Societe du developpement economique de Greenstone - Greenstone Economic Development Corporation

The Greenstone Economic Development Corporation (GEDC) fosters and encourages the start-up and operation of successful enterprise in all economic sectors within the Greenstone Region. We are a community-based, non-profit organization administered by a volunteer board of directors representative of the communities within the Greenstone Service area.

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Economic Dependency

Immigration by Age

 

 

Greenstone

Thunder Bay

Ontario

Canada

Government Transfers

#

2,870

62,340

5,712,170

15,487,160

 

$'000

20,844

459,881

36,102,048

 99,062,086

 

EDR

16.45

19.99

13.66

   15.54

EDR Prov. index

 

120.00

146.30

100.00

-

EDR Canada index

 

106.00

128.60

87.90

100.00

Employment Income

#

3,620

65,740

6,704,920

17,553,740

 

$'000

126,712

2,300,247

264,319,927

637,652,144

Employment Insurance

#

530

9,010

678,240

2,296,870

$'000

2,453

45,549

3,640,752

12,317,055

EDR

1.94

1.98

1.38

1.93

GST/HST

#

1,460

31,540

3,034,090

8,510,130

$'000

583

11,022

1,088,419

3,059,187

EDR

0.46

0.48

0.41

0.48

Child Care Tax Benefits

#

790

12,540

1,269,630

3,393,960

$'000

2,501

31,177

3,364,246

9,107,513

EDR

1.97

1.36

1.27

1.43

Old Age Security

#

650

18,390

1,531,200

4,088,330

 

$'000

4,422

118,494

10,078,450

27,965,024

 

EDR

3.49

5.15

3.81

4.39

CPP/QPP

#

850

23,910

1,854,660

5,017,190

$'000

5,486

158,000

11,779,704

30,180,437

EDR

4.33

6.87

4.46

4.73

Workers compensation

#

310

4,710

250,530

655,850

 

$'000

2,910

41,689

1,891,815

4,570,583

EDR

2.30

1.81

0.72

0.72

Social Assistance

#

340

5,900

495,640

1,356,750

$'000

2,100

44,305

3,298,825

8,116,220

EDR

1.66

1.93

1.25

1.27

Provincial Refundable Tax Credits/Family Benefits

#

1,130

25,350

2,499,860

6,843,440

 

$'000

391

9.644

959,837

3,746,06

EDR

0.31

0.42

0.36

0.59

Private pensions

#

520

16,810

1,279,550

 3,230,740

 

$'000

7,376

301,862

23,393,850

54,526,994

 

EDR

5.82

13.12

8.55

8.55

 *EDR=transfer/economical income*100

 

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Economic Dependency by Sex

 

Greenstone

Ontario

Male

Female

Male

Female

Government Transfers

12.05 

25.12 

9.21 

21.13 

Employment Insurance

1.26 

2.61 

0.88 

2.21 

Social Assistance

0.99 

2.42 

0.88 

1.87 


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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2005 Small Area and Administration Data Division.

 

All information 2005 unless otherwise stated.