2012 Business Survey

On April 3, 2012 a survey was sent to 1500 randomly selected Saanich businesses inviting them to share their ideas and opinions about Saanich as a a place to do business, and the District of Saanich as their municipal government.

The survey is now closed.  Winning ticket numbers for the prizes are:

121750

111172

122101

111392

121736

If you have a winning ticket number, please call 250-475-5494 extension 3488 to claim your prize.  All prizes must be claimed by 4:00pm on May 31, 2012.

2006 Business Survey

Overview

On February 28, 2006, a 4 page survey was mailed to 1500 randomly selected Saanich businesses, asking them to share their ideas and opinions about Saanich as a place to do business, and the District of Saanich as their municipal government. By the March 15, 2006 response deadline, we had received 419 completed surveys, giving us a good response rate of 28%. A similar survey mailed to Saanich citizens received a 33% response rate and is available separately. Both sets of results will be used to guide our planning.

The complete report can be downloaded in PDF format below. The report is also available by contacting municipal staff at (250) 475-5415 or by e-mail.

• 2006 Business Survey - Part 1 of 3 - Exucetive Summary
• 2006 Business Survey - Part 2 of 3 - Details
• 2006 Business Survey - Part 3 of 3 - Comments
• 2006 Business Survey Instrument
• 2006 Business Survey - Press Release
• 2006 Business Survey - Complete Report

Summary of Results

Vision & Value

• Several central themes - the most important concerns and priorities of business - emerge from analysis of the entire survey: growth pressures; transportation concerns; and a desire for low taxes.
• When asked to list the three biggest challenges facing Saanich in the next five years, businesses clearly identified transportation concerns and growth pressures above all others.

Quality of Life

• Businesses give very high ratings to quality of life measures, such as the rating of Saanich as a place to live or as a place to operate a business.

Service Delivery

• Businesses give an overall score of 65 out of 100 to municipal government services.
• Businesses give particularly high praise to Saanich's fire fighting services however, the Emergency Preparedness Program was identified as an area for improvement.
• Businesses give high praise to the customer service provided by Saanich employees. Less than 10% of businesses gave negative ratings to their interactions with Saanich employees.

Local Government

• Businesses strongly prefer low property taxes and limited or no increase in services, preferring instead that a greater percentage of revenue be raised through user fees.
• When asked to allot an imaginary $100 to a selection of 10 capital projects, businesses choose to allot the largest portion, $16.80, to roads and traffic control. This was followed closely by the municipal sewer and drainage system at $11.31.
• When asked to give overall ratings of the performance and direction of the District of Saanich, businesses give generally high marks, with less than 2% to 8% giving negative responses.