Annual Employment Inventory Survey

How and when will the survey be delivered?

This survey will primarily be conducted by post-secondary student surveyors during in-person site visits to businesses throughout May to August 2025. Businesses may also be contacted via phone and email.  

How will we be able to identify the surveyors during site visits? 

All surveyors will be wearing City of Hamilton attire with City ID badges.

How will the information be used to benefit business?

The annual snapshot is important for the City’s Planning and Economic Development Department to monitor employment trends throughout Hamilton.  

This information is used to track the effectiveness of city-delivered employment incentive programs and identify potential business support initiatives. The data also contributes to the City’s capacity to forecast to plan future facilities and services such as bus routes, sewage infrastructure, and social services, and to address Ontario’s Provincial Growth Plan.

Why can’t this information be collected from taxes? 

Tax information is confidential and cannot be shared. The Planning and Economic Development Department, like other departments, does not have access to this information, and therefore we need to collect some basic information separately.

How will the data be used? 

The data collected from this survey will be housed on City of Hamilton systems. The data will be used to increase understanding of the local economy and to support forecast and trend analysis. Insight derived from this data will support Planning and Economic Development strategies and help drive decision-making in the delivery of business programs and
policy.

Survey data may be shared with City partners for policy research and economic monitoring. Data that is not publicly available (as found online and public directories) will remain confidential and will not be shared. Publicly available data and The aggregated data may be used to create new data products (e.g. business directory, or general employment patterns and trends, reports etc.) Questions regarding how survey data is shared and used can be directed to: 
Planning & Economic Development Department
Call 905-546-2424 ext 1292
Email [email protected]

• May 31, 2023 - City Looking to Learn Who Works Where in Hamilton through 2023 Employment Inventory Survey
• May 19, 2023 - Communication Update - Employment Inventory Launch(PDF, 116.55 KB)