Waterloo Region's community profile describes our economy, key sectors, workforce, lifestyle, education, talent, demographics, transportation, cost of living/doing business and our innovation culture.
| Building Activity Reports |
| Business and Labour |
| The Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) had an employed labour force of 287,800 people in 2017, according to annualized data gathered from the Labour Force Survey of Canada. This is the number of employed people who were living in the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo and in the townships of Woolwich and North Dumfries. The total population aged 15 years and over in the CMA was 431,900 in 2017, 303,400 of whom were considered to be in the labour force (employed or unemployed), representing a participation rate of 70.2 per cent. Of those who were employed, 83 per cent were working full time jobs. BusinessLabour |
| Central Transit Corridor Monitoring Reports |
| Population |
| As of year-end 2018, the population estimate for Waterloo Region was 601,220. Based on this estimate, over the past 15 years the region's population has grown an average of 1.49 per cent per year. The regional population estimates take into account the Census population, the estimated to year-end population, the Census undercount and full-time post-secondary students. There are two commonly referenced 2016 population figures for Waterloo Region. Statistics Canada released results from the Census of Canada showing a 2016 Census population of 535,154. Additionally, the Province of Ontario outlines population forecasts in the Places to Grow - Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. For 2016, the estimated Places to Grow population for Waterloo Region was 556,600. The Places to Grow population includes a four per cent undercount, but excludes students. |
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