About Elmira, Ontario

Elmira is a community in the Township of Woolwich in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the province of Ontario. According to Statistics Canada, the community is home to 10,161 people as of 2016, increasing 5.0% from 2011.

Elmira is the largest community in the Township of Woolwich, Ontario, near where you’ll find many farms and Mennonites. They are often seen on their roads with horse-drawn vehicles or using modern cars for transportation. Waterloo Region has one of Canada’s largest populations belonging to Old Order Mennonites people who live around St Jacobs and Elmira when compared against all other areas nationwide. They might be more present here than anywhere else because this area was settled back in 1798 by Germans fleeing religious persecution at home (of course, there were exceptions).

The postal code for Elmira begins with N3B.

Municipal Office: 24 Church St. W, Elmira, Ontario
Mailing Address: PO Box 158, Stn Main, Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6
Phone:  (519) 669-1647
Fax:       (519) 669-1820
Township contacts
Website

Ontario Works – Waterloo
Address: 99 Regina Street South, Waterloo, N2J 2V6
Phone: 519-883-2100    Toll-free: 1-(855) 575-4400

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) – Kitchener
Address: 715 Fischer Hallman Rd., Unit 301, Kitchener, N2E 4E9
Mailing address: PO Box 3399,  Stn Main, Markham, ON, L3R 6J2
Phone: (519) 886-4700    Toll-free: 1-(800) 441-9820
ODSP email