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Note: Updated as of October 14, 2022.

Ontario Economy

Ontario International Merchandise Trade

Demographic Characteristics

Ontario Labour Markets

Ontario Economy

Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2008–2021
($ Billions)
Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Real GDP (chained $2012) 657.7 637.3 656.1 671.9 680.8 690.3 707.6
Household Consumption 359.5 359.4 372.4 378.7 384.3 392.6 403.0
Residential Construction 45.4 42.7 46.2 47.9 50.1 49.2 49.5
Non-residential Construction 17.6 16.6 16.9 20.7 22.4 21.4 23.8
Machinery and Equipment 26.5 20.3 22.3 23.0 22.8 20.2 23.5
Exports 339.9 294.7 318.9 336.0 344.1 355.6 370.8
Imports 324.3 287.6 321.4 338.2 341.4 347.8 366.9
Nominal GDP 609.1 598.5 631.6 660.4 680.8 696.2 727.0
Primary Household Income 415.4 413.5 424.9 444.8 459.9 473.8 490.4
Compensation of Employees 328.2 323.2 333.7 349.0 360.5 372.0 384.5
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 66.0 56.0 74.4 83.4 85.9 84.8 94.2
Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2008–2021 (continued)
($ Billions)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Real GDP (chained $2012) 724.9 740.2 761.0 787.0 803.1 762.2 795.2
Household Consumption 415.1 425.2 443.0 456.3 463.6 427.6 444.9
Residential Construction 53.3 57.5 57.9 56.1 56.2 60.0 69.1
Non-residential Construction 26.7 24.6 24.7 28.2 28.6 28.6 29.8
Machinery and Equipment 25.8 22.7 24.1 25.8 25.6 22.4 25.3
Exports 379.2 384.6 386.4 397.5 406.5 376.8 380.9
Imports 376.6 378.9 390.7 400.3 402.7 366.8 389.0
Nominal GDP 760.4 790.7 825.0 860.1 892.2 866.9 970.0
Primary Household Income 512.6 520.5 541.5 567.5 592.6 590.7 638.5
Compensation of Employees 401.8 409.0 427.6 453.5 473.6 472.1 516.0
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 97.2 109.7 111.4 113.2 111.7 123.1 152.8

Table 1 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2008–2021
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Real GDP (chained $2012) 0.0 (3.1) 3.0 2.4 1.3 1.4 2.5
Household Consumption 2.4 0.0 3.6 1.7 1.5 2.2 2.7
Residential Construction (4.7) (6.0) 8.1 3.6 4.7 (1.8) 0.7
Non-residential Construction (5.3) (5.9) 1.6 22.7 8.0 (4.4) 11.2
Machinery and Equipment 1.3 (23.4) 9.7 3.2 (0.9) (11.1) 16.0
Exports (6.4) (13.3) 8.2 5.4 2.4 3.4 4.3
Imports (2.4) (11.3) 11.7 5.2 1.0 1.9 5.5
Nominal GDP 1.1 (1.7) 5.5 4.6 3.1 2.3 4.4
Primary Household Income 2.8 (0.5) 2.8 4.7 3.4 3.0 3.5
Compensation of Employees 2.9 (1.5) 3.2 4.6 3.3 3.2 3.4
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations (9.9) (15.2) 32.9 12.1 3.0 (1.2) 11.0
Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2008–2021 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Real GDP (chained $2012) 2.5 2.1 2.8 3.4 2.0 (5.1) 4.3
Household Consumption 3.0 2.4 4.2 3.0 1.6 (7.8) 4.0
Residential Construction 7.7 7.8 0.8 (3.2) 0.3 6.8 15.1
Non-residential Construction 12.1 (7.7) 0.4 14.3 1.4 (0.1) 4.2
Machinery and Equipment 9.9 (12.0) 6.4 6.9 (0.5) (12.6) 12.6
Exports 2.3 1.4 0.5 2.9 2.3 (7.3) 1.1
Imports 2.6 0.6 3.1 2.5 0.6 (8.9) 6.0
Nominal GDP 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 (2.8) 11.9
Primary Household Income 4.5 1.5 4.0 4.8 4.4 (0.3) 8.1
Compensation of Employees 4.5 1.8 4.6 6.1 4.4 (0.3) 9.3
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 3.2 12.9 1.6 1.6 (1.3) 10.2 24.2

Table 2 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 3
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2018–2021
(Chained $2012 Millions)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 170,522 169,535 160,827 166,971
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 15,419 15,716 15,551 16,069
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 13,614 13,740 13,336 12,917
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 53,030 52,552 53,794 57,319
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 88,573 87,764 78,372 81,191
Services Producing Industries (Total) 565,325 581,138 552,498 579,383
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 47,772 48,676 48,035 49,516
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 36,049 36,717 35,181 37,230
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 29,104 29,324 22,211 22,288
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 29,454 31,291 30,640 32,147
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 71,423 73,617 77,419 80,784
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 95,039 97,671 98,904 101,658
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 75,096 78,810 74,328 78,801
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,016 2,439 1,724 1,265
Services Producing Industries — Education 42,391 42,953 40,028 42,659
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 48,720 50,291 47,552 51,524
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 6,182 6,353 3,362 3,410
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 15,099 15,631 9,906 11,272
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 14,060 14,104 11,827 12,793
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 52,132 53,411 52,347 54,627
Total Production 735,936 750,793 713,444 746,495

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, 2018–2021
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 4.3 (0.6) (5.1) 3.8
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 1.3 1.9 (1.0) 3.3
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 3.2 0.9 (2.9) (3.1)
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 7.3 (0.9) 2.4 6.6
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 3.4 (0.9) (10.7) 3.6
Services Producing Industries (Total) 3.1 2.8 (4.9) 4.9
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 3.2 1.9 (1.3) 3.1
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 2.9 1.9 (4.2) 5.8
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 1.2 0.8 (24.3) 0.3
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 5.5 6.2 (2.1) 4.9
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 2.8 3.1 5.2 4.3
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 2.1 2.8 1.3 2.8
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 5.8 4.9 (5.7) 6.0
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises (26.2) (19.1) (29.3) (26.6)
Services Producing Industries — Education 3.6 1.3 (6.8) 6.6
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 3.6 3.2 (5.4) 8.4
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 0.1 2.8 (47.1) 1.4
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 2.7 3.5 (36.6) 13.8
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 1.5 0.3 (16.1) 8.2
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 3.8 2.5 (2.0) 4.4
Total Production 3.4 2.0 (5.0) 4.6

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, 2018–2021
(Chained $2012 Millions)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021
Manufacturing (Total) 88,573 87,764 78,372 81,191
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 13,617 13,965 13,880 14,477
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 974 926 778 800
Wood Products and Furniture 3,978 4,008 3,531 3,653
Paper Products and Printing 4,794 4,620 4,119 3,943
Chemical and Petroleum Products 12,517 12,599 11,927 12,447
Plastic and Rubber Products 5,135 5,027 4,607 4,929
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 11,262 10,767 9,284 9,359
Machinery 8,281 7,944 6,823 8,003
Electrical and Electronic Products 5,621 5,577 4,883 5,356
Transportation Equipment 17,389 17,244 13,130 12,178
Other Manufacturing 5,291 5,436 5,709 6,524

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, 2018–2021
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021
Manufacturing (Total) 3.4 (0.9) (10.7) 3.6
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 1.4 2.6 (0.6) 4.3
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 4.1 (5.0) (15.9) 2.8
Wood Products and Furniture 3.2 0.7 (11.9) 3.5
Paper Products and Printing (1.8) (3.6) (10.8) (4.3)
Chemical and Petroleum Products 8.7 0.7 (5.3) 4.4
Plastic and Rubber Products (1.6) (2.1) (8.3) 7.0
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 3.7 (4.4) (13.8) 0.8
Machinery 7.6 (4.1) (14.1) 17.3
Electrical and Electronic Products 6.3 (0.8) (12.4) 9.7
Transportation Equipment 2.0 (0.8) (23.9) (7.3)
Other Manufacturing 0.9 2.8 5.0 14.3

Table 6 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 7
Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2018–2021
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Current $ Millions) 70,265 72,058 81,855 110,048
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) (1.9) 2.6 13.6 34.4
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction ($2012 Millions) 56,075 56,222 60,024 69,075
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) (3.2) 0.3 6.8 15.1
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Units) 78,742 68,985 81,305 99,566
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Per Cent Change) (0.5) (12.4) 17.9 22.5
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-detached, Urban Areas (Units) 21,537 18,259 20,922 25,756
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-detached, Urban Areas (Per Cent Change) (18.2) (15.2) 14.6 23.1
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Units)  54,421 49,605 57,996 66,528
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Per Cent Change) 11.4 (8.8) 16.9 14.7
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Dec. 2016=100) 104 105 108 119
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Per Cent Change) 1.0 0.4 2.7 10.7
Resale Market — Home Resales (Units) 192,453 209,830 228,304 270,700
Resale Market — Home Resales (Per Cent Change) (12.4) 9.0 8.8 18.6
Resale Market — Average Resale Price ($) 571,835 608,089 705,382 871,869
Resale Market — Average Resale Price (Per Cent Change) (2.5) 6.3 16.0 23.6

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, 2008–2021
(Per Cent)
Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 3.2 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 4.8 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.8 1.9 2.3 2.2
Interest Rates — Three-month T‑Bills 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 7.1 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.9
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 6.7 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.1
Table 8
Selected Financial Indicators, 2008–2021 (continued)
(Per Cent)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.5
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.6 4.0 2.8 2.5
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 1.5 1.3 1.8 2.3 1.6 0.7 1.4
Interest Rates — Three-month T‑Bills 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.1
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.8
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.8

Table 8 footnotes:

Source: Bank of Canada.

Ontario, International Merchandise Trade

Table 9
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Major Commodity2, 2021
Item Value
 ($ Millions)		 2021 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 47,242 (9.5) 24.0
2. Precious metals & stones 24,263 (7.1) 12.3
3. Mechanical equipment 19,189 4.5 9.7
4. Plastic products 9,853 23.3 5.0
5. Iron and steel 9,198 89.8 4.7
6. Electrical machinery 7,261 5.9 3.7
7. Pharmaceutical products 5,544 (17.1) 2.8
8. Cereal and baked products 5,035 11.6 2.6
9. Scientific, photo & med eqmt 4,025 5.9 2.0
10. Oils & other petroleum products 3,916 60.5 2.0
11. Iron and steel products 3,864 41.4 2.0
12. Furniture and accessories 3,684 4.4 1.9
13. Aluminium & articles 3,213 34.0 1.6
14. Wood products 3,074 52.7 1.6
15. Nickel & articles thereof 2,822 14.8 1.4
16. Miscellaneous chemical products 2,773 23.0 1.4
17. Inorganic chemicals 2,578 43.0 1.3
18. Paper products 2,180 (2.4) 1.1
19. Vegetables 1,915 (2.1) 1.0
20. Aircraft and parts 1,896 (22.3) 1.0
21. Copper & articles thereof 1,623 57.7 0.8
22. Meat 1,589 18.1 0.8
23. Organic chemicals 1,531 22.5 0.8
24. Perfumes and cosmetics 1,527 17.0 0.8
25. Rubber products 1,457 14.5 0.7
All other commodities 25,764 10.3 13.1
Total Exports 197,014 5.3 100.0

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, 2021
Item Value
 ($ Millions)		 2021 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 65,700 8.8 17.6
2. Mechanical equipment 53,222 7.7 14.3
3. Electrical machinery 39,969 7.2 10.7
4. Precious metals & stones 18,668 (4.7) 5.0
5. Pharmaceutical products 18,261 17.9 4.9
6. Plastic products 16,608 19.1 4.5
7. Scientific, photo & med eqmt 11,055 8.9 3.0
8. Iron and steel 7,927 76.5 2.1
9. Oils & other petroleum products 7,692 43.7 2.1
10. Iron and steel products 7,422 22.7 2.0
11. Furniture and accessories 6,835 9.9 1.8
12. Organic chemicals 6,292 12.2 1.7
13. Miscellaneous chemical products 4,508 11.3 1.2
14. Paper products 4,505 2.5 1.2
15. Rubber products 4,430 15.8 1.2
16. Toys and sporting goods 3,951 28.9 1.1
17. Perfumes and cosmetics 3,790 3.5 1.0
18. Aluminium & articles 3,772 20.9 1.0
19. Fruit and nuts 3,567 2.5 1.0
20. Knitted clothes 3,327 27.2 0.9
21. Beverages 3,101 8.1 0.8
22. Cereal and baked products 3,042 (6.4) 0.8
23. Miscellaneous food products 3,036 (1.0) 0.8
24. Soap and wax 2,586 (9.8) 0.7
25. Vegetables 2,478 (2.4) 0.7
All other commodities 64,188 7.3 17.2
Domestic Imports 369,931 9.9 99.3
Re-imports2 2,555 15.4 0.7
Total Imports 372,486 9.9 100.0

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, 2021
Item Exports
 ($ Millions)		 2021 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 152,892 6.3 77.6
2. United Kingdom 13,052 (20.2) 6.6
3. Germany 3,069 7.0 1.6
4. China 2,818 12.2 1.4
5. Norway 2,800 32.3 1.4
6. Mexico 2,790 10.6 1.4
7. Hong Kong 2,380 177.0 1.2
8. Japan 2,010 (8.0) 1.0
9. Saudi Arabia 1,909 45.3 1.0
10. Italy 1,066 (34.0) 0.5
11. Netherlands 1,009 29.8 0.5
12. South Korea 931 38.5 0.5
13. France 699 (15.0) 0.4
14. Belgium 610 7.1 0.3
15. Australia 580 13.7 0.3
16. Taiwan 428 27.4 0.2
17. Switzerland 415 19.1 0.2
18. Singapore 350 25.6 0.2
19. India 338 (16.6) 0.2
20. United Arab Emirates 299 16.7 0.2
21. Spain 299 15.0 0.2
22. Ireland 286 (27.4) 0.1
23. Brazil 263 (14.5) 0.1
24. Thailand 231 27.7 0.1
25. Chile 228 11.8 0.1
All other countries 5,263 12.0 2.7
Total Exports 197,014 5.3 100.0

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, 2021
Item Imports
 ($ Millions)		 2021 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 196,035 10.8 52.6
2. China 49,423 8.1 13.3
3. Mexico 25,778 10.3 6.9
4. Japan 10,398 7.4 2.8
5. Germany 9,256 8.4 2.5
6. South Korea 7,325 13.3 2.0
7. Vietnam 5,807 16.7 1.6
8. Italy 5,272 18.7 1.4
9. Switzerland 4,168 (10.6) 1.1
10. Taiwan 3,971 32.0 1.1
11. Brazil 3,731 5.5 1.0
12. India 3,314 27.3 0.9
13. Peru 3,161 4.3 0.8
14. United Kingdom 2,992 (4.0) 0.8
15. Thailand 2,414 18.6 0.6
16. Malaysia 2,337 16.8 0.6
17. France 2,306 0.9 0.6
18. Belgium 2,166 10.4 0.6
19. Ireland 2,001 (20.1) 0.5
20. Spain 1,879 15.8 0.5
21. Netherlands 1,471 17.6 0.4
22. Turkey 1,286 47.6 0.3
23. South Africa 1,266 (22.1) 0.3
24. Sweden 1,175 0.6 0.3
25. Egypt 1,038 (12.7) 0.3
All other countries 19,959 10.6 5.4
Domestic Imports 369,931 9.9 99.3
Re-imports2 2,555 15.4 0.7
Total Imports 372,486 9.9 100.0

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, 2015–20221
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Population (000s) 13,707 13,875 14,070 14,309 14,545 14,726 14,809 15,109
Annual average Growth over Preceding Year (%) 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.2 0.6 2.0
Median Age (Years) 40.7 40.7 40.7 40.6 40.5 40.5 40.7 40.4
Age Group Shares (%) — 0–4 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7
Age Group Shares (%) — 5–14 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.4
Age Group Shares (%) — 15–24 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.4 12.6
Age Group Shares (%) — 25–44 26.6 26.5 26.5 26.7 27.0 27.3 27.6 28.0
Age Group Shares (%) — 45–64 28.2 28.1 27.9 27.5 27.1 26.7 26.5 25.9
Age Group Shares (%) — 65–74 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.3
Age Group Shares (%) — 75+ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.8 8.0
Total Fertility Rate2 1.53 1.52 1.50 1.46 1.42 1.34 – –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) — Female 84.3 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.7 84.4 – –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) — Male 80.5 80.4 80.2 80.2 80.4 79.9 – –
Families (000s) 3,800 3,832 3,883 3,953 4,010 4,055 4,111 –
Households (000s)3 – – 5,169 – – – 5,491 –

Table 13 footnotes:

[1] Population estimates are for July 1.

[2] Calendar-year data

[3] Households are from Census enumeration.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 14
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2012–13 to 2021–221
(Thousands)
Item 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Population at Beginning of Period 13,391 13,511 13,618 13,707 13,875
Births 141 140 140 140 141
Deaths 93 94 98 97 102
Immigrants 106 102 90 120 98
Net Emigrants2 24 25 24 25 19
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents 16 11 2 31 63
Interprovincial Arrivals 55 57 63 72 72
Interprovincial Departures 69 72 72 63 58
Population Growth During Period 120 107 90 168 195
Population at End of Period3 13,511 13,618 13,707 13,875 14,070
Population Growth (%) 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.4
Table 14
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2012–13 to 2021–224 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Population at Beginning of Period 14,070 14,309 14,545 14,726 14,809
Births 141 140 140 137 142
Deaths 107 106 112 116 121
Immigrants 132 139 127 108 227
Net Emigrants5 16 16 15 8 18
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents 78 72 37 -19 117
Interprovincial Arrivals 70 67 75 56 70
Interprovincial Departures 60 60 72 75 117
Population Growth During Period 239 236 181 83 300
Population at End of Period6 14,309 14,545 14,726 14,809 15,109
Population Growth (%) 1.7 1.6 1.2 0.6 2.0

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, 2008–2021
Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Labour Force (000s) 7,052 7,063 7,138 7,207 7,239 7,325 7,345
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 1.1 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.2 0.3
Participation Rate (%) — Male 72.4 71.5 71.1 71.1 70.7 70.5 70.2
Participation Rate (%) — Female 62.8 62.3 62.3 62.0 61.5 61.9 61.3
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 16.2 15.7 15.3 15.5 15.1 15.1 15.1
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 15.2 15.9 16.9 17.3 18.0 18.4 19.3
Table 15
Ontario, Labour Force, 2008–2021 (continued)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Labour Force (000s) 7,343 7,409 7,507 7,609 7,816 7,766 8,007
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 0.0 0.9 1.3 1.4 2.7 -0.6 3.1
Participation Rate (%) — Male 70.0 69.6 69.3 68.8 69.5 68.4 69.7
Participation Rate (%) — Female 60.5 60.4 60.2 60.1 60.4 58.9 60.2
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 14.9 14.5 14.7 14.8 14.7 14.2 14.0
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 19.8 20.5 20.8 21.0 21.5 21.9 22.1

Table 15 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2008–2021
Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total Employment (000s) 6,588 6,416 6,515 6,638 6,667 6,768 6,809
Employment (000s) — Male 3,442 3,301 3,366 3,449 3,470 3,509 3,549
Employment (000s) — Female 3,146 3,115 3,149 3,189 3,197 3,259 3,260
Annual Employment Growth (%) 0.9 (2.6) 1.5 1.9 0.4 1.5 0.6
Net Job Creation (000s) 61 (172) 99 124 29 101 41
Public-Sector Employment (000s) 1,255 1,233 1,253 1,303 1,290 1,310 1,298
Private-Sector Employment (000s) 4,348 4,181 4,257 4,331 4,347 4,405 4,474
Self-Employment (000s) 984 1,001 1,005 1,004 1,030 1,053 1,038
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 13.5 12.1 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.2 10.9
Services Employment (% of total) 77.2 78.8 78.9 78.9 78.9 79.6 79.9
Part-Time (% of total) 18.7 19.6 19.6 19.2 19.2 19.5 19.4
Average Hours Worked Per Week1 36.7 35.9 36.0 36.3 36.5 36.3 35.8
Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2008–2021 (continued)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Employment (000s) 6,845 6,921 7,053 7,173 7,377 7,022 7,366
Employment (000s) — Male 3,584 3,623 3,692 3,761 3,875 3,722 3,886
Employment (000s) — Female 3,261 3,299 3,360 3,413 3,502 3,300 3,481
Annual Employment Growth (%) 0.5 1.1 1.9 1.7 2.8 (4.8) 4.9
Net Job Creation (000s) 36 76 131 121 204 (355) 345
Public-Sector Employment (000s) 1,281 1,294 1,319 1,360 1,375 1,359 1,457
Private-Sector Employment (000s) 4,506 4,544 4,640 4,717 4,831 4,542 4,808
Self-Employment (000s) 1,059 1,084 1,094 1,097 1,171 1,121 1,102
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.3 10.5 10.5
Services Employment (% of total) 79.6 79.4 79.6 79.6 80.1 79.9 80.1
Part-Time (% of total) 18.8 18.9 19.0 18.5 18.7 17.4 17.6
Average Hours Worked Per Week2 36.3 36.3 36.0 36.4 35.9 35.9 36.2

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, 2008–2021
Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total Unemployment (000s) 464 647 623 569 572 557 536
Unemployment Rate (%) 6.6 9.2 8.7 7.9 7.9 7.6 7.3
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 6.9 10.4 9.3 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.5
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 6.3 7.8 8.1 7.6 7.5 7.2 7.1
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)1 6.9 9.6 9.2 8.4 8.8 8.2 8.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 6.7 9.0 8.3 7.8 7.2 7.5 6.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 13.4 17.1 17.0 15.5 16.6 15.9 15.2
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 5.0 6.7 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.5
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 13.8 18.8 24.9 24.3 22.8 23.1 22.9
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 33.0 29.4 29.9 30.4 31.6 31.5 31.5
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 11.6 11.6 12.5 13.5 13.3 13.4 14.4
Average Duration (weeks) 14.8 18.5 22.0 22.5 22.3 21.9 22.5
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 8.3 11.0 11.4 12.2 12.7 12.7 13.3
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 22.8 31.0 34.4 34.8 33.3 31.6 33.4
Table 17
Ontario, Unemployment, 2008–2021 (continued)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Unemployment (000s) 498 488 454 436 439 744 640
Unemployment Rate (%) 6.8 6.6 6.0 5.7 5.6 9.6 8.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 7.0 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.8 9.2 8.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 6.5 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.5 10.0 8.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)2 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.0 10.7 9.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.0 6.1 7.8 6.8
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 14.3 13.7 12.2 11.8 12.0 22.0 15.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.2 7.0 7.2
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 20.0 20.0 19.5 16.9 15.0 14.7 28.3
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 31.4 30.4 29.6 30.4 31.4 32.5 27.4
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 14.5 15.5 15.7 15.8 16.1 16.1 20.0
Average Duration (weeks) 20.0 20.0 19.3 17.2 15.8 15.3 23.2
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 12.3 11.2 10.6 9.6 9.3 11.8 14.8
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 30.1 30.8 31.3 28.5 26.5 20.8 29.1

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, 2012–2021
(Thousands)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1,407 1,381 1,366 1,394 1,425
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 124 118 113 120 115
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 777 758 739 740 757
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 454 453 462 484 505
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 52 52 52 50 49
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5,260 5,387 5,443 5,452 5,496
Services Producing Industries — Trade 992 999 1,026 1,026 1,019
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 312 336 328 321 328
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 491 505 502 533 547
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 536 546 562 582 588
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 295 323 330 325 322
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 466 481 493 513 494
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 769 788 796 798 829
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 316 308 312 304 308
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 419 432 447 437 442
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 369 373 364 340 350
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 295 296 284 273 270
Total Employment 6,667 6,768 6,809 6,845 6,921
Table 18
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2012–2021 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1,439 1,464 1,467 1,411 1,467
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 108 107 110 108 103
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 770 769 762 738 776
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 513 530 540 515 534
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 48 58 56 51 53
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5,613 5,710 5,910 5,611 5,900
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,057 1,059 1,084 1,024 1,069
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 341 374 396 358 373
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 558 568 590 607 625
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 621 625 668 665 739
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 308 313 313 295 287
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 489 517 541 516 546
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 859 844 901 870 919
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 303 306 297 272 304
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 444 460 449 338 356
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 368 357 373 382 406
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 267 286 299 285 276
Total Employment 7,053 7,173 7,377 7,022 7,366

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, 2012–2021
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 0.7 (1.8) (1.1) 2.0 2.2
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries (3.2) (5.2) (4.2) 6.4 (4.3)
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 0.7 (2.4) (2.5) 0.1 2.3
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 2.0 (0.3) 2.0 4.7 4.3
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (1.3) 1.0 0.0 (4.0) (2.8)
Services Producing Industries (Total) 0.4 2.4 1.0 0.2 0.8
Services Producing Industries — Trade (1.0) 0.7 2.7 0.0 (0.7)
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing (3.2) 7.7 (2.4) (2.2) 2.2
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing (1.1) 2.8 (0.6) 6.2 2.6
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 0.6 2.0 2.8 3.6 0.9
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 1.5 9.5 2.2 (1.4) (0.9)
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 0.8 3.0 2.6 4.2 (3.7)
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 1.6 2.5 1.0 0.2 3.9
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation (5.7) (2.4) 1.1 (2.7) 1.5
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 7.2 3.2 3.5 (2.3) 1.0
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 0.8 1.0 (2.5) (6.5) 2.9
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 3.0 0.3 (4.1) (3.9) (1.1)
Total Employment 0.4 1.5 0.6 0.5 1.1
Table 19
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2012–2021 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1.0 1.7 0.2 (3.9) 4.0
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries (5.7) (1.2) 2.8 (2.0) (4.4)
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 1.8 (0.1) (1.0) (3.2) 5.2
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 1.7 3.2 2.0 (4.7) 3.7
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (2.1) 21.2 (3.6) (9.2) 5.3
Services Producing Industries (Total) 2.1 1.7 3.5 (5.1) 5.2
Services Producing Industries — Trade 3.7 0.2 2.4 (5.6) 4.4
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 4.0 9.8 5.7 (9.7) 4.3
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 1.9 1.8 4.0 2.8 3.0
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 5.7 0.6 6.9 (0.5) 11.1
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support (4.3) 1.6 (0.2) (5.7) (2.6)
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services (1.1) 5.7 4.7 (4.6) 5.9
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 3.6 (1.7) 6.6 (3.4) 5.6
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation (1.8) 1.1 (3.1) (8.4) 11.7
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 0.5 3.8 (2.5) (24.7) 5.4
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 5.1 (3.0) 4.5 2.4 6.2
Services Producing Industries — Other Services (1.0) 6.8 4.6 (4.6) (3.2)
Total Employment 1.9 1.7 2.8 (4.8) 4.9

Table 19 footnotes:

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

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 20
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2008–2021
Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1 838.34 848.77 881.36 893.40 906.10 920.09 938.50
Average Weekly Earnings2 — Increase (%) 2.3 1.2 3.8 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.0
CPI Inflation (%) 2.3 0.4 2.5 3.1 1.4 1.0 2.4
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 0.1 0.9 1.4 (1.7) 0.0 0.6 (0.4)
AWE — Manufacturing ($) 999.72 950.13 999.23 1,006.42 1,036.99 1,050.59 1,071.73
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase (%) 0.2 (5.0) 5.2 0.7 3.0 1.3 2.0
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (2.0) (5.3) 2.7 (2.4) 1.6 0.3 (0.3)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)3 — All Sectors 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.5
Wage Settlement Increases (%)4 — Public 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.6 1.4 0.5 1.4
Wage Settlement Increases (%)5 — Private 2.0 1.2 2.0 1.9 1.2 2.3 1.9
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 282 1,550 705 352 201 288 132
Minimum Wage at Year-end ($/hour) 8.75 9.50 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 11.00
Table 20
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2008–2021 (continued)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Average Weekly Earnings ($)6 963.37 974.41 993.23 1,022.00 1,049.73 1,126.33 1,166.75
Average Weekly Earnings7 — Increase (%) 2.6 1.1 1.9 2.9 2.7 7.3 3.6
CPI Inflation (%) 1.2 1.8 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.7 3.5
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 1.5 (0.7) 0.2 0.5 0.9 6.6 0.1
AWE – Manufacturing ($) 1,107.09 1,119.28 1,125.79 1,121.57 1,162.57 1,182.90 1,204.75
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase (%) 3.3 1.1 0.6 (0.4) 3.7 1.7 1.8
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 2.1 (0.7) (1.1) (2.7) 1.8 1.1 (1.6)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)8 — All Sectors 1.0 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.2
Wage Settlement Increases (%)9 — Public 0.8 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.0
Wage Settlement Increases (%)10 — Private 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.2 1.7 1.9
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 337 245 418 303 355 849 246
Minimum Wage at Year-end ($/hour) 11.25 11.40 11.60 14.00 14.00 14.25 14.35

Table 20 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, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.

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

Table 21
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2012–2021
(Thousands)
Region:1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Ontario 6,667 6,768 6,809 6,845 6,921
East 904 891 899 882 898
East — Ottawa (510) 693 680 692 683 688
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 212 211 207 198 211
Greater Toronto Area (530)2 3,100 3,215 3,203 3,265 3,304
Central 1,537 1,542 1,578 1,582 1,590
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 170 167 184 166 170
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 671 687 697 706 706
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 697 688 696 710 714
Southwest 768 764 772 770 780
Southwest — London (560) 320 319 320 326 329
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 296 294 300 297 303
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 152 150 152 147 148
North 358 356 358 347 350
North — Northeast (590) 256 254 258 249 249
North — Northwest (595) 102 102 100 98 101
Table 21
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2012–2021 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region:3 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Ontario 7,053 7,173 7,377 7,022 7,366
East 899 915 965 909 952
East — Ottawa (510) 692 709 746 705 736
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 206 206 218 203 216
Greater Toronto Area (530)4 3,364 3,433 3,548 3,382 3,551
Central 1,654 1,660 1,696 1,617 1,686
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 182 180 174 174 176
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 729 735 763 732 763
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 743 745 759 711 748
Southwest 786 808 811 771 833
Southwest — London (560) 330 339 341 342 372
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 303 308 309 274 303
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 153 161 161 155 159
North 351 357 357 343 344
North — Northeast (590) 247 252 253 248 245
North — Northwest (595) 104 105 104 95 99

Table 21 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 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2021
(Thousands)
Region: All Industries Agriculture Resources1 Manufacturing Construction Distributive2 Finance, Professional and Management3
Ontario 7,366 67 36 776 534 676 1,651
East 952 10 2 55 73 62 177
East — Ottawa (510) 736 8 2 34 52 46 141
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 216 2 – 21 22 16 36
Greater Toronto Area (530) 3,551 5 4 341 222 366 1,013
Central 1,686 22 5 232 141 145 294
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 176 2 – 19 18 15 27
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 763 9 2 121 63 65 135
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 748 11 2 93 60 65 132
Southwest 833 27 3 127 70 76 126
Southwest — London (560) 372 9 – 52 29 30 66
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 303 8 – 52 24 26 42
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 159 10 – 24 18 20 17
North 344 3 22 21 28 27 41
North — Northeast (590) 245 3 19 16 20 17 32
North — Northwest (595) 99 – 4 5 8 10 9
Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2021 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region: Information, Culture and Recreation4 Retail Trade Personal Services5 Education Health and Social Assistance Public Administration
Ontario 304 820 632 546 919 406
East 31 97 82 71 130 161
East — Ottawa (510) 25 72 62 53 96 145
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 7 25 20 18 34 16
Greater Toronto Area (530) 178 397 271 240 391 124
Central 61 196 169 145 208 69
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 3 23 23 18 20 7
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 30 88 69 72 80 30
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 28 85 77 55 107 33
Southwest 24 89 79 59 125 27
Southwest — London (560) 10 38 36 32 56 14
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 9 35 30 20 46 11
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 5 17 13 7 23 3
North 9 39 32 32 65 24
North — Northeast (590) 7 27 21 23 43 17
North — Northwest (595) 2 12 11 10 21 7

Table 22 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 to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.

See standard deviation and GTA note for Table 21.

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

[1] Includes Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, 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 Information and Cultural Industries and Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (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 23
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 14, 2022
Published: November 14, 2022