Peterborough County

What Peterborough County does

Peterborough County is a public upper-tier municipal government entity in Ontario, Canada, serving approximately 147,000 residents across eight lower-tier townships (Asphodel-Norwood, Cavan-Monaghan, Douro-Dummer, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, North Kawartha, Otonabee-South Monaghan, Selwyn, and Trent Lakes). The County provides statutory services including paramedic and community paramedicine, county roads and bridges maintenance, waste management and recycling, county-wide land use planning, and economic development support through its EcDev portal. It coordinates social services with the City of Peterborough via a Consolidated Municipal Services Management Agreement and partners with public health, long-term care, educational institutions, and regional bodies (EOWC, EORN).

The County operates a portfolio of digital government services built on conventional municipal technology infrastructure: a primary website (ptbocounty.ca), CivicWeb council portal, ENGAGE Ptbo County engagement platform, an electronic bidding portal (bidsandtenders™), online forms and permit/licence applications, GIS mapping tools, and a physician recruitment portal ("Practice Here"). No AI/ML capabilities, public APIs, or developer-facing SDKs are documented. The County manages approximately 2,130 hectares of forest land and operates six hazardous waste depots, courthouse, and Economic Development offices across the region.

Revenue mechanics are public-sector rather than commercial: property tax collection and distribution, provincial and federal grant transfers for social services, health, and infrastructure, plus user fees for permits, licences, park bookings, and vendor subscriptions. The County is governed by an elected County Council led by Warden Bonnie Clark (since December 2022) and administered by CAO Sheridan Graham, with no parent company, private shareholders, or venture capital involvement. The current strategic agenda emphasizes long-horizon transportation planning, active transportation, rural physician recruitment, and regional coordination across Eastern Ontario.

Name

Peterborough County

Legal name

The Corporation of the County of Peterborough

Website

https://ptbocounty.ca

Company type

Public

Founded year

1850

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Peterborough County is a public upper-tier municipal government in Ontario, Canada, delivering statutory services — paramedicine, roads, waste management, and land use planning — to eight townships and approximately 147,000 residents, funded primarily through property taxes and provincial/federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs (92612)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Transportation, Roads & Public Works Administration (BPAIABAK), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Emergency medical services
• Public works infrastructure
• Waste management services
• Land use planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Peterborough

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: The County collects property taxes and administers tax policy, distributing portions to lower-tier municipalities and funding county services.
2. Provincial and Federal Grants: Government funding from provincial and federal levels for various programs including social services, health services, and infrastructure.
3. User Fees and Permits: Fees collected for various applications, licenses, permits including building inspections, road permits, planning applications, and park bookings.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Peterborough County is an upper-tier municipal government that delivers statutory services across eight townships in Ontario, including paramedic and emergency response, county road and bridge maintenance, waste management and recycling, land use planning, property tax administration, and economic development. It operates an online services portal, an electronic bid procurement system, GIS mapping tools, a digital engagement platform (ENGAGE Ptbo County), and a dedicated Economic Development portal (EcDev) supporting business growth, physician recruitment, and tourism.

Product overview

Peterborough County operates a government services portfolio rather than a unified software product. The core offering consists of the main county website (ptbocounty.ca) and the separate Economic Development portal (EcDev), which together provide citizens, businesses, and visitors with access to permits and applications, council governance through CivicWeb, emergency services, recycling and waste management, paramedicine, roads and bridges, transit, parks and recreation, and economic development tools. Supporting platforms include an electronic bid portal (bidsandtenders) for procurement, an online forms system for park bookings and certificates, GIS mapping, asset management planning tools, and a physician recruitment portal. The county's G.R.O.W. (Economic Development Plan) and Active Transportation Master Plan are delivered through interactive digital tools including Story Maps and Flipbooks. Services are built on a Govstack-powered website infrastructure with GIS and forms integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electronic Bid Portal (bidsandtenders)

Quantifiable outcome

• Active Transportation Master Plan guides policy and projects for safe, non-motorized travel throughout the county
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GreenUPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with GreenUP to provide active transportation programming in Peterborough County. GreenUP delivers programs including Active School Travel, Let's Bike events, Student Travel Surveys, and Shifting Gears program supporting residents in adopting active transportation habits.
• Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus (EOWC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe County participates in EOWC, an organization working to bring improvements in quality of life and services to rural communities in Eastern Ontario. Warden Bonnie Clark serves as Chair of EOWC.
• Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network working on connectivity and service improvements across Eastern Ontario. Warden Clark serves as a director on the EORN board since 2024.
• Peterborough Public Health (Haliburton Kawartha Northumberland Peterborough Health Unit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShared health services partnership providing public health services to county residents through the integrated health unit.
• City of PeterboroughcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsolidated Municipal Services Management Agreement (CMSM) for shared social services including Ontario Works, Children's Services, Employment Services, Community Outreach Services, Housing and Shelter, and Provincial Offences Act.
• Lang Pioneer Village MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for heritage preservation and cultural programming, with Museum having its own Master Plan developed in collaboration with the County.
• Fairhaven Long Term CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for long-term care services as part of the County's strategic plan for expanded long-term care.
• Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development (PKED)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership agreement for economic development services supporting business growth and investment in the region.
• Trent UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partnership providing talent pipeline and workforce development, highlighted in economic development talent section.
• Fleming CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partnership providing skilled workforce and training programs for local businesses.
• Seneca CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership supporting talent and workforce development initiatives.
• Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial municipal association providing advocacy and resources for municipal governments.
• Kawarthas Northumberland TourismcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTourism partnership promoting the Kawarthas region to visitors and supporting local tourism businesses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Township of Selwyn: One of the eight lower-tier municipalities served by Peterborough County, illustrating the constituent township partner model and shared service delivery structure.
• Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus (EOWC): Regional municipal advocacy body in which the County Warden holds the chair; useful comparable for understanding peer counties' collective governance and grant positioning.
• Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development (PKED): Regional economic development and tourism organization under partnership agreement with the County; directly executes the G.R.O.W. economic plan and tourism strategy.
• Peterborough Public Health: Regional health unit partnered with Peterborough County; comparable as a public-sector service delivery organization with shared governance and rural health mandate.

Direct peers

• County of Simcoe: Larger Ontario upper-tier county with analogous service mandate including paramedic services, social services, county roads, and economic development across member townships.
• County of Haliburton: Ontario upper-tier county carved from historic Peterborough region, delivering similar mandated services to a small rural population; a direct administrative and demographic comparable.
• County of Hastings: Upper-tier county government in Eastern Ontario serving multiple lower-tier municipalities with paramedic services, roads, long-term care, and social services - comparable mandate and rural Eastern Ontario context.
• City of Kawartha Lakes: Single-tier municipality formed from Victoria County; delivers comparable rural service mix (paramedic, roads, planning, waste) and shares historical and geographic ties with Peterborough County.
• County of Northumberland (Ontario): Adjacent Eastern Ontario upper-tier county with similar service portfolio including paramedic, roads, planning, and economic development across rural townships.

Regional players

• City of Peterborough: Single-tier municipality within Peterborough region; partners with the County on Consolidated Municipal Services Management for social services but operates independently of the County's tier system.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ptbo.county
• Facebookfacebook.com/PtboCounty
• LinkedInca.linkedin.com/company/ptbocounty
• Instagraminstagram.com/ptbocounty
• Xx.com/PtboCounty

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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