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MNP Business Climate Survey - 2013

Presented by:

• Introduction
• Research methodology
• Results
• Questions

Agenda

• Kenora & District Chamber of Commerce
• Welcome & Intro to Survey
• Carol Leduc, Manager KDCC
• MNP LLP
• Why we wanted to conduct a survey
• Shawn Brown, CA

Introduction

Methodology

• The survey sample includes 100 people based off a list of over 200

CEOs, presidents, business owners, and designated senior corporate

• fficers from business in Kenora and the surrounding area.
• The survey was conducted by a third party company, PRA Inc. under the

guidance of MNP and the Kenora & District Chamber of Commerce.

• Telephone interviews were conducted between January 22 – 28, 2013.
• The following presentation highlights key questions of the survey. A full

list of survey questions and results will be posted on the Kenora & District Chamber of Commerce Website.

• Where applicable, historical data is shown as compared to the recent

survey results. Not all questions were asked in previous surveys.

Methodology

Results

Financial Performance Retrospective

• Q1. Do you expect your business to be performing better financially,

about the same, or worse in the next 12 months?

39% 42% 31% 49% 43% 7% 36% 41% 19% 43% 49% 5% 50% 43% 2%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Better than last year Same as last year Worse than last year

2006 2007 2008 2009 2013

Attitude on Government Performance

Q2-4. Would you say the (Government) has been doing an excellent job, a good job, only a fair job, or a poor job in terms of creating a good climate for business?

8.0% 0.0% 4.0% 32.0% 19.0% 32.0% 36.0% 40.0% 39.0% 22.0% 34.0% 16.0%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Municipal Government Provincial Government Federal Government

Excellent Good Fair Poor

Marketing Efforts

• Q5. In terms of marketing Kenora as a good place to do business, is the

City of Kenora doing an excellent job, a good job, a fair job, or a poor job

• f marketing to people outside the city?

29% 41% 28% 2% 27% 31% 32% 5% 27% 44% 17% 5% 19% 40% 27% 7% 19% 22% 38.0% 13.0%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Poor Fair Good Excellent

2006 2007 2008 2009 2013

Marketing Efforts

Q15-16. In terms of marketing Kenora, the City is doing an excellent job, a good job, a fair job or a poor job with:?

21.0% 13.0% 35.0% 27.0% 36.0% 39.0%

Marketing Kenora as a year- round vacation destination Marketing Kenora as a good place to have a vacation or holiday

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Excellent Job Good Job Fair Job Poor Job

Marketing Efforts

• Q17. How much do you agree that Kenora's overall image is steadily

improving?

4% 10% 21% 40% 24% 3.0% 7.0% 31.0% 36.0% 22.0% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% Strongly Disagree

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2 3 4 Strongly Agree - 5 2009 2013

Marketing Efforts

• Q18. Overall, do you think your business will benefit from the adopted

new strategy for promoting Kenora as North America's Premiere Boating Destination?

No 50% Not sure 8% Yes 42%

2013

Workforce Challenges

• Q6. In the past year, have you had any difficulty finding qualified new

employees with relevant skills?

59% 40% 62% 38% 55% 41% 53% 45%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Yes No

2006 2008 2009 2013

Workforce Challenges

• Q7. Which specific positions have you had difficulty filling?

(top 8 answers)

8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 9.0% 9.0% 9.0% 15.0% 19.0% Sales agents/marketing/retail Clerical Management/supervisors Technicians/technical trades General… Proffesionals (i.e., accountants,… Restaurant/hotel Skilled Labour/trades people 0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

2013

** Respondents could provide more than one answer; totals may sum to more than 100%

Workforce Challenges

• Q8. To address worker shortages, do you think it is important to attract

skilled immigrants to Kenora?

Yes 37% No 54% Unsure 9%

2013

Workforce Challenges

• Q9. Do you believe the city has done a good, fair, or poor job at recruiting

skilled immigrants from around the world to address the shortage of skilled workers?

52% 15% 7% 35.0% 16.0% 3.0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Poor Fair Good

2009 2013

Performance Feedback

• Q10. What is the one thing you would tell the City of Kenora they should

do to improve the business climate here in Kenora?

7.0% 7.0% 8.0% 9.0% 11.0% New business incentives/encouragement Focus on/improve/promote tourism Listen to business concerns/more pro-business/better working… Cut bureaucracy/red tape/roadblocks to development Focus on Econmoic development 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%

2013

** Respondents could provide more than one answer; totals may sum to more than 100%

Performance Feedback

• Q11. Please name up to three of the best economic successes or

initiatives that have occurred in the Kenora area.

11.0% 11.0% 11.0% 15.0% 18.0% 22.0% Whitecap Pavilion Expanding new retail/industry Weyerhaesuser (Trus Joist) Tourism promotion/development Development/Revitalization of the Harbourfront Downtown improvements/revitalialization/bea… 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

2013

** Respondents could provide more than one answer; totals may sum to more than 100%

Information

• Q13. Would you say you are very aware, somewhat aware, or unaware of

what the New Ontario accessibility standards involve?

Unaware 38% Somewhat Aware 37% Very Aware 25%

2013

Business Challenges

• Q14. Has the global economic downturn affected your business?

No 50% Maybe 3% Yes 47%

2013

Infrastructure Feedback

• Q19. Will the addition of the WhiteCap Pavilion at the Kenora Harbour

front, have a mainly positive, negative, or no real impact on your business?

1.0% 69.0% 29.0% 1.0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Negative No Impact Positive Not Sure/No Response

2013

Infrastructure Feedback

• Q20. If a casino was built in Kenora, would it have a mainly positive,

negative, or no real impact on your business?

7.0% 42.0% 48.0% 3.0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Negative No Impact Positive Not Sure/No Response

2013

Infrastructure Feedback

• Q21. And finally, do you support or oppose expanding the local arena to

add a second ice surface?

Oppose 11% Support 82% Not Sure/No Response 7%

2013