Waterloo, Ontario
Suite 350
100 Regina Street South
Waterloo, ON N2J 4P9
Phone: (519) 885-0448
Fax: (519) 885-8934
Location Information:
Waterloo is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener.
The reported population for the city can vary depending on how temporary residents at Waterloo's two universities are counted. At the time of the 2006 census, Waterloo had a population of 97,475. That number does not include post-secondary students who are temporary residents. The city's total population at the end of 2006—with over 20,000 non-resident post-secondary students included—was 114,700.
Waterloo has a service-oriented economy with healthy insurance and high-tech sectors as well as two major universities. The city's largest employers are Sun Life Financial/Clarica, the University of Waterloo, Manulife Financial, Research In Motion, and Wilfrid Laurier University.
Waterloo has a strong technology sector with hundreds of high-tech firms. The dominant technology company in the city is Research In Motion, makers of the BlackBerry, which has its headquarters in the city and owns several office buildings near the University of Waterloo's main campus.
The closest airport to Waterloo is the Region of Waterloo International Airport. Year-round daily scheduled service is available with Northwest Airlines, offering three flights daily to Detroit with connections to hundreds of destinations around the world and WestJet, offering daily flights to Calgary with connections to a number of Western destinations. Most air travelers use either Toronto Pearson International Airport (100 km to the East) or John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (70 km to the South East).
Time Zone
Waterloo is located in the Eastern Time Zone (GMT-5)
Sales Tax Rates:
5% GST Federal The PST in Ontario is calculated at four different rates depending on what is being purchased:
- 8% for most goods and taxable services
- 5% for transient (Hotels, motels etc.) accommodation
- 10% for admission to places of amusement and sales of alcohol
- 12% for alcohol sold by the LCBO
Links:
Airports
YYZ Toronto (Pearson)
Map from the Airport
YHM Hamilton (Munro)
Map from the Airport
YKF Region of Waterloo Int’l Airport
Map from the Airport
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