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Note: Updated as of October 18, 2023.

Ontario Economy

Ontario International Merchandise Trade

Demographic Characteristics

Ontario Labour Markets

Ontario Economy

Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2009–2022
($ Billions)
Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Real GDP (chained $2012) 637.3 656.1 671.9 680.8 690.3 707.6 724.9
Household Consumption 359.4 372.4 378.7 384.3 392.6 403.0 415.1
Residential Construction 42.7 46.2 47.9 50.1 49.2 49.5 53.3
Non-residential Construction 16.6 16.9 20.7 22.4 21.4 23.8 26.7
Machinery and Equipment 20.3 22.3 23.0 22.8 20.2 23.5 25.8
Exports 294.7 318.9 336.0 344.1 355.6 370.8 379.2
Imports 287.6 321.4 338.2 341.4 347.8 366.9 376.6
Nominal GDP 598.5 631.6 660.4 680.8 696.2 727.0 760.4
Primary Household Income 413.5 424.9 444.8 459.9 473.8 490.4 512.6
Compensation of Employees 321.1 330.2 345.3 356.6 367.9 380.6 396.8
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 56.0 74.4 83.4 85.9 84.8 94.2 97.2
Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2009–2022 (continued)
($ Billions)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Real GDP (chained $2012) 740.2 761.0 787.0 803.5 766.1 805.8 835.5
Household Consumption 425.2 443.0 456.3 463.9 427.0 445.9 473.3
Residential Construction 57.5 57.9 56.1 56.3 61.3 70.1 58.7
Non-residential Construction 24.6 24.7 28.2 28.5 28.7 29.4 30.8
Machinery and Equipment 22.7 24.1 25.8 27.5 24.3 27.4 28.3
Exports 384.6 386.4 397.5 411.6 379.8 384.8 403.3
Imports 378.9 390.7 400.3 404.3 370.8 391.9 409.2
Nominal GDP 790.7 825.0 860.1 893.2 867.0 956.7 1044.7
Primary Household Income 520.5 541.5 567.5 593.1 592.5 644.3 704.5
Compensation of Employees 403.0 418.9 445.9 464.1 463.8 506.8 552.2
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 109.7 111.4 113.2 113.5 124.1 141.1 147.2

Table 1 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2009–2022
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Real GDP (chained $2012) (3.1) 3.0 2.4 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.5
Household Consumption 0.0 3.6 1.7 1.5 2.2 2.7 3.0
Residential Construction (6.0) 8.1 3.6 4.7 (1.8) 0.7 7.7
Non-residential Construction (5.9) 1.6 22.7 8.0 (4.4) 11.2 12.1
Machinery and Equipment (23.4) 9.7 3.2 (0.9) (11.1) 16.0 9.9
Exports (13.3) 8.2 5.4 2.4 3.4 4.3 2.3
Imports (11.3) 11.7 5.2 1.0 1.9 5.5 2.6
Nominal GDP (1.7) 5.5 4.6 3.1 2.3 4.4 4.6
Primary Household Income (0.5) 2.8 4.7 3.4 3.0 3.5 4.5
Compensation of Employees (1.0) 2.9 4.6 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.3
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations (15.2) 32.9 12.1 3.0 (1.2) 11.0 3.2
Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2009–2022 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Real GDP (chained $2012) 2.1 2.8 3.4 2.1 (4.7) 5.2 3.7
Household Consumption 2.4 4.2 3.0 1.7 (7.9) 4.4 6.2
Residential Construction 7.8 0.8 (3.2) 0.4 8.9 14.3 (16.3)
Non-residential Construction (7.7) 0.4 14.3 0.9 0.8 2.3 4.9
Machinery and Equipment (12.0) 6.4 6.9 6.6 (11.7) 12.8 3.4
Exports 1.4 0.5 2.9 3.6 (7.7) 1.3 4.8
Imports 0.6 3.1 2.5 1.0 (8.3) 5.7 4.4
Nominal GDP 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.9 (2.9) 10.3 9.2
Primary Household Income 1.5 4.0 4.8 4.5 (0.1) 8.7 9.4
Compensation of Employees 1.6 3.9 6.4 4.1 (0.1) 9.3 9.0
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 12.9 1.6 1.6 0.3 9.3 13.7 4.3

Table 2 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 3
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2019–2022
(Chained $2012 Millions)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 170,767 162,757 168,932 171,652
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 15,624 15,314 15,905 16,381
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 13,839 13,525 13,152 13,353
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 53,561 55,625 58,986 57,404
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 87,922 78,338 81,187 84,876
Services Producing Industries (Total) 581,496 553,277 583,245 607,408
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 49,537 48,383 50,491 50,766
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 37,067 35,454 37,479 38,539
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 29,958 22,732 23,131 25,791
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 31,921 31,520 32,905 34,441
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 73,273 77,309 81,597 82,948
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 97,993 99,505 103,007 103,072
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 77,699 72,723 76,967 82,674
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises 2,410 1,761 1,280 936
Services Producing Industries — Education 42,934 40,269 42,714 44,489
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 49,389 47,507 52,121 53,949
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 6,606 3,597 3,712 5,552
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 15,579 9,263 10,398 12,982
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 14,130 11,787 12,876 14,259
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 53,309 52,540 55,380 57,219
Total Production 752,393 716,152 752,341 779,145

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, 2019–2022
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 0.1 (4.7) 3.8 1.6
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 1.3 (2.0) 3.9 3.0
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 1.7 (2.3) (2.8) 1.5
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 1.0 3.9 6.0 (2.7)
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 (0.7) (10.9) 3.6 4.5
Services Producing Industries (Total) 2.9 (4.9) 5.4 4.1
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 3.7 (2.3) 4.4 0.5
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 2.8 (4.4) 5.7 2.8
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 2.9 (24.1) 1.8 11.5
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 8.4 (1.3) 4.4 4.7
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 2.6 5.5 5.5 1.7
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 3.1 1.5 3.5 0.1
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 3.5 (6.4) 5.8 7.4
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises (20.1) (26.9) (27.3) (26.9)
Services Producing Industries — Education 1.3 (6.2) 6.1 4.2
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 1.4 (3.8) 9.7 3.5
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 6.9 (45.5) 3.2 49.6
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 3.2 (40.5) 12.3 24.9
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 0.5 (16.6) 9.2 10.7
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 2.3 (1.4) 5.4 3.3
Total Production 2.2 (4.8) 5.1 3.6

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, 2019–2022
(Chained $2012 Millions)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022
Manufacturing (Total) 87,922 78,338 81,187 84,876
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 14,138 13,787 14,489 14,735
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 14,658 14,248 14,978 15,234
Wood Products and Furniture 4,111 3,587 3,710 4,137
Paper Products and Printing 4,653 4,224 3,923 3,624
Chemical and Petroleum Products 12,013 11,515 12,010 12,004
Plastic and Rubber Products 4,795 4,397 4,664 4,811
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 11,365 9,687 10,027 10,561
Machinery 8,182 7,112 8,133 8,738
Electrical and Electronic Products 5,706 4,879 5,230 5,528
Transportation Equipment 17,247 13,120 12,244 13,623
Other Manufacturing 5,215 5,489 6,285 6,694

Table 5 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 6
Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices by Detailed Manufacturing Industries, 2019–2022
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022
Manufacturing (Total) (0.7) (10.9) 3.6 4.5
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 3.8 (2.5) 5.1 1.7
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 3.5 (2.8) 5.1 1.7
Wood Products and Furniture 3.3 (12.7) 3.4 11.5
Paper Products and Printing (2.9) (9.2) (7.1) (7.6)
Chemical and Petroleum Products (4.0) (4.1) 4.3 (0.1)
Plastic and Rubber Products (6.6) (8.3) 6.1 3.2
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 0.9 (14.8) 3.5 5.3
Machinery (1.2) (13.1) 14.4 7.4
Electrical and Electronic Products 1.5 (14.5) 7.2 5.7
Transportation Equipment (0.8) (23.9) (6.7) 11.3
Other Manufacturing (1.4) 5.3 14.5 6.5

Table 6 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 7
Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2019–2022
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Current $ Millions) 72,138 83,542 110,698 102,467
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) 2.7 15.8 32.5 (7.4)
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction ($2012 Millions) 56,279 61,296 70,087 58,661
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) 0.4 8.9 14.3 (16.3)
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Units) 68,985 81,305 99,566 96,080
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Per Cent Change) (12.4) 17.9 22.5 (3.5)
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-Detached, Urban Areas (Units) 17,779 20,789 26,145 22,374
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-detached, Urban Areas (Per Cent Change) (19.3) 16.9 25.8 (14.4)
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Units)  49,922 58,072 66,457 69,647
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Per Cent Change) (8.0) 16.3 14.4 4.8
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Dec. 2016=100) 105 108 119 127
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Per Cent Change) 0.4 2.7 10.7 6.5
Resale Market — Home Resales (Units) 209,118 227,664 270,139 183,219
Resale Market — Home Resales (Per Cent Change) 9.0 8.9 18.7 (32.2)
Resale Market — Average Resale Price ($) 608,813 706,175 872,352 931,263
Resale Market — Average Resale Price (Per Cent Change) 6.4 16.0 23.5 6.8

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, 2009–2022
(Per Cent)
Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 3.3 3.2 2.8 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.5
Interest Rates — Three-Month T‑Bills 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.5
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.7
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0
Table 8
Selected Financial Indicators, 2009–2022 (continued)
(Per Cent)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 0.8 1.0 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.5 2.3
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 2.7 2.9 3.6 4.0 2.7 2.5 4.2
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 1.3 1.8 2.3 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.8
Interest Rates — Three-Month T‑Bills 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.1 2.3
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 4.7 4.8 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.7
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.8 4.4

Table 8 footnotes:

Source: Bank of Canada.

Ontario, International Merchandise Trade

Table 9
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Major Commodity2, 2022
Item Value
($ Millions)		 2022 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 54,798 16.0 24.2
2. Precious metals & stones 24,730 1.3 10.9
3. Mechanical equipment 22,362 16.5 9.9
4. Plastic products 10,548 7.1 4.7
5. Iron and steel 10,057 9.3 4.4
6. Electrical machinery 8,698 19.9 3.8
7. Pharmaceutical products 7,107 28.0 3.1
8. Cereal and baked products 6,499 29.0 2.9
9. Oils & other petroleum products 5,208 33.0 2.3
10. Iron and steel products 4,674 21.0 2.1
11. Scientific, photo & medical equipment 4,576 13.6 2.0
12. Furniture and accessories 4,453 22.1 2.0
13. Nickel & articles thereof 4,276 51.5 1.9
14. Aluminium & articles 3,799 21.4 1.7
15. Miscellaneous chemical products 3,195 15.1 1.4
16. Wood products 2,959 (3.7) 1.3
17. Inorganic chemicals 2,786 7.5 1.2
18. Paper products 2,511 15.2 1.1
19. Vegetables 2,175 13.6 1.0
20. Aircraft and parts 2,074 9.4 0.9
21. Copper & articles thereof 1,916 18.1 0.8
22. Perfumes and cosmetics 1,700 11.3 0.8
23. Meat 1,674 5.3 0.7
24. Rubber products 1,662 14.2 0.7
25. Organic chemicals 1,601 4.4 0.7
All other commodities 30,042 16.4 13.3
Total Exports 226,079 14.7 100.0

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, 2022
Item Value
($ Millions)		 2022 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 81,352 19.4 18.4
2. Mechanical equipment 58,901 10.7 13.4
3. Electrical machinery 47,050 17.5 10.7
4. Pharmaceutical products 21,524 17.8 4.9
5. Precious metals & stones 20,941 12.2 4.7
6. Plastic products 18,806 13.4 4.3
7. Oils & other petroleum products 12,463 62.0 2.8
8. Scientific, photo & medical equipment 12,424 12.4 2.8
9. Iron and steel products 8,862 19.4 2.0
10. Iron and steel 8,575 8.2 1.9
11. Organic chemicals 8,407 32.6 1.9
12. Furniture and accessories 7,658 12.0 1.7
13. Miscellaneous chemical products 6,425 42.5 1.5
14. Paper products 5,449 20.9 1.2
15. Rubber products 4,686 5.7 1.1
16. Aluminium & articles 4,569 21.1 1.0
17. Knitted clothes 4,415 32.7 1.0
18. Perfumes and cosmetics 4,395 15.9 1.0
19. Toys and sporting goods 4,211 6.6 1.0
20. Fruit and nuts 3,838 7.6 0.9
21. Cereal and baked products 3,721 22.3 0.8
22. Beverages 3,686 18.9 0.8
23. Miscellaneous food products 3,485 14.8 0.8
24. Aircraft and parts 3,306 62.2 0.7
25. Clothing and apparel 3,288 42.9 0.7
All other commodities

76,093 17.2 17.3
Domestic Imports

438,532 17.7 99.4
Re-imports2 2,502 (2.0) 0.6
Total Imports 441,035 17.6 100.0

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, 2022
Item Exports
($ Millions)		 2022 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 176,856 15.8 78.2
2. United Kingdom 13,518 2.4 6.0
3. Norway 3,603 28.7 1.6
4. Germany 3,371 7.9 1.5
5. Mexico 3,242 16.0 1.4
6. China 2,835 0.4 1.3
7. Hong Kong 2,319 (2.6) 1.0
8. Japan 2,233 10.1 1.0
9. Netherlands 1,898 87.0 0.8
10. Switzerland 1,334 221.5 0.6
11. Australia 1,142 96.5 0.5
12. Italy 949 (11.4) 0.4
13. Saudi Arabia 903 (52.7) 0.4
14. Korea, South 883 (5.4) 0.4
15. Belgium 850 29.2 0.4
16. France 733 4.6 0.3
17. Spain 501 67.8 0.2
18. Ireland 458 60.0 0.2
19. India 439 29.6 0.2
20. United Arab Emirates 434 46.0 0.2
21. Poland 367 197.4 0.2
22. Brazil 356 34.2 0.2
23. Singapore 355 1.3 0.2
24. Taiwan 352 (17.7) 0.2
25. Malaysia 320 43.7 0.1
All other countries

5,828 8.0 2.6
Total Exports 226,079 14.7 100.0

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, 2022
Item Imports
($ Millions)		 2022 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 232,145 17.2 52.6
2. China 55,961 13.1 12.7
3. Mexico 31,458 20.4 7.1
4. Japan 11,421 9.8 2.6
5. Germany 11,033 19.3 2.5
6. Korea, South 9,028 22.0 2.0
7. Vietnam 7,235 24.5 1.6
8. Switzerland 5,896 41.4 1.3
9. Italy 5,852 11.0 1.3
10. Taiwan 4,688 18.1 1.1
11. India 4,432 31.4 1.0
12. Brazil 4,284 14.9 1.0
13. United Kingdom 3,215 7.4 0.7
14. Peru 3,135 (0.8) 0.7
15. Thailand 3,004 24.4 0.7
16. Ireland 2,970 48.4 0.7
17. France 2,872 24.5 0.7
18. Malaysia 2,449 4.8 0.6
19. Belgium 2,343 8.2 0.5
20. Spain 1,752 (7.4) 0.4
21. South Africa 1,720 35.9 0.4
22. Portugal 1,686 339.8 0.4
23. Netherlands 1,536 4.4 0.3
24. Sweden 1,512 28.6 0.3
25. Turkey 1,457 13.4 0.3
All other countries 25,447 23.5 5.8
Domestic Imports 438,532 17.7 99.4
Re-imports2 2,502 (2.0) 0.6
Total Imports 441,035 17.6 100.0

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, 2016–20231
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Population (000s) 13,877 14,078 14,327 14,574 14,762 14,842 15,145 15,608
Annual average Growth over Preceding Year (%) 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.3 0.5 2.0 3.1
Median Age (Years) 40.7 40.7 40.6 40.5 40.5 40.7 40.4 39.9
Age Group Shares (%) — 0–4 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6
Age Group Shares (%) — 5–14 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.2
Age Group Shares (%) — 15–24 12.9 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.4 12.6 13.2
Age Group Shares (%) — 25–44 26.5 26.5 26.7 27.0 27.3 27.6 28.0 28.5
Age Group Shares (%) — 45–64 28.1 27.9 27.5 27.1 26.7 26.5 25.9 25.1
Age Group Shares (%) — 65–74 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.2
Age Group Shares (%) — 75+ 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.2
Total Fertility Rate2 1.52 1.50 1.46 1.42 1.35 1.37 1.27 –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) — Female 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.7 84.4 84.4 – –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) — Male 80.4 80.2 80.2 80.4 79.9 79.6 – –
Families (000s) 3,832 3,883 3,953 4,010 4,039 4,105 4,170 –
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, 2013–14 to 2022–231
(Thousands)
Item 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Population at Beginning of Period 13,512 13,618 13,709 13,877 14,078
Births 141 140 141 141 141
Deaths 94 98 97 102 107
Immigrants 102 90 120 99 133
Net Emigrants2 25 24 25 22 14
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents 11 5 30 64 77
Interprovincial Arrivals 57 63 72 72 70
Interprovincial Departures 72 72 63 58 60
Population Growth During Period 106 92 167 202 248
Population at End of Period3 13,618 13,709 13,877 14,078 14,327
Population Growth (%) 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.8
Table 14
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2013–14 to 2022–234 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Population at Beginning of Period 14,327 14,574 14,762 14,842 15,145
Births 141 141 137 138 138
Deaths 106 112 117 119 123
Immigrants 139 127 108 227 199
Net Emigrants5 14 15 11 14 14
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents 71 36 -26 101 305
Interprovincial Arrivals 67 75 56 77 71
Interprovincial Departures 60 72 75 108 113
Population Growth During Period 247 188 81 303 463
Population at End of Period6 14,574 14,762 14,842 15,145 15,608
Population Growth (%) 1.7 1.3 0.5 2.0 3.1

Table 14 footnotes:

[1], [4] 2021 Census-based population estimates for the period from July 1 to June 30 of each year (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, 2009–2022
Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Labour Force (000s) 7,094 7,176 7,238 7,284 7,367 7,385 7,386
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 0.4 1.2 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.0
Participation Rate (%) — Male 71.8 71.5 71.5 71.2 71.0 70.6 70.4
Participation Rate (%) — Female 62.6 62.7 62.3 61.9 62.2 61.6 60.8
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 15.7 15.4 15.5 15.2 15.2 15.2 14.9
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 16.0 16.9 17.4 18.0 18.6 19.3 19.9
Table 15
Ontario, Labour Force, 2009–2022 (continued)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Labour Force (000s) 7,443 7,576 7,679 7,867 7,788 8,049 8,190
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 0.8 1.8 1.4 2.4 (1.0) 3.3 1.8
Participation Rate (%) — Male 69.9 70.0 69.6 70.0 68.6 69.9 69.9
Participation Rate (%) — Female 60.6 60.7 60.5 60.8 59.1 60.7 61.2
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 14.6 14.8 14.8 14.9 14.1 14.0 14.2
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 20.6 21.0 21.2 21.6 22.0 22.2 21.7

Table 15 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2009–2022
Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total Employment (000s) 6,445 6,547 6,658 6,703 6,807 6,840 6,887
Employment (000s) — Male 3,317 3,382 3,460 3,487 3,532 3,566 3,604
Employment (000s) — Female 3,128 3,166 3,198 3,216 3,275 3,274 3,283
Annual Employment Growth (%) (2.4) 1.6 1.7 0.7 1.6 0.5 0.7
Net Job Creation (000s) (156) 103 111 45 104 33 47
Public-Sector Employment (000s) 1,218 1,239 1,267 1,257 1,278 1,260 1,276
Private-Sector Employment (000s) 4,208 4,300 4,378 4,425 4,488 4,542 4,545
Self-Employment (000s) 1,019 1,009 1,013 1,022 1,040 1,038 1,065
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 12.0 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.3 11.2 11.1
Services Employment (% of total) 78.7 79.0 78.9 78.7 79.3 79.6 79.6
Part-Time (% of total) 19.7 19.7 19.5 19.3 19.7 19.6 19.0
Average Hours Worked Per Week1 35.9 36.0 36.3 36.5 36.2 35.8 36.3
Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2009–2022 (continued)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Employment (000s) 6,956 7,117 7,246 7,429 7,026 7,393 7,732
Employment (000s) — Male 3,642 3,730 3,809 3,902 3,717 3,892 4,060
Employment (000s) — Female 3,315 3,387 3,437 3,528 3,309 3,502 3,672
Annual Employment Growth (%) 1.0 2.3 1.8 2.5 (5.4) 5.2 4.6
Net Job Creation (000s) 69 161 129 183 (403) 367 338
Public-Sector Employment (000s) 1,281 1,299 1,319 1,344 1,328 1,429 1,516
Private-Sector Employment (000s) 4,613 4,742 4,810 4,937 4,600 4,876 5,127
Self-Employment (000s) 1,062 1,077 1,117 1,149 1,098 1,088 1,089
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 11.3 11.2 11.0 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.2
Services Employment (% of total) 79.3 79.5 79.6 80.2 79.9 80.2 80.0
Part-Time (% of total) 19.1 19.3 18.8 18.7 17.4 17.6 17.6
Average Hours Worked Per Week2 36.3 35.9 36.3 35.8 35.9 36.2 36.1

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, 2009–2022
Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total Unemployment (000s) 650 629 580 581 561 545 500
Unemployment Rate (%) 9.2 8.8 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.8
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 10.4 9.4 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.1
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 7.8 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.1 6.4
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)1 9.5 9.2 8.6 8.8 8.2 8.1 7.1
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 9.2 8.5 7.9 7.2 7.5 6.8 7.2
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 17.1 16.9 15.5 16.7 15.4 15.2 14.3
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.0
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-Term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 18.2 24.5 23.6 21.7 23.0 22.5 19.8
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 29.4 29.8 30.0 31.8 30.8 31.4 31.6
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 11.5 12.8 13.5 13.4 14.1 14.6 14.6
Average Duration (weeks) 18.1 21.8 21.9 21.8 21.9 21.9 20.1
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 11.0 11.2 12.0 12.5 12.3 13.2 12.1
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 29.9 33.8 34.6 33.9 32.4 32.1 31.5
Table 17
Ontario, Unemployment, 2009–2022 (continued)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Unemployment (000s) 486 459 434 438 762 656 459
Unemployment Rate (%) 6.5 6.1 5.6 5.6 9.8 8.1 5.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 6.8 6.3 5.6 5.7 9.6 8.1 5.5
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.4 10.0 8.2 5.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)2 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.9 11.0 9.2 6.3
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 7.4 6.6 6.1 6.0 7.9 6.8 4.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 13.4 11.7 11.7 11.7 22.1 15.9 11.5
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 5.0 4.7 4.2 4.3 7.3 7.4 4.6
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-Term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 19.7 19.3 16.3 15.1 15.0 28.2 18.2
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 29.9 28.7 30.7 31.2 32.0 27.3 29.2
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 15.9 16.3 15.9 16.5 16.3 20.3 17.8
Average Duration (weeks) 19.9 19.1 17.2 16.0 15.4 23.0 19.7
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 11.0 10.4 9.1 9.4 11.8 14.4 10.2
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 30.7 31.4 28.3 27.0 21.1 29.0 30.1

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, 2013–2022
(Thousands)
Item 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1,410 1,394 1,407 1,440 1,458
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 119 112 115 108 100
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 770 763 765 784 798
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 470 469 477 496 512
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 52 50 50 52 48
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5,397 5,446 5,480 5,516 5,660
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,035 1,064 1,057 1,056 1,109
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 333 323 318 328 337
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 513 506 530 540 555
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 544 557 575 582 616
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 326 329 327 315 303
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 485 488 515 500 497
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 777 793 800 824 851
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 304 306 299 306 307
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 435 447 445 441 448
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 365 361 345 350 360
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 280 275 271 273 278
Total Employment 6,807 6,840 6,887 6,956 7,117
Table 18
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2013–2022 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1,477 1,475 1,416 1,466 1,544
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 103 109 103 101 108
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 794 770 733 775 787
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 528 544 531 539 588
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 52 51 49 51 60
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5,769 5,955 5,610 5,927 6,188
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,102 1,120 1,058 1,113 1,148
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 370 392 347 366 378
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 572 604 602 634 676
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 638 679 688 750 801
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 316 309 284 276 284
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 519 535 512 549 561
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 849 891 853 899 934
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 306 305 271 299 317
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 465 460 346 372 399
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 351 372 388 412 439
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 282 290 261 258 253
Total Employment 7,246 7,429 7,026 7,393 7,732

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, 2013–2022
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Goods Producing Industries (Total) (1.0) (1.2) 0.9 2.4 1.2
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries (2.1) (6.1) 3.1 (5.8) (7.6)
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing (2.4) (0.8) 0.3 2.5 1.7
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 1.3 (0.4) 1.7 4.0 3.2
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 1.2 (2.3) (1.2) 3.6 (6.8)
Services Producing Industries (Total) 2.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 2.6
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1.9 2.8 (0.6) (0.1) 5.0
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 6.7 (3.1) (1.5) 3.3 2.5
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 2.9 (1.5) 4.8 2.0 2.6
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 0.5 2.3 3.3 1.1 5.9
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 8.5 0.9 (0.5) (3.5) (4.0)
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 4.0 0.7 5.4 (2.8) (0.7)
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 2.3 2.1 0.9 3.0 3.3
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation (0.7) 0.6 (2.3) 2.6 0.3
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 2.9 2.7 (0.4) (0.9) 1.5
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 0.2 (1.2) (4.4) 1.5 2.9
Services Producing Industries — Other Services (3.7) (1.9) (1.5) 0.9 1.9
Total Employment 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.3
Table 19
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2013–2022 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1.3 (0.1) (4.0) 3.6 5.3
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 2.6 6.0 (5.5) (2.0) 7.4
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing (0.5) (3.0) (4.9) 5.8 1.5
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 3.2 3.0 (2.4) 1.5 9.2
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 8.5 (1.5) (4.9) 5.1 16.7
Services Producing Industries (Total) 1.9 3.2 (5.8) 5.6 4.4
Services Producing Industries — Trade (0.6) 1.6 (5.5) 5.3 3.1
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 10.0 5.9 (11.5) 5.3 3.5
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 3.0 5.7 (0.3) 5.3 6.5
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 3.6 6.3 1.4 9.0 6.8
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 4.3 (2.3) (8.0) (2.8) 3.0
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 4.4 3.1 (4.2) 7.2 2.2
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance (0.2) 4.9 (4.2) 5.4 3.8
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation (0.4) (0.3) (11.2) 10.2 6.1
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 3.8 (1.0) (24.7) 7.5 7.1
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration (2.5) 5.9 4.4 6.0 6.7
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 1.6 2.7 (9.9) (1.2) (2.2)
Total Employment 1.8 2.5 (5.4) 5.2 4.6

Table 19 footnotes:

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

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 20
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2009–2022
Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1 848.77 881.36 893.40 906.10 920.09 938.50 963.37
Average Weekly Earnings2 — Increase (%) 1.2 3.8 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.6
CPI Inflation (%) 0.4 2.5 3.1 1.4 1.0 2.4 1.2
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 0.9 1.4 (1.7) 0.0 0.6 (0.4) 1.5
AWE — Manufacturing ($) 950.13 999.23 1,006.42 1,036.99 1,050.59 1,071.73 1,107.09
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase (%) (5.0) 5.2 0.7 3.0 1.3 2.0 3.3
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (5.3) 2.7 (2.4) 1.6 0.3 (0.3) 2.1
Wage Settlement Increases (%)3 — All Sectors 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.0
Wage Settlement Increases (%)4 — Public 2.4 1.9 1.6 1.4 0.5 1.4 0.8
Wage Settlement Increases (%)5 — Private 1.2 2.0 1.9 1.2 2.3 1.9 1.6
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 1,550 705 352 201 288 132 337
Minimum Wage at Year-End ($/hour) 9.50 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 11.00 11.25
Table 20
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2009–2022 (continued)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Average Weekly Earnings ($)6 974.41 993.23 1,022.00 1,049.72 1,126.30 1,166.72 1,194.21
Average Weekly Earnings7 — Increase (%) 1.1 1.9 2.9 2.7 7.3 3.6 2.4
CPI Inflation (%) 1.8 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.7 3.5 6.8
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (0.7) 0.2 0.5 0.9 6.6 0.1 (4.4)
AWE – Manufacturing ($) 1,119.28 1,125.79 1,121.57 1,162.46 1,182.69 1,204.55 1,285.84
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase (%) 1.1 0.6 (0.4) 3.6 1.7 1.8 6.7
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (0.7) (1.1) (2.7) 1.8 1.1 (1.6) 0.0
Wage Settlement Increases (%)8 — All Sectors 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.2 2.8
Wage Settlement Increases (%)9 — Public 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.0 2.2
Wage Settlement Increases (%)10 — Private 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.2 1.7 2.0 4.0
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 245 418 303 355 849 246 999
Minimum Wage at Year-End ($/hour) 11.40 11.60 14.00 14.00 14.25 14.35 15.50

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, 2013–2022
(Thousands)
Region:1 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Ontario 6,807 6,840 6,887 6,956 7,117
East 897 901 886 903 907
East — Ottawa (510) 684 693 686 692 698
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 214 208 200 211 209
Greater Toronto Area (530)2 3,230 3,222 3,282 3,321 3,393
Central 1,553 1,584 1,595 1,599 1,670
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 168 185 167 169 184
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 692 699 712 711 737
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 693 700 716 719 750
Southwest 770 776 776 785 794
Southwest — London (560) 322 322 329 331 334
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 296 302 299 305 307
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 151 152 148 148 153
North 358 358 349 350 354
North — Northeast (590) 255 257 250 248 249
North — Northwest (595) 103 101 99 101 105
Table 21
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2013–2022 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region:3 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ontario 7,246 7,429 7,026 7,393 7,732
East 922 968 910 954 1,000
East — Ottawa (510) 716 749 707 737 766
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 206 219 203 217 235
Greater Toronto Area (530)4 3,472 3,576 3,388 3,569 3,729
Central 1,676 1,709 1,615 1,693 1,780
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 181 176 173 178 187
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 741 767 733 766 806
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 754 766 709 749 787
Southwest 817 817 771 833 865
Southwest — London (560) 343 344 343 371 390
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 313 312 273 303 312
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 162 162 156 160 162
North 359 359 343 345 358
North — Northeast (590) 253 255 248 246 258
North — Northwest (595) 106 104 95 99 100

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, 2022
(Thousands)
Region: All Industries Agriculture Resources1 Manufacturing Construction Distributive2 Finance, Professional and Management3
Ontario 7,732 71 37 787 588 716 1,760
East 1,000 10 2 58 74 64 186
East — Ottawa (510) 766 7 2 36 52 47 154
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 235 3 − 22 22 18 32
Greater Toronto Area (530) 3,729 10 5 334 243 378 1,085
Central 1,780 20 2 240 160 157 319
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 187 − − 17 23 14 27
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 806 10 2 129 73 70 147
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 787 9 − 95 64 74 145
Southwest 865 28 - 133 82 83 131
Southwest — London (560) 390 9 − 53 34 36 68
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 312 7 − 56 25 28 41
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 162 11 − 24 22 19 22
North 358 2 22 23 29 33 40
North — Northeast (590) 258 2 18 18 21 23 30
North — Northwest (595) 100 − 4 5 8 10 10
Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2022 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region: Information, Culture and Recreation4 Retail Trade Personal Services5 Education Health and Social Assistance Public Administration
Ontario 317 870 651 561 934 439
East 33 114 87 76 131 166
East — Ottawa (510) 27 85 63 53 92 149
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 7 28 24 23 39 17
Greater Toronto Area (530) 178 414 290 249 401 142
Central 69 206 168 145 217 75
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 7 22 19 15 31 12
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 30 92 69 70 84 31
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 32 93 80 60 102 33
Southwest 26 94 76 63 120 27
Southwest — London (560) 12 43 35 33 54 13
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 10 35 30 22 46 12
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 5 17 10 8 20 3
North 12 43 32 29 65 28
North — Northeast (590) 9 30 23 21 43 21
North — Northwest (595) 3 12 8 8 22 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 2, 2023
Published: November 2, 2023