and Vacant Land

Figure 11 – Ward 1 Development Applications

Table 8 – Current Development Applications Applicant Site Address Notes 1511 Old Plains Road West Inc.

1497, 1499, 1505 and 1511 Old Plains Road West

Proposal for five self-storage buildings and an office building between one and two storeys in height

Markay Homes 1159 Bellview Crescent Proposal for development of five detached residential lots

Chelten Developments Inc.

92 Plains Rd East Proposal for a four-storey, 24-unit apartment building with ground floor office/commercial uses

Paletta International Ltd.

Paletta Lands: 1663 Waterdown Rd. and 66 Horning Rd. Taylor Lands: 48 Flatt Rd.

Paletta- proposal for 171 single-detached houses and 624 cluster houses (attached units) for a total of 815 units Taylor- proposal for 31 single-detached houses and 24 cluster houses for a total of 55 units

bcIMC Realty Corporation

610 Surrey Lane Proposal for demolition of existing townhouse units, 1450 new rental units with a mix of townhouses and mid and high-rise apartment buildings

National Homes (Brant) Inc.

2100 Brant St Proposal for 12 townhouse blocks with a total of 83 units and three condominium townhouse blocks with 150 units

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National Homes (Plains) Inc.

484-490 Plains Road East

Proposal for two nine-storey condominium apartment buildings with commercial uses on the ground floor and 283 residential units above, and 117 condominium stacked back to back townhouse units

Penta Properties 1200 King Rd Proposal to subdivide a 49-hectare parcel of land

Vrancor Group

53-71 Plains Rd. E and 1025

Cooke Boulevard

Proposal for two mixed-use, mid-rise buildings of 10 and 12 storeys with retail and service commercial uses at the street level and 450 residential units above

Table 9 – Archived Development Applications Applicant Site Address Notes

2486964 Ontario Inc. 1160 King Rd Rezoning to BC-1 to allow for an industrial/office condominium development, including office, storage, and light industrial uses

Markay Homes 1167 Bellview Crescent

Proposal for development of five detached residential lots

Adi Development Group 101 Masonry Crt.

140 stacked townhomes, 58 back to back townhomes, 35 regular townhomes, 16 rear lane townhomes, and 172 apartment units

Fellowship Canadian Reformed Church

1350 Waterdown Rd

Development of a church with a floor area of approximately 1126m2 and capacity for approximately 350 people

O'Malley Enterprises Limited

33 Fairwood Pl. West

Rezoning to allow future construction of 3 detached dwellings on separate lots

Table 10 – Vacant Employment Land Applicant Site Address Size (Ha) Zoning Paletta International Corporation 1200 King Rd. 88.55 See 4000-3

Greater Toronto Transit Authority 121 Masonry Crt. 25.83 GE2-27

Astra Capital Properties Incorporated 891 North Service Rd. 6.39 BC2-438

Astra Capital Properties Incorporated 1450 King Rd. 5.36 BC2

Emshih Developments Inc. 501 North Service Rd. 5.14 BC2-342

Questerra Developments Inc. 1569 Yorkton Crt. 4.75 BC2

Trustees Park Avenue Church 1450 Kern's Rd. 4.44 BC1-44

Emshih Aldershot 1021 Emery Ave. 4.14 GE2

2465451 Ontario Inc 1160 King Road 4.00 See 4000-3

Downing Street (Sumach) Inc. 238 Sumach Dr. 3.73 GE2-49

Melrose Investments Inc 1020 Emery Ave. 3.61 MXE

Paletta International Corporation 539 King Forest Crt. 2.03 VC2

289143 Ontario Limited 1167 Plains Rd. E 1.99 MXE

Marie Baker Holdings Ltd 1150 Plains Rd W. 1.41 CN2

Louis Weisfeld Limited 4196 Morris Dr. 1.01 BC1

Zeljko Rudan 1025 Cooke Blvd. 0.83 MXE

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