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Cobourg combines attractive lifestyle features with a successful business development attitude.  As “Ontario’s Feel Good Town”, Cobourg offers a resort style atmosphere with a “business first” attitude.  Our vision for Cobourg is to have the healthiest businesses in Ontario. 

Cobourg supports a diverse and stable economy. Our industrial base has kept us strong when many other communities suffered large losses in the manufacturing sector.  With over 900 businesses, our primary employment sectors include plastics, food and health care with retail also employing a significant number of citizens. 

Cobourg is home to world class, award winning companies such as Weetabix of Canada Inc. and Belden Canada Inc.

Manufacturing Employment 

Cobourg enjoys a diverse industrial base, manufacturing a wide variety of products from airport communication towers to foil laminated paper products. Companies such as Belden Canada Inc. and Lakeland Multi-Trade have called Cobourg their home for over 40 years.

As you can see in the graph depicted below, the plastics sector is the highest employer in Cobourg, many of whom work at Horizon’s Plastics. Cobourg has a long history in food manufacturing. Some of these industries include Post Consumer Brands., Sprucewood Handmade Cookies Co and Canada Candy. These food industries manufacture such products as cereal, candy and cookies.

Manufacturing Employment by Product 2021
Manufacturing Groups Major Naics Groups # of Employees 2021 # of Businesses 2021
Food 311 256 5
Beverage & Tobacco Product 312 4 2
Textile Mills 314 4 1
Wood Product 321 213 4
Paper 322 259 3
Printing and Related Support Activities 323 18 2
Chemical 325 48 6
Plastic and Rubber Products 326 374 4
Non-Metallic Mineral Product 327 6 1
Primary Metal (Non-Ferrous Metal) 331 145 1
Fabricated Metal Product 332 278 9
Machinery 333 106 6
Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component 335 230 2
TOTAL   1942 46

Service Retail Employment 

As you can see in the graph depicted below, the health care and social service sector is the highest employer in Cobourg, with retail trade as the second highest employer.

Service Retail Employment by Product 2021

Service Retail Groups Major Naics Groups # of Employees 2021 # of Businesses 2021
Agricultural Related Service Industries 11 3 1
Utilities 22 38 3
Construction  23 434 46
Wholesale Trade 41 83 11
Information and Cultural Industries 51 92 19
Finance and Insurance 52 297 47
Real Estate/Rental and Leasing 53 205 34
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 54 244 76
Administrative & Support, Waste Management 56 160 29
Educational Services 61 518 33
Health Care and Social Assistance 62 2425 115
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 71 246 27
Accommodation & Food Service 72 1069 84
Other Services - Except Public Administration  81 273 76
Public Administration 91 939 16
Retail Trade 44-45 1894 172
Transportation and Warehousing 48-49 104 12
TOTAL   9021 799
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