Brampton in the GTA
Caledon - Statistics
Mississauga - Business Profiles, Facts and Maps

Peel Region:
City of Brampton
Town of Caledon
City of Mississauga

Peel Region

Peel Region is comprised of the major municipalities of Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga

Brampton
Brampton is the third largest municipality in the Greater Toronto Area and has the servicing capacity and land supply to accommodate significant growth. Its proximity to Pearson International Airport and highways 407, 410 and 427 make Brampton a key distribution and manufacturing location. Transportation equipment and fabricated metal products are its top two industrial sectors and its food and beverage industry continues to expand.

Caledon
Caledon's scenic countryside and quaint villages offer its residents and visitors the best of rural and urban life. The primary industrial sectors are plastics, wood based manufacturing, and logistics. Located less than half an hour from Pearson International Airport and Ontario’s major highway corridors, Caledon is an ideal location for doing business.

Mississauga
Mississauga has experienced strong growth over the past three decades and is now Canada's sixth largest municipality. Pearson International Airport is located within Mississauga and an extensive highway network serves the city. Mississauga has attracted head offices of multinational corporations and is a key technology centre in the GTA. Its diverse economy is strong in automotive, aerospace, biomedical, information technologies and the financial services sectors.

Quick Facts
	1991	1996	2001
Population	732,798	852,526	988,948
Laboyyr Force	n/a	476,445	564,195
Avg. Household Income	n/a	$65,363	$80,610
Unemployment Rate	n/a	8.10%	5.10%
Construction Value of Building Permits	$1,132,380,000	$1,109,506,000	$2,799,011,000

Source: Statistics Canada

Population Growth By Municipality
	1996	2001	% Change 1996 - 2001
Brampton	268,251	325,428	21%
Caledon	39,893	50,595	27%
Mississauga	544,382	612,925	13%
Total	852,526	988,948	16%

Source: Statistics Canada

Population by Education
Total Population Age 20+	696,710
Population with Grade 9 or less	53,165
Population with High School Graduation Certificate	101,985
Population with University Degree	144,105

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001.

Top ten ethnic origins	Total responses	Single responses	Multiple responses
Total population	985,565	692,870	292,695
Canadian	189,415	84,120	105,295
English	160,310	43,850	116,455
East Indian	124,410	103,395	21,010
Scottish	106,205	18,185	88,020
Irish	101,080	15,725	85,355
Italian	85,020	55,085	29,935
Polish	51,835	33,670	18,160
Portuguese	50,975	38,620	12,355
French	49,015	5,870	43,150
Chinese	47,990	37,520	10,465

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001.

Experienced labour force
Total	557,790
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	5,420
Manufacturing and construction industries	137,735
Wholesale and retail trade	107,935
Finance and real estate	42,820
Health and education	61,675
Business services	128,360
Other services	73,845

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001.

Largest Private Sector Employers
	Number of Employees
Air Canada	1000+
AstraZeneca Canada Inc.	1000+
Canadian Tire Corp.	1000+
DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.	1000+
GlaxoSmithKline	1000+
Hewlett-Packard(Canada) Ltd.	1000+
Honeywell	1000+
Huskey Injection-Molding System	1000+
Maple Lodge Farms	1000+
Nortel Networks	1000+
R B C Insurance	1000+
Effern Foods	600+

New Investments
Company	Sector	Sq. Ft.	Location
Region of Peel	Industrial	49,333	Brampton
Millard Refrigeratined Systems	Industrial	243,244	Brampton
The City of Brampton	Commercial	63,348	Brampton
Orlando Corporation	Commercial	597,432	Brampton
Canadian Tire Real Estate Limited	Commercial	97,524	Brampton
First Pro Shopping Centres Ltd. (Walmart)	Commercial	109,955	Caledon
B.W. Cooney and Associates	Industrial	79,892	Caledon
Ontario Archives	Industrial	62,970	Caledon
Orlando Corporation	Industrial	358,195	Mississauga
Concord Creek Bank	Commercial	96,512	Mississauga
Penn Equity Management	Commercial	81,873	Mississauga

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