2017 Annual ReportGrowing stronger together

Located in the heart of southwestern Ontario, Oxford County is home to approximately 114,000 people across eight municipalities "growing stronger together" through a two-tiered, partnership-oriented government, the County of Oxford. Visit www.oxfordcounty.ca or follow us on Twitter and Facebook

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Oxford County's vision is one of vibrant communities working well and growing stronger together.

Oxford County Council
2014-2018

Oxford County Council is made up of the mayors of each of the eight local area municipalities plus two additional councillors from the City of Woodstock, the largest population centre in the County. To learn more visit www.oxfordcounty.ca/yourcouncil

Oxford County is making a difference

Quality of life for all


  • 494

    families receiving child care fee subsidy, with 707 children

  • 2,305

    available licensed day care spaces for children

  • 628

    subsidized public housing units

  • 565

    not-for-profit housing units

  • 430

    affordable housing units

  • Nearly 5,000

    Oxford residents and families aided through financial assistance and employment supports

  • 1,967

    public health inspections

  • 1,945

    visits to community dental clinic

  • 7,765

    immunizations

  • 12,813

    paramedic call responses

  • 3,309

    home visits by public health nurses

  • 228

    long-term care beds

Delivering results

Tourism

  • Accounts for an estimated 2.4% of employment in the greater Southwest region

Libraries

  • 14

    branches

  • 310,019

    in-person visits

  • 561,570

    items circulated

  • 30,084

    attendees of 2,890 programs

Provincial Offences Court

  • 12,697

    charges processed

  • 7,453

    matters scheduled for Provincial Offences Court

Maintaining infrastructure

  • 644.5

    Kilometres of
    county roads

  • 161

    bridges and culverts
    maintained

  • 306

    Facilities
    maintained

  • 17

    Municipal water systems
    serving 80,000 people

  • 11

    Wastewater systems
    serving 76,000 people


Shaping our future


  • 59% of residential waste diverted from landfill (2017)
  • Stewardship of more than 345 hectares of County forest
  • Vibrant and visionary policy through an Official Plan that allows our community to grow strategically
  • Strategic capital investment to maintain vital municipal infrastructure in good condition

2017
Achievements

Oxford County works to meet the needs and collective interests of our communities, residents and businesses through customer-focused services that improve quality of life.

Your dollars at work

2017
Consolidated
financial Statements


2017
Annual
Report for Oxford County
Ontario, Canada