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York Region continues to be a leader in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in rate of population growth, increasing by 34,500 persons (4.1%) to an estimated total of 855,000 residents by December 31, 2003.

Source: York Region Planning and Development Services.

 
Source: York Region Planning and Development Services Department and Statistics Canada Annual Demographics Statistics


(in thousands of dollars)
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
(Restated)
(Restated)
(Restated)
Analysis of Revenue
Net taxation/user charges
573,584
529,460
494,975
454,040
442,519
Transfer payments
116,561
104,253
95,687
85,877
73,826
Fees and service charges
45,870
45,027
38,690
26,194
20,632
Development contributions
13,076
7,854
7,872
9,867
4,150
Other
8,641
4,480
3,286
7,879
4,093
757,732
691,074
640,510
583,857
545,220
Analysis of Expenditure
Salaries, wages and employee benefits
236,144
206,129
187,088
151,688
123,997
Debt servicing
16,667
16,476
18,330
16,701
15,482
Operating and general expenditures
311,637
280,003
285,405
237,318
239,028
Transfers to others
74,815
82,015
57,514
65,567
52,079
639,263
584,623
548,337
471,274
430,586
Analysis of Expenditure by Function
General government
56,237
55,568
48,411
28,884
27,890
Protection to persons and property
119,432
112,601
95,993
82,424
79,257
Transportation services
75,961
63,178
61,967
33,372
28,486
Environmental services
79,356
67,276
64,258
66,138
65,092
Health and emergency services
61,599
48,696
37,551
33,868
20,543
Community services and housing
240,480
231,757
236,496
223,415
206,651
Planning and development
6,198
5,547
3,661
3,173
2,667
639,263
584,623
548,337
471,274
430,586
Financing and Transfers
Debt principal repayments
(24,681)
(21,695)
(19,820)
(17,063)
(15,483)
Unfunded interest on long term liabilities
1,130
319
(86)
95
(71)
Employee benefits
6,827
2,966
16,172
(781)
2,423
Insurance claims
833
323
2,310
-
-
Transfer to reserves and reserve funds
(60,730)
(50,875)
(57,582)
(66,285)
(71,549)
Transfer to capital operations
(41,195)
(38,456)
(32,852)
(31,014)
(31,096)
(117,816)
(107,418)
(91,858)
(115,048)
(115,776)
Change in Non Financial Assets
(653)
967
(315)
2,466
1,142
Change in Current Fund
-
-
-
-
-
Surplus (Deficit) beginning of year
-
-
-
-
-
Surplus (Deficit) end of Year
-
-
-
-
-
Note: All figures restated in accordance with Public Service Accounting Board (PSAB) standards.
Figures do not include Housing York Inc. activities.


(in thousands of dollars)
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
(Restated)
(Restated)
Sources of Financing
Development contributions
66,331
65,621
77,063
56,808
52,226
Transfer payments
7,012
2,364
3,481
1,265
1,763
Other
5,871
21,373
7,503
1,243
3,665
79,214
89,358
88,047
59,316
57,654
Analysis of Expenditure by Function
General government
2,580
2,222
4,927
3,612
9,012
Protection to persons and property
2,273
6,703
6,785
7,502
5,366
Transportation services
135,139
94,629
80,331
64,780
52,392
Environmental services
128,847
88,212
80,208
51,721
27,533
Health and emergency services
1,910
462
-
1,592
971
Community services and housing
9,102
3,347
7,924
5,861
2,731
Planning and development
3,123
1,425
155
401
271
282,974
197,000
180,330
135,469
98,276
Financing and Transfers
Proceeds from long term debt
112,925
53,705
30,918
27,827
13,781
Debt issue costs
(869)
(468)
(252)
(95)
(63)
Net Proceeds
112,056
53,237
30,666
27,732
13,718
Interest earned on own sinking funds
0
(113)
(419)
(314)
(640)
Transfer from current fund
41,195
38,455
32,852
31,014
31,097
Transfer from reserve fund
38,725
22,356
23,738
6,757
4,794
191,976
113,935
86,837
65,189
48,969
Change in Non Financial Assets
0
0
(5,562)
5,562
-
Change in Capital Fund
(11,784)
6,293
(11,009)
(5,402)
8,347
Opening Capital Fund Balance
(8,699)
(14,992)
(3,983)
1,419
(6,928)
Closing Capital Fund Balance
(20,483)
(8,699)
(14,992)
(3,983)
1,419
Fund Balances
Current fund
-
-
-
-
-
Capital fund balance
(20,483)
(8,699)
(14,992)
(3,983)
1,419
Reserves set aside for specific purposes by Council
39,372
36,666
34,451
27,871
19,347
Reserve funds set aside for specific purposes by Council, legislation regulation or agreement
388,472
355,569
320,393
281,778
217,948
Total
407,361
383,536
339,852
305,666
238,714
Outstanding Obligations
Debt Outstanding*
Total Long Term Liabilities
405,032
339,668
323,934
348,527
369,718
Overlapping Debt**
(51,963)
(74,824)
(85,512)
(117,619)
(149,164)
Net Long Term Liabilities
353,069
264,844
238,422
230,908
220,554
Recovered from:
Tax Levy
84,530
57,495
35,874
19,035
24,897
Rate Supported
268,539
207,349
202,548
211,873
195,657
353,069
264,844
238,422
230,908
220,554
Net Long Term Liabilities per capita
$407.23
$320.63
$300.98
$306.24
$309.44
Net Long Term Liabilities as a % of Total Expenditures
38.3%
33.9%
32.7%
38.1%
41.8%
Sinking Fund
1,267
1,075
19,814
65,526
103,273
Charges for Net Long Term Liabilities
Recovered from:
General Tax Rates
15,569
13,096
12,170
9,471
8,783
User Rates
25,778
25,075
24,818
24,324
24,362
Total
41,347
38,171
36,988
33,795
33,145
Debt Limit Available for New Debt
76,064
61,445
68,329
75,854
24,537
Note: All figures restated in accordance with Public Service Accounting Board (PSAB) standards.
* Debt Outstanding excludes obligations to Ontario Clear Water Agency Obligations for YDSS
** Of school boards and area municipalities
Figures do not include Housing York Inc. activities.


(in thousands of dollars)
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
(Restated)
(Restated)
Taxable Assessment* (in millions)
Residential & Farm
85,237
71,380
61,313
58,547
50,273
Industrial & Commercial
17,120
15,812
13,571
12,603
10,753
Total
102,357
87,192
74,884
71,150
61,026
Assessment Analysis
Annual Assessment Growth Rate
3.8%
3.8%
5.1%
4.1%
4.4%
* Prior to 1997 assessment values were based on the previous Provincial equalized assessment system. Current value assessment for 2001 reflects the reassessment from 1996 to 1999 current values.


Surname
Given Name
Position
Salary
Paid
Taxable Benefits
Abankwa-Harris Cordelia Director Policy & Program Support
113,659.74
309.55
Adams-Best Linda Mgr. Child and Family Health
100,846.60
244.82
Albert Laszlo Internet/Intranet Admin.
101,323.82
145.20
Appleby Thomas Director Supplies & Services
115,846.44
315.00
Araniyasundaran Bala Mgr. Engineering W/WW
103,122.23
273.75
Aubrey Donald YRPA-Vice President - Police
104,814.85
217.68
Barratt Christopher Police Superintendent
110,856.69
6,315.89
Basso Dino Asst. Dir. Engineering
106,038.67
287.40
Belton Paul Principal Planner
100,351.18
258.11
Bladek-Willett Diane Director Health Info. & Planning
123,275.16
286.92
Bonner Wesley Police Inspector
101,188.18
8,951.59
Braybrook John Police Detective
106,464.63
217.68
Britton Glenn R IT Service Improvement Officer
102,010.49
5,917.80
Burley Edward Area Manager-Community Services
102,712.01
265.01
Campbell Andrew Director Solid Waste Management
119,345.88
315.00
Carlyle Phyllis Commissioner Corp.& Legal Servs.
148,446.54
0.00
Cartwright Sandra Commissioner of Finance/Treasurer
160,767.73
9,087.80
Casey Patrick Acting Director Corp. Communications
101,477.76
226.30
Close Karen Director Human Resource Services
110,607.55
288.85
Cowie Elizabeth Manager - Legal Services
112,496.25
362.88
Crowe Barry Director Property Services
126,522.70
341.40
Cusimano Anthony Police Inspector
109,721.86
261.72
Davidson James Commissioner Corporate Services
159,338.25
9,087.80
Davidson Joey Mgr. Vaccines & Tuberculosis
117,045.67
256.90
Doust Richard C. Director Corp. Communications
114,060.35
301.92
Doyle Helen Mgr. Health & Env. Inspection
115,464.14
279.20
Duggan Paul J.J. Director Audit Services
129,332.56
348.04
Eveleigh Anita Director Child & Family Health
120,249.28
284.48
Finn Richard Police Inspector
100,495.85
6,708.09
Fisch William Chair of Council
142,298.76
9,477.76
Fleming Michael Police Inspector
101,774.66
2,023.73
Garbe Neil Director Community Planning
105,405.10
315.00
Garrett Michael R. Chief Administrative Officer
211,941.76
34,151.04
Gilchrist Robert Firearms Officer-Police
109,445.71
175.68
Girvan John Police Superintendent
114,381.55
1,040.63
Gordon Donald F. General Manager - Transit
144,777.35
11,478.84
Green Mary Ann Mgr. Infectious Diseases
103,995.95
237.54
Greene Edward Director Information Technology
130,985.38
344.08
Greer Peter Mgr. Operations Infrastructure
107,196.09
276.28
Gumpenberger Marcus Audio-Visual Analyst - Police
113,296.66
181.44
Hankins Edward Director, Policy Risk & Treasury
115,846.52
315.00
Harris Nance Director Care & Asst. Adm. MHC
103,317.73
260.30
Harrison Brian Director Roads Transportation
129,353.07
349.36
Herridge Bruce Deputy Chief of Police
130,400.00
4,504.62
Hill Kenneth R Director, Financial Services
116,909.59
315.00
Holland Mark Financial Officer - Police
105,731.60
357.48
Horne Randy Police Superintendent
108,814.48
7,649.05
Hulton Joy Director Employment/Labour Law
108,291.46
273.84
Jankowski Paul E. Director Infra. Design & Constr.
139,764.81
351.90
Jayarajan Meena Area Manager - Community Services
100,083.07
254.48
Jaynes Catherine Mgr. Child and Family Health
100,803.37
252.56
Jolliffe Eric Deputy Chief of Police
133,336.25
1,435.44
Kassam Hanif Assoc. MOH & Dir. PH Prgms.
143,924.05
6,264.06
Kelly Denis G. Regional Clerk
132,586.14
349.36
Kerrigan Eugene Police Superintendent
103,655.57
4,661.26
Kirk Donald Police Superintendent
114,478.14
3,493.23
Korolnek Deborah Director Water and Wastewater
128,910.40
346.72
Kydd George Police Superintendent
114,599.04
5,959.25
LaBarge Armand Chief Of Police
161,838.52
11,178.71
Lamarca Giuseppe Joe Director Health Protection
110,269.00
263.68
Law Bradley Police Inspector
102,006.46
5,113.70
Leest Richard Supv. Networks & Communication
106,686.11
222.60
Mahaffy Connie Exec. Dir. Police Svs. Brd.
106,455.97
278.25
Marshall Warren Mgr. Capital & Dev. Fin.
108,296.90
274.84
May Paul Director Infrastructure Planning
119,035.95
315.00
McCabe Richard Police Inspector
100,984.05
807.62
McClelland Robert G. Director Business Support Services
105,778.94
9,809.21
McEachen Gord Director of Operations-EMS
119,640.01
3,686.20
McKnight Mark S. Mgr. Enterprise Resource Planning
101,921.39
271.92
Meekin Brad General Manager-EMS
145,476.75
4,138.40
Metcalfe Rebecca Director, Healthy Lifestyles
120,114.51
315.00
Mindell William Director Infectious Diseases
116,868.65
315.00
Miskiw John YRPA-President - Police
106,478.41
217.68
Morley Victoria Mgr. Healthy Lifestyles
112,494.11
254.48
Mulholland Denis Police Inspector
100,443.08
2,180.77
Norton Dennis Director Business Services
127,065.83
337.38
Parsons Lynn Director Care & Asst. Adm. MHC
141,278.92
279.20
Parsons Marlene Director Care & Asst. Adm. NHC
119,290.79
279.20
Patterson Sylvia Director Housing & Res. Servs.
134,968.93
349.36
Pedersen Paul Police Inspector
139,413.72
5,677.55
Prout Nancy Director Geomatics
106,312.77
302.51
Quinn Kevin Mgr. WWW Operations
100,800.12
275.93
Rennie David Director Social Assistance
105,145.86
267.92
Robson Danial Police Inspector
100,393.84
895.69
Sadler William Detective Sergeant - Police
104,036.27
217.68
Saunders Gregory Police Inspector
102,762.23
1,009.94
Scarratt Norman Director Court Services
119,729.77
324.53
Schaper Andrew Senior Communications Analyst
132,558.32
145.20
Schipper Kees Commissioner Transportation & Works
161,482.44
15,054.80
Searle S.Bernadette Project Manager IT
103,283.61
260.32
Sehdev Surinder Mgr. Occ. Health & Safety
100,274.23
254.48
Sepkowski Todd Police Detective
103,969.61
217.68
Simanovskis Ilmar Manager Operations Support
103,032.89
278.11
Simmons Joann Commissioner Comm.Servs.&Housing
159,338.21
9,087.80
Sinclair Donald A. Director Development Law
119,998.41
315.00
Smye Russell L. Director Emergency Management
109,839.50
281.11
Smyth Gordon Police Superintendent
166,022.10
4,103.11
Sorel Paul Police Superintendent
112,427.20
8,741.90
Strueby Kelly Mgr. Bus. Pln. & Perf. Meas.
107,841.52
273.75
Swift Donna Mgr. Child and Family Health
103,721.68
254.48
Takagi Richard Mgr. Conventional Operations
104,918.55
264.54
Taylor Susan Director Human Service Planning
111,731.66
300.71
Tuckey Bryan Commissioner Planning & Dev. Servs.
157,908.76
9,087.80
Turner Shawn Director Srs.Servs.& Adm. LTC Prog
156,489.09
349.36
Vessel Sandra Mgr. Healthy Lifestyles
108,158.28
256.78
Wagle Elizabeth Director Family & Childrens Servs.
131,327.50
349.36
Waller John Director Long Rng. & Strategic Pln
119,567.54
315.00
Webster Thomas R Exec Dir Strat Initiative & Admin
135,305.64
2,749.36
West Donald Police Detective
106,789.68
217.68
White Catherine Mgr. Sexual Health Programs
114,153.51
254.48
Wiebe David Director Dental & Nutrition
137,773.60
344.08
Wilson Elizabeth Director Commercial Law
119,998.38
315.00
Woolhead Marilyn Director Business Services
122,080.67
297.32
Young Leslie Detective Sergeant - Police
113,799.82
217.68
Zablocki Christine A. Director Litigation
114,467.50
315.00
Zyhar Oryst Director Health Protection
108,568.04
315.00


2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
Miscellaneous Information
Continuous Full Time Employees
3,064
2,915
2,629
2,441
2,058
Building Permit Values ($ 000)
2,730,000
2,700,000
2,900,000
2,769,847
2,600,466
Housing Starts
11,049
11,941
10,908
12,864
12,105
New Residential Units/Building Permits
10,143
12,589
10,908
12,699
12,910
Area (Square Kilometres)
1,756
1,756
1,756
1,756
1,756
Average Monthly Social Assistance Case Load*
4,152
3,980
4,088
4,083
4,467
Annual Police Calls for Service
266,793
242,278
174,611
163,590
156,967
Number of Road lane Kilometers
3,158
3,112
3,079
3,029
2,999
Number of Signalized Intersections
593
578
562
540
508
Annual Disposal of Residential Solid Waste (Metric Tonnes)
224,517
200,017
200,550
188,000
157,000
Annual Supply of Treated Water (thousands of cubic metres)
108,259
108,996
105,447
99,615
102,844
Annual Wastewater Flows (thousands of cubic metres)
106,021
106,042
103,261
97,680
100,696
Conventional Transit Ridership**
10,258,613
8,432,384
7,689,301
n/a
n/a
Benchmark Information
Maintenance and Operating Costs - Lane km (Winter)
$3,077
$2,684
$2,347
$1,810
$2,070
Maintenance and Operating Costs - Lane km (Non-Winter)
$3,677
$3,606
$3,041
$2,975
$2,580
Administration Employees per 10,000 Residents
3.1
3.1
3.0
2.8
2.3
Administration Costs as a % of Total Operating Expenditure
1.4%
1.5%
3.4%
3.9%
4.0%
Demographics
Population***
855,000
825,593
792,150
754,000
712,750
Households
253,687
243,277
229,681
218,620
206,742

Principle Corporate Taxpayers****
(# of employees)
(# of employees)
Magna International
12,100
Miller Paving Ltd.
2,050
IBM Canada Ltd.
6,260
Con Drain Co. (1983) Ltd.
1,350
Paramount Canada's Wonderland Inc.*****
3,990
Sears Canada National Service Centre
1,200
Royal Group Technologies Limited
3,800
ATI Technologies Inc.
1,140
Ackland - Grainger
2,700
Progressive Moulded Products Limited
1,020
Amex Canada
2,300

Notes: * 1999 figure excludes Hostel caseload
** Transit services provided by Area Municipalities prior to 2001
*** At year end including undercount
**** Employees 1,000 and over
***** Includes seasonal employees

The Source for the 5 Year Review are as follows:
-
Financial Statements, Reports and Financial Information Returns of The Regional Municipality of York, its Agencies and Boards
-
Financial Statements, Reports and Financial Information Returns of the Area Municipalities of York Region
-
Ministry of Municipal Affairs of the Province of Ontario
-
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
-
Statistics Canada
-
Regional Department Estimates
-
Regional Assessment Office; Province of Ontario

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