List of Tables

Note: Updated as of October 18, 2024.

Ontario Economy

Ontario International Merchandise Trade

Demographic Characteristics

Ontario Labour Markets

Ontario Economy

Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2010–2023
($ Billions)
Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Real GDP (chained $2017) 711.2 728.4 738.0 748.3 767.1 785.9 802.4
Household Consumption 399.0 405.7 411.7 420.6 431.8 444.7 455.5
Residential Construction 57.1 59.1 61.9 60.8 61.2 65.9 71.1
Non-residential Construction 18.3 22.5 24.3 23.2 25.9 29.0 26.7
Machinery and Equipment 24.5 25.3 25.1 22.3 25.9 28.4 25.0
Exports 347.5 366.1 374.9 387.5 404.1 413.2 419.1
Imports 351.0 369.4 372.9 379.9 400.8 411.3 413.9
Nominal GDP 631.6 660.4 680.8 696.2 727.0 760.4 790.7
Primary Household Income 424.9 444.8 459.9 473.8 490.4 512.6 520.5
Compensation of Employees 330.2 345.3 356.6 367.9 380.6 396.8 403.0
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 74.4 83.4 85.9 84.8 94.2 97.2 109.7
Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2010–2023 (continued)
($ Billions)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Real GDP (chained $2017) 825.0 852.0 869.8 830.3 875.0 909.1 921.7
Household Consumption 474.6 488.9 497.3 457.9 478.8 512.7 521.5
Residential Construction 71.6 69.3 69.5 74.6 84.9 70.5 65.7
Non-residential Construction 26.8 30.7 31.0 30.1 30.1 30.5 31.6
Machinery and Equipment 26.6 28.4 30.3 27.0 32.1 31.0 26.8
Exports 421.0 432.1 445.8 409.8 424.4 441.7 461.8
Imports 426.8 438.1 441.0 403.4 429.0 451.4 464.2
Nominal GDP 825.0 860.1 893.2 874.4 960.2 1048.3 1093.5
Primary Household Income 541.5 567.5 593.1 592.5 642.9 695.2 741.4
Compensation of Employees 418.9 445.9 464.1 463.8 505.4 550.2 588.3
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 111.4 113.2 113.5 128.1 135.2 127.2 111.0

Table 1 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2010–2023
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Real GDP (chained $2017) 3.0 2.4 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.5 2.1
Household Consumption 3.6 1.7 1.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 2.4
Residential Construction 8.1 3.6 4.7 (1.8) 0.7 7.7 7.8
Non-residential Construction 1.6 22.7 8.0 (4.4) 11.2 12.1 (7.7)
Machinery and Equipment 9.7 3.2 (0.9) (11.1) 16.0 9.9 (12.0)
Exports 8.2 5.4 2.4 3.4 4.3 2.3 1.4
Imports 11.7 5.2 1.0 1.9 5.5 2.6 0.6
Nominal GDP 5.5 4.6 3.1 2.3 4.4 4.6 4.0
Primary Household Income 2.8 4.7 3.4 3.0 3.5 4.5 1.5
Compensation of Employees 2.9 4.6 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.3 1.6
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 32.9 12.1 3.0 (1.2) 11.0 3.2 12.9
Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2010–2023 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Real GDP (chained $2017) 2.8 3.3 2.1 (4.5) 5.4 3.9 1.4
Household Consumption 4.2 3.0 1.7 (7.9) 4.6 7.1 1.7
Residential Construction 0.8 (3.2) 0.3 7.3 13.9 (16.9) (6.9)
Non-residential Construction 0.4 14.3 0.9 (2.6) (0.1) 1.2 3.7
Machinery and Equipment 6.4 6.9 6.6 (10.8) 18.8 (3.6) (13.4)
Exports 0.5 2.6 3.2 (8.1) 3.5 4.1 4.6
Imports 3.1 2.7 0.7 (8.5) 6.3 5.2 2.8
Nominal GDP 4.3 4.3 3.9 (2.1) 9.8 9.2 4.3
Primary Household Income 4.0 4.8 4.5 (0.1) 8.5 8.1 6.6
Compensation of Employees 3.9 6.4 4.1 (0.1) 9.0 8.9 6.9
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 1.6 1.6 0.3 12.8 5.5 (5.9) (12.8)

Table 2 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 3
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2020–2023
(Chained $2017 Millions)
Item 2020 2021 2022 2023
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 173,436 181,084 184,746 184,099
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 14,796 15,155 15,658 15,867
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 14,413 13,985 14,161 14,356
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 58,098 61,464 60,369 59,360
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 85,929 90,548 94,792 94,783
Services Producing Industries (Total) 596,522 628,592 654,945 669,158
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 52,508 55,145 55,365 56,098
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 36,758 39,043 40,408 40,389
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 23,900 24,026 28,056 29,679
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 32,882 34,671 36,279 36,041
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 78,262 82,321 83,285 83,616
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 106,566 110,939 109,628 110,486
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 81,630 87,587 95,766 98,571
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,616 1,172 848 568
Services Producing Industries — Education 43,974 46,825 47,812 48,761
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 53,818 57,608 59,498 61,342
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 4,324 4,543 6,707 7,955
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 10,269 11,422 14,089 15,038
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 13,732 14,640 16,163 16,524
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 58,231 60,996 62,538 65,219
Total Production 769,942 809,659 839,497 852,729

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, 2020–2023
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2020 2021 2022 2023
Goods Producing Industries (Total) (4.3) 4.4 2.0 (0.4)
Goods Producing Industries — Primary (2.8) 2.4 3.3 1.3
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (0.6) (3.0) 1.3 1.4
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 2.2 5.8 (1.8) (1.7)
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 (9.2) 5.4 4.7 0.0
Services Producing Industries (Total) (4.7) 5.4 4.2 2.2
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade (0.3) 5.0 0.4 1.3
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade (3.8) 6.2 3.5 0.0
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing (27.3) 0.5 16.8 5.8
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural (1.3) 5.4 4.6 (0.7)
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 3.9 5.2 1.2 0.4
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 1.7 4.1 (1.2) 0.8
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services (5.7) 7.3 9.3 2.9
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises (29.4) (27.5) (27.6) (33.0)
Services Producing Industries — Education (4.9) 6.5 2.1 2.0
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services (3.0) 7.0 3.3 3.1
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (36.8) 5.1 47.7 18.6
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food (39.7) 11.2 23.4 6.7
Services Producing Industries — Other Services (10.7) 6.6 10.4 2.2
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration (1.6) 4.7 2.5 4.3
Total Production (4.6) 5.2 3.7 1.6

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, 2020–2023
(Chained $2017 Millions)
Item 2020 2021 2022 2023
Manufacturing (Total) 85,929 90,548 94,792 94,783
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 13,923 14,708 15,159 15,216
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 825 879 908 867
Wood Products and Furniture 4,225 4,559 5,131 5,026
Paper Products and Printing 3,856 3,682 3,444 3,158
Chemical and Petroleum Products 14,598 16,069 15,984 15,307
Plastic and Rubber Products 4,652 4,938 5,173 4,400
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 11,103 11,707 12,259 12,493
Machinery 6,525 7,552 8,100 8,537
Electrical and Electronic Products 5,414 5,670 6,022 5,698
Transportation Equipment 15,099 14,101 15,733 18,202
Other Manufacturing 5,746 6,675 7,073 6,421

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, 2020–2023
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2020 2021 2022 2023
Manufacturing (Total) (9.2) 5.4 4.7 0.0
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products (2.2) 5.6 3.1 0.4
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products (9.0) 6.6 3.3 (4.5)
Wood Products and Furniture (10.3) 7.9 12.5 (2.0)
Paper Products and Printing (19.6) (4.5) (6.5) (8.3)
Chemical and Petroleum Products 5.7 10.1 (0.5) (4.2)
Plastic and Rubber Products (7.5) 6.1 4.8 (14.9)
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (13.3) 5.4 4.7 1.9
Machinery (12.7) 15.7 7.3 5.4
Electrical and Electronic Products (5.3) 4.7 6.2 (5.4)
Transportation Equipment (23.6) (6.6) 11.6 15.7
Other Manufacturing 6.6 16.2 6.0 (9.2)

Table 6 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 7
Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2020–2023
Item 2020 2021 2022 2023
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Current $ Millions) 82,881 110,290 104,640 99,294
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) 14.9 33.1 (5.1) (5.1)
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction ($2017 Millions) 74,560 84,895 70,530 65,651
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) 7.3 13.9 (16.9) (6.9)
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Units) 81,305 99,566 96,080 89,297
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Per Cent Change) 17.9 22.5 (3.5) (7.1)
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-Detached, Urban Areas (Units) 20,789 26,173 22,356 15,331
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-detached, Urban Areas (Per Cent Change) 16.9 25.9 (14.6) (31.4)
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Units)  58,072 66,458 69,636 70,950
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Per Cent Change) 16.3 14.4 4.8 1.9
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Dec. 2016=100) 108 119 127 126
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Per Cent Change) 2.7 10.7 6.5 (0.6)
Resale Market — Home Resales (Units) 228,391 273,612 185,855 162,932
Resale Market — Home Resales (Per Cent Change) 8.8 19.8 (32.1) (12.3)
Resale Market — Average Resale Price ($) 705,964 869,969 929,106 870,582
Resale Market — Average Resale Price (Per Cent Change) 16.1 23.2 6.8 (6.3)

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, 2010–2023
(Per Cent)
Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 3.2 2.8 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.5 1.3
Interest Rates — Three-Month T‑Bills 0.6 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.5
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.7
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1
Table 8
Selected Financial Indicators, 2010–2023 (continued)
(Per Cent)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 0.9 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.5 2.1 5.0
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 2.9 3.6 4.0 2.8 2.5 4.1 6.9
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 1.8 2.3 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.8 3.4
Interest Rates — Three-Month T‑Bills 0.7 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.1 2.2 4.7
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 4.8 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.7 6.7
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.8 4.5 7.2

Table 8 footnotes:

Source: Bank of Canada.

Ontario, International Merchandise Trade

Table 9
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Major Commodity2, 2023
Item Value
($ Millions)
2023 Growth
(Per Cent)
Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 72,636 32.7 28.8
2. Precious metals & stones 29,312 17.7 11.6
3. Mechanical equipment 26,196 17.2 10.4
4. Electrical Machinery 9,926 14.1 3.9
5. Plastic products 9,786 (7.2) 3.9
6. Iron and steel 8,695 (13.6) 3.5
7. Cereal and baked products 7,301 12.3 2.9
8. Pharmaceutical products 6,697 (5.8) 2.7
9. Scientific, photo & medical equipment 4,990 9.0 2.0
10. Iron & Steel products 4,863 4.4 1.9
11. Furniture and accessories 4,550 2.8 1.8
12. Oils & other petroleum products 4,062 (22.0) 1.6
13. Nickel & articles thereof 3,771 (11.8) 1.5
14. Aluminum & articles thereof 3,493 (8.1) 1.4
15. Miscellaneous chemical products 3,145 (1.6) 1.3
16. Paper products 2,591 3.2 1.0
17. Vegetables 2,533 16.4 1.0
18. Aircraft, spacecraft & articles thereof 2,361 13.7 0.9
19. Wood products 2,350 (20.6) 0.9
20. Inorganic chemicals 2,324 (16.6) 0.9
21. Perfumes and cosmetics 2,308 35.4 0.9
22. Copper & articles thereof 1,759 (8.2) 0.7
23. Meat 1,736 3.6 0.7
24. Miscellaneous metals 1,702 15.1 0.7
25. Rubber products 1,676 1.0 0.7
All other commodities 31,605 4.8 12.5
Total Exports 252,365 11.6 100.0

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, 2023
Item Value
($ Millions)
2023 Growth
(Per Cent)
Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 94,937 13.2 20.7
2. Mechanical equipment 63,064 7.1 13.8
3. Electrical Machinery 50,158 6.6 11.0
4. Precious metals & stones 22,207 6.0 4.9
5. Pharmaceutical products 20,948 (2.8) 4.6
6. Plastic products 17,196 (8.5) 3.8
7. Scientific, photo & medical equipment 13,451 8.3 2.9
8. Oils & other petroleum products 10,389 (16.6) 2.3
9. Iron & Steel products 8,451 (4.6) 1.9
10. Iron and steel 8,335 (2.7) 1.8
11. Organic Chemicals 8,143 (3.1) 1.8
12. Furniture and accessories 7,501 (2.1) 1.6
13. Paper products 5,427 (0.4) 1.2
14. Perfumes and cosmetics 4,917 11.9 1.1
15. Rubber products 4,735 1.0 1.0
16. Miscellaneous chemical products 4,658 (27.5) 1.0
17. Aircraft, spacecraft & articles thereof 4,647 40.6 1.0
18. Aluminum & articles thereof 4,358 (4.6) 1.0
19. Cereal and baked products 4,118 10.6 0.9
20. Fruits & nuts 4,066 5.9 0.9
21. Toys & sporting goods 4,037 (4.2) 0.9
22. Miscellaneous food products 3,891 11.6 0.9
23. Knitted Clothes 3,866 (12.4) 0.8
24. Beverages 3,560 (3.4) 0.8
25. Clothing & apparel 3,273 (0.5) 0.7
All other commodities 77,545 (1.4) 16.9
Domestic Imports 454,959 3.1 99.4
Re-imports2 2,919 16.6 0.6
Total Imports 457,878 3.2 100.0

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, 2023
Item Exports
($ Millions)
2023 Growth
(Per Cent)
Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 205,371 16.2 81.4
2. United Kingdom 10,145 (25.9) 4.0
3. Hong Kong 3,834 65.0 1.5
4. Mexico 3,769 16.1 1.5
5. China 3,238 14.1 1.3
6. Norway 2,742 (23.9) 1.1
7. Japan 2,405 7.5 1.0
8. Germany 2,364 (29.9) 0.9
9. Switzerland 2,167 62.5 0.9
10. Saudi Arabia 1,471 62.9 0.6
11. Netherlands 1,006 (47.1) 0.4
12. Korea, South 876 (0.9) 0.4
13. France 866 17.8 0.3
14. Italy 847 (10.8) 0.3
15. Australia 739 (35.4) 0.3
16. Belgium 702 (17.5) 0.3
17. India 563 26.1 0.2
18. United Arab Emirates 558 27.6 0.2
19. Spain 462 (8.3) 0.2
20. Brazil 425 19.3 0.2
21. Ireland 409 (10.7) 0.2
22. Singapore 395 11.1 0.2
23. Ukraine 391 421.7 0.2
24. Malaysia 370 15.5 0.2
25. Poland 351 (5.0) 0.1
All other countries 5,897 (3.5) 2.3
Total Exports 252,365 11.6 100.0

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, 2023
Item Imports
($ Millions)
2023 Growth
(Per Cent)
Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 241,205 3.1 52.7
2. China 49,680 (11.3) 10.9
3. Mexico 36,466 13.7 8.0
4. Japan 13,782 20.6 3.0
5. Germany 11,755 6.5 2.6
6. Korea, South 10,149 10.9 2.2
7. Vietnam 8,235 13.8 1.8
8. Switzerland 6,599 11.9 1.4
9. Italy 6,045 3.3 1.3
10. Brazil 5,036 17.6 1.1
11. India 4,304 (2.9) 0.9
12. Taiwan 4,039 (13.8) 0.9
13. Peru 3,947 25.9 0.9
14. France 3,377 17.5 0.7
15. United Kingdom 3,151 (2.3) 0.7
16. Portugal 2,951 75.0 0.6
17. Thailand 2,840 (5.4) 0.6
18. Ireland 2,354 (20.8) 0.5
19. Malaysia 2,250 (8.2) 0.5
20. Belgium 2,195 (6.3) 0.5
21. South Africa 2,170 26.1 0.5
22. Denmark 1,811 43.6 0.4
23. Sweden 1,766 16.8 0.4
24. Spain 1,762 0.5 0.4
25. Indonesia 1,664 21.8 0.4
All other countries 28,344 0.1 6.2
Domestic Imports 454,959 3.1 99.4
Re-imports2 2,919 16.6 0.6
Total Imports 457,878 3.2 100.0

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, 2016–20241
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Population (000s) 13,877 14,078 14,327 14,574 14,762 14,842 15,141 15,623 16,124
Annual average Growth over Preceding Year (%) 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.3 0.5 2.0 3.2 3.2
Median Age (Years) 40.7 40.7 40.6 40.5 40.5 40.7 40.4 39.9 39.6
Age Group Shares (%) — 0–4 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4
Age Group Shares (%) — 5–14 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.2
Age Group Shares (%) — 15–24 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.6 12.2 12.4 12.7 13.0
Age Group Shares (%) — 25–44 26.5 26.5 26.7 27.0 27.3 27.6 28.0 28.8 29.5
Age Group Shares (%) — 45–64 28.1 27.9 27.5 27.1 26.8 26.6 26.0 25.2 24.6
Age Group Shares (%) — 65–74 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2
Age Group Shares (%) — 75+ 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.1
Total Fertility Rate2 1.52 1.50 1.46 1.42 1.35 1.37 1.27 1.22
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) — Female 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.7 84.4 84.4 84.1
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) — Male 80.4 80.2 80.2 80.4 79.9 79.6 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, 2014–15 to 2023–241
(Thousands)
Item 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Population at Beginning of Period 13,618 13,709 13,877 14,078 14,327
Births 140 141 141 141 141
Deaths 98 97 102 107 106
Immigrants 90 120 99 133 139
Net Emigrants2 24 25 22 14 14
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents 5 30 64 77 71
Interprovincial Arrivals 63 72 72 70 67
Interprovincial Departures 72 63 58 60 60
Population Growth During Period 92 167 202 248 247
Population at End of Period3 13,709 13,877 14,078 14,327 14,574
Population Growth (%) 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.7
Table 14
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2014–15 to 2023–244 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Population at Beginning of Period 14,574 14,762 14,842 15,141 15,623
Births 141 137 138 135 141
Deaths 112 117 120 127 131
Immigrants 127 108 227 199 198
Net Emigrants5 15 11 22 24 24
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents 36 (26) 107 328 343
Interprovincial Arrivals 75 56 77 77 69
Interprovincial Departures 72 75 108 106 92
Population Growth During Period 188 81 299 482 501
Population at End of Period6 14,762 14,842 15,141 15,623 16,124
Population Growth (%) 1.3 0.5 2.0 3.2 3.2

Table 14 footnotes:

[1], [4] Population estimates are 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 may not equal the total change in population due to residual deviation.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Ontario Labour Markets

Table 15
Ontario, Labour Force, 2010–2023
Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Labour Force (000s) 7,176 7,238 7,284 7,367 7,385 7,386 7,443
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 1.2 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.8
Participation Rate (%) — Male 71.5 71.5 71.2 71.0 70.6 70.4 69.9
Participation Rate (%) — Female 62.7 62.3 61.9 62.2 61.6 60.8 60.6
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 15.4 15.5 15.2 15.2 15.2 14.9 14.6
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 16.9 17.4 18.0 18.6 19.3 19.9 20.6
Table 15
Ontario, Labour Force, 2010–2023 (continued)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Labour Force (000s) 7,576 7,679 7,867 7,788 8,049 8,190 8,393
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 1.8 1.4 2.4 (1.0) 3.3 1.8 2.5
Participation Rate (%) — Male 70.0 69.6 70.0 68.6 69.9 69.9 70.0
Participation Rate (%) — Female 60.7 60.5 60.8 59.1 60.7 61.2 61.2
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 14.8 14.8 14.9 14.1 14.0 14.2 14.3
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 21.0 21.2 21.6 22.0 22.2 21.7 21.4

Table 15 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2010–2023
Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Employment (000s) 6,547 6,658 6,703 6,807 6,840 6,887 6,956
Employment (000s) — Male 3,382 3,460 3,487 3,532 3,566 3,604 3,642
Employment (000s) — Female 3,166 3,198 3,216 3,275 3,274 3,283 3,315
Annual Employment Growth (%) 1.6 1.7 0.7 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.0
Net Job Creation (000s) 103 111 45 104 33 47 69
Public-Sector Employment (000s) 1,239 1,267 1,257 1,278 1,260 1,276 1,281
Private-Sector Employment (000s) 4,300 4,378 4,425 4,488 4,542 4,545 4,613
Self-Employment (000s) 1,009 1,013 1,022 1,040 1,038 1,065 1,062
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.3
Services Employment (% of total) 79.0 78.9 78.7 79.3 79.6 79.6 79.3
Part-Time (% of total) 19.7 19.5 19.3 19.7 19.6 19.0 19.1
Average Hours Worked Per Week1 36.0 36.3 36.5 36.2 35.8 36.3 36.3
Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2010–2023 (continued)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Employment (000s) 7,117 7,246 7,429 7,026 7,393 7,732 7,915
Employment (000s) — Male 3,730 3,809 3,902 3,717 3,892 4,060 4,165
Employment (000s) — Female 3,387 3,437 3,528 3,309 3,502 3,672 3,750
Annual Employment Growth (%) 2.3 1.8 2.5 -5.4 5.2 4.6 2.4
Net Job Creation (000s) 161 129 183 -403 367 338 183
Public-Sector Employment (000s) 1,299 1,319 1,344 1,328 1,429 1,516 1,540
Private-Sector Employment (000s) 4,742 4,810 4,937 4,600 4,876 5,127 5,296
Self-Employment (000s) 1,077 1,117 1,149 1,098 1,088 1,089 1,079
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 11.2 11.0 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.2 10.2
Services Employment (% of total) 79.5 79.6 80.2 79.9 80.2 80.0 80.0
Part-Time (% of total) 19.3 18.8 18.7 17.4 17.6 17.6 17.3
Average Hours Worked Per Week2 35.9 36.3 35.8 35.9 36.2 36.1 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, 2010–2023
Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Unemployment (000s) 629 580 581 561 545 500 486
Unemployment Rate (%) 8.8 8 8 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.5
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 9.4 8.3 8.3 8 7.6 7.1 6.8
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.1 6.4 6.2
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)1 9.2 8.6 8.8 8.2 8.1 7.1 6.9
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 8.5 7.9 7.2 7.5 6.8 7.2 7.4
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 16.9 15.5 16.7 15.4 15.2 14.3 13.4
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.0 5.0
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-Term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 24.5 23.6 21.7 23.0 22.5 19.8 19.7
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 29.8 30.0 31.8 30.8 31.4 31.6 29.9
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 12.8 13.5 13.4 14.1 14.6 14.6 15.9
Average Duration (weeks) 21.8 21.9 21.8 21.9 21.9 20.1 19.9
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 11.2 12 12.5 12.3 13.2 12.1 11
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 33.8 34.6 33.9 32.4 32.1 31.5 30.7
Table 17
Ontario, Unemployment, 2010–2023 (continued)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Unemployment (000s) 459 434 438 762 656 459 478
Unemployment Rate (%) 6.1 5.6 5.6 9.8 8.1 5.6 5.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 6.3 5.6 5.7 9.6 8.1 5.5 5.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 5.8 5.7 5.4 10 8.2 5.7 5.8
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)2 6.5 6 5.9 11 9.2 6.3 6.2
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 6.6 6.1 6.0 7.9 6.8 4.6 5.3
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 11.7 11.7 11.7 22.1 15.9 11.5 12.5
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 4.7 4.2 4.3 7.3 7.4 4.6 4.1
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-Term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 19.3 16.3 15.1 15.0 28.2 18.2 16.7
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 28.7 30.7 31.2 32.0 27.3 29.2 31.4
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 16.3 15.9 16.5 16.3 20.3 17.8 15.4
Average Duration (weeks) 19.1 17.2 16 15.4 23 19.7 17.6
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 10.4 9.1 9.4 11.8 14.4 10.2 11.5
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 31.4 28.3 27 21.1 29 30.1 26.3

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, 2014–2023
(Thousands)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1,394 1,407 1,440 1,458 1,477
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 112 115 108 100 103
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 763 765 784 798 794
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 469 477 496 512 528
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 50 50 52 48 52
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5,446 5,480 5,516 5,660 5,769
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,064 1,057 1,056 1,109 1,102
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 323 318 328 337 370
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 506 530 540 555 572
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 557 575 582 616 638
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 329 327 315 303 316
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 488 515 500 497 519
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 793 800 824 851 849
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 306 299 306 307 306
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 447 445 441 448 465
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 361 345 350 360 351
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 275 271 273 278 282
Total Employment 6,840 6,887 6,956 7,117 7,246
Table 18
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2014–2023 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1,475 1,416 1,466 1,544 1,586
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 109 103 101 108 119
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 770 733 775 787 808
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 544 531 539 588 596
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 51 49 51 60 63
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5,955 5,610 5,927 6,188 6,329
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,120 1,058 1,113 1,148 1,124
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 392 347 366 378 397
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 604 602 634 676 679
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 679 688 750 801 828
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 309 284 276 284 283
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 535 512 549 561 565
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 891 853 899 934 971
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 305 271 299 317 328
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 460 346 372 399 427
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 372 388 412 439 454
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 290 261 258 253 273
Total Employment 7,429 7,026 7,393 7,732 7,915

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, 2014–2023
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Goods Producing Industries (Total) (1.2) 0.9 2.4 1.2 1.3
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries (6.1) 3.1 (5.8) (7.6) 2.6
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing (0.8) 0.3 2.5 1.7 (0.5)
Goods Producing Industries — Construction (0.4) 1.7 4.0 3.2 3.2
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (2.3) (1.2) 3.6 (6.8) 8.5
Services Producing Industries (Total) 0.9 0.6 0.7 2.6 1.9
Services Producing Industries — Trade 2.8 (0.6) (0.1) 5.0 (0.6)
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing (3.1) (1.5) 3.3 2.5 10.0
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing (1.5) 4.8 2.0 2.6 3.0
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 2.3 3.3 1.1 5.9 3.6
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 0.9 (0.5) (3.5) (4.0) 4.3
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 0.7 5.4 (2.8) (0.7) 4.4
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 2.1 0.9 3.0 3.3 (0.2)
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 0.6 (2.3) 2.6 0.3 (0.4)
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 2.7 (0.4) (0.9) 1.5 3.8
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration (1.2) (4.4) 1.5 2.9 (2.5)
Services Producing Industries — Other Services (1.9) (1.5) 0.9 1.9 1.6
Total Employment 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.3 1.8
Table 19
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2014–2023 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Goods Producing Industries (Total) (0.1) (4.0) 3.6 5.3 2.8
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 6.0 (5.5) (2.0) 7.4 9.9
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing (3.0) (4.9) 5.8 1.5 2.7
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 3.0 (2.4) 1.5 9.2 1.4
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (1.5) (4.9) 5.1 16.7 5.3
Services Producing Industries (Total) 3.2 (5.8) 5.6 4.4 2.3
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1.6 (5.5) 5.3 3.1 (2.1)
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 5.9 (11.5) 5.3 3.5 4.9
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 5.7 (0.3) 5.3 6.5 0.4
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 6.3 1.4 9.0 6.8 3.5
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support (2.3) (8.0) (2.8) 3.0 (0.6)
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 3.1 (4.2) 7.2 2.2 0.8
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 4.9 (4.2) 5.4 3.8 4.0
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation (0.3) (11.2) 10.2 6.1 3.7
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services (1.0) (24.7) 7.5 7.1 7.0
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 5.9 4.4 6.0 6.7 3.4
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 2.7 (9.9) (1.2) (2.2) 7.9
Total Employment 2.5 (5.4) 5.2 4.6 2.4

Table 19 footnotes:

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

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 20
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2010–2023
Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1 881.35 893.36 905.89 919.86 938.31 963.15 974.09
Average Weekly Earnings2 — Increase (%) 3.9 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.6 1.1
CPI Inflation (%) 2.5 3.1 1.4 1.0 2.4 1.2 1.8
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 1.4 (1.7) 0.0 0.6 (0.4) 1.5 (0.7)
AWE — Manufacturing ($) 998.78 1,005.78 1,036.52 1,049.68 1,070.97 1,106.78 1,118.95
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase (%) 5.2 0.7 3.1 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.1
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 2.7 (2.4) 1.6 0.3 (0.3) 2.2 (0.7)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)3 — All Sectors 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.6
Wage Settlement Increases (%)4 — Public 1.9 1.6 1.4 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.4
Wage Settlement Increases (%)5 — Private 2.0 1.9 1.2 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.9
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 705 352 201 288 132 337 245
Minimum Wage at Year-End ($/hour) 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 11.00 11.25 11.40
Table 20
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2010–2023 (continued)
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Average Weekly Earnings ($)6 992.74 1,021.37 1,049.11 1,125.87 1,165.62 1,193.26 1,231.95
Average Weekly Earnings7 — Increase (%) 1.9 2.9 2.7 7.3 3.5 2.4 3.2
CPI Inflation (%) 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.7 3.5 6.8 3.8
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 0.2 0.5 0.9 6.7 0.1 (4.4) (0.6)
AWE – Manufacturing ($) 1,124.38 1,120.80 1,161.63 1,182.16 1,203.39 1,285.81 1,332.33
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase (%) 0.5 (0.3) 3.6 1.8 1.8 6.8 3.6
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (1.2) (2.7) 1.8 1.1 (1.7) 0.1 (0.2)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)8 — All Sectors 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.3 2.8 3.9
Wage Settlement Increases (%)9 — Public 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 2.2 3.8
Wage Settlement Increases (%)10 — Private 2.0 1.9 2.2 1.7 2.1 4.0 4.2
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 418 303 355 849 246 948 328
Minimum Wage at Year-End ($/hour) 11.60 14.00 14.00 14.25 14.35 15.50 16.55

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, 2014–2023
(Thousands)
Region:1 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Ontario 6,840 6,887 6,956 7,117 7,246
East 901 886 903 907 922
East — Ottawa (510) 693 686 692 698 716
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 208 200 211 209 206
Greater Toronto Area (530)2 3,222 3,282 3,321 3,393 3,472
Central 1,584 1,595 1,599 1,670 1,676
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 185 167 169 184 181
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 699 712 711 737 741
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 700 716 719 750 754
Southwest 776 776 785 794 817
Southwest — London (560) 322 329 331 334 343
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 302 299 305 307 313
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 152 148 148 153 162
North 358 349 350 354 359
North — Northeast (590) 257 250 248 249 253
North — Northwest (595) 101 99 101 105 106
Table 21
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2014–2023 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region:3 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Ontario 7,429 7,026 7,393 7,732 7,915
East 968 910 954 1,000 1,030
East — Ottawa (510) 749 707 737 766 802
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 219 203 217 235 228
Greater Toronto Area (530)4 3,576 3,388 3,569 3,729 3,829
Central 1,709 1,615 1,693 1,780 1,819
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 176 173 178 187 195
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 767 733 766 806 839
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 766 709 749 787 785
Southwest 817 771 833 865 881
Southwest — London (560) 344 343 371 390 392
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 312 273 303 312 334
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 162 156 160 162 155
North 359 343 345 358 356
North — Northeast (590) 255 248 246 258 253
North — Northwest (595) 104 95 99 100 103

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.

Bracketed numbers indicate the economic region code as defined by Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification SGC 2016.

Note: All figures are average annual employment levels.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2023
(Thousands)
Region: All Industries Agriculture Resources1 Manufacturing Construction Distributive2 Finance, Professional and Management3
Ontario 7,915 79 40 808 596 741 1,790
East 1,030 11 63 81 66 191
East — Ottawa (510) 802 8 39 61 52 158
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 228 2 23 20 15 33
Greater Toronto Area (530) 3,829 7 6 347 241 405 1,094
Central 1,819 26 2 244 165 163 331
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 195 4 21 18 14 30
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 839 10 126 80 72 163
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 785 12 2 97 67 77 138
Southwest 881 33 4 134 78 79 135
Southwest — London (560) 392 11 55 35 35 69
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 334 8 2 59 25 26 47
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 155 13 2 20 19 18 18
North 356 3 25 21 31 30 39
North — Northeast (590) 253 3 19 16 23 20 29
North — Northwest (595) 103 6 5 9 9 11
Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2023 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region: Information, Culture and Recreation4 Retail Trade Personal Services5 Education Health and Social Assistance Public Administration
Ontario 328 843 699 565 971 454
East 34 114 91 74 125 177
East — Ottawa (510) 27 88 69 53 90 157
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 6 28 22 21 35 20
Greater Toronto Area (530) 182 395 329 261 421 142
Central 73 198 174 140 228 73
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 10 23 21 15 28 10
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 31 88 74 64 98 31
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 32 87 79 61 103 32
Southwest 28 94 76 61 128 34
Southwest — London (560) 13 40 32 28 60 14
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 11 35 30 23 51 16
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 4 18 13 9 18 4
North 12 43 30 30 68 28
North — Northeast (590) 9 29 21 21 44 21
North — Northwest (595) 3 11 9 9 24 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.

Bracketed numbers indicate the economic region code as defined by Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification SGC 2016.

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: October 30, 2024
Published: October 30, 2024