Cornwall, Ontario Canada

Cornwall is located in Eastern Ontario, Canada. We are only one hour away from the Nations Capital, Ottawa, Ontario, one hour away from Montreal, and four hours away from Toronto. We are also minutes away from New York state.

Resources and Services

City Police - 78 officers and 34 civilians and 9 special constables.

Fire Department - 56 firefighters, 3 fire prevention officers, a training officer, and a fire department mechanic.

Paramedics - must be a graduate of a two-year full-time Canadian Medical Association certified paramedic program offered by a recognized post-secondary institution such as St. Lawrence College.

Cornwall Community Hospital

Cornwall Public Library

Cornwall Crossfit
Summit Fitness
Physical Limits

St. Joseph's Catholic Secondary School
Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School
Holy Trinity Catholic High School

St. Lawrence College has done major renovations.

NAV Can - owns and operates Canada's civil air navigation service. It provides, maintains and enhances an air navigation service dedicated to the safe movement of air traffic throughout the country and through oceanic airspace assigned to Canada under international agreements.

The Benson Center - Sports center on 15 acres of land (Domtar's land)and will consist of 3 NHL sized rinks, Field House with Walking Track, Tennis Court, Concession, Community room and Mezzanine.

SCM - Walmart warehouses which employs a lot of people.


Demographics

Race
Cornwall is a very diverse city.
South Asian: 1,320
Black: 325
Arab: 225
Southeast Asian: 105

Gender
Total Population of Males: 21,795
Total Population of Females: 24,170

Socio-economic status
Cornwall is a great place to live as housing prices are some of the most affordable in Ontario. The average housing price in Cornwall is $154,434. Because of how affordable living in Cornwall is, there are many commuters to bigger cities like Ottawa or Montreal.

Languages
English Only: 28,825
French Only: 12,230
English and French: 685

Population
Total Population: 45,965
Population density per square kilometre: 747.1

Challenges
There are fewer job opportunities since the paper mill closed.

Because our population isn't as high as other cities, our shopping mall doesn't have as many options. For example, we don't have any outlets, big name brand stores like American Eagle or Abercrombie.

You have to travel if you would like to go to a concert or a play.

Advantages
Cornwall has always been known for being a 'milltown' that smelled, but since all of the mills have closed down, it is evolving into a place of possibilities. There are new stores, restaurants and businesses opening constantly.

Being so close to major Canadian cities is a big advantage.

It is also a very bilingual city therefore there are more job opportunities.