Timiskaming Top Employers. (Northern Numbers).

Timiskaming Top Employers

                                                            Total
Organization                        Sector                  empl.

1.  Grant Forest Products           Forestry                 225-250

2.  Department of Veteran Affaires  Government               180

2.  Timiskaming Board of Education  Education                180

3.  Elk Lake Planing Mill           Forestry                 170
    and Domtar Elk Lake Office

4.  Kirkland and District Hospital  Health Care              166

5.  Corp-of the Town of Kirkland    Municipal Government     130
    Lake

5.  Battle Mountain/Hemlo Gold      Mining                   130

6.  American Barrick Gold           Mining                   125

7.  Wabi Iron and Steel             Manufacturing            120

8.  Kirkland Lake Association of    Municipal Government     110
    Community Living

8.  Extendicare Nursing Home        Private Health Care      110

9.  Tembec                          Forestry                 105
    (Mallette Sawmill Division)

10. Uniboard New Liskeard Inc.      Forestry                 86

11. Nor-Arc Steel Fabricators       Manufacturing            80

12. Northern College                Education                79

13. Three-H Manufacturing           Manufacturing            77

14. McIntyre and Associates         Mining                   75

15. Heath and Sherwood              Mining                   72
    Drilling (1996) Inc.

16. McLellan Transport              Transportation           70

17. Belle Vallee Wools              Manufacturing            67

18. Rosko Forestry Operations Ltd.  Forestry                 60

19. Ministry of Natural Resources   Provincial Government    60

20. Roman Catholic School Board     Education                53

20. Daves-Your Independent Grocer   Retail-Food              53

Source: South Timiskaming Community Business Development Corporation,
and Kirkland and District Community Business Corporation.
Call Centres Average Labour Cost (CSR) Ontario (1999)

City               CDN $/hr

Greater Toronto  $11.25-$16.37

North Bay            $7.04

Ottawa           $8.26-$13.43

Sudbury          $8.19-$11.25

Source: Ontario Investment Service, Toronto, ON