About the County
The County of Renfrew is a Municipal Government stretching west from Ottawa to the northern tip of historic Algonquin Park. Founded in 1861, Renfrew is the largest county in Ontario and is made up of 17 communities.
Although the City of Pembroke is geographically located within Renfrew County, it is a separated single tier municipality and does not form part of the County government.
County services
Renfrew County provides municipal services to 107,000 residents including:
- Community Services including Housing, Ontario Works, and Children's Services
- Emergency Services including Paramedic services and emergency management
- Public Works and Engineering including roads and bridges
- Finance and Administration including payroll, administration, Provincial Offences Court and pay a fine
- Human Resources including employment, privacy, and policies
- Economic Development including Enterprise Renfrew County, Ottawa Valley Tourist Association, forestry and GIS
- Planning
- Property
- Long-term Care including Bonnechere Manor and Miramichi Lodge
Key business sectors
As a largely rural area, our main business sectors are:
• Farming
• Forestry
• Wood processing
• Metal manufacturing
• Aerospace
• Nuclear science and technology
• Tourism
Our partners
We've maintained lasting partnerships with:
- The Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E)
- The Memorandum of Understanding on Economic and Community Development with the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation (AOPFN)
- The Ottawa Valley Economic Development Partners (OVED) group
- All employers, tourism, manufacturers, agri-businesses colleges and universities and community groups