The Town of Shelburne is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Southern Ontario growing at over twice the rate of the rest of Ontario. The explosion in residential development in Shelburne will add another 1500 residents to the almost 6000 currently residing in Shelburne by early 2016. This rapid growth has presented many opportunities for new businesses to serve these new residents, but there is lots of room for more. Shelburne is the urban hub for residents in the northern part of Dufferin County as well increasing the market to over 10,000 residents that frequent Shelburne for their weekly shopping and dining.
Shelburne isn’t all about shopping however, several manufacturing plants surround the town; KTH is the area’s largest employer with 425 employees who produce automotive parts for the Honda plant in nearby Alliston. Another major employer in the area, Blue Mountain Plastics has developed a unique and innovative recycling facility that recycles plastic from municipal recycling programs into new water bottles for their sister company, Ice River Springs. Their profile can be found here.
Shelburne isn’t all about work, the annual Canadian Old Time Fiddle Championship is still going strong. The event attracts fiddlers from all over North America including east coast fiddler, Ashley MacIsaac who joined in the fun in the annual parade.
The Town of Shelburne has plenty to offer your business and for information on current commercial and leasing opportunities, their business directory, available land or to view the community profile please visit the business section of their website. For more information on Shelburne visit their newly redesigned and easy to navigate website here.
A snapshot of data from Shelburne:
2016 Census Profile – Statistics Canada | |
Population | 8,126 |
Median age of population | 36.1 years |
% of population ages 15 and over | 80.2% |
Total private dwellings | 2,825 |
Population density per square kilometre | 1,238.1 |
Land area | 6.56 km2 |
Educational Attainment (2016 Census) | |
Total population 15 years and over | 6,520 |
No certificate, diploma or degree | 1,310 |
High school certificate or equivalent | 2,060 |
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 410 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | 1,570 |
University certificate or diploma or degree | 605 |
Labour Force Activity (2016 Census) | |
Employed | 4,010 |
Unemployed | 270 |
Not in work force | 1,750 |
Average Earnings | $41,800 |
Primary Occupations (2016 Census) | |
Sales and service occupations | 900 |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 875 |
Business; finance and administration occupations | 630 |
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities | 430 |
Occupations in education; law and social; community and government services | 410 |
Management occupations | 370 |
Health occupations | 300 |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 150 |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport | 60 |
Natural resources; agriculture and related production occupations | 40 |
Top Industries (NAICS)(2016 Census) | |
31-33 Manufacturing | 740 |
44-45 Retail trade | 555 |
62 Health care and social assistance | 495 |
23 Construction | 360 |
48-49 Transportation and warehousing | 315 |
54 Professional; scientific and technical services | 240 |
61 Educational services | 225 |
41 Wholesale trade | 210 |
72 Accommodation and food services | 195 |
56 Administrative and support; waste management and remediation services | 175 |
91 Public administration | 150 |
52 Finance and insurance | 135 |
81 Other services (except public administration) | 125 |