Population density: 885.2
persons per sq. km.
Map of Burlington
- a link to the City of Burlington's
online mapping service
Mayor:
Cam Jackson
Primary Industries: financial
services, process automation, software, metal finishing
Burlington residents have the fifth
highest average income in Canada.
City
of Burlington - home page of the City of Burlington
Purchasing
Bid Opportunities - City of Burlington - a listing of city bid
opportunities
BizPal
- Business Permits and Licences
Engineering
Tender Opportunities - City of Burlington - a listing of city
tendering opportunities within the development & infrastructure
division
Burlington
Online Services - interactive mapping, pay parking tickets,
licenses, permits, its all here
Development
Charges - a listing of Burlington development charges
Waterfront
Project - details of Burlington's downtown waterfront project
Physicians Lists - Burlington Physicians who are accepting patients
DID
YOU KNOW?
Burlington is an Intelligent Community. In 2006 and 2007, Burlington
was named one of the Intelligent Community Forum's Smart 21 communities.
Each year Burlington hosts the
Burlington
Sound of Music Festival one of the top 50 festivals in Ontario and
Canada's
largest Ribfest.
Burlington
is one of the few cities in the province that operates under two
local levels of
government: municipal and regional.
There are
only two cities in Canada that have a "magnetic hill"; Moncton
(NB) and Burlington.
Burlington
was originally settled by Joseph Brant in 1798. In 1873 it became the
village of Burlington. It was incorporated as the City of Burlington
in 1974.
Some of the
major roads in Burlington fall under the jurisdiction of the Region of
Halton. Here is a map
of the regional roads in Burlington.
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Region
of Halton
- Population: 375,000
- Area: 967 square kilometers.
-
Map of Halton
- Regional Chair:
Gary Carr
- Region Office: 1151 Bronte Road
- Primary Industries: manufacturing
- Number of business: 14,000
Region
of Halton - home page for the Region of Halton
Business
Startup Information - basic information on starting a business in
Halton
Industry Resources and Programs
- funding and training programs
Business
Statistics - Halton Region Business Statistics
Workforce
Development - Halton Region's skilled workforce web
page
Halton
Region Online Bids - submitting a bid to the Region
Physicians Lists - Halton Physicians who are accepting patients
DID
YOU KNOW?
Halton
Region was incorporated in 1974 and includes four municipalities: Burlington,
Oakville, Halton Hills and
Milton.
Because
there are two levels of government, in Burlington the region looks
after some services and the City looks after others.
Click
here for a listing of services provided by the Region.
Some of the
major roads in Burlington fall under the jurisdiction of the Region of
Halton. Here is a
map
of the regional roads in Burlington.
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Province
of Ontario
Ontario
Government
Ontario
Government Business Services
Ministry
of Labour - Employment Standards
Ministry
of Labour - Labour Relations
Ministry
of Labour - Health and Safety
Ontario
Labour Market Information
Business Service Centre - a comprehensive
source of information for starting and operating your own business
DID YOU KNOW?
Ontario was
originally called "Upper Canada" because it has a higher
elevation that "Lower Canada" (Quebec).
Almost 15%
of Ontario's surface area is made up of fresh water.
The
population of Ontario is 12 million. This represents 38% of Canada's
population yet Ontario occupies only 11% of the area of Canada.
Sound crowded? Read the "Did You Know?" in the Government of
Canada section.
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Government
of Canada
- Population: approximately 31 million
- Area: 9,984,670 square
kilometers
Political
Map of Canada
Prime Minister: Stephen
Harper
Members of Parliament for Burlington:
Mike Wallace
(Burlington - riding
map),
Lisa Raitt (Halton - riding map)
Primary Industries: logging forestry,
mining, quarrying oil wells
Government
of Canada - Government of Canada home page
Federal
Government Departments and Agencies - a listing of all Government of
Canada departments, agencies and crown corporations
Canada
Revenue Agency - the Canada Revenue Agency
Statistics
Canada - Stats Can. A wealth of information about Canada
Industry
Canada - detailed information about business in Canada
Monthly
Economic Indicators - a variety of economic analyses
New
$100 &
$20 Bills - details on the new
banknotes issued by the Bank of Canada
Inflation
Rate - inflation rates and other economic indicators
Federal
Budget - details of the latest federal budget
Map
of Canada - interactive map of Canada through the Government of
Canada website
Raw
Materials Price Index - a listing of the current prices of raw
materials
Business Service Centre - a comprehensive
source of information for starting and operating your own business
DID
YOU KNOW?
Canada
(9 million square kilometers) is the second largest country in the world led only by Russia (17 million
square kilometers). Canada is the 35th largest country based on
population. We have lots of open space.
Canada:
-
shares
the longest undefended border in the world (with the US)
-
has
the world's tallest building
-
has
the oldest non-vertical elevator in the world
-
has
90% of its population living within 100 kilometers of the US border
(Burlington is about 60 kilometers from the US border - as the crow
flies)
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CONTACT
INFORMATION
There are several sources of contact
information available online. First and foremost, of course, is
the Burlington Chamber's online
directory.
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PHONE
NUMBERS
Burlington
Chamber Directory - a searchable listing of all Chamber members
Yellow
Pages - Find a Business
411
- Find a Business
Reverse
Lookup
- you've got the phone number but need
an address
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MAPS
Map
of Burlington -
a link to the City of Burlington's online
mapping service
Map
of Halton - a pdf map of the Region of Halton
Directory
of City Maps for Canada - searchable, zoomable and once you find
your city, it's very comprehensive
Satellite
Photo of Burlington - a zoomable photo of Burlington taken in
1999. At the Terraserver website.
Map
of Burlington and North America - through Google Maps - an
excellent searchable and zoomable map of Burlington and all of North America.
You can also convert to a satellite photo view with excellent resolution
of Burlington.
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OTHER
Merx
- Government Electronic Bidding Service
Burlington
Weather - Weather in Burlington
courtesy of The Weather Network
Weather
Radar
- Weather Radar in Burlington (great for golfers)
Traffic
- Traffic Cameras in Halton
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