Regression analysis: Simple Linear Regression Multiple Linear Regression
Burnaby outlook
1. Retail trade
13.7%
Professional & technical services
12.8%
Health care & social assistance
11.8%
Accommodation & food services
10.1%
Construction
7.7%
Finance & insurance
6.8%
Administrative & support
5.7%
Transportation & warehousing
5.3%
Other services
5%
Being the centre of Metro Vancouver makes it the centre of
many trades and businesses, so many people re commuting to
Burnaby every day, and are employed in variety of businesses
and industries
LOCATION
The 2016 Census Profile shows that there are
232,755 people living in Burnaby. The total population
aged 15 years and over is 199,025 from which
125,815 are in the labour force. The total number of
employed labour force is 117,815
POPULATION
59.2%
Burnaby, BC
Labour Market
Burnaby is a city with strong economy, great transit system, and good
quality of life which located in the centre of Metro Vancouver. Two of
BC’s largest post-secondary institutions, Simon Fraser University and
the British Columbia Institute of Technology, are based in Burnaby.
INDUSTRIES
Employment Rate
City of Burnaby - with lots of in-progress and planned projects and economic
development strategy - is one of the key drives in city’s labour market.
Burnaby Board of Trade is the economic development partner for the City of
Burnaby, which plays an important role in economic growth of the city by giving the
opportunity to different businesses and business leaders to create the jobs that
makes the active and growing labour market
Burnaby is home to the only refinery in southern BC - which means if the pipeline is
eventually successful in making it to BC's shores, this will impact Burnaby not only in
terms of employment, but also in possible terms of "clean-up" if there is a leak
INFLUENCERS AND KEY DRIVERS
Technology
Biotech
Life science
Film and television
Alternative energy
KEY SECTORS
City of Burnaby. https://www.burnaby.ca
Burnaby Board of Trade. http://bbot.ca/
Statics Canada. (2017). Burnaby, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] (table).
Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Retrieved November
29, 2017, from https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E
References
Burnaby is home to Metropolis
at Metrotown, BC's largest and
Canada's fifth-largest shopping
centre.
PROJECTS AND SERVICES PLANNED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
Cameron Community Centre and Library
Civic Facilities Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Parks Registration system
Sidewalk Expansion Program
Cycling Corridors
Burnaby District Energy System
Burnaby Green Recycling of Organic Waste Facility
Burnaby Lake Aquatic and Arena Facility
Rosemary Brown Arena
Laurel Street Work Yard Redevelopment
Pedestrian Overpass Across Highway 1