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Ontario Economy

Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2005–2018
($ Billions)
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Real GDP (chained $2012) 640.0 651.9 657.2 657.1 636.6 655.4 671.2
Household Consumption 326.4 336.8 349.7 358.2 357.9 371.0 377.3
Residential Construction 46.1 46.5 47.7 45.4 42.7 46.2 47.9
Non-residential Construction 15.6 17.4 18.6 17.6 16.6 16.9 20.7
Machinery and Equipment 24.3 26.4 26.2 26.5 20.3 22.3 23.0
Exports 358.7 361.2 362.3 339.1 293.9 318.0 334.8
Imports 306.5 318.5 330.7 322.7 286.0 319.6 336.3
Nominal GDP 556.6 578.2 601.7 608.4 597.9 631.0 659.7
Primary Household Income 364.9 381.9 403.4 414.7 412.8 424.3 444.1
Compensation of Employees 285.0 298.1 315.0 324.2 321.1 330.2 345.3
Net Operating Surplus - Corporations 74.9 74.3 73.3 66.0 56.0 74.4 83.4
Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2005–2018 (continued)
($ Billions)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Real GDP (chained $2012) 680.1 689.4 706.5 723.9 740.7 761.3 778.8
Household Consumption 382.9 391.1 401.5 413.3 424.3 441.0 453.8
Residential Construction 50.1 49.2 49.5 53.3 57.3 57.9 56.1
Non-residential Construction 22.4 21.4 23.8 26.7 24.6 25.0 24.1
Machinery and Equipment 22.8 20.2 23.5 25.8 24.7 26.7 29.0
Exports 342.9 354.2 369.1 377.1 387.4 394.3 403.7
Imports 339.5 345.7 364.7 373.8 378.6 397.8 405.7
Nominal GDP 680.1 695.4 726.1 759.4 792.9 825.8 854.7
Primary Household Income 459.1 472.9 489.4 511.6 519.4 544.1 570.1
Compensation of Employees 356.6 367.9 380.6 396.8 403.0 422.2 443.9
Net Operating Surplus - Corporations 85.9 84.8 94.3 97.2 112.6 114.6 110.3

Table 1 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2005–2018
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Real GDP (chained $2012) 3.2 1.9 0.8 0.0 (3.1) 2.9 2.4
Household Consumption 3.7 3.2 3.8 2.4 (0.1) 3.6 1.7
Residential Construction 1.7 0.9 2.5 (4.7) (6.0) 8.1 3.6
Non-residential Construction 2.1 11.9 6.9 (5.3) (5.9) 1.6 22.7
Machinery and Equipment 12.5 8.5 (0.8) 1.3 (23.4) 9.7 3.2
Exports 2.2 0.7 0.3 (6.4) (13.3) 8.2 5.3
Imports 3.1 3.9 3.8 (2.4) (11.4) 11.8 5.2
Nominal GDP 4.4 3.9 4.1 1.1 (1.7) 5.5 4.6
Primary Household Income 4.5 4.6 5.6 2.8 (0.5) 2.8 4.7
Compensation of Employees 4.5 4.6 5.7 2.9 (1.0) 2.9 4.6
Net Operating Surplus - Corporations 6.3 (0.9) (1.4) (9.9) (15.2) 32.9 12.1
Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2005–2018 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Real GDP (chained $2012) 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.8 2.3
Household Consumption 1.5 2.1 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.9 2.9
Residential Construction 4.7 (1.8) 0.7 7.7 7.5 1.0 (3.0)
Non-residential Construction 8.0 (4.4) 11.2 12.1 (7.9) 1.7 (3.4)
Machinery and Equipment (0.9) (11.1) 16.0 9.9 (4.2) 7.9 8.9
Exports 2.4 3.3 4.2 2.2 2.7 1.8 2.4
Imports 0.9 1.8 5.5 2.5 1.3 5.1 2.0
Nominal GDP 3.1 2.2 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.5
Primary Household Income 3.4 3.0 3.5 4.5 1.5 4.7 4.8
Compensation of Employees 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.3 1.6 4.7 5.1
Net Operating Surplus - Corporations 3.0 (1.2) 11.1 3.1 15.8 1.8 (3.7)

Table 2 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 3
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2015–2018
(Chained $2012 Millions)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018
Goods Producing Industries 159,455 161,673 165,436 167,121
Primary 14,194 13,869 13,666 13,446
Utilities 13,087 13,341 13,374 13,672
Construction 47,782 48,362 50,612 50,727
Manufacturing1 84,392 86,102 87,784 89,276
Services Producing Industries 516,069 530,330 545,716 558,754
Wholesale Trade 44,100 45,730 48,458 49,841
Retail Trade 31,444 32,739 35,134 35,837
Transportation and Warehousing 26,848 27,633 28,574 29,692
Information and Cultural 25,482 26,008 26,681 26,527
Finance and Insurance 61,707 64,533 66,888 68,511
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 88,142 90,781 92,405 93,386
Professional and Administrative Services 67,105 68,486 70,155 73,079
Management of Companies and Enterprises 4,953 4,851 4,584 4,330
Education 39,962 40,671 41,114 42,335
Health Care and Social Services 45,451 46,910 47,926 49,431
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 5,801 6,024 6,215 6,385
Accommodation and Food 14,097 14,791 15,364 15,662
Other Services 13,654 13,427 13,423 13,568
Public Administration 48,074 48,494 49,547 50,922
Total Production 676,235 692,800 711,994 726,924

Table 3 footnotes:

[1] See Table 5 for detailed manufacturing industries.

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 4
Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2015–2018
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018
Goods Producing Industries 3.3 1.4 2.3 1.0
Primary 0.1 (2.3) (1.5) (1.6)
Utilities (1.7) 1.9 0.2 2.2
Construction 8.3 1.2 4.7 0.2
Manufacturing1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7
Services Producing Industries 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.4
Wholesale Trade 0.2 3.7 6.0 2.9
Retail Trade 0.0 4.1 7.3 2.0
Transportation and Warehousing 3.6 2.9 3.4 3.9
Information and Cultural 2.1 2.1 2.6 (0.6)
Finance and Insurance 5.7 4.6 3.6 2.4
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 3.0 3.0 1.8 1.1
Professional and Administrative Services 3.2 2.1 2.4 4.2
Management of Companies and Enterprises 9.6 (2.1) (5.5) (5.5)
Education 0.6 1.8 1.1 3.0
Health Care and Social Services 1.6 3.2 2.2 3.1
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 4.0 3.9 3.2 2.7
Accommodation and Food 4.6 4.9 3.9 1.9
Other Services 1.3 (1.7) 0.0 1.1
Public Administration 0.9 0.9 2.2 2.8
Total Production 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.1

Table 4 footnotes:

[1] See Table 6 for detailed manufacturing industries.

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 5
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices by Detailed Manufacturing Industries, 2015–2018
(Chained $2012 Millions)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018
Manufacturing 84,392 86,102 87,784 89,276
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 13,000 13,517 14,173 14,414
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 977 960 1,028 1,148
Wood Products and Furniture 3,541 3,910 4,087 3,863
Paper Products and Printing 4,681 4,692 4,994 4,870
Chemical and Petroleum Products 11,709 11,697 11,885 12,063
Plastic and Rubber Products 4,987 5,337 5,535 5,669
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 10,931 10,768 10,815 11,514
Machinery 7,329 7,283 8,409 9,062
Electrical and Electronic Products 5,020 5,034 5,103 5,084
Transportation Equipment 17,536 18,066 17,144 16,861
Other Manufacturing 4,752 4,895 4,907 5,129

Table 5 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 6
Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices by Detailed Manufacturing Industries, 2015–2018
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018
Manufacturing 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 1.0 4.0 4.9 1.7
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 16.0 (1.7) 7.1 11.6
Wood Products and Furniture 6.5 10.4 4.5 (5.5)
Paper Products and Printing 4.4 0.2 6.4 (2.5)
Chemical and Petroleum Products 6.0 (0.1) 1.6 1.5
Plastic and Rubber Products 5.7 7.0 3.7 2.4
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (2.8) (1.5) 0.4 6.5
Machinery 7.6 (0.6) 15.5 7.8
Electrical and Electronic Products (0.1) 0.3 1.4 (0.4)
Transportation Equipment (1.7) 3.0 (5.1) (1.7)
Other Manufacturing 4.4 3.0 0.2 4.5

Table 6 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 7
Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2015–2018
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Current $ Millions) 58,750 66,536 71,471 69,850
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) 11.9 13.3 7.4 (2.3)
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction ($2012 Millions) 53,331 57,305 57,884 56,144
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) 7.7 7.5 1.0 (3.0)
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Units) 70,156 74,952 79,123 78,742
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Per Cent Change) 18.6 6.8 5.6 (0.5)
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-detached, urban areas (Units) 23,446 27,190 26,340 21,537
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-detached, urban areas (Per Cent Change) 9.8 16.0 (3.1) (18.2)
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, urban areas (Units)  44,845 44,670 48,864 54,421
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, urban areas (Per Cent Change) 28.8 (0.4) 9.4 11.4
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Dec. 2016=100) 93 97 103 104
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Per Cent Change) 2.5 4.9 6.3 1.0
Resale Market — Home Resales (Units) 223,699 243,251 219,358 191,030
Resale Market — Home Resales (Per Cent Change) 9.6 8.7 (9.8) (12.9)
Resale Market — Average Resale Price ($) 463,735 534,224 584,163 570,226
Resale Market — Average Resale Price (Per Cent Change) 7.7 15.2 9.3 (2.4)

Table 7 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canadian Real Estate Association and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 8
Selected Financial Indicators, 2005–2018
(Per Cent)
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 2.9 4.3 4.6 3.2 0.6 0.9 1.3
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 4.4 5.8 6.1 4.7 2.4 2.6 3.0
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.8
Interest Rates — Three-month T-Bills 2.7 4.0 4.1 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.9
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 6.0 6.7 7.1 7.1 5.6 5.6 5.4
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 5.1 6.3 6.9 6.7 4.0 3.5 3.5
Table 8
Selected Financial Indicators, 2005–2018 (continued)
(Per Cent)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.7
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.6
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.8 2.3
Interest Rates — Three-month T-Bills 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.4
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.3
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.5

Table 8 footnotes:

Source: Bank of Canada.

Ontario, International Merchandise Trade

Table 9
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Major Commodity2, 2018
Item Value
 ($ Millions)		 2018 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 67,527 (4.1) 33.4
2. Mechanical equipment 20,671 2.4 10.2
3. Precious metals & stones 18,716 (3.8) 9.3
4. Plastic products 7,996 10.0 4.0
5. Electrical machinery 7,992 3.1 4.0
6. Pharmaceutical products 6,490 18.6 3.2
7. Iron and steel 6,166 9.6 3.1
8. Furniture and accessories 4,054 (0.5) 2.0
9. Scientific, photo & med eqmt 3,973 5.9 2.0
10. Cereal and baked products 3,885 14.6 1.9
11. Oils & other petroleum products 3,498 29.9 1.7
12. Iron and steel products 3,182 2.7 1.6
13. Aluminium & articles 2,792 (2.8) 1.4
14. Nickel & articles thereof 2,575 7.3 1.3
15. Paper products 2,335 1.4 1.2
16. Aircraft and parts 2,323 (6.7) 1.1
17. Wood products 1,959 5.0 1.0
18. Inorganic chemicals 1,847 16.6 0.9
19. Miscellaneous chemical products 1,726 8.4 0.9
20. Organic chemicals 1,666 12.8 0.8
21. Rubber products 1,649 3.1 0.8
22. Vegetables 1,540 3.6 0.8
23. Seeds and miscellaneous grains 1,539 9.7 0.8
24. Perfumes and cosmetics 1,471 16.8 0.7
25. Copper & articles thereof 1,279 (1.5) 0.6
All other commodities 23,304 3.9 11.5
Total Exports 202,156 1.5 100.0

Table 9 footnotes:

[1] International merchandise exports exclude re-exports and are reported on a customs basis.

[2] Product groupings based on two-digit Harmonized System codes.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 10
Ontario, International Merchandise Imports by Major Commodity1, 2018
Item Value
 ($ Millions)		 2018 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 76,832 (1.8) 21.7
2. Mechanical equipment 52,359 4.4 14.8
3. Electrical machinery 40,755 3.3 11.5
4. Plastic products 14,343 5.5 4.0
5. Pharmaceutical products 12,983 9.9 3.7
6. Scientific, photo & med eqmt 10,718 1.3 3.0
7. Precious metals & stones 9,273 (12.3) 2.6
8. Oils & other petroleum products 7,151 (10.9) 2.0
9. Furniture and accessories 7,059 (0.5) 2.0
10. Iron and steel products 6,905 7.8 1.9
11. Iron and steel 6,578 4.4 1.9
12. Organic chemicals 5,997 15.9 1.7
13. Paper products 4,534 3.2 1.3
14. Rubber products 4,437 1.8 1.3
15. Perfumes and cosmetics 3,736 4.3 1.1
16. Aluminium & articles 3,709 11.0 1.0
17. Miscellaneous chemical products 3,349 8.0 0.9
18. Toys and sporting goods 3,249 5.0 0.9
19. Fruit and nuts 3,219 1.4 0.9
20. Aircraft and parts 3,199 (17.2) 0.9
21. Knitted clothes 2,947 11.0 0.8
22. Cereal and baked products 2,850 4.6 0.8
23. Non-knitted clothes 2,800 8.1 0.8
24. Beverages 2,752 2.2 0.8
25. Miscellaneous food products 2,679 2.1 0.8
All other commodities 58,148 5.5 16.4
Domestic Imports 352,560 2.3 99.4
Re-imports2 2,186 1.1 0.6
Total Imports 354,746 2.3 100.0

Table 10 footnotes:

[1] Product groupings based on two-digit Harmonized System codes.  Data reported on a customs basis. Domestic imports exclude re-imports. Total imports are the sum of domestic imports and re-imports.

[2] These are goods re-entering (returned to) Ontario after having been exported abroad without having been materially altered or enhanced in value while abroad.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 11
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Top 25 Trading Partners, 2018
Item Exports
 ($ Millions)		 2018 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 159,279 (0.5) 78.8
2. United Kingdom 12,358 (14.6) 6.1
3. China 3,983 46.0 2.0
4. Mexico 3,065 2.8 1.5
5. Hong Kong 2,602 149.7 1.3
6. Norway 2,089 32.0 1.0
7. Germany 1,789 15.6 0.9
8. Japan 1,750 9.3 0.9
9. Saudi Arabia 1,474 51.7 0.7
10. Italy 1,415 61.7 0.7
11. Belgium 865 42.5 0.4
12. Netherlands 823 26.1 0.4
13. South Korea 764 21.2 0.4
14. France 687 7.7 0.3
15. Australia 595 9.2 0.3
16. Botswana 485 59.8 0.2
17. Ireland 351 20.0 0.2
18. Switzerland 350 (28.8) 0.2
19. India 346 (5.4) 0.2
20. Singapore 325 12.1 0.2
21. United Arab Emirates 306 16.4 0.2
22. Spain 287 29.5 0.1
23. Taiwan 284 7.9 0.1
24. Brazil 263 (26.1) 0.1
25. Turkey 255 8.4 0.1
All other countries 5,367 2.3 2.7
Total Exports 202,156 1.5 100.0

Table 11 footnotes:

[1] International merchandise exports exclude re-exports and are reported on a customs basis.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 12
Ontario, International Merchandise Imports1 by Top 25 Trading Partners, 2018
Item Imports
 ($ Millions)		 2018 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 192,526 0.1 54.3
2. China 45,473 5.9 12.8
3. Mexico 29,192 2.4 8.2
4. Japan 11,641 (10.6) 3.3
5. Germany 9,333 6.6 2.6
6. South Korea 6,405 13.0 1.8
7. Italy 4,578 9.1 1.3
8. Switzerland 3,545 4.0 1.0
9. Vietnam 3,099 3.7 0.9
10. United Kingdom 3,084 5.7 0.9
11. Taiwan 3,018 5.8 0.9
12. India 2,794 24.9 0.8
13. France 2,768 14.2 0.8
14. Belgium 2,136 38.6 0.6
15. Ireland 2,129 65.1 0.6
16. Thailand 2,047 2.5 0.6
17. Malaysia 1,971 7.2 0.6
18. Brazil 1,803 8.7 0.5
19. Spain 1,380 12.4 0.4
20. Argentina 1,367 (10.4) 0.4
21. Netherlands 1,235 14.9 0.3
22. Turkey 1,163 19.9 0.3
23. Sweden 1,043 3.0 0.3
24. Dominican Republic 957 (19.0) 0.3
25. Austria 916 4.7 0.3
All other countries 16,957 3.5 5.4
Domestic Imports 352,560 2.3 99.4
Re-imports2 2,186 1.1 0.6
Total Imports 354,746 2.3 100.0

Table 12 footnotes:

[1] Data reported on a customs basis. Domestic imports exclude re-imports. Total imports are the sum of domestic imports and re-imports.

[2] These are goods re-entering (returned to) Ontario after having been exported abroad without having been materially altered or enhanced in value while abroad.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Demographic Characteristics

Table 13
Ontario, Selected Demographic Characteristics, 2012–20191
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Population (000s) 13,391 13,511 13,618 13,707 13,875 14,073 14,319 14,567
Annual average Growth over Preceding Year (%) 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.7
Median Age (Years) 40.0 40.3 40.5 40.7 40.7 40.7 40.6 40.4
Age Group Shares (%) — 0–4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0
Age Group Shares (%) — 5–14 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7
Age Group Shares (%) — 15–24 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.0 13.0
Age Group Shares (%) — 25–44 27.0 26.8 26.7 26.6 26.5 26.6 26.8 27.1
Age Group Shares (%) — 45–64 28.3 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.1 27.9 27.5 27.0
Age Group Shares (%) — 65–74 8.0 8.4 8.7 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8
Age Group Shares (%) — 75+ 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.5
Total Fertility Rate2 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 – – –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)3 — Female 84.2 84.3 84.3 84.4 84.4 – – –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)4 — Male 80.0 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.4 – – –
Families (000s) 3,736 3,761 3,782 3,800 3,832 3,865 3,902 –
Households (000s)5 – – – – 5,169 – – –

Table 13 footnotes:

[1] Population estimates are for July 1.

[2] Calendar-year data from Ministry of Finance.

[3], [4] For three-year periods with the reference year as the middle year.

[5] Households are from Census enumeration.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 14
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2009–10 to 2018–191
(Thousands)
Item 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Population at Beginning of Period 12,998 13,136 13,261 13,391 13,511
Births 140 139 141 141 140
Deaths 88 91 89 93 94
Immigrants 117 105 101 106 102
Net Emigrants2 18 18 25 24 25
Net Change in Non-permanent Residents 13 15 24 16 11
Interprovincial Arrivals 60 58 60 55 57
Interprovincial Departures 64 62 71 69 72
Population Growth During Period 137 126 129 120 107
Population at End of Period3 13,136 13,261 13,391 13,511 13,618
Population Growth (%) 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Table 14
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2009–10 to 2018–194 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Population at Beginning of Period 13,618 13,707 13,875 14,073 14,319
Births 140 140 140 142 146
Deaths 98 97 102 106 109
Immigrants 90 120 98 132 139
Net Emigrants5 24 25 20 20 21
Net Change in Non-permanent Residents 2 31 67 87 81
Interprovincial Arrivals 63 72 72 70 77
Interprovincial Departures 72 63 58 60 66
Population Growth During Period 90 168 197 246 248
Population at End of Period6 13,707 13,875 14,073 14,319 14,567
Population Growth (%) 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.7

Table 14 footnotes:

[1], [4] Data are from July 1 to June 30 (Census year).

[2], [5] Net Emigrants = Emigrants plus net change in temporary emigrants minus returning emigrants.

[3], [6] The sum of the components does not equal the total change in population due to residual deviation.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Ontario Labour Markets

Table 15
Ontario, Labour Force, 2005–2018
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Labour Force (000s) 6,834 6,887 6,992 7,074 7,080 7,161 7,227
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.2 0.1 1.1 0.9
Participation Rate (%) — Male 73.5 72.6 72.5 72.5 71.5 71.1 71.1
Participation Rate (%) — Female 62.6 62.6 63.2 63.1 62.6 62.8 62.3
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 16.1 16.1 16.2 16.0 15.5 15.1 15.3
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 13.6 14.1 14.7 15.5 16.1 17.1 17.5
Table 15
Ontario, Labour Force, 2005–2018 (continued)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Labour Force (000s) 7,276 7,384 7,419 7,426 7,490 7,580 7,673
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 0.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.2 1.2
Participation Rate (%) — Male 70.7 70.5 70.3 70.0 69.5 69.2 68.7
Participation Rate (%) — Female 61.9 62.2 61.6 60.7 60.7 60.7 60.5
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 14.9 15.0 15.1 14.8 14.4 14.3 14.1
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 18.2 18.7 19.5 20.0 20.7 21.1 21.4

Table 15 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2005–2018
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total Employment (000s) 6,381 6,452 6,546 6,610 6,433 6,538 6,658
Employment (000s) — Male 3,385 3,400 3,411 3,445 3,301 3,364 3,450
Employment (000s) — Female 2,996 3,053 3,135 3,165 3,132 3,174 3,208
Annual Employment Growth (%) 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.0 (2.7) 1.6 1.8
Net Job Creation (000s) 67 71 93 65 (178) 105 121
Public-sector Employment (000s) 1,137 1,163 1,196 1,261 1,233 1,255 1,294
Private-sector Employment (000s) 4,309 4,351 4,366 4,346 4,195 4,268 4,340
Self-employment (000s) 935 939 983 1,004 1,005 1,015 1,024
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 16.7 15.5 14.3 13.4 12.0 11.7 11.6
Services Employment (% of total) 74.3 75.4 76.6 77.3 78.8 78.9 78.8
Part-time (% of total) 18.2 17.9 18.2 18.8 19.6 19.6 19.3
Average Hours Worked Per Week1 37.2 36.8 37.1 36.7 35.9 36.0 36.3
Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2005–2018 (continued)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total Employment (000s) 6,703 6,823 6,878 6,923 7,000 7,128 7,242
Employment (000s) — Male 3,472 3,523 3,567 3,607 3,636 3,701 3,764
Employment (000s) — Female 3,231 3,301 3,311 3,316 3,364 3,427 3,479
Annual Employment Growth (%) 0.7 1.8 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.6
Net Job Creation (000s) 44 121 55 45 76 128 114
Public-sector Employment (000s) 1,286 1,314 1,305 1,294 1,306 1,329 1,377
Private-sector Employment (000s) 4,373 4,447 4,517 4,541 4,597 4,691 4,741
Self-employment (000s) 1,044 1,063 1,056 1,088 1,096 1,108 1,125
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 11.6 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.6
Services Employment (% of total) 78.9 79.5 79.9 79.8 79.7 79.9 79.9
Part-time (% of total) 19.3 19.6 19.5 18.8 19.0 18.9 18.4
Average Hours Worked Per Week2 36.5 36.3 35.8 36.3 36.3 36.0 36.4

Table 16 footnotes:

[1], [2] Average actual hours worked per week at all jobs, excluding persons not at work, in reference week.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 17
Ontario, Unemployment, 2005–2018
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total Unemployment (000s) 453 435 446 464 648 623 569
Total Unemployment Rate (%) 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.6 9.1 8.7 7.9
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 6.7 6.4 6.8 6.9 10.5 9.4 8.2
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.2 7.7 8.0 7.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)1 7.0 6.6 6.8 6.9 9.6 9.2 8.4
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 7.0 7.4 6.9 6.7 9.0 8.3 7.8
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 13.9 13.2 12.9 13.8 17.6 17.4 15.9
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.9 6.6 6.4 6.0
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 15.1 14.3 13.0 13.7 18.8 24.9 24.1
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) — Youth (15–24) 33.8 33.7 32.8 33.5 29.8 30.3 30.9
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) — Older Workers (55+) 9.3 10.5 10.9 11.5 11.6 12.5 13.4
Average Duration (weeks) 16.0 15.8 14.6 14.8 18.4 22.0 22.4
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 8.7 8.7 8.1 8.4 11.1 11.4 12.2
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 26.5 26.8 20.8 22.8 31.0 34.4 34.7
Table 17
Ontario, Unemployment, 2005–2018 (continued)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total Unemployment (000s) 574 560 541 503 490 452 431
Total Unemployment Rate (%) 7.9 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.5 6.0 5.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 8.3 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.8 6.2 5.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 7.5 7.2 7.1 6.5 6.3 5.7 5.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)2 8.8 8.2 8.0 7.1 6.9 6.4 6.1
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 7.2 7.4 6.6 7.2 7.1 6.4 5.8
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 17.0 16.2 15.7 14.7 14.0 12.3 11.9
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 5.8 5.5 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.2
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 22.7 22.9 22.8 20.0 19.9 19.5 16.9
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 32.1 32.1 32.4 32.1 30.9 29.5 30.1
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 13.3 13.4 14.3 14.4 15.5 15.9 15.9
Average Duration (weeks) 22.2 21.8 22.4 20.0 19.9 19.3 17.2
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 12.7 12.7 13.4 12.4 11.2 10.7 9.5
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 33.3 31.7 33.4 30.2 30.8 31.5 28.6

Table 17 footnotes:

[1], [2] Based on Economic Region 530, which closely matches the GTA, the main exception being that it excludes the city of Burlington.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 18
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2009–2018
(Thousands)
Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Goods Producing Industries 1,365 1,381 1,409 1,415 1,398
Primary Industries 121 121 129 126 120
Manufacturing 774 764 773 779 767
Construction 415 442 455 458 459
Utilities 56 54 52 52 52
Services Producing Industries 5,068 5,157 5,250 5,287 5,426
Trade 1,007 1,009 1,006 1,007 1,019
Transportation and Warehousing 318 311 323 313 336
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 480 481 497 496 510
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 480 512 530 530 543
Business, Building and Other Support 280 291 296 296 328
Educational Services 451 456 459 465 483
Health Care and Social Assistance 703 730 751 769 791
Information, Culture and Recreation 312 320 335 320 312
Accommodation and Food Services 384 393 403 432 441
Public Administration 354 357 363 366 372
Other Services 299 298 288 295 292
Total Employment 6,433 6,538 6,658 6,703 6,823
Table 18
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2009–2018 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Goods Producing Industries 1,382 1,401 1,418 1,433 1,453
Primary Industries 115 120 114 104 104
Manufacturing 749 745 751 769 768
Construction 467 487 504 513 525
Utilities 51 49 50 47 57
Services Producing Industries 5,496 5,522 5,581 5,695 5,789
Trade 1,047 1,042 1,033 1,069 1,074
Transportation and Warehousing 329 321 327 341 379
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 512 544 555 561 564
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 560 580 595 629 638
Business, Building and Other Support 335 333 326 315 320
Educational Services 495 515 503 497 521
Health Care and Social Assistance 798 813 838 870 852
Information, Culture and Recreation 317 310 318 313 318
Accommodation and Food Services 450 444 457 454 468
Public Administration 367 344 353 371 365
Other Services 287 276 276 276 290
Total Employment 6,878 6,923 7,000 7,128 7,242

Table 18 footnotes:

Note: Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 19
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2009–2018
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Goods Producing Industries (9.1) 1.1 2.0 0.5 (1.3)
Primary Industries (2.2) 0.5 6.3 (2.6) (4.6)
Manufacturing (12.4) (1.3) 1.2 0.8 (1.6)
Construction (4.1) 6.5 2.9 0.8 0.2
Utilities (10.8) (3.0) (3.7) 0.0 (1.0)
Services Producing Industries (0.8) 1.8 1.8 0.7 2.6
Trade (1.0) 0.2 (0.3) 0.1 1.2
Transportation and Warehousing (1.0) (2.0) 3.6 (3.1) 7.6
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 2.4 0.1 3.4 (0.3) 2.9
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (1.8) 6.6 3.5 0.1 2.3
Business, Building and Other Support (8.8) 3.9 1.8 0.2 10.6
Educational Services (4.7) 1.2 0.5 1.4 3.9
Health Care and Social Assistance 3.0 3.8 2.9 2.3 2.9
Information, Culture and Recreation 0.3 2.5 4.7 (4.5) (2.5)
Accommodation and Food Services (3.2) 2.3 2.3 7.2 2.1
Public Administration (0.5) 0.8 1.8 0.7 1.6
Other Services 4.6 (0.4) (3.3) 2.4 (1.0)
Total Employment (2.7) 1.6 1.8 0.7 1.8
Table 19
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2009–2018 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Goods Producing Industries (1.1) 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.4
Primary Industries (3.9) 4.5 (5.6) (8.7) 0.2
Manufacturing (2.4) (0.5) 0.9 2.4 (0.2)
Construction 1.8 4.3 3.4 1.7 2.5
Utilities (1.4) (3.3) 0.2 (4.6) 19.9
Services Producing Industries 1.3 0.5 1.1 2.0 1.6
Trade 2.7 (0.4) (0.9) 3.5 0.5
Transportation and Warehousing (2.2) (2.3) 1.8 4.3 11.0
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 0.4 6.1 2.2 0.9 0.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 3.2 3.5 2.6 5.8 1.4
Business, Building and Other Support 2.1 (0.4) (2.2) (3.5) 1.6
Educational Services 2.3 4.1 (2.3) (1.1) 4.8
Health Care and Social Assistance 0.9 1.8 3.2 3.7 (2.1)
Information, Culture and Recreation 1.6 (2.2) 2.7 (1.6) 1.7
Accommodation and Food Services 2.2 (1.3) 2.8 (0.5) 3.1
Public Administration (1.3) (6.2) 2.6 5.2 (1.7)
Other Services (1.7) (3.7) (0.1) (0.1) 5.3
Total Employment 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.6

Table 19 footnotes:

Note: Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 20
Employment Insurance (EI), 2005–2018
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
EI Regular Beneficiaries1 (000s) — Ontario 132 129 131 142 246 216 175
EI Regular Beneficiaries2 (000s) — Canada 516 494 479 486 734 684 583
EI Total Benefit Payments3 ($ millions) — Ontario 3,799 3,839 4,045 4,369 6,721 6,117 5,330
EI Total Benefit Payments4 ($ millions) — Canada 12,696 12,425 12,426 13,015 18,684 17,881 16,050
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Ontario5 7,108 6,975 6,760 6,725 6,637 6,919 7,288
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Canada6 17,161 15,884 16,709 16,737 16,502 17,227 18,221
EI Premium Rate7 (% insured earnings) — Employer 2.73 2.62 2.52 2.42 2.42 2.42 2.49
EI Premium Rate8 (% insured earnings) — Employee 1.95 1.87 1.80 1.73 1.73 1.73 1.78
Table 20
Employment Insurance (EI), 2005–2018 (continued)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
EI Regular Beneficiaries9 (000s) — Ontario 159 155 147 145 137 132 117
EI Regular Beneficiaries10 (000s) — Canada 535 503 489 515 543 512 444
EI Total Benefit Payments11 ($ millions) — Ontario 5,180 5,213 5,321 5,444 5,493 5,505 5,387
EI Total Benefit Payments12 ($ millions) — Canada 15,662 15,365 15,869 17,094 18,543 18,197 17,282
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Ontario13 7,776 8,404 8,612 8,999 9,221 8,259 8,678
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Canada14 19,558 21,492 22,141 22,872 23,054 20,597 21,694
EI Premium Rate15 (% insured earnings) — Employer 2.56 2.63 2.63 2.63 2.63 2.28 2.32
EI Premium Rate16 (% insured earnings) — Employee 1.83 1.88 1.88 1.88 1.88 1.63 1.66

Table 20 footnotes:

[1], [2], [9], [10] Figures are reported by Statistics Canada (Regular beneficiaries only).

[3], [4], [11], [12] Figures for Ontario and Canada EI Benefit Payments are Ontario Ministry of Finance estimates based on Statistics Canada CANSIM Table 14-10-0007-01 (formerly CANSIM 276-0017). EI Total Benefit Payments do not include amounts related to Employment Benefits and Support Measures, delivered under Part II of the Employment Insurance Act.

[5], [13] Figures for Ontario EI Contributions are Ontario Ministry of Finance estimates based on data from provincial and territorial economic accounts and data reported by the federal Department of Finance.

[6], [14] Figures for Canada EI Contributions are reported by the federal Department of Finance as part of the Fiscal Monitor.

[7], [8], [15], [16] EI premiums are collected on total earnings from the first dollar earned to the maximum insurable earnings.

Note: In 2019, the EI maximum weekly benefit is $562, which is equal to 55 per cent of EI maximum insurable earnings of $53,100.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, Department of Finance Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 21
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2005–2018
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1 776.33 788.80 819.19 838.34 848.77 881.36 893.40
Average Weekly Earnings2 — Increase (%) 3.7 1.6 3.9 2.3 1.2 3.8 1.4
CPI Inflation (%) 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.3 0.4 2.5 3.1
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 1.5 (0.2) 2.0 0.1 0.9 1.4 (1.7)
AWE – Manufacturing ($) 960.35 961.33 997.47 999.72 950.13 999.23 1,006.42
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase (%) 2.7 0.1 3.8 0.2 (5.0) 5.2 0.7
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 0.5 (1.7) 1.9 (2.0) (5.3) 2.7 (2.4)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)3 — All Sectors 2.7 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.7
Wage Settlement Increases (%)4 — Public 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.6
Wage Settlement Increases (%)5 — Private 2.4 1.8 2.9 2.0 1.2 2.0 1.9
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 403 395 389 282 1,550 705 352
Minimum Wage at Year-end ($/hour) 7.45 7.75 8.00 8.75 9.50 10.25 10.25
Table 21
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2005–2018 (continued)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Average Weekly Earnings ($)6 906.07 919.91 938.16 962.75 973.66 992.42 1,021.40
Average Weekly Earnings7 — Increase (%) 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.6 1.1 1.9 2.9
CPI Inflation (%) 1.4 1.0 2.4 1.2 1.8 1.7 2.4
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 0.0 0.5 (0.4) 1.4 (0.7) 0.2 0.6
AWE – Manufacturing ($) 1,036.99 1,050.59 1,071.73 1,107.09 1,119.28 1,125.79 1,121.57
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase (%) 3.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.1 0.6 (0.4)
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 1.6 0.3 (0.3) 2.1 (0.7) (1.1) (2.7)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)8 — All Sectors 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 1.7
Wage Settlement Increases (%)9 — Public 1.4 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.4 1.9 1.7
Wage Settlement Increases (%)10 — Private 1.2 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.9
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 201 288 132 337 245 418 303
Minimum Wage at Year-end ($/hour) 10.25 10.25 11.00 11.25 11.40 11.60 14.00

Table 21 footnotes:

[1], [2], [6], [7] Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) includes overtime.

[3], [4], [5], [8], [9], [10] Wage settlement increases are for collective agreements covering 200 or more employees for data prior to 2010 and 150+ employees from 2010 onwards, Ontario Ministry of Labour.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Labour and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2009–2018
(Thousands)
Region:1 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ontario 6,433 6,538 6,658 6,703 6,823
East 879 880 897 909 898
East — Ottawa (510) 666 676 679 695 685
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 213 203 218 214 214
Greater Toronto Area (530)2 2,963 3,035 3,078 3,112 3,240
Central 1,488 1,508 1,552 1,551 1,559
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 171 173 176 171 168
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 636 651 676 675 694
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 681 685 700 706 697
Southwest 752 762 771 773 769
Southwest — London (560) 316 319 320 323 324
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 290 293 294 297 295
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 146 150 158 153 151
North 351 354 360 357 356
North — Northeast (590) 251 254 261 255 254
North — Northwest (595) 100 100 100 102 102
Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2009–2018 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region:3 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Ontario 6,878 6,923 7,000 7,128 7,242
East 908 889 905 903 916
East — Ottawa (510) 698 688 692 695 710
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 210 201 212 208 206
Greater Toronto Area (530)4 3,241 3,320 3,373 3,443 3,522
Central 1,597 1,597 1,598 1,655 1,657
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 186 168 171 181 179
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 705 711 706 724 726
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 706 719 721 750 751
Southwest 775 770 776 778 794
Southwest — London (560) 325 330 331 330 336
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 299 295 299 299 302
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 151 145 145 149 156
North 357 346 348 348 354
North — Northeast (590) 257 248 248 245 250
North — Northwest (595) 100 97 100 103 104

Table 22 footnotes:

[1], [3] Standard deviations vary significantly across regions, decreasing as the size of the region increases.

[2], [4] Economic Region 530 closely matches the GTA, the main exception being that it excludes the city of Burlington.

Note: All figures are average annual employment levels.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 23
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2018
(Thousands)
Region: All Industries Agriculture Resources1 Manufacturing Construction Distributive2 Finance, Professional and Management3
Ontario 7,242 69 35 768 525 696 1,521
East 916 10 2 51 61 65 163
East — Ottawa (510) 710 6 – 33 45 50 128
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 206 4 – 19 17 15 35
Greater Toronto Area (530) 3,522 5 5 329 235 368 945
Central 1,657 25 3 232 135 157 272
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 179 3 – 17 15 23 30
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 726 11 – 121 60 65 118
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 751 11 – 93 59 70 124
Southwest 794 26 2 131 66 75 102
Southwest — London (560) 336 6 – 50 26 32 52
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 302 8 – 60 23 24 35
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 156 12 – 21 18 19 15
North 354 3 24 24 28 30 40
North — Northeast (590) 250 2 18 18 21 20 30
North — Northwest (595) 104 – 6 6 7 10 10
Table 23
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2018 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region: Information, Culture and Recreation4 Retail Trade Personal Services5 Education Health and Social Assistance Public Administration
Ontario 318 814 759 521 852 365
East 36 98 96 72 125 137
East — Ottawa (510) 31 72 73 56 93 123
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 5 25 23 17 32 14
Greater Toronto Area (530) 173 390 357 242 353 120
Central 74 188 182 125 203 63
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 6 19 24 13 22 7
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 32 79 70 57 83 28
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 35 89 87 56 98 28
Southwest 23 94 89 54 109 22
Southwest — London (560) 10 40 36 26 48 9
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 8 34 36 21 42 10
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 5 20 16 7 19 3
North 12 44 35 28 62 23
North — Northeast (590) 9 31 23 19 43 16
North — Northwest (595) 3 13 12 9 20 7

Table 23 footnotes:

All figures are average annual employment levels.

Sub-regional figures may not add up to regional totals due to rounding.

Employment numbers under 1,500 are suppressed because they are statistically unreliable.

See standard deviation and GTA note for Table 22.

Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

[1] Includes Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Oil and Gas.

[2] Includes Transportation and Warehousing, Utilities and Wholesale Trade.

[3] Includes Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing; Management of Companies, Administrative and Support Services; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

[4] Includes industries such as Publishing, Motion Picture and Sound Recording, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Information Services and Data Processing Services, Performing Arts, Spectator Sports and Related Industries, Heritage Institutions and Amusement, Gambling and Recreation.

[5] Includes Accommodation and Food Services and Other Services (such as Repair and Maintenance, Personal and Laundry, Religious, Grant-making, Civic, Professional and Similar Organizations).

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 24
Ontario Economic Regions1
East — Ottawa (510) The united counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Prescott and Russell, Leeds and Grenville, Lanark County and the Ottawa Division
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) The counties of Lennox and Addington, Hastings, Renfrew and Frontenac and the Prince Edward Division
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) The counties of Northumberland, Peterborough, Haliburton, the Muskoka District Municipality and the Kawartha Lakes Division
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) The counties of Dufferin, Wellington and Simcoe and the Waterloo Regional Municipality
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) The divisions of Brant, Haldimand-Norfolk and Hamilton, the Niagara Regional Municipality and the city of Burlington
Greater Toronto Area2 — Toronto (530) The Toronto Division and the regional municipalities of Durham, York, Peel and Halton (excluding the city of Burlington)
Southwest — London (560) The counties of Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) The counties of Lambton and Essex and the Chatham-Kent Division
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) The counties of Perth, Huron, Bruce and Grey
North — Northeast (590) The districts of Nipissing, Parry Sound, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Timiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma and the Greater Sudbury Division
North — Northwest (595) The districts of Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora

Table 24 footnotes:

[1] As defined by Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification SGC 2016.

[2] Economic Region 530 closely matches the GTA, the main exception being that it excludes the city of Burlington.