Community Profile
Your Information Source to Business and Life in Salmon Arm
What is a Community Profile?
The Community Profile has been produced by Salmon Arm Economic Development. This profile serves to provide insight to and understanding of the Shuswap region, and all that it has to offer. The data presented in the profile should be of assistance with planning your personal and/ or business life.
We invite you to browse through section one, Community Overview— Summary of Demographics, which offers a general overview of Salmon Arm alongside important demographics. From there you will be able to gauge which aspects of Shuswap life you are most interested in learning more about and then navigate through the profile accordingly. Each section is introduced with a brief introduction that summarizes the components of the section.
Section One Community Overview— Summary of Demographics
This section is an extensive overview of Salmon Arm and surrounding areas. The section offers insight into the community location, climate and general community ratings. Also included is a cost of living comparison between various Thompson-Okanagan Cities/ Regions. In-depth population characteristics are provided, including trends, projections and age distributions, as well as migration and racial and ethnic composition. The section also provides an introduction to statistical data regarding the areas of education, household, income and earning, and labour; all of these sections are addressed further in additional sections.
This section offers insight into the Business atmosphere of Salmon Arm. A breakdown of employment by industry is provided, along with employers from the following business categories: legal, chartered accountant and notary public firms, manufacturing companies, natural resources manufacturers, research and development companies and trade organizations. A listing of conference facilities and facility expansions in Salmon Arm and area is also provided. A final section on tourism and business is also provided, including data regarding traffic flows and room revenues, as well as visitor inquiries, origin, duration of stay.
Section Three Education & Employment Programs
The following section overviews education related services and programs in the area, including, adult education and programs, elementary and secondary schools, enrollment and teacher/ student numbers, and employment access and assistance programs.
Section 4 Fees, Permits & Regulations
Included in this section are specific licensing/ regulation requirements, many of which are specific to business operation. They include operating fees, licenses and development and building permits. Also outlined are regulations within the City of Salmon Arm, such as air and water quality, water sprinkling and zoning.
Section Five Government and Services
The Government and Services section outlines details of the current municipal, regional and provincial governments. Region wide information on protective services— both fire and police— is provided, along with other local government services.
This extensive labour section provides an overview of employment and human resources statistics in the Shuswap region. "Employment" is broken down by industry, occupation, sector and mode of transportation. This section also provides trends on unemployment and employment rates and seasonal and part-time employment statistics. Completing the Labour section is information regarding Human Resources, including applicants to openings, average hours, benefits, employment insurance, incentives, new labour market entrants, unions, wages and workers compensation.
The market access section provides information on transportation, including highway, air and rail access and public transportation. The section also overviews freight and shipping in Salmon Arm, including mail and parcel carriers and ports.
The following section overviews the lifestyle in Salmon Arm— focusing on crime, health and social/ cultural and religious amenities. In the first section, crime rate comparisons are provided. In terms of health, general statistics, facilities, organizations and residences are included. The last part of this section provides an idea of the recreation and culture in Salmon Arm, including religion, winter and summer recreation and social activities.
The following section includes commercial real estate, which is further broken down into building permits, buildings to purchase/ lease and commercial land inventory. Following is an overview of industrial land, providing cost comparisons and inventory. The final real estate subsection offers insight into residential real estate in Salmon Arm, including property sales and values, statistics, and tax rates.
The taxation section provides information regarding local taxes and licenses, property tax, sales tax and general taxation.
The following section provides an in-depth overview of Utility costs and access, much of which are specific to business costs and operations in the area. Utilities covered in this section include electricity, gas, telecommunications, waste disposal, waste water, and water.
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