Workforce

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)

*All statistics taken from Statistics Canada 2021