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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, presently our second largest sector. Some of these industries include Weetabix of Canada Ltd., Sprucewood Handmade Cookies Co and our newest industry Canada Candy. These food industries manufacture such products as cereal, candy and cookies.

Manufacturing Employment by Product 2019
Manufacturing Groups Major Naics Groups # of Employees 2019 # of Businesses 2019
Food 311 423 5
Beverage & Tobacco Product 312 6 2
Textile Mills 314 3 1
Wood Product 321 218 4
Paper 322 257 3
Printing and Related Support Activities 323 13 2
Chemical 325 52 5
Plastic and Rubber Products 326 404 4
Non-Metallic Mineral Product 327 6 1
Primary Metal (Non-Ferrous Metal) 331 145 1
Fabricated Metal Product 332 289 9
Machinery 333 116 6
Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component 335 210 2
Furniture and Related Product 337 9 1
TOTAL   2151 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 2019

Service Retail Groups Major Naics Groups # of Employees 2019 # of Businesses 2019
Agricultural Related Service Industries 11 3 1
Utilities 22 38 3
Construction  23 338 51
Wholesale Trade 41 95 20
Information and Cultural Industries 51 104 19
Finance and Insurance 52 319 56
Real Estate/Rental and Leasing 53 224 36
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 54 228 83
Administrative & Support, Waste Management 56 213 36
Educational Services 61 546 37
Health Care and Social Assistance 62 1904 127
Arts, Entretainment and Recreation 71 223 24
Accomodation & Food Service 72 1152 92
Other Services - Except Public Administration  81 302 86
Public Administration 91 1096 18
Retail Trade 44-45 1992 194
Transportation and Warehousing 48-49 147 18
TOTAL   8924 901
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