Town of Kapuskasing

What Town of Kapuskasing does

The Town of Kapuskasing is a municipal corporation incorporated in 1921 in Northern Ontario, Canada, serving approximately 8,100 residents across an 83.9 km2 jurisdiction that includes the Model City Mall and five commercial sectors. It operates as a single-tier municipal government under Ontario law, providing a comprehensive portfolio of public services: water treatment and distribution (using a Claricone lime-softening system and chloramination disinfection sourced from three production wells), sewer and wastewater management, garbage and recycling collection, road and sidewalk maintenance, fire and emergency services, by-law enforcement, building permits and inspections, cemetery operations, recreation facilities (arena, pool, sports fields), cultural amenities (Ron Morel Memorial Museum), and administrative services including marriage licences and civil ceremonies. Service delivery is structured across dedicated departments — Public Works, Fire Department, Recreation, Airport, Economic Development, and the Civic Centre administration — with physical locations distributed throughout the municipality and online payment portals via Paymentus for taxes, utilities, building permits, and parking tickets.

The Town's revenue model rests on three primary streams: (1) property tax revenue calculated as assessed value × municipal tax rate (0.02152318 in the disclosed example) plus the provincial education tax rate (0.00153), with 1.25% monthly interest on arrears; (2) water and sewer utility billing bundled into property tax bills; and (3) transactional user fees such as marriage licences at $125 (HST exempt) and civil marriage solemnization at $350 + HST. The wholly-owned Kapuskasing Economic Development Corporation (KEDC) handles business development, tourism promotion, and operates the Welcome Centre at 25 Millview Road. Customer segments include municipal residents (primary), the 200+ local businesses including national chains (Walmart, Canadian Tire, Shoppers, Mark's, Leon's, Dollarama), and visitors/tourists. The Town's history is anchored in resource-based development, originally planned between 1920-1922 to house workers of the Spruce Falls Power and Paper Company, and its motto 'oppidum ex silvis' (town out of the forest) reflects enduring economic dependence on the forest industry.

Name

Town of Kapuskasing

Legal name

Town of Kapuskasing

Website

https://kapuskasing.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Town of Kapuskasing is a Northern Ontario municipal corporation serving 8,100+ residents with water/sewer utilities, emergency services, recreation, property tax administration, and permitting across an 83.9 km2 jurisdiction through dedicated departments and online portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government and Public Administration

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public water utilities
• Property tax administration
• Recreation facilities
• Emergency fire services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kapuskasing

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: Residential property taxes calculated using assessed value, municipal tax rate, and education tax rate set by Province. Interim bill based on 50% of previous year's total residential annualized taxes, with final bill based on current year's tax rates.
2. Licence Fees: Marriage licence fees and civil marriage solemnization services. Marriage licence: $125 (HST Exempt). Civil marriage solemnization: $350 + HST. Civil marriage rehearsal: $100 + HST. Travel fee: $0.66/km for ceremonies outside Kapuskasing.
3. Utility Billing: Water and sewer billing to residents. Sewage service rates and water service rates included in property tax bills.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Town of Kapuskasing is a municipal government incorporated in 1921 that delivers statutory municipal services to approximately 8,100 residents of Kapuskasing, Ontario. Its core offerings include drinking water treatment and distribution, wastewater and sewer services, road and public works maintenance, waste collection and recycling, fire and emergency services, property tax administration, building permitting and planning, cemetery operations, recreation facilities (arena, pool, sports fields, parks), cultural programming, and marriage licensing and civil ceremonies. Services are funded through property taxes, utility billing, and licence fees and are administered through the Civic Centre, departmental offices, the airport, and online portals.

Product overview

The Town of Kapuskasing operates as a municipal government providing comprehensive public services to approximately 8,100 residents. The service portfolio encompasses public safety (fire, emergency services, by-law enforcement), community services (childcare, cemetery), infrastructure (water treatment/distribution, public works, roads), recreation (arena, pool, parks, sports facilities), cultural attractions (museum, gallery), and administrative services (licences, permits, property taxes). The town's digital presence enables online transactions for property taxes, utility billing, building permits, and service requests through integrated payment platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kapuskasing Economic Development Corporation (KEDC): Economic development corporation handling economic development and tourism promotion for the town
• Kapuskasing Welcome Centre

Products and services

• Fire and Emergency Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Municipal water hardness averaging 80 mg/L (4.7 grains) - high quality softened water supplied to community

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• North Eastern Ontario Family and Children's Services (NEOFACS)minorOthersNEOFACS provides services to children, youth and their families in the Kapuskasing area. They operate the Ontario Early Years Center and Brighter Futures programs offering playgroups, parenting workshops, early literacy programs, and school readiness programs for children 0-6 years.
• Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO)minorOthersThe BAO is a government delegated authority administering provisions of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002. The Municipality is licensed by the BAO for cemetery operations.
• Centre de généalogie La BoréaleminorOthersDeveloped an online database including death and burial records for the Kapuskasing Cemetery and Kapuskasing Internment Cemetery.
• Porcupine Health UnitminorOthersRegulatory agency for health and environmental matters including septic systems and land development approvals related to water infrastructure.
• Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)coreOthersIndependent non-profit corporation providing consistent and accurate property assessments for Ontario municipalities. Administers province-wide property assessment system based on current value assessment for calculating property taxes.
• Kapuskasing Economic Development Corporation (KEDC)coreOthersEconomic development corporation providing business development services, Welcome Centre operations, and economic programs. Includes Economic Development Officer and Economic Development & Energy Program Coordinator positions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Town of Cochrane: Adjacent Northeastern Ontario town with similar small population base, French/English heritage character, and historic forestry-dependent economy. Operates directly comparable municipal services including water, fire, recreation, and airport.
• Town of Iroquois Falls: Neighbouring Northeastern Ontario town historically tied to the same Spruce Falls paper industry supply chain. Operates the same range of core municipal services for a smaller population base, making it a tight size and economic-base comparable.
• City of Timmins: Northern Ontario municipality of similar resource-based economic base (mining and forestry) operating comparable municipal services portfolio including water, airport, and recreation. Serves as the primary regional anchor town with comparable governance structure.
• City of North Bay: Northern Ontario city with similar municipal service mix including water treatment, airport, recreation, and economic development corporation. Comparable council-manager governance model serving a small-to-mid sized Northern Ontario population.
• City of Temiskaming Shores: Northeastern Ontario municipality delivering a comparable portfolio of water, sewer, recreation, planning, and economic development services. Similar bilingual service environment and comparable population size bracket.
• Town of Moosonee: Remote Northern Ontario municipality facing similar logistical, demographic, and infrastructure challenges including limited road access, higher-than-average service delivery costs, and small population base — a directional peer for remote-Northern service economics.
• Town of Hearst: Northern Ontario Francophone-majority municipality with forestry-driven economy, similar municipal service portfolio, and shared Franco-Ontarian cultural identity. Closest peer for assessing Franco-Ontarian bilingual service delivery and rural service cost dynamics.
• Town of Kirkland Lake: Northern Ontario town with mining/forestry legacy and similar community profile in terms of population, council-manager governance, and service breadth including water, recreation, and economic development.
• Town of Smooth Rock Falls: Adjacent small Northeastern Ontario town with historically forestry-dependent economic base facing similar demographic and economic headwinds. Provides close peer for assessing service efficiency at very small scale.

Broad incumbents

• City of Greater Sudbury: Larger Northern Ontario municipal peer providing the full same service portfolio at scale, including water treatment, airport, transit, recreation, and a wholly-owned economic development function. Useful as a broader-incumbent reference for service breadth and governance patterns in the same region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/KapuskasingON?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/townofkap
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/town-of-kapuskasing

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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