The Town of Cochrane is in northeastern Ontario and is a short one-hour drive from Timmins and Kapuskasing, the other two major population centres of the region. The town's population of 5,4000 residents is made up of about half anglophone and half francophone residents.

Cochrane is one of the few communities in Northern Ontario to have experienced growth in the last few years, Cochrane’s economic landscape offers job & investment opportunities for just about every sector. Cochrane top employable industries include mining, forestry, transportation, finance, health care, and administrative occupations. According to a Town of Cochrane growth study, its population is expected to go from about 5,400 to 9,400 by 2051.

With some of the lowest property taxes in Northeastern Ontario, Cochrane provides the highest quality of northern living at competitive cost to the taxpayer. While keeping property taxes competitive, Cochrane has managed to do so without limiting the serv...