Essex County is an upper-tier municipality providing regional services and support to seven lower-tier municipalities. Each municipality contributes to the greater good of the region and each has a unique economic and cultural profile.
Statistics
Invest WindsorEssex has community profiles of each of our region's municipalities.
It also tracks employment, real estate and financial data.
Workforce WindsorEssex tracks local market trends and workforce demographics.
Key Industries
Our core industries are agri-business, information and communication technology, and manufacturing.
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Agri-Business |
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Essex County has one of Canada's longest growing seasons at 212 days per year. Agri-Business is a $3 billion industry locally, employing more than 8,000 people. Essex County is home to 92 food and beverage companies and 2,300 acres of greenhouses – the second largest cluster in the world. Good things grow in Essex County! |
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Information and Communication Technology |
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There are more than 250 firms from Windsor-Essex in this cutting edge, fast-growing sector. |
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Manufacturing |
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Manufacturing is the largest sector in Windsor-Essex by gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. Innovative companies earn international recognition for producing high-quality products with superior technology in five key sectors:
The Ford Centre for Excellence in Manufacturing at St. Clair College and the University of Windsor's Centre for Engineering Innovation provide the sector's academic foundation. We don't just manufacture great products in Windsor-Essex, we manufacture pioneering minds! |
Business and Employment Support
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Business Improvement Associations |
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Businesses in defined geographic areas band together to promote themselves and organize, finance and carry out physical improvements to their business district. These businesses fund these improvements through a tax levy approved by the local municipality. They are generally managed by a board of business owners. There are 5 BIAs in Essex County: |
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Chambers of Commerce |
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A Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary, not-for-profit business organization dedicated to improving the economic environment of a community. There are two Chambers of Commerce in Essex County and a regional one: Leamington and District Chamber of Commerce |
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Community Improvement Plans |
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Municipalities craft CIPs to promote development and improvements in certain areas or to promote certain types of development, by applying a range of incentives. The County of Essex does not have a regional Community Improvement Plan, but several lower-tier municipalities have CIPs: |
Taxes
Property taxes are the largest revenue source for the County of Essex. Taxes fund services like road maintenance and construction, emergency medical services, social services, long-term care and libraries.
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Tax Bill Components |
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Your annual property tax bill is issued by your local municipality. It has three parts:
The total payable is calculated by multiplying the tax rate by the value of your property as determined by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation. Your final bill is the total of all three parts. |
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Tax Rates |
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Tax rates are set each year and each property class has its own tax rate. For example, the County of Essex 2017 tax rate for residential properties was .00469561. If your residential property was assessed at $200,000 your tax bill would have ben $939.12. ($200,000 x .00469561) Read the complete list of Essex County Property Tax Rate By-laws |
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