Community Profile
Stratford businesses are Globally Connected and Community Driven. Our world-leading digital infrastructure and smart technologies advance our industry and business innovation. Home to the Stratford Festival, and the University of Waterloo School of Interaction Design and Business and a wide range of global industry.
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Stratford is ideally located within North America's 2nd largest IT Cluster, North America's largest Automotive Cluster and part of the Toronto-Waterloo Region Innovation Corridor, offering access to specialized talent and advanced growth opportunities.
Internationally recognized as an Intelligent Community, Stratford's tradition of innovation and broadband connectivity attracts the world's best talent to all our industries. Our business community has top industry leaders, early adopters and innovators all working together and we've invested millions in infrastructure.
Bar chart with 5 bars.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories. Range: 5 categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 40000.
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Population is the sum of births plus in-migration, and it signifies the total market size possible in the area. This is an important metric for economic developers to measure their economic health and investment attraction. Businesses also use this as a metric for market size when evaluating startup, expansion or relocation decisions.
Bar chart with 18 bars.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories. Range: 18 categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 3000.
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Ages chart illustrates the age and gender trends across all age and gender groupings. A chart where the the covered area is primarily on the right describes a very young population while a chart where the the covered area is primarily on the left illustrates an aging population.
Bar chart with 2 data series.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories. Range: 18 categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 1500.
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Age-sex charts emphasize the gap between the numbers of males and females at a specific age group. It also illustrates the age and gender trends across all age and gender groupings. A chart skewed heavily to the left describes a very young population while a chart skewed heavily to the right illustrates an aging population.
Bar chart with 6 bars.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories. Range: 6 categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 15000.
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The marital status is another term for civil status, or person's current relationship with a partner.
Bar chart with 13 bars.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories. Range: 13 categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 2400.
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The household incomes chart shows how many household fall in each of the income brackets specified by Statistics Canada.
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The aboriginal populations chart shows the composition of the aboriginal population in a municipality.
Bar chart with 10 bars.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories. Range: 10 categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 800.
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Number of people belonging to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.
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This chart shows how many individuals can carry a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither English nor French.
Bar chart with 5 bars.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories. Range: 5 categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 50.
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The median age indicates the age separating the population group into two halves of equal size.
Bar chart with 5 bars.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories. Range: 5 categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 85000.
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The median income indicates the income bracket separating the income earners into two halves of equal size.
Pie chart with 5 slices.
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