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Fast Facts

Total # of retail service businesses:570+
Total # of retail businesses:345+
Total # of service businesses:225+

Total labour force 15+ employed insales service sector:

Port Hope1,975
Northumberland County9,585
Commuting Area55,510

Price per square foot (leased):

Office$8.00+
Retail$10.00+

Woman and childCommunity building in Port HopeResidents of the Municipality of Port Hope are well served within the Municipality's boundaries by an excellent variety of service and retail businesses. An additional selection of shopping services are a short drive away.

The heart of the Municipality's shopping experience is its heritage downtown. Winner of TVO's Best Preserved Mainstreet in Ontario, shopping downtown takes you on a trip to by-gone days but with all the products to serve your modern day needs. A mecca of unique specialty shops, antique stores and service establishments serve the tourism and local markets. The Heritage Business Improvement Area's mandate is to enhance the Heritage Conservation District and bring a different flavour to the art of retailing.

Business needs are well accommodated by the multitude of service businesses from printers and graphic artists to document shredders and cartage.

If your considering opening a commercial establishment in the Municipality of Port Hope, contact the Economic Development Department for assistance at (905) 885-2004 or email jselvig@porthope.ca.