1. Prosperity Scorecard for
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Stolarick, PhD
Research Director
November 13, 2008

2. Outline / Approach
1. Summary Statistics
2. Overall Performance
3. Technology
4. Talent
5. Tolerance / Inclusiveness
6. Territorial Assets / Quality of
Place
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3. Benchmark Peers
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4. Peer Selection
14 peer states/ • Rimouski, QC
provinces for • Val-d'Or, QC
Ontario based on • Belleville, ON
population. • Sarnia, ON
• Owen Sound, ON
10 cities/regions • Orillia, ON
selected with • North Bay, ON
populations • Timmins, ON
approximately the • Kamloops, BC
same as Sault Ste.
• Chilliwack, BC
Marie.
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5. Summary Statistics
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6. Summary Statistics
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7. Total Population
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8. Total GDP (100,000 CA $)
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9. Median Age
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10. Overall Performance
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11. Overall Performance
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12. Population Growth
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13. Job Growth
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14. GDP per Capita
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15. Change in Average Wage
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16. Creativity Index
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17. Technology
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18. Technology
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19. Total Patents
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20. Patents per 10,000
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21. Patent Growth, Short-term
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22. North American High-Tech LQ
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23. North American Tech-Pole Index
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24. Talent
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25. Talent
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26. Creative Class
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27. Super Creative Core
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28. Above High School, Below BA
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29. Talent Index (BA and above)
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30. Graduate / Professional Degrees
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31. Brain Drain / Gain Index
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32. Tolerance / Inclusiveness
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33. Tolerance / Inclusiveness
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34. Visible Minorities
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35. Mosaic Index
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36. Gay / Lesbian Index
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37. Bohemian Index
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38. Integration Index
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39. Territorial Assets / Quality of Place
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40. Territorial Assets / Quality of Place
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41. Arts and Cultural Establishments per 10,000
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42. Restaurants and Bars per 1,000
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43. Doctors per 1,000
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44. Population Density (population per km^2)
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45. Median Housing Value to Income Ratio
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46. Drivers per Other Modes
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47. For More Information
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48. For More Information
• Richard Florida’s books
– “The Rise of the Creative Class”
– “The Flight of the Creative Class”
– “Who’s Your City?”
• www.martinprosperity.org
• www.creativeclass.com
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49. Thank You
Kevin Stolarick
kms@rotman.utoronto.ca