SUMMARY
North York represents a powerful combination of location, opportunity and diversity for businesses of every size and type.
As the second largest city in Ontario and the sixth largest in Canada, North York's location offers access to the largest consumer market in the country.
North York has a wide range of businesses and is developing quickly. Since its incorporation as a city in 1979, the city has experienced over $1 billion in office and residential development in the downtown core alone. North York currently has 16 million square feet earmarked for proposed commercial development.
North York's lively arts community includes the North York Symphony Orchestra and the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts.
Land Area: 177 sq. km./68 sq. mi.
Total Businesses: 15,916 (Metro Toronto Planning Dept., 1994)
| The Bridlepath | Don Mills | Downsview | Willowdale |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACTS
City of North York Economic Development Centre
5100 Yonge St., North York, Ontario M2N 5V7
(416) 395-7400 FAX (416) 395-7431
Jayne Domazet, Director of Economic Development
Summary Profile:
| Actual | Estimate | |
| 1991 | 1996 | |
| Population | 562,565 | 566,597 |
| Households | 203,145 | 210,822 |
| Income ($ millions) | 58,485 | 61,512 |
| Per Capita Income ($) | 21,119 | 22,888 |
| Household Income ($) | 310,465 | 293,771 |
| Labour Force | 11,881 | 12,968 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 1996. |
This summary is an exerpt from the publication
"1996/1997 TORONTO REGION BUSINESS AND MARKET GUIDE".
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