Workforce - Competitive Advantage
Lamont County is in close proximity to Edmonton, the sixth largest metropolitan area of Canada with a population of over 1 million people.
Industries settling here have a major advantage of drawing on the large, highly educated and skilled Greater Edmonton area workforce. A number of benefits to industry and business come from our location in Alberta and our proximity to Edmonton:
- Competitive Costs
- No Provincial Sales Tax
- Provincial Minimum Wage of $15.00 per hour
- Skilled and semi-skilled labour force available
- Close proximity to the University of Alberta, Grand McEwan University, NAIT Technological Institute and 5 Colleges
Regional Labour Profile (2019)
Lamont County Statistics Profiles (2021 Census)
- Lamont County Statistics (full summary)*
- Lamont County Labour Force Statistics**
- Lamont County Education Statistics**
- Lamont County Housing Statistics*
- Lamont County Demographics - Townfolio
*All statistics taken from Statistics Canada 2021 Census Reports
**All statistics taken from Statistics Canada 2016 Census Reports