This indicator measures the median hourly wage earned by workers in Basin-Boundary Development Regions. Results are presented for all, full-time, and part-time employed employees. Data for this indicator were sourced from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. These statistics consider only...Read more

This indicator measures the median hourly wage earned by workers in Basin-Boundary Development Regions. Employment income constitutes the majority of most households’ total income. Since income is a strong social determinant of health, trends in wages indicate trends in a region’s social and...Read more

This indicator measures the movement of people into the Kootenay Development region. International migration refers to people who move to the region from outside of Canada, interprovincial migration refers to people who move to the area from another province and intraprovincial migration refers...Read more

This indicator measures the percentage of total municipal spending dedicated to parks, recreation and culture relative to total municipal expenses. Data were acquired from the BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development’s Local Government Statistics.Read more

This indicator measures the total number of people in the region in five-year age groups, or ‘cohorts’, reported by gender. Data for this indicator are typically gathered from the Census, but for this update, data were sourced from BC Stats’ annual population estimates.Read more

This indicator measures the median total assessed value (including land and improvements) for Basin- Boundary properties that are used as single family residences. Data for this indicator were provided by BC Assessment and analysed by the Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre. The decision to use...Read more

This indicator measures the median total assessed value (including land and improvements) for Basin-Boundary properties that are used as single family residences. Data for this indicator were provided by BC Assessment. The decision to use single family dwelling values as a general indicator of...Read more

This indicator measures annual hotel room revenues, reported by community. Data are gathered from BC Stats and are based on revenues reported for tax purposes. The data only include communities where accommodation sales are subject to a Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT), and may not...Read more