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Note: Updated as of October 15, 2021.

Ontario Economy

Ontario International Merchandise Trade

Demographic Characteristics

Ontario Labour Markets

Ontario Economy

Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2007–2020
($ Billions)
Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Real GDP (chained $2012) 657.7 657.7 637.3 656.1 671.9 680.8 690.3
Household Consumption 350.9 359.5 359.4 372.4 378.7 384.3 392.6
Residential Construction 47.7 45.4 42.7 46.2 47.9 50.1 49.2
Non-residential Construction 18.6 17.6 16.6 16.9 20.7 22.4 21.4
Machinery and Equipment 26.2 26.5 20.3 22.3 23.0 22.8 20.2
Exports 363.1 339.9 294.7 318.9 336.0 344.1 355.6
Imports 332.1 324.3 287.6 321.4 338.2 341.4 347.8
Nominal GDP 602.4 609.1 598.5 631.6 660.4 680.8 696.2
Primary Household Income 404.1 415.4 413.5 424.9 444.8 459.9 473.8
Compensation of Employees 319.0 328.2 323.2 333.7 349.0 360.5 372.0
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 73.3 66.0 56.0 74.4 83.4 85.9 84.8
Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2007–2020 (continued)
($ Billions)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Real GDP (chained $2012) 707.6 724.9 740.2 761.0 782.1 798.2 757.1
Household Consumption 403.0 415.1 425.2 443.0 455.8 464.2 436.2
Residential Construction 49.5 53.3 57.5 57.9 55.9 56.1 60.9
Non-residential Construction 23.8 26.7 24.6 24.7 29.6 28.3 25.2
Machinery and Equipment 23.5 25.8 22.7 24.1 25.7 25.5 21.7
Exports 370.8 379.2 384.6 386.4 390.5 398.7 365.3
Imports 366.9 376.6 378.9 390.7 399.7 402.2 364.1
Nominal GDP 727.0 760.4 790.7 825.0 859.1 891.8 851.2
Primary Household Income 490.4 512.6 520.5 541.5 567.5 591.5 588.4
Compensation of Employees 384.5 401.8 409.0 427.6 453.5 474.3 467.3
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 94.2 97.2 109.7 111.4 112.1 112.1 103.4

Table 1 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2007–2020
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Real GDP (chained $2012) 0.8 0.0 (3.1) 3.0 2.4 1.3 1.4
Household Consumption 3.9 2.4 0.0 3.6 1.7 1.5 2.2
Residential Construction 2.5 (4.7) (6.0) 8.1 3.6 4.7 (1.8)
Non-residential Construction 6.9 (5.3) (5.9) 1.6 22.7 8.0 (4.4)
Machinery and Equipment (0.8) 1.3 (23.4) 9.7 3.2 (0.9) (11.1)
Exports 0.2 (6.4) (13.3) 8.2 5.4 2.4 3.4
Imports 3.8 (2.4) (11.3) 11.7 5.2 1.0 1.9
Nominal GDP 4.1 1.1 (1.7) 5.5 4.6 3.1 2.3
Primary Household Income 5.6 2.8 (0.5) 2.8 4.7 3.4 3.0
Compensation of Employees 5.3 2.9 (1.5) 3.2 4.6 3.3 3.2
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations (1.4) (9.9) (15.2) 32.9 12.1 3.0 (1.2)
Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2007–2020 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Real GDP (chained $2012) 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.1 (5.1)
Household Consumption 2.7 3.0 2.4 4.2 2.9 1.9 (6.0)
Residential Construction 0.7 7.7 7.8 0.8 (3.6) 0.5 8.5
Non-residential Construction 11.2 12.1 (7.7) 0.4 19.8 (4.3) (11.1)
Machinery and Equipment 16.0 9.9 (12.0) 6.4 6.5 (0.6) (15.1)
Exports 4.3 2.3 1.4 0.5 1.1 2.1 (8.4)
Imports 5.5 2.6 0.6 3.1 2.3 0.6 (9.5)
Nominal GDP 4.4 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.8 (4.6)
Primary Household Income 3.5 4.5 1.5 4.0 4.8 4.2 (0.5)
Compensation of Employees 3.4 4.5 1.8 4.6 6.1 4.6 (1.5)
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 11.0 3.2 12.9 1.6 0.6 0.0 (7.7)

Table 2 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 3
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2017–2020
(Chained $2012 Millions)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020
Goods Producing Industries 163,430 169,298 168,537 158,896
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 15,228 15,856 16,705 17,206
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 13,187 13,749 13,875 13,455
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 49,443 51,506 50,741 50,881
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 85,657 88,398 87,763 78,272
Services Producing Industries 548,168 563,038 578,927 551,009
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 46,296 47,753 48,790 47,831
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 35,021 36,024 36,740 35,478
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 28,745 29,787 30,002 22,899
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 27,929 28,550 29,861 29,191
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 69,500 71,122 73,307 76,955
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 93,111 94,786 97,820 99,368
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 70,982 73,947 77,191 73,043
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises 4,084 3,480 3,155 2,712
Services Producing Industries — Education 40,909 42,086 42,665 39,898
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 47,026 48,777 50,412 47,002
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 6,176 6,217 6,287 3,391
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 14,702 14,931 15,322 9,839
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 13,856 13,912 14,042 11,755
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 50,211 51,885 53,470 52,544
Total Production 711,695 732,426 747,589 710,049

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, 2017–2020
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020
Goods Producing Industries 0.9 3.6 (0.4) (5.7)
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 1.7 4.1 5.4 3.0
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (2.0) 4.3 0.9 (3.0)
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 2.7 4.2 (1.5) 0.3
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 0.4 3.2 (0.7) (10.8)
Services Producing Industries 3.3 2.7 2.8 (4.8)
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 3.9 3.1 2.2 (2.0)
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 3.6 2.9 2.0 (3.4)
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 4.4 3.6 0.7 (23.7)
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 5.0 2.2 4.6 (2.2)
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 8.2 2.3 3.1 5.0
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 2.9 1.8 3.2 1.6
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 2.3 4.2 4.4 (5.4)
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises (4.5) (14.8) (9.3) (14.1)
Services Producing Industries — Education 1.6 2.9 1.4 (6.5)
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 0.9 3.7 3.4 (6.8)
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 3.9 0.7 1.1 (46.1)
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 0.9 1.6 2.6 (35.8)
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 3.4 0.4 0.9 (16.3)
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 2.4 3.3 3.1 (1.7)
Total Production 2.8 2.9 2.1 (5.0)

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, 2017–2020
(Chained $2012 Millions)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020
Manufacturing 85,657 88,398 87,763 78,272
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 13,431 13,864 14,114 14,030
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 936 995 978 756
Wood Products and Furniture 3,853 3,714 3,729 3,334
Paper Products and Printing 4,884 4,831 4,586 4,201
Chemical and Petroleum Products 11,511 11,948 12,037 11,260
Plastic and Rubber Products 5,220 5,720 5,682 5,077
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 10,860 11,549 11,163 9,728
Machinery 7,693 8,375 8,293 7,124
Electrical and Electronic Products 5,288 5,820 5,667 4,988
Transportation Equipment 17,050 16,785 16,580 12,547
Other Manufacturing 5,245 5,242 5,417 5,802

Table 5 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 6
Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices by Detailed Manufacturing Industries, 2017–2020
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020
Manufacturing 0.4 3.2 (0.7) (10.8)
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 4.5 3.2 1.8 (0.6)
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 3.4 6.4 (1.8) (22.7)
Wood Products and Furniture 1.7 (3.6) 0.4 (10.6)
Paper Products and Printing 2.5 (1.1) (5.1) (8.4)
Chemical and Petroleum Products (3.3) 3.8 0.7 (6.5)
Plastic and Rubber Products 4.6 9.6 (0.7) (10.6)
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 1.8 6.3 (3.3) (12.9)
Machinery 6.5 8.9 (1.0) (14.1)
Electrical and Electronic Products 2.3 10.1 (2.6) (12.0)
Transportation Equipment (5.6) (1.6) (1.2) (24.3)
Other Manufacturing 2.9 (0.1) 3.3 7.1

Table 6 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 7
Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2017–2020
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Current $ Millions) 71,615 70,004 71,927 82,504
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) 7.3 (2.2) 2.7 14.7
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction ($2012 Millions) 57,946 55,880 56,132 60,890
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) 0.8 (3.6) 0.5 8.5
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Units) 79,123 78,742 68,985 81,305
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Per Cent Change) 5.6 (0.5) (12.4) 17.9
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-detached, urban areas (Units) 26,340 21,537 18,259 20,922
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-detached, urban areas (Per Cent Change) (3.1) (18.2) (15.2) 14.6
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, urban areas (Units)  48,864 54,421 49,605 57,996
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, urban areas (Per Cent Change) 9.4 11.4 (8.8) 16.9
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Dec. 2016=100) 103 104 105 108
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Per Cent Change) 6.3 1.0 0.4 2.7
Resale Market — Home Resales (Units) 219,718 192,359 209,676 228,116
Resale Market — Home Resales (Per Cent Change) (9.8) (12.5) 9.0 8.8
Resale Market — Average Resale Price ($) 586,600 571,973 608,294 705,689
Resale Market — Average Resale Price (Per Cent Change) 9.6 (2.5) 6.4 16.0

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, 2007–2020
(Per Cent)
Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 4.6 3.2 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 6.1 4.7 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 4.3 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.8 1.9 2.3
Interest Rates — Three-month T-Bills 4.1 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.9 1.0
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 7.1 7.1 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 6.9 6.7 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.1
Table 8
Selected Financial Indicators, 2007–2020 (continued)
(Per Cent)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.7 2.0 0.8
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.6 4.0 2.8
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.8 2.3 1.6 0.7
Interest Rates — Three-month T-Bills 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.7 0.4
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.3 5.3 4.9
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.2

Table 8 footnotes:

Source: Bank of Canada.

Ontario, International Merchandise Trade

Table 9
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Major Commodity2, 2020
Item Value
 ($ Millions)		 2020 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 52,264 (24.9) 27.9
2. Precious metals & stones 26,109 8.1 14.0
3. Mechanical equipment 18,351 (13.5) 9.8
4. Plastic products 7,987 0.4 4.3
5. Electrical machinery 6,861 (14.1) 3.7
6. Pharmaceutical products 6,683 7.5 3.6
7. Iron and steel 4,841 (8.5) 2.6
8. Cereal and baked products 4,508 4.2 2.4
9. Scientific, photo & med eqmt 3,802 (7.1) 2.0
10. Furniture and accessories 3,576 (15.7) 1.9
11. Iron and steel products 2,730 (7.1) 1.5
12. Nickel & articles thereof 2,457 (5.7) 1.3
13. Aircraft and parts 2,440 (11.2) 1.3
14. Aluminium & articles 2,399 (0.7) 1.3
15. Oils & other petroleum products 2,335 (21.9) 1.2
16. Miscellaneous chemical products 2,252 26.0 1.2
17. Paper products 2,233 (0.3) 1.2
18. Wood products 2,013 15.4 1.1
19. Vegetables 1,962 23.6 1.0
20. Inorganic chemicals 1,773 (25.7) 0.9
21. Meat 1,344 9.4 0.7
22. Perfumes and cosmetics 1,296 (13.4) 0.7
23. Rubber products 1,275 (18.9) 0.7
24. Organic chemicals 1,249 (9.2) 0.7
25. Miscellaneous food products 1,231 3.3 0.7
All other commodities 23,174 (2.7) 12.4
Total Exports 187,145 (10.5) 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, 2020
Item Value
 ($ Millions)		 2020 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 59,469 (24.3) 17.6
2. Mechanical equipment 49,390 (7.1) 14.6
3. Electrical machinery 37,268 (10.0) 11.0
4. Precious metals & stones 19,588 64.8 5.8
5. Pharmaceutical products 15,507 5.2 4.6
6. Plastic products 13,943 (1.4) 4.1
7. Scientific, photo & med eqmt 10,150 (7.4) 3.0
8. Furniture and accessories 6,223 (11.7) 1.8
9. Iron and steel products 6,051 (11.7) 1.8
10. Organic chemicals 5,556 (5.3) 1.6
11. Oils & other petroleum products 5,540 (41.7) 1.6
12. Iron and steel 4,492 (12.8) 1.3
13. Paper products 4,395 (3.4) 1.3
14. Miscellaneous chemical products 4,050 16.5 1.2
15. Rubber products 3,825 (12.7) 1.1
16. Perfumes and cosmetics 3,662 (4.1) 1.1
17. Fruit and nuts 3,476 5.0 1.0
18. Cereal and baked products 3,249 5.5 1.0
19. Aluminium & articles 3,119 (5.9) 0.9
20. Aircraft and parts 3,084 (23.9) 0.9
21. Miscellaneous food products 3,078 7.7 0.9
22. Toys and sporting goods 3,064 (1.0) 0.9
23. Beverages 2,884 5.3 0.9
24. Soap and wax 2,866 16.1 0.8
25. Non-knitted clothes 2,651 (8.4) 0.8
All other commodities 59,409 (1.2) 17.6
Domestic Imports 335,989 (7.6) 99.3
Re-imports2 2,214 (6.3) 0.7
Total Imports 338,203 (7.5) 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, 2020
Item Exports
 ($ Millions)		 2020 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 143,932 (10.9) 76.9
2. United Kingdom 16,343 1.5 8.7
3. Germany 2,864 9.6 1.5
4. Mexico 2,520 (16.1) 1.3
5. China 2,510 (14.7) 1.3
6. Japan 2,183 15.5 1.2
7. Norway 2,109 10.5 1.1
8. Italy 1,591 18.0 0.9
9. Saudi Arabia 1,313 (45.7) 0.7
10. Hong Kong 858 (70.5) 0.5
11. France 820 (6.9) 0.4
12. Netherlands 746 (3.7) 0.4
13. South Korea 671 (18.1) 0.4
14. Belgium 568 (16.4) 0.3
15. Australia 510 (9.2) 0.3
16. India 403 (29.0) 0.2
17. Ireland 394 2.5 0.2
18. Switzerland 342 50.6 0.2
19. Taiwan 334 (0.2) 0.2
20. Brazil 306 1.4 0.2
21. Singapore 275 (24.5) 0.1
22. United Arab Emirates 255 (7.7) 0.1
23. Spain 247 (1.0) 0.1
24. Chile 205 (27.6) 0.1
25. Philippines 197 35.7 0.1
All other countries 4,649 (19.1) 2.5
Total Exports 187,145 (10.5) 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, 2020
Item Imports
 ($ Millions)		 2020 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 176,193 (10.9) 52.1
2. China 45,712 1.3 13.5
3. Mexico 23,302 (19.6) 6.9
4. Japan 9,677 (16.8) 2.9
5. Germany 8,572 (10.9) 2.5
6. South Korea 6,434 (3.2) 1.9
7. Vietnam 4,978 19.3 1.5
8. Switzerland 4,631 17.4 1.4
9. Italy 4,439 (8.1) 1.3
10. Brazil 3,538 43.2 1.0
11. United Kingdom 3,116 (4.7) 0.9
12. Peru 3,030 5.2 0.9
13. Taiwan 3,008 (4.3) 0.9
14. India 2,603 (7.5) 0.8
15. Ireland 2,504 12.2 0.7
16. France 2,282 (19.2) 0.7
17. Thailand 2,036 (3.9) 0.6
18. Malaysia 2,002 8.4 0.6
19. Belgium 1,957 (19.7) 0.6
20. South Africa 1,625 116.7 0.5
21. Spain 1,624 (2.7) 0.5
22. Netherlands 1,252 (12.0) 0.4
23. Egypt 1,190 23.9 0.4
24. Sweden 1,169 2.5 0.3
25. Turkey 885 1.9 0.3
All other countries 18,230 2.0 5.4
Domestic Imports 335,989 (7.6) 99.3
Re-imports2 2,214 (6.3) 0.7
Total Imports 338,203 (7.5) 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, 2014–20211
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Population (000s) 13,618 13,707 13,875 14,070 14,309 14,545 14,746 14,826
Annual average Growth over Preceding Year (%) 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 0.5
Median Age (Years) 40.5 40.7 40.7 40.7 40.6 40.5 40.5 40.7
Age Group Shares (%) — 0–4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8
Age Group Shares (%) — 5–14 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5
Age Group Shares (%) — 15–24 13.2 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.5
Age Group Shares (%) — 25–44 26.7 26.6 26.5 26.5 26.7 27.0 27.4 27.6
Age Group Shares (%) — 45–64 28.2 28.2 28.1 27.9 27.5 27.1 26.7 26.5
Age Group Shares (%) — 65–74 8.7 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.3
Age Group Shares (%) — 75+ 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.8
Total Fertility Rate2 1.50 1.48 1.46 1.43 1.44 1.41 – –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)3 — Female 84.3 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.5 – – –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)4 — Male 80.3 80.4 80.3 80.3 80.3 – – –
Families (000s) 3,782 3,800 3,832 3,883 3,953 3,990 4,030 –
Households (000s)5 – – 5,169 – – – – –

Table 13 footnotes:

[1] Population estimates are for July 1.

[2] Calendar-year data

[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, 2011–12 to 2020–211
(Thousands)
Item 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Population at Beginning of Period 13,261 13,391 13,511 13,618 13,707
Births 141 141 140 140 140
Deaths 89 93 94 98 97
Immigrants 101 106 102 90 120
Net Emigrants2 25 24 25 24 25
Net Change in Non-permanent Residents 24 16 11 2 31
Interprovincial Arrivals 60 55 57 63 72
Interprovincial Departures 71 69 72 72 63
Population Growth During Period 129 120 107 90 168
Population at End of Period3 13,391 13,511 13,618 13,707 13,875
Population Growth (%) 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.2
Table 14
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2011–12 to 2020–214 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Population at Beginning of Period 13,875 14,070 14,309 14,545 14,746
Births 141 141 140 140 137
Deaths 102 107 106 112 117
Immigrants 98 132 139 127 108
Net Emigrants5 19 16 16 -3 12
Net Change in Non-permanent Residents 63 78 72 40 -18
Interprovincial Arrivals 72 70 67 75 65
Interprovincial Departures 58 60 60 72 83
Population Growth During Period 195 239 236 201 81
Population at End of Period6 14,070 14,309 14,545 14,746 14,826
Population Growth (%) 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 0.5

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, 2007–2020
Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Labour Force (000s) 6,975 7,052 7,063 7,138 7,207 7,239 7,325
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.2
Participation Rate (%) — Male 72.5 72.4 71.5 71.1 71.1 70.7 70.5
Participation Rate (%) — Female 62.8 62.8 62.3 62.3 62.0 61.5 61.9
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 16.4 16.2 15.7 15.3 15.5 15.1 15.1
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 14.5 15.2 15.9 16.9 17.3 18.0 18.4
Table 15
Ontario, Labour Force, 2007–2020 (continued)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labour Force (000s) 7,345 7,343 7,409 7,507 7,609 7,816 7,766
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.3 1.4 2.7 -0.6
Participation Rate (%) — Male 70.2 70.0 69.6 69.3 68.8 69.5 68.4
Participation Rate (%) — Female 61.3 60.5 60.4 60.2 60.1 60.4 58.9
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.7 14.8 14.7 14.2
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 19.3 19.8 20.5 20.8 21.0 21.5 21.9

Table 15 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2007–2020
Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total Employment (000s) 6,527 6,588 6,416 6,515 6,638 6,667 6,768
Employment (000s) — Male 3,413 3,442 3,301 3,366 3,449 3,470 3,509
Employment (000s) — Female 3,113 3,146 3,115 3,149 3,189 3,197 3,259
Annual Employment Growth (%) 1.2 0.9 (2.6) 1.5 1.9 0.4 1.5
Net Job Creation (000s) 78 61 (172) 99 124 29 101
Public-sector Employment (000s) 1,185 1,255 1,233 1,253 1,303 1,290 1,310
Private-sector Employment (000s) 4,376 4,348 4,181 4,257 4,331 4,347 4,405
Self-employment (000s) 966 984 1,001 1,005 1,004 1,030 1,053
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 14.4 13.5 12.1 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.2
Services Employment (% of total) 76.6 77.2 78.8 78.9 78.9 78.9 79.6
Part-time (% of total) 18.2 18.7 19.6 19.6 19.2 19.2 19.5
Average Hours Worked Per Week1 37.1 36.7 35.9 36.0 36.3 36.5 36.3
Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2007–2020 (continued)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total Employment (000s) 6,809 6,845 6,921 7,053 7,173 7,377 7,022
Employment (000s) — Male 3,549 3,584 3,623 3,692 3,761 3,875 3,722
Employment (000s) — Female 3,260 3,261 3,299 3,360 3,413 3,502 3,300
Annual Employment Growth (%) 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.9 1.7 2.8 (4.8)
Net Job Creation (000s) 41 36 76 131 121 204 (355)
Public-sector Employment (000s) 1,298 1,281 1,294 1,319 1,360 1,375 1,359
Private-sector Employment (000s) 4,474 4,506 4,544 4,640 4,717 4,831 4,542
Self-employment (000s) 1,038 1,059 1,084 1,094 1,097 1,171 1,121
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.3 10.5
Services Employment (% of total) 79.9 79.6 79.4 79.6 79.6 80.1 79.9
Part-time (% of total) 19.4 18.8 18.9 19.0 18.5 18.7 17.4
Average Hours Worked Per Week2 35.8 36.3 36.3 36.0 36.4 35.9 35.9

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, 2007–2020
Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total Unemployment (000s) 448 464 647 623 569 572 557
Unemployment Rate (%) 6.4 6.6 9.2 8.7 7.9 7.9 7.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 6.8 6.9 10.4 9.3 8.2 8.2 8.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 6.1 6.3 7.8 8.1 7.6 7.5 7.2
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)1 6.8 6.9 9.6 9.2 8.4 8.8 8.2
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 6.9 6.7 9.0 8.3 7.8 7.2 7.5
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 12.6 13.4 17.1 17.0 15.5 16.6 15.9
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 4.8 5.0 6.7 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.6
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 13.1 13.8 18.8 24.9 24.3 22.8 23.1
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) — Youth (15–24) 32.1 33.0 29.4 29.9 30.4 31.6 31.5
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) — Older Workers (55+) 11.0 11.6 11.6 12.5 13.5 13.3 13.4
Average Duration (weeks) 14.7 14.8 18.5 22.0 22.5 22.3 21.9
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 8.1 8.3 11.0 11.4 12.2 12.7 12.7
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 20.9 22.8 31.0 34.4 34.8 33.3 31.6
Table 17
Ontario, Unemployment, 2007–2020 (continued)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total Unemployment (000s) 536 498 488 454 436 439 744
Unemployment Rate (%) 7.3 6.8 6.6 6.0 5.7 5.6 9.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 7.5 7.0 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.8 9.2
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 7.1 6.5 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.5 10.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)2 8.0 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.0 10.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 6.6 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.0 6.1 7.8
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 15.2 14.3 13.7 12.2 11.8 12.0 22.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.2 7.0
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 22.9 20.0 20.0 19.5 16.9 15.0 14.7
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 31.5 31.4 30.4 29.6 30.4 31.4 32.5
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 14.4 14.5 15.5 15.7 15.8 16.1 16.1
Average Duration (weeks) 22.5 20.0 20.0 19.3 17.2 15.8 15.3
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 13.3 12.3 11.2 10.6 9.6 9.3 11.8
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 33.4 30.1 30.8 31.3 28.5 26.5 20.8

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, 2011–2020
(Thousands)
Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Goods Producing Industries 1,397 1,407 1,381 1,366 1,394
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 128 124 118 113 120
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 772 777 758 739 740
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 445 454 453 462 484
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 52 52 52 52 50
Services Producing Industries 5,241 5,260 5,387 5,443 5,452
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,002 992 999 1,026 1,026
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 322 312 336 328 321
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 497 491 505 502 533
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 532 536 546 562 582
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 290 295 323 330 325
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 463 466 481 493 513
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 756 769 788 796 798
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 335 316 308 312 304
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 390 419 432 447 437
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 367 369 373 364 340
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 287 295 296 284 273
Total Employment 6,638 6,667 6,768 6,809 6,845
Table 18
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2011–2020 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Goods Producing Industries 1,425 1,439 1,464 1,467 1,411
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 115 108 107 110 108
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 757 770 769 762 738
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 505 513 530 540 515
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 49 48 58 56 51
Services Producing Industries 5,496 5,613 5,710 5,910 5,611
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,019 1,057 1,059 1,084 1,024
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 328 341 374 396 358
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 547 558 568 590 607
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 588 621 625 668 665
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 322 308 313 313 295
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 494 489 517 541 516
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 829 859 844 901 870
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 308 303 306 297 272
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 442 444 460 449 338
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 350 368 357 373 382
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 270 267 286 299 285
Total Employment 6,921 7,053 7,173 7,377 7,022

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, 2011–2020
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Goods Producing Industries 1.8 0.7 (1.8) (1.1) 2.0
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 10.6 (3.2) (5.2) (4.2) 6.4
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 0.7 0.7 (2.4) (2.5) 0.1
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 2.1 2.0 (0.3) 2.0 4.7
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (3.3) (1.3) 1.0 0.0 (4.0)
Services Producing Industries 1.9 0.4 2.4 1.0 0.2
Services Producing Industries — Trade (0.2) (1.0) 0.7 2.7 0.0
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 5.3 (3.2) 7.7 (2.4) (2.2)
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 2.9 (1.1) 2.8 (0.6) 6.2
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 2.7 0.6 2.0 2.8 3.6
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 0.4 1.5 9.5 2.2 (1.4)
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 0.7 0.8 3.0 2.6 4.2
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 3.4 1.6 2.5 1.0 0.2
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 6.3 (5.7) (2.4) 1.1 (2.7)
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 0.7 7.2 3.2 3.5 (2.3)
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 3.0 0.8 1.0 (2.5) (6.5)
Services Producing Industries — Other Services (2.1) 3.0 0.3 (4.1) (3.9)
Total Employment 1.9 0.4 1.5 0.6 0.5
Table 19
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2011–2020 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Goods Producing Industries 2.2 1.0 1.7 0.2 (3.9)
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries (4.3) (5.7) (1.2) 2.8 (2.0)
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 2.3 1.8 (0.1) (1.0) (3.2)
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 4.3 1.7 3.2 2.0 (4.7)
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (2.8) (2.1) 21.2 (3.6) (9.2)
Services Producing Industries 0.8 2.1 1.7 3.5 (5.1)
Services Producing Industries — Trade (0.7) 3.7 0.2 2.4 (5.6)
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 2.2 4.0 9.8 5.7 (9.7)
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 2.6 1.9 1.8 4.0 2.8
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 0.9 5.7 0.6 6.9 (0.5)
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support (0.9) (4.3) 1.6 (0.2) (5.7)
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services (3.7) (1.1) 5.7 4.7 (4.6)
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 3.9 3.6 (1.7) 6.6 (3.4)
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 1.5 (1.8) 1.1 (3.1) (8.4)
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 1.0 0.5 3.8 (2.5) (24.7)
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 2.9 5.1 (3.0) 4.5 2.4
Services Producing Industries — Other Services (1.1) (1.0) 6.8 4.6 (4.6)
Total Employment 1.1 1.9 1.7 2.8 (4.8)

Table 19 footnotes:

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

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 20
Employment Insurance (EI), 2007–2020
Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
EI Regular Beneficiaries1 (000s) — Ontario 131 142 246 216 175 159 155
EI Regular Beneficiaries2 (000s) — Canada 479 486 734 684 583 535 503
EI Total Benefit Payments3 ($ millions) — Ontario 4,045 4,369 6,721 6,117 5,330 5,180 5,213
EI Total Benefit Payments4 ($ millions) — Canada 12,426 13,015 18,684 17,881 16,050 15,662 15,365
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Ontario5 6,760 6,725 6,637 6,919 7,288 7,776 8,404
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Canada6 16,709 16,737 16,502 17,227 18,221 19,558 21,492
EI Premium Rate7 (% insured earnings) — Employer 2.52 2.42 2.42 2.42 2.49 2.56 2.63
EI Premium Rate8 (% insured earnings) — Employee 1.80 1.73 1.73 1.73 1.78 1.83 1.88
Table 20
Employment Insurance (EI), 2007–2020 (continued)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
EI Regular Beneficiaries9 (000s) — Ontario 147 145 137 132 117 116 174
EI Regular Beneficiaries10 (000s) — Canada 489 515 543 512 444 432 649
EI Total Benefit Payments11 ($ millions) — Ontario 5,321 5,444 5,493 5,505 5,387 5,551 5,680
EI Total Benefit Payments12 ($ millions) — Canada 15,869 17,094 18,543 18,197 17,282 17,208 17,502
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Ontario13 8,612 8,999 9,221 8,344 8,836 9,150 9,184
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Canada14 22,141 22,872 23,054 20,597 21,694 22,377 22,423
EI Premium Rate15 (% insured earnings) — Employer 2.63 2.63 2.63 2.28 2.32 2.27 2.21
EI Premium Rate16 (% insured earnings) — Employee 1.88 1.88 1.88 1.63 1.66 1.62 1.58

Table 20 footnotes:

[1], [2], [9], [10] Figures are reported by Statistics Canada (Regular beneficiaries only) CANSIM Table: 14-10-0009-01 (formerly CANSIM 276-0020).

[3], [4], [11], [12] Figures for 2007–2019 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. Figures for 2020 are reported by EI Monitoring and Assessment Report for fiscal year 2019–20 (Excludes family caregiver benefits for adults and children as well as amounts related to 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 hundred dollars earned to the maximum insurable earnings.

Note: In 2021, the EI maximum weekly benefit is $595, which is equal to 55 per cent of EI maximum insurable earnings of $56,300.

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

Table 21
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2007–2020
Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1 819.19 838.34 848.77 881.36 893.40 906.10 920.09
Average Weekly Earnings2 — Increase (%) 3.9 2.3 1.2 3.8 1.4 1.4 1.5
CPI Inflation (%) 1.8 2.3 0.4 2.5 3.1 1.4 1.0
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 2.0 0.1 0.9 1.4 (1.7) 0.0 0.6
AWE — Manufacturing ($) 997.47 999.72 950.13 999.23 1,006.42 1,036.99 1,050.59
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase (%) 3.8 0.2 (5.0) 5.2 0.7 3.0 1.3
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 1.9 (2.0) (5.3) 2.7 (2.4) 1.6 0.3
Wage Settlement Increases (%)3 — All Sectors 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0
Wage Settlement Increases (%)4 — Public 3.1 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.6 1.4 0.5
Wage Settlement Increases (%)5 — Private 2.9 2.0 1.2 2.0 1.9 1.2 2.3
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 389 282 1,550 705 352 201 288
Minimum Wage at Year-end ($/hour) 8.00 8.75 9.50 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25
Table 21
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2007–2020 (continued)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Average Weekly Earnings ($)6 938.50 963.37 974.41 993.23 1,022.00 1,049.73 1,126.30
Average Weekly Earnings7 — Increase (%) 2.0 2.6 1.1 1.9 2.9 2.7 7.3
CPI Inflation (%) 2.4 1.2 1.8 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.7
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (0.4) 1.5 (0.7) 0.2 0.5 0.9 6.6
AWE – Manufacturing ($) 1,071.73 1,107.09 1,119.28 1,125.79 1,121.57 1,162.57 1,182.90
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase (%) 2.0 3.3 1.1 0.6 (0.4) 3.7 1.7
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (0.3) 2.1 (0.7) (1.1) (2.7) 1.8 1.1
Wage Settlement Increases (%)8 — All Sectors 1.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.4
Wage Settlement Increases (%)9 — Public 1.4 0.8 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3
Wage Settlement Increases (%)10 — Private 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.3 1.7
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 132 337 245 418 303 355 849
Minimum Wage at Year-end ($/hour) 11.00 11.25 11.40 11.60 14.00 14.00 14.25

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, Training and Skills Development.

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

Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2011–2020
(Thousands)
Region:1 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Ontario 6,638 6,667 6,768 6,809 6,845
East 894 904 891 899 882
East — Ottawa (510) 678 693 680 692 683
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 216 212 211 207 198
Greater Toronto Area (530)2 3,075 3,100 3,215 3,203 3,265
Central 1,542 1,537 1,542 1,578 1,582
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 175 170 167 184 166
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 674 671 687 697 706
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 693 697 688 696 710
Southwest 768 768 764 772 770
Southwest — London (560) 318 320 319 320 326
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 293 296 294 300 297
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 157 152 150 152 147
North 360 358 356 358 347
North — Northeast (590) 260 256 254 258 249
North — Northwest (595) 99 102 102 100 98
Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2011–2020 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region:3 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Ontario 6,921 7,053 7,173 7,377 7,022
East 898 899 915 965 909
East — Ottawa (510) 688 692 709 746 705
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 211 206 206 218 203
Greater Toronto Area (530)4 3,304 3,364 3,433 3,548 3,382
Central 1,590 1,654 1,660 1,696 1,617
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 170 182 180 174 174
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 706 729 735 763 732
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 714 743 745 759 711
Southwest 780 786 808 811 771
Southwest — London (560) 329 330 339 341 342
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 303 303 308 309 274
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 148 153 161 161 155
North 350 351 357 357 343
North — Northeast (590) 249 247 252 253 248
North — Northwest (595) 101 104 105 104 95

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, 2020
(Thousands)
Region: All Industries Agriculture Resources1 Manufacturing Construction Distributive2 Finance, Professional and Management3
Ontario 7,022 72 36 738 515 643 1,567
East 909 11 2 47 61 57 158
East — Ottawa (510) 705 8 – 32 43 45 125
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 203 3 – 15 18 12 33
Greater Toronto Area (530) 3,382 7 4 310 203 347 992
Central 1,617 22 7 231 154 144 264
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 174 – 2 18 16 13 27
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 732 8 3 122 70 68 123
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 711 13 2 91 67 63 114
Southwest 771 29 3 128 71 66 111
Southwest — London (560) 342 10 – 48 29 29 59
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 274 9 – 56 23 22 35
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 155 10 2 24 19 15 18
North 343 3 20 22 26 29 42
North — Northeast (590) 248 2 17 18 19 20 31
North — Northwest (595) 95 – 3 5 8 9 11
Table 23
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2020 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region: Information, Culture and Recreation4 Retail Trade Personal Services5 Education Health and Social Assistance Public Administration
Ontario 272 789 623 516 870 382
East 28 105 86 77 123 154
East — Ottawa (510) 24 78 65 55 90 141
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 5 27 21 22 34 13
Greater Toronto Area (530) 157 386 268 235 360 114
Central 55 177 166 124 209 64
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 6 24 21 10 27 10
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 27 75 71 59 82 25
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 22 78 75 56 100 30
Southwest 22 80 72 52 110 27
Southwest — London (560) 12 34 32 28 49 12
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 7 29 27 18 38 10
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 4 17 13 6 23 5
North 9 41 33 28 67 23
North — Northeast (590) 7 32 23 20 46 16
North — Northwest (595) 3 9 10 9 21 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; Business, building and other 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.

Updated: November 4, 2021
Published: November 4, 2021