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County of Haliburton

Permanent2021
20,571
people living here all year
Person-year2021
33,591
full-time equivalent, modelled
Peak2021
63,971
everyone here at once

54% of dwellings are not occupied by permanent residents. Which of the three populations a figure is divided by changes the answer, so every per-person figure on this page says which one it used.

What is where

Pharmacies, hospitals, shops and licensed transmitters across the county, with this municipality’s picked out. A count cannot tell you what is nearest, or how far away the next one is.

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What it is like to live here

Getting online

Businesses and services within reach

Family health teams

current

0.1per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

Long-term care homes

current

0.1per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

Specimen collection centres

current

0.1per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

Post offices

current

0.1per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

Recreation and setting

Parks and picnic areas

current

0.8per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. The County's GIS maps this category unevenly between municipalities — most mapped points fall in one of them — so the count measures where the mapping effort went as much as where the facilities are.

Mapped trail features

current

0.5per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. The County's GIS maps this category unevenly between municipalities — most mapped points fall in one of them — so the count measures where the mapping effort went as much as where the facilities are.

Lake access points

current

439

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. The County's GIS maps this category unevenly between municipalities — most mapped points fall in one of them — so the count measures where the mapping effort went as much as where the facilities are.

Municipally owned trail kilometres

2024

1.0 kmper 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Filed as the municipality reported it. Schedule 80D asks for recreation floor space without saying what counts as one, and the filings answer different questions: Highlands East filed 4,716 m2 of indoor space for 2018, 50,612 m2 for 2019 and 657 m2 for 2022, a 77-fold swing in four years during which it neither built nor closed anything of that size. Its outdoor figure moved from 37 m2 to 149,734 m2 in one year. What changed was the inventory being counted. Read one municipality against another and the answer is which inventory each chose.

Indoor recreation facility space

Not applicableNot applicable: indoor recreation facility space is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Filed as the municipality reported it. Schedule 80D asks for recreation floor space without saying what counts as one, and the filings answer different questions: Highlands East filed 4,716 m2 of indoor space for 2018, 50,612 m2 for 2019 and 657 m2 for 2022, a 77-fold swing in four years during which it neither built nor closed anything of that size. Its outdoor figure moved from 37 m2 to 149,734 m2 in one year. What changed was the inventory being counted. Read one municipality against another and the answer is which inventory each chose.

Safety

Smoke alarm calls

Not applicableNot applicable: smoke alarm calls is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

Medical assist calls

Not applicableNot applicable: medical assist calls is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

Fire department calls per year

Not applicableNot applicable: fire department calls per year is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

Fire calls, annual total as reported

Not applicableNot applicable: fire calls, annual total as reported is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

Structure fire calls

Not applicableNot applicable: structure fire calls is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

Fire department calls

Not applicableNot applicable: fire department calls is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

Losses due to structural fires, 3-year average

Not applicableNot applicable: losses due to structural fires, 3-year average is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

What the council does

What it costs

General government expenses

2024

$141.20per person-year

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Where the line between administration and operations is drawn differs. Algonquin Highlands books 2.5% of spending here against 14.3% in Minden Hills, while having the highest salary share and the highest total spending per dwelling of the four. It is a boundary, not an overhead.

General government expenses: 10-year growth (constant dollars)

2024

6.7% a year

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Inherited from the base metric, which is not comparable between municipalities: Where the line between administration and operations is drawn differs. Algonquin Highlands books 2.5% of spending here against 14.3% in Minden Hills, while having the highest salary share and the highest total spending per dwelling of the four. It is a boundary, not an overhead. A rate of change does not repair that, because a boundary that moves appears in the rate as growth.

General government expenses: 5-year growth (constant dollars)

2024

11.1% a year

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Inherited from the base metric, which is not comparable between municipalities: Where the line between administration and operations is drawn differs. Algonquin Highlands books 2.5% of spending here against 14.3% in Minden Hills, while having the highest salary share and the highest total spending per dwelling of the four. It is a boundary, not an overhead. A rate of change does not repair that, because a boundary that moves appears in the rate as growth.

Governance (council) expenses

2024

$23.41per person-year

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • ⚠ The order of the municipalities changes depending on how much of the year seasonal residents are counted as present, which no source states.

Library expenses

2024

$37.27per person-year

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

Amortization

2024

$175.48per person-year

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • ⚠ The order of the municipalities changes depending on how much of the year seasonal residents are counted as present, which no source states.

Salaries, wages and employee benefits

2024

$398.10per person-year

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • ⚠ The order of the municipalities changes depending on how much of the year seasonal residents are counted as present, which no source states.

Financial position

Tangible capital assets, net book value

2024

$1,403per person-year

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • ⚠ The order of the municipalities changes depending on how much of the year seasonal residents are counted as present, which no source states.

Net long-term liabilities

2024

$183.25per person-year

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

Obligatory reserve funds, end of year

2022

$10.33per person-year

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

Reserves, end of year

2024

$288.41per person-year

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Whether reserve money is filed as reserves or as discretionary is a filing choice, not a difference in what is held. Compare on finance.reserves.total.

Total reserves and reserve funds

2024

$288.41per person-year

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • ⚠ The order of the municipalities changes depending on how much of the year seasonal residents are counted as present, which no source states.

Discretionary reserve funds, end of year

Not applicableNot applicable: discretionary reserve funds, end of year is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Whether reserve money is filed as discretionary or as reserves is a filing choice, not a difference in what is held. Compare on finance.reserves.total.

What the money buys

Fire stations

2026

0.3per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

Bridge and culvert deck area

2024

270 m²per 1,000 dwellings

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

Paved road spending per lane kilometre

2023

10022.7

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Cost over a denominator the four municipalities do not define the same way. Highlands East files 16 lane kilometres of hot-mix as its paved network where its neighbours count surface treatment, so this reads as $136,392 a lane kilometre and is a filing convention rather than a cost. Compare on the winter lane kilometre, which is defined the same way by all four.

Paved roads rated adequate or better

2024

29.5%

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Built from paved lane km, which counts a different population of roads in each municipality, and rated on scales that differ between municipalities and their consultants.

Building and development

Land division files before council

2026

1.3per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • ⚠ Counted to 2026-08-12, not to the year end. A part year against a whole one is not a fall in caseload.

Zoning relief files before council

2026

0.1per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • ⚠ Counted to 2026-08-12, not to the year end. A part year against a whole one is not a fall in caseload.

Road allowance files before council

2026

0.03per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • ⚠ Counted to 2026-08-12, not to the year end. A part year against a whole one is not a fall in caseload.

Planning files before council

2026

1.5per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • ⚠ Counted to 2026-08-12, not to the year end. A part year against a whole one is not a fall in caseload.

Complete applications on submission

Not applicableNot applicable: complete applications on submission is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Which instrument an application takes is set by each municipality's official plan and zoning by-law. Highlands East's plan precludes using a minor variance to reduce a shoreline setback, so it records one or two a year where its neighbours record twenty to thirty for the same kind of decision.

Incomplete applications on submission

Not applicableNot applicable: incomplete applications on submission is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Which instrument an application takes is set by each municipality's official plan and zoning by-law. Highlands East's plan precludes using a minor variance to reduce a shoreline setback, so it records one or two a year where its neighbours record twenty to thirty for the same kind of decision.

Building permit applications received

Not applicableNot applicable: building permit applications received is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Which instrument an application takes is set by each municipality's official plan and zoning by-law. Highlands East's plan precludes using a minor variance to reduce a shoreline setback, so it records one or two a year where its neighbours record twenty to thirty for the same kind of decision.

Total value of construction activity

Not applicableNot applicable: total value of construction activity is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

Minor variance applications before the committee of adjustment

Not applicableNot applicable: minor variance applications before the committee of adjustment is a lower-tier responsibility. The County does not do this work, so there is no figure to report rather than a figure missing.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Which instrument an application takes is set by each municipality's official plan and zoning by-law. Highlands East's plan precludes using a minor variance to reduce a shoreline setback, so it records one or two a year where its neighbours record twenty to thirty for the same kind of decision.

How council works

Agenda package pages, median

2026

92

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Agenda and minute conventions differ between clerks, and these are counted over harvested packages rather than over every meeting held. The trend within one municipality is meaningful; the level against another is largely a difference in drafting.

Delegations per meeting, median

2026

3

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Agenda and minute conventions differ between clerks, and these are counted over harvested packages rather than over every meeting held. The trend within one municipality is meaningful; the level against another is largely a difference in drafting.

Council meetings in the harvested corpus

2026

13

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Agenda and minute conventions differ between clerks, and these are counted over harvested packages rather than over every meeting held. The trend within one municipality is meaningful; the level against another is largely a difference in drafting.

Motions per meeting, median

2026

14

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Agenda and minute conventions differ between clerks, and these are counted over harvested packages rather than over every meeting held. The trend within one municipality is meaningful; the level against another is largely a difference in drafting.

Staff reports per meeting, median

2026

11

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Agenda and minute conventions differ between clerks, and these are counted over harvested packages rather than over every meeting held. The trend within one municipality is meaningful; the level against another is largely a difference in drafting.

Full-time funded positions

2024

2.7per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Which of the three staffing columns a position is filed under is a classification each municipality makes for itself. Minden Hills filed 35 part-time staff in 2022 and 11 in 2023 while its full-time count did not move, and Algonquin Highlands' seasonal figure fell from 18 to 6 in a year. Compare on government.staff.total, where the boundary between the columns stops mattering.

Part-time funded positions

2024

1.3per 1,000 person-years

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

  • Shown as filed, and not on a common basis with the other municipalities. Which of the three staffing columns a position is filed under is a classification each municipality makes for itself. Minden Hills filed 35 part-time staff in 2022 and 11 in 2023 while its full-time count did not move, and Algonquin Highlands' seasonal figure fell from 18 to 6 in a year. Compare on government.staff.total, where the boundary between the columns stops mattering.