Blog – What is next for the City of Hamilton, Ontario – October 2022 Hamilton has elected a new council. Hamilton council will have its docket full as there are many issues plaguing the city like violent crime, affordable housing, optimization of transit, economic growth and development, public safety, and a crumbling infrastructure.

1. WHAT IS UP
WITH
HAMILTON,
ONTARIO
Presenter Name: Paul Young
CPA CGA
October 25, 2022

2. PAUL YOUNG - BIO
• CPA, CGA (1996)
• Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
• SME – Customer Success Management
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Macro/Micro Indicators
• SME – Supply Chain Management
• SME – Data, AI, Security, and Platform
• SME – Internal Controls and Auditing
Contact information email: Paul_Young_CGA@hotmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/
SlideShare - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulyoungcpa
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/youngercga1968/videos

3. AGENDA
1. Manufacturing Sector
2. Tech Sector
3. Labor Market
4. Housing Market
5. Living Wage
6. Food Share
7. F/S – Hamilton, Ontario
8. Crime
9. Transit – Hamilton
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4. MANUFACTURING
SECTOR
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Source – Stats Canada
*** 2015 is estimated as 2015 stats are no longer available

5. TECH SECTOR
Source - https://techtalent.ca/canadian-tech-cities/
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CBRE-2020-Canada-S
coring-Tech-Talent.pdf

6. REGIONAL LABOR
REPORT
Source – BMO Economics
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7. HOUSING MARKET
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8. TINY HOMES
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9. VACANT PROPERTIES – HAMILTON
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10. LIVING WAGE
Source - https://www.insauga.com/can-you-afford-to-live-here-hamiltons-living-wage-rate-
has-been-updated-for-2021/
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11. FOOD SHARE
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12. HAMILTON F/S
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13. TRANSIT
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14. TRANSIT
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15. CRIME
Source - https://www.universitymagazine.ca/cities-with-highest-crime-rate-canada-2021/
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16. MUNICIPAL SPENDING
Source – Fraser Institute
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17. SUMMARY
• Hamilton, Ontario is facing many challenges:
• Housing supply / Costs
• Attracting the next generation of jobs
• Vacant property
• Economic Development
• Cost of Transit
• Public Safety
• Infrastructure
• Living wage has gone up to over $35K
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Blog – What is next for the City of Hamilton, Ontario – October 2022
Hamilton has elected a new council. Hamilton council will have its docket full as there are many issues
plaguing the city like violent crime, affordable housing, optimization of transit, economic growth and
development, public safety, and a crumbling infrastructure.
Sticker shock
Hamilton faces $195.9M infrastructure gap TheSpec.com.pdf
Hamilton Housing
Market Report Oct. 12th, 2022 Update Interactive Map - WOWA.ca.pdf
Hamilton Real Estate
Update September 2018 Michael St. Jean Realty.pdf
What is next for
Hamilton, Ontario - October 2022.pptx
Home sales in
Hamilton, Burlington hit historic lows for September inTheHammer.pdf
New Home Prices.pdf
Investment Analysis
of Canadian Real Estate Market.pdf
Survey shows
Hamilton is perceived to have one of Canada's highest crime rates inTheHammer.pdf
More Hamiltonians
are going hungry, turning to food banks TheSpec.com.pdf
Hamilton, Ontario
Salary PayScale.pdf
Ontario Begins
Construction on Confederation GO Station Ontario Newsroom.pdf
Hamilton’s economy
grows in 2022 but expected to slow into 2023 report – Hamilton.pdf
Which are the
Emerging Sectors in Canada – Global Education Services - TC Global.pdf
Top trends affecting
Canadian businesses from now to 2030 BDC.ca.pdf
11 of the
fastest-growing industries to break into Indeed.com UK.pdf
Canada's Top 10
Exports 2021.pdf
construction-of-cana
das-first-3d-printed-neighbourhood-to-begin-in-2023-1004039340.pdf
The greenhouse
industry has become key to food security and survival.pdf
1. Housing - https://www.insauga.com/home-sales-in-hamilton-burlington-hit-historic-12-year-
low-for-september/
2. Crime - https://www.insauga.com/survey-shows-hamilton-is-perceived-to-have-one-of-canadas-
highest-crime-rates/
3. Poverty - https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2022/10/03/more-hamiltonians-
are-going-hungry-turning-to-food-banks.html
4. Wages - https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Location=Hamilton-Ontario/Salary
5. Transit - https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002369/ontario-begins-construction-on-
confederation-go-station
6. GDP - https://canadatoday.news/on/hamiltons-economy-grows-in-2022-but-expected-to-slow-
into-2023-report-hamilton-89678/
7. Economic development - https://helpcentre.tcglobal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036548832-
Which-are-the-Emerging-Sectors-in-Canada- or
8. Business trends - https://explodingtopics.com/blog/business-trends
9. Key trends - https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/blog/top-trends-affecting-canadian-
businesses or https://uk.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/fastest-growing-industries
10. Making Hamilton port a key distribution point for Canadian exports -
https://www.worldstopexports.com/canadas-top-exports/
11. Making Hamilton a technology hub through partnering with Brock, Mohawk, Niagara,
McMaster, and Sheridan College - https://bernardmarr.com/the-5-biggest-technology-trends-in-
2023-everyone-must-get-ready-for-now/
12. Adoption of 3D housing as part of refining zoning regulations - https://www.design-
engineering.com/construction-of-canadas-first-3d-printed-neighbourhood-to-begin-in-2023-
1004039340/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=construction-of-canadas-
first-3d-printed-neighbourhood-to-begin-in-2023
13. Making Hamilton a hub for food processing including adoption of vertical farming -
https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9467337/the-greenhouse-industry-has-become-key-to-
food-security-and-survival/