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The degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal expressed in percentage or degrees. The rate of vertical change of ground surface expressed as a percentage figure and determined by dividing the vertical distance by the horizontal distance.
A facility operated by a manufacturer of spirits annually manufacturing not more than 60,000 gallons of spirits, of all brands combined.
A metal products factory that is used only for the forming, stamping, spinning, machining, buffing, plating, coating or other such fabrication or processing of ferrous or non-ferrous small wares or small parts, including cutlery, flat-ware, hollow-ware, small springs, coat-hangers, small auto parts, light carpenters’ or garden hand-tools, light electrical equipment, jewellery or other such small […]
Energy production where the energy is derived from the following or used to produce steam, heat or cooling, with an output up to 1 megawatt. : Solar; Small wind energy turbines; Geothermal; Hydroelectric systems that produce up to 100 kW; Waste heat capture, heat exchange or co-generation of energy as a byproduct of another manufacturing process; […]
A retail store between 5,000 and 15,000 square feet that sells at retail an assortment of physical goods, products, or merchandise directly to the consumer, including food or beverages for of-premises consumption, household products, personal grooming and health products, and other consumer goods.
Means a facility to which snow is transported for storage from other off-site locations.
The degree of trust people place in others and in institutions and the extent to which social networks branch out and grow. Besides good health, education and work, a favourable social context, in other words access to social capital, is essential in ensuring that citizens are able to improve their life chances and exploit them […]
Social enterprises are businesses whose core objective is to achieve a social, societal, or environmental impact. They frequently work to support disadvantaged groups such as the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, travellers, etc., or to address issues such as food poverty, social housing, or environmental matters. Like other businesses, social enterprises pursue their objectives by […]
Non-market, rental housing which is aimed at low and moderate income households, provided under a variety of government programs. Housing operated on a non-profit basis, primarily by municipal and provincial corporations, private non-profit corporations, or co-operative housing groups which contains some proportion of units with rents reduced below the market level and/or on a geared-to-income […]
Social inclusion is a process which ensures that those at risk of poverty and social exclusion gain the opportunities and resources necessary to participate fully in economic, social, political and cultural life and to enjoy a standard of living that is considered normal in the society in which they live. It ensures that they have […]
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