TESTIMONIALS
"Brantford is an ideal location for us because of its close proximity to our core markets in Canada and the United States, its manufacturing-friendly business environment, and our ability to retain and add to our highly skilled workforce. Support from the local government and access to skilled employees from nearby Mohawk College and Wilfrid Laurier University were key to our decision."
Thomas Bindschedler, CEO, Massilly Group
Wages

Wage rate information has been compiled from Service Canada's 2008 Labour Market Information report for the Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk economic region. The following table outlines those job categories pertinent to the industrial sector in particular.

Category Average Wage ($/hr) High Wage ($/hr) Low Wage ($/hr)
Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technicians 19.75 26.15 13.20
Industrial Electricians 28.10 41.75 16.40
Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics (Except Textiles) 25.50 32.75 15.70
Material Handlers 15.35 21.90 10.00
Supervisors, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing 21.80 30.00 13.00
Supervisors, Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing 18.90 25.10 13.80
Plastics Processing Machine Operators 14.95 21.90 10.20
Rubber Processing Machine Operators and Related Workers 16.45 19.00 13.25
Process Control and Machine Operators, Food and Beverage Processing 14.75 19.50 10.00
Testers and Graders, Food and Beverage Processing 12.00 16.05 9.00
Plastic Products Assemblers, Finishers and Inspectors 16.15 19.95 11.25
Labourers in Metal Fabrication 16.20 23.45 10.70
Labourers in Chemical Products Processing and Utilities 16.55 24.40 11.20
Labourers in Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing 14.15 22.50 9.40
Other Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities 15.70 31.90 9.40

Source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2008.