List of Tables

Note: Updated as of October 3, 2025.

Ontario Economy

Ontario International Merchandise Trade

Demographic Characteristics

Ontario Labour Markets

Ontario Economy

Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2011–2024
($ Billions)
Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Real GDP (chained $2017) 728.4 738.0 748.3 767.1 785.9 802.4 825.0
Household Consumption 405.7 411.7 420.6 431.8 444.7 455.5 474.6
Residential Construction 59.1 61.9 60.8 61.2 65.9 71.1 71.6
Non-residential Construction 22.5 24.3 23.2 25.9 29.0 26.7 26.8
Machinery and Equipment 25.3 25.1 22.3 25.9 28.4 25.0 26.6
Exports 366.1 374.9 387.5 404.1 413.2 419.1 421.0
Imports 369.4 372.9 379.9 400.8 411.3 413.9 426.8
Nominal GDP 660.4 680.8 696.2 727.0 760.4 790.7 825.0
Primary Household Income 444.8 459.9 473.8 490.4 512.6 520.5 541.5
Compensation of Employees 345.3 356.6 367.9 380.6 396.8 403.0 418.9
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 83.4 85.9 84.8 94.2 97.2 109.7 111.4
Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2011–2024 (continued)
($ Billions)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Real GDP (chained $2017) 852.0 869.8 830.3 880.7 916.9 932.8 946.2
Household Consumption 488.9 497.3 457.9 481.7 519.3 526.9 538.1
Residential Construction 69.3 69.5 74.6 84.9 72.3 67.4 65.8
Non-residential Construction 30.7 31.0 30.1 30.9 31.1 32.7 33.1
Machinery and Equipment 28.4 30.3 27.0 31.2 29.7 29.1 29.6
Exports 432.1 445.8 409.8 425.4 447.9 467.6 462.7
Imports 438.1 441.0 403.4 432.0 456.2 459.6 453.4
Nominal GDP 860.1 893.2 874.4 970.1 1,061.7 1,119.5 1,178.4
Primary Household Income 567.5 593.1 592.5 642.1 692.0 736.6 791.6
Compensation of Employees 445.9 464.1 463.8 505.9 549.9 584.5 617.5
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 113.2 113.5 128.1 144.7 137.5 131.7 130.6

Table 1 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2011–2024
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Real GDP (chained $2017) 2.4 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.8
Household Consumption 1.7 1.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 2.4 4.2
Residential Construction 3.6 4.7 (1.8) 0.7 7.7 7.8 0.8
Non-residential Construction 22.7 8.0 (4.4) 11.2 12.1 (7.7) 0.4
Machinery and Equipment 3.2 (0.9) (11.1) 16.0 9.9 (12.0) 6.4
Exports 5.4 2.4 3.4 4.3 2.3 1.4 0.5
Imports 5.2 1.0 1.9 5.5 2.6 0.6 3.1
Nominal GDP 4.6 3.1 2.3 4.4 4.6 4.0 4.3
Primary Household Income 4.7 3.4 3.0 3.5 4.5 1.5 4.0
Compensation of Employees 4.6 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.3 1.6 3.9
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 12.1 3.0 (1.2) 11.0 3.2 12.9 1.6
Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2011–2024 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Real GDP (chained $2017) 3.3 2.1 (4.5) 6.1 4.1 1.7 1.4
Household Consumption 3.0 1.7 (7.9) 5.2 7.8 1.5 2.1
Residential Construction (3.2) 0.3 7.3 13.8 (14.9) (6.7) (2.3)
Non-residential Construction 14.3 0.9 (2.6) 2.5 0.7 5.1 1.1
Machinery and Equipment 6.9 6.6 (10.8) 15.2 (4.8) (1.9) 1.9
Exports 2.6 3.2 (8.1) 3.8 5.3 4.4 (1.1)
Imports 2.7 0.7 (8.5) 7.1 5.6 0.7 (1.3)
Nominal GDP 4.3 3.9 (2.1) 11.0 9.4 5.4 5.3
Primary Household Income 4.8 4.5 (0.1) 8.4 7.8 6.4 7.5
Compensation of Employees 6.4 4.1 (0.1) 9.1 8.7 6.3 5.7
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 1.6 0.3 12.8 12.9 (5.0) (4.2) (0.9)

Table 2 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 3
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2021–2024
(Chained $2017 Millions)
Item 2021 2022 2023 2024
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 183,096 187,750 187,216 182,838
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 15,415 16,624 16,923 17,410
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 14,052 14,420 14,712 15,159
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 61,577 60,287 59,079 57,922
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 92,313 96,871 96,987 92,436
Services Producing Industries (Total) 634,182 662,856 679,067 694,601
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 55,043 55,360 56,131 56,562
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 38,664 40,197 40,099 40,628
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 25,225 30,149 32,826 33,851
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 35,343 37,047 37,539 37,457
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 84,785 86,183 86,005 89,079
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 109,558 108,811 109,200 112,235
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 90,818 98,680 101,857 102,764
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,136 824 536 381
Services Producing Industries — Education 46,734 47,735 49,444 51,825
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 57,478 59,920 62,392 64,437
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 5,024 7,031 8,070 8,367
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 11,970 14,563 15,499 15,747
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 14,239 15,758 16,364 16,465
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 60,327 61,774 63,791 65,482
Total Production 817,266 850,462 865,860 876,620

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, 2021–2024
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2021 2022 2023 2024
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 5.6 2.5 (0.3) (2.3)
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 4.2 7.8 1.8 2.9
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (2.5) 2.6 2.0 3.0
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 6.0 (2.1) (2.0) (2.0)
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 7.4 4.9 0.1 (4.7)
Services Producing Industries (Total) 6.3 4.5 2.4 2.3
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 4.8 0.6 1.4 0.8
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 5.2 4.0 (0.2) 1.3
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 5.5 19.5 8.9 3.1
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 7.5 4.8 1.3 (0.2)
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 8.3 1.6 (0.2) 3.6
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 2.8 (0.7) 0.4 2.8
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 11.3 8.7 3.2 0.9
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises (29.7) (27.5) (34.9) (29.0)
Services Producing Industries — Education 6.3 2.1 3.6 4.8
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 6.8 4.2 4.1 3.3
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 16.2 39.9 14.8 3.7
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 16.6 21.7 6.4 1.6
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 3.7 10.7 3.8 0.6
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 3.6 2.4 3.3 2.7
Total Production 6.1 4.1 1.8 1.2

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, 2021–2024
(Chained $2017 Millions)
Item 2021 2022 2023 2024
Manufacturing (Total) 92,313 96,871 96,987 92,436
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 14,354 14,869 14,803 14,374
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 891 944 939 910
Wood Products and Furniture 4,391 4,833 4,831 4,704
Paper Products and Printing 3,813 3,639 3,372 3,155
Chemical and Petroleum Products 15,503 15,667 14,930 15,448
Plastic and Rubber Products 5,693 5,961 5,095 5,209
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 12,129 12,806 13,197 12,776
Machinery 8,190 8,676 9,193 8,250
Electrical and Electronic Products 5,690 5,902 5,749 5,465
Transportation Equipment 14,777 16,521 18,673 16,710
Other Manufacturing 6,952 7,252 6,634 5,700

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, 2021–2024
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2021 2022 2023 2024
Manufacturing (Total) 7.4 4.9 0.1 (4.7)
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 3.1 3.6 (0.4) (2.9)
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 8.1 5.9 (0.4) (3.1)
Wood Products and Furniture 3.9 10.1 (0.1) (2.6)
Paper Products and Printing (1.1) (4.6) (7.3) (6.4)
Chemical and Petroleum Products 6.2 1.1 (4.7) 3.5
Plastic and Rubber Products 22.4 4.7 (14.5) 2.2
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 9.2 5.6 3.0 (3.2)
Machinery 25.5 5.9 6.0 (10.3)
Electrical and Electronic Products 5.1 3.7 (2.6) (4.9)
Transportation Equipment (2.1) 11.8 13.0 (10.5)
Other Manufacturing 21.0 4.3 (8.5) (14.1)

Table 6 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 7
Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2021–2024
Item 2021 2022 2023 2024
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Current $ Millions) 108,992 105,438 99,596 97,642
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) 31.5 (3.3) (5.5) (2.0)
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction ($2017 Millions) 84,878 72,273 67,401 65,847
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) 13.8 (14.9) (6.7) (2.3)
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Units) 99,566 96,080 89,297 74,573
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Per Cent Change) 22.5 (3.5) (7.1) (16.5)
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-Detached, Urban Areas (Units) 26,173 22,339 15,368 12,973
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-detached, Urban Areas (Per Cent Change) 25.9 (14.6) (31.2) (15.6)
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Units)  66,458 69,600 70,936 59,002
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Per Cent Change) 14.4 4.7 1.9 (16.8)
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Dec. 2016=100) 119 127 126 124
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Per Cent Change) 10.7 6.5 (0.6) (1.3)
Resale Market — Home Resales (Units) 272,881 183,901 161,784 169,352
Resale Market — Home Resales (Per Cent Change) 18.0 (32.6) (12.0) 4.7
Resale Market — Average Resale Price ($) 876,446 936,006 876,320 868,206
Resale Market — Average Resale Price (Per Cent Change) 23.7 6.8 (6.4) (0.9)

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, 2011–2024
(Per Cent)
Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.9
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.9
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 2.8 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.8
Interest Rates — Three-Month T‑Bills 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.7
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.8
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2
Table 8
Selected Financial Indicators, 2011–2024 (continued)
(Per Cent)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.5 2.1 5.0 4.8
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 3.6 4.0 2.8 2.5 4.1 6.9 6.7
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 2.3 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.8 3.4 3.4
Interest Rates — Three-Month T‑Bills 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.1 2.2 4.7 4.3
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.7 6.7 6.7
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.8 4.5 7.2 7.6

Table 8 footnotes:

Source: Bank of Canada.

Ontario, International Merchandise Trade

Table 9
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Major Commodity2, 2024
Item Value
($ Millions)		 2024 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 64,106 (11.5) 25.4
2. Precious metals & stones 37,083 26.4 14.7
3. Mechanical equipment 24,689 (5.6) 9.8
4. Electrical Machinery 11,241 13.2 4.5
5. Plastic products 10,565 8.0 4.2
6. Iron and steel 8,365 (3.8) 3.3
7. Cereal and baked products 7,957 9.0 3.2
8. Pharmaceutical products 7,215 7.7 2.9
9. Scientific, photo & medical equipment 5,109 2.4 2.0
10. Furniture and accessories 4,482 (1.0) 1.8
11. Iron & Steel products 4,383 (9.6) 1.7
12. Oils & other petroleum products 3,829 (5.8) 1.5
13. Aluminum & articles thereof 3,359 (3.9) 1.3
14. Inorganic chemicals 3,099 33.3 1.2
15. Vegetables 2,887 14.0 1.1
16. Nickel & articles thereof 2,699 (28.4) 1.1
17. Miscellaneous chemical products 2,644 (15.9) 1.0
18. Paper products 2,611 0.9 1.0
19. Wood products 2,414 2.6 1.0
20. Aircraft, spacecraft & articles thereof 2,367 0.3 0.9
21. Perfumes and cosmetics 2,002 (13.3) 0.8
22. Cocoa products 1,862 31.7 0.7
23. Rubber products 1,857 10.9 0.7
24. Miscellaneous food products 1,797 7.4 0.7
25. Meat 1,784 2.7 0.7
All other commodities 31,921 (0.2) 12.7
Total Exports 252,327 0.1 100.0

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, 2024
Item Value
($ Millions)		 2024 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 94,916 0.0 20.4
2. Mechanical equipment 64,715 2.6 13.9
3. Electrical Machinery 50,126 (0.1) 10.8
4. Precious metals & stones 23,595 6.2 5.1
5. Pharmaceutical products 20,578 (1.9) 4.4
6. Plastic products 17,451 1.5 3.8
7. Scientific, photo & medical equipment 14,317 6.4 3.1
8. Oils & other petroleum products 9,201 (11.4) 2.0
9. Iron & Steel products 8,293 (1.9) 1.8
10. Organic Chemicals 8,249 1.3 1.8
11. Iron and steel 7,816 (6.3) 1.7
12. Furniture and accessories 7,220 (3.7) 1.6
13. Paper products 5,888 8.5 1.3
14. Perfumes and cosmetics 5,258 6.9 1.1
15. Rubber products 4,740 0.0 1.0
16. Miscellaneous chemical products 4,575 (1.9) 1.0
17. Aluminum & articles thereof 4,544 4.3 1.0
18. Fruits & nuts 4,392 8.0 0.9
19. Cereal and baked products 4,278 3.9 0.9
20. Aircraft, spacecraft & articles thereof 4,238 (8.8) 0.9
21. Miscellaneous food products 4,165 6.9 0.9
22. Toys & sporting goods 4,076 1.0 0.9
23. Knitted Clothes 4,037 4.4 0.9
24. Beverages 3,596 1.0 0.8
25. Soap and organic surface agents 3,477 7.0 0.7
All other commodities 80,588 3.9 17.4
Domestic Imports 461,632 1.5 99.4
Re-imports2 2,699 (7.5) 0.6
Total Imports 464,331 1.4 100.0

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, 2024
Item Exports
($ Millions)		 2024 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 194,742 (5.0) 77.2
2. United Kingdom 23,082 127.4 9.1
3. Mexico 4,088 8.4 1.6
4. Switzerland 2,916 34.5 1.2
5. China 2,769 (14.6) 1.1
6. Hong Kong 2,193 (42.8) 0.9
7. Germany 2,163 (8.9) 0.9
8. Japan 2,089 (13.2) 0.8
9. Norway 2,008 (26.8) 0.8
10. Saudi Arabia 1,209 (18.5) 0.5
11. France (incl.Monaco, French Antilles) 980 12.9 0.4
12. Netherlands 972 (3.4) 0.4
13. Korea, South 950 8.2 0.4
14. Italy (incl. Vatican City State) 897 5.9 0.4
15. Australia 733 (1.4) 0.3
16. Belgium 647 (8.2) 0.3
17. United Arab Emirates 570 1.9 0.2
18. India 548 (3.4) 0.2
19. Ireland 512 25.0 0.2
20. Singapore 415 5.1 0.2
21. Taiwan 393 15.3 0.2
22. Brazil 376 (12.2) 0.1
23. Malaysia 362 (2.3) 0.1
24. Ukraine 346 (11.7) 0.1
25. Türkiye 286 66.0 0.1
All other countries 6,079 (2.2) 2.4
Total Exports 252,327 0.1 100.0

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, 2024
Item Imports
($ Millions)		 2024 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 243,335 0.9 52.4
2. China 50,438 1.5 10.9
3. Mexico 37,210 2.0 8.0
4. Japan 14,311 3.5 3.1
5. Korea, South 12,343 21.6 2.7
6. Germany 10,992 (6.4) 2.4
7. Vietnam 9,012 9.4 1.9
8. Switzerland 6,200 (6.1) 1.3
9. Italy (incl. Vatican City State) 6,173 2.1 1.3
10. Brazil 5,432 7.9 1.2
11. Peru 4,971 25.9 1.1
12. India 4,427 3.0 1.0
13. Taiwan 3,901 (3.5) 0.8
14. France (incl. Monaco, French Antilles) 3,478 2.9 0.7
15. United Kingdom 3,462 9.8 0.7
16. Thailand 3,043 7.1 0.7
17. Ireland 2,644 12.3 0.6
18. Portugal 2,285 (22.6) 0.5
19. Malaysia 2,223 (1.2) 0.5
20. South Africa 1,821 (16.1) 0.4
21. Belgium 1,803 (17.9) 0.4
22. Netherlands 1,720 18.4 0.4
23. Spain 1,712 (2.8) 0.4
24. Sweden 1,698 (3.8) 0.4
25. Indonesia 1,589 (4.5) 0.3
All other countries 28,108 (2.1) 6.1
Domestic Imports 461,632 1.5 99.4
Re-imports2 2,699 (7.5) 0.6
Total Imports 464,331 1.4 100.0

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, 2017–20251
Item 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Population (000s) 14,078 14,327 14,574 14,762 14,842 15,156 15,632 16,145 16,258
Annual average Growth over Preceding Year (%) 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.3 0.5 2.1 3.1 3.3 0.7
Median Age (Years) 40.7 40.6 40.5 40.5 40.7 40.4 39.9 39.6 39.9
Age Group Shares (%) — 0–4 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4
Age Group Shares (%) — 5–14 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.2
Age Group Shares (%) — 15–24 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.6 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.9 12.5
Age Group Shares (%) — 25–44 26.5 26.7 27.0 27.3 27.6 28.0 28.8 29.5 29.6
Age Group Shares (%) — 45–64 27.9 27.5 27.1 26.8 26.6 26.0 25.2 24.6 24.4
Age Group Shares (%) — 65–74 9.4 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.4
Age Group Shares (%) — 75+ 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.5
Total Fertility Rate2 1.50 1.46 1.43 1.35 1.38 1.28 1.22 1.21 –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)3 — Female 84.4 84.3 84.7 84.3 84.3 84.1 84.5 – –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)4 — Male 80.2 80.2 80.4 79.7 79.6 79.6 80.1 – –
Families (000s) 3,857 3,899 3,958 3,990 4,017 4,070 4,169 4,260 –
Households (000s) 5,393 5,486 5,608 5,685 5,741 5,840 6,014 6,175 –

Table 13 footnotes:

[1] Population estimates are for July 1.

[2], [3], [4] Calendar-year data.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 14
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2015–16 to 2024–251
(Thousands)
Item 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Population at Beginning of Period 13,709 13,877 14,078 14,327 14,574
Births 141 141 141 141 141
Deaths 97 102 107 106 112
Immigrants 120 99 133 139 127
Net Emigrants2 25 22 14 14 15
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents 30 64 77 71 36
Interprovincial Arrivals 72 72 70 67 75
Interprovincial Departures 63 58 60 60 72
Population Growth During Period 167 202 248 247 188
Population at End of Period3 13,877 14,078 14,327 14,574 14,762
Population Growth (%) 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.3
Table 14
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2015–16 to 2024–254 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Population at Beginning of Period 14,762 14,842 15,156 15,632 16,145
Births 137 139 135 142 145
Deaths 117 121 123 122 125
Immigrants 108 227 199 198 191
Net Emigrants5 11 22 30 30 31
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents −26 121 325 368 −49
Interprovincial Arrivals 56 77 77 69 65
Interprovincial Departures 75 108 106 112 83
Population Growth During Period 81 313 477 512 113
Population at End of Period6 14,842 15,156 15,632 16,145 16,258
Population Growth (%) 0.5 2.1 3.1 3.3 0.7

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, 2011–2024
Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Labour Force (000s) 7,229 7,268 7,352 7,369 7,366 7,422 7,568
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 2.0
Participation Rate (%) — Male 71.5 71.1 71 70.6 70.3 69.9 70.1
Participation Rate (%) — Female 62.1 61.7 61.9 61.4 60.6 60.3 60.5
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 15.6 15.2 15.2 15.3 15 14.7 14.8
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 17.4 17.9 18.5 19.2 19.9 20.5 20.9
Table 15
Ontario, Labour Force, 2011–2024 (continued)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Labour Force (000s) 7,674 7,848 7,806 8,060 8,222 8,484 8,755
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 1.4 2.3 (0.5) 3.3 2.0 3.2 3.2
Participation Rate (%) — Male 69.6 70 68.6 69.9 69.9 70.1 69.7
Participation Rate (%) — Female 60.3 60.6 59 60.6 61 61.3 60.8
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 14.8 14.7 13.9 13.6 13.9 13.9 13.9
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 21.2 21.6 22 22.2 21.5 21.2 20.7

Table 15 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2011–2024
Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total Employment (000s) 6,648 6,685 6,791 6,823 6,863 6,935 7,109
Employment (000s) — Male 3,461 3,483 3,533 3,563 3,596 3,641 3,736
Employment (000s) — Female 3,187 3,203 3,258 3,261 3,267 3,294 3,373
Annual Employment Growth (%) 1.5 0.6 1.6 0.5 0.6 1.0 2.5
Net Job Creation (000s) 100 38 106 33 39 72 175
Public-Sector Employment (000s) 1,270 1,241 1,266 1,255 1,264 1,263 1,279
Private-Sector Employment (000s) 4,355 4,414 4,493 4,554 4,548 4,622 4,749
Self-Employment (000s) 1,023 1,030 1,032 1,015 1,050 1,050 1,081
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 11.6 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.3
Services Employment (% of total) 79.1 78.8 79.3 79.6 79.6 79.3 79.4
Part-Time (% of total) 19.5 19.4 19.7 19.6 19.0 19.1 19.3
Average Hours Worked Per Week1 36.3 36.5 36.2 35.8 36.3 36.3 35.9
Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2011–2024 (continued)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Employment (000s) 7,240 7,413 7,043 7,405 7,764 8,006 8,146
Employment (000s) — Male 3,814 3,901 3,738 3,910 4,094 4,230 4,298
Employment (000s) — Female 3,427 3,512 3,305 3,495 3,670 3,776 3,848
Annual Employment Growth (%) 1.8 2.4 (5.0) 5.1 4.9 3.1 1.7
Net Job Creation (000s) 131 173 (370) 361 359 242 140
Public-Sector Employment (000s) 1,312 1,343 1,332 1,441 1,541 1,570 1,622
Private-Sector Employment (000s) 4,819 4,932 4,614 4,876 5,153 5,367 5,422
Self-Employment (000s) 1,110 1,138 1,097 1,088 1,070 1,069 1,102
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 11.0 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.2
Services Employment (% of total) 79.5 80.1 79.8 80.0 79.9 79.8 80.6
Part-Time (% of total) 18.7 18.6 17.3 17.5 17.4 17.2 17.6
Average Hours Worked Per Week2 36.3 35.9 35.9 36.2 36.1 36.2 36.0

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, 2011–2024
Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total Unemployment (000s) 582 583 562 546 503 488 459
Unemployment Rate (%) 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.6 6.1
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 8.3 8.4 8 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.3
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.2 6.5 6.3 5.8
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)1 8.6 8.9 8.3 8.1 7.2 6.9 6.5
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 8.0 7.3 7.6 6.8 7.2 7.4 6.5
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 15.6 16.7 15.6 15.3 14.4 13.4 11.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 6.2 6 5.8 5.6 5 5.1 4.7
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-Term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 23.6 21.8 22.9 22.5 19.9 19.6 19.3
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 30.1 31.7 31 31.5 31.5 30 28.5
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 13.5 13.3 14.1 14.5 14.6 15.8 16.3
Average Duration (weeks) 21.9 21.9 21.9 21.8 20.2 19.8 19.1
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 12 12.5 12.4 13.2 12.1 11 10.4
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 34.7 34.0 32.3 32.1 31.7 30.7 31.3
Table 17
Ontario, Unemployment, 2011–2024 (continued)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Unemployment (000s) 434 435 762 655 457 478 609
Unemployment Rate (%) 5.7 5.5 9.8 8.1 5.6 5.6 7.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 5.6 5.7 9.6 8.1 5.5 5.5 7.3
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 5.7 5.4 10 8.2 5.7 5.8 6.5
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)2 6 5.9 11 9.1 6.3 6.2 7.9
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 6.1 6.0 8.0 6.8 4.6 5.2 5.5
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 11.7 11.7 22.1 15.9 11.4 12.5 15.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 4.3 4.3 7.3 7.5 4.6 4.1 4.7
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-Term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 16.3 15.2 15.0 28.3 18.1 16.7 22.4
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 30.5 30.8 31.4 26.6 28.6 30.8 31.4
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 15.9 16.6 16.4 20.4 17.8 15.3 14
Average Duration (weeks) 17.2 16 15.4 23 19.7 17.6 20.9
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 9.2 9.4 11.7 14.4 10.1 11.5 15.4
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 28.3 27 21.1 28.9 29.9 26.2 26.0

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, 2015–2024
(Thousands)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1,402 1,436 1,464 1,482 1,476
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 115 109 101 105 109
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 767 783 800 799 777
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 470 492 515 526 539
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 50 52 48 53 51
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5,461 5,499 5,646 5,758 5,937
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,061 1,058 1,103 1,099 1,119
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 319 329 338 371 394
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 529 541 553 570 600
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 572 581 621 639 676
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 330 313 305 318 309
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 509 497 493 515 532
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 796 818 851 850 891
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 297 307 305 301 305
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 440 442 444 466 458
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 343 346 356 345 363
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 265 269 278 285 291
Total Employment 6,863 6,935 7,109 7,240 7,413
Table 18
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2015–2024 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1,424 1,481 1,559 1,619 1,584
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 103 102 112 121 115
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 739 782 798 829 830
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 532 543 588 605 579
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 50 53 61 65 60
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5,620 5,924 6,205 6,387 6,563
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,057 1,105 1,152 1,139 1,126
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 350 365 381 402 422
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 599 629 671 680 703
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 692 757 803 837 900
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 284 280 283 281 291
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 514 552 571 580 606
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 858 901 936 981 1,007
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 273 298 318 326 326
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 346 367 396 426 421
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 384 412 445 463 472
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 263 258 251 273 290
Total Employment 7,043 7,405 7,764 8,006 8,146

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, 2015–2024
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 0.7 2.4 1.9 1.3 (0.4)
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 5.2 (5.8) (7.2) 3.7 4.6
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing (0.1) 2.0 2.2 (0.1) (2.8)
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 1.0 4.8 4.5 2.3 2.4
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (0.4) 5.1 (7.3) 9.5 (3.0)
Services Producing Industries (Total) 0.5 0.7 2.7 2.0 3.1
Services Producing Industries — Trade (0.8) (0.3) 4.3 (0.4) 1.8
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing (2.4) 3.2 2.6 9.8 6.2
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 4.6 2.1 2.2 3.1 5.3
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 3.7 1.6 6.9 2.8 5.9
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support (0.1) (5.1) (2.4) 4.2 (2.8)
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 4.6 (2.5) (0.8) 4.6 3.2
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 1.2 2.7 4.1 (0.1) 4.8
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation (3.0) 3.5 (0.6) (1.4) 1.2
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 0.3 0.4 0.4 5.0 (1.7)
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration (4.5) 0.7 2.9 (3.1) 5.3
Services Producing Industries — Other Services (2.1) 1.6 3.4 2.5 2.0
Total Employment 0.6 1.0 2.5 1.8 2.4
Table 19
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2015–2024 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Goods Producing Industries (Total) (3.6) 4.0 5.3 3.9 (2.2)
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries (5.9) (0.8) 9.2 8.1 (4.6)
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing (4.9) 5.9 2.0 3.9 0.2
Goods Producing Industries — Construction (1.3) 2.1 8.3 2.9 (4.4)
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities (3.1) 7.7 14.8 5.2 (7.8)
Services Producing Industries (Total) (5.3) 5.4 4.7 2.9 2.7
Services Producing Industries — Trade (5.5) 4.5 4.3 (1.1) (1.2)
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing (11.2) 4.4 4.3 5.6 4.9
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing (0.2) 5.1 6.5 1.3 3.5
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 2.4 9.4 6.1 4.2 7.5
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support (8.2) (1.4) 1.0 (0.5) 3.4
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services (3.5) 7.5 3.4 1.6 4.4
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance (3.7) 5.0 3.9 4.8 2.7
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation (10.4) 9.1 6.6 2.6 0.0
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services (24.4) 6.1 7.8 7.5 (1.2)
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 6.0 7.1 8.2 4.0 2.0
Services Producing Industries — Other Services (9.4) (1.9) (2.7) 8.7 6.0
Total Employment (5.0) 5.1 4.9 3.1 1.7

Table 19 footnotes:

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

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 20
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2011–2024
Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1 893.36 905.89 919.86 938.31 963.15 974.12 993.06
Average Weekly Earnings2 — Increase (%) 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.6 1.1 1.9
CPI Inflation (%) 3.1 1.4 1.0 2.4 1.2 1.8 1.7
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (1.7) 0.0 0.6 (0.4) 1.5 (0.7) 0.2
AWE — Manufacturing ($) 1,005.78 1,036.52 1,049.68 1,070.97 1,106.78 1,118.95 1,124.38
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase (%) 0.7 3.1 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.1 0.5
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (2.4) 1.6 0.3 (0.3) 2.2 (0.7) (1.2)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)3 — All Sectors 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.9
Wage Settlement Increases (%)4 — Public 1.6 1.4 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.1 1.9
Wage Settlement Increases (%)5 — Private 1.9 1.2 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.0
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 352 201 288 132 337 245 418
Minimum Wage at Year-End ($/hour) 10.25 10.25 10.25 11.00 11.25 11.40 11.60
Table 20
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2011–2024 (continued)
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Average Weekly Earnings ($)6 1,021.68 1,049.46 1,126.08 1,165.85 1,193.53 1,232.27 1,293.52
Average Weekly Earnings7 — Increase (%) 2.9 2.7 7.3 3.5 2.4 3.2 5.0
CPI Inflation (%) 2.4 1.9 0.7 3.5 6.8 3.8 2.4
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 0.5 0.9 6.6 0.1 (4.4) (0.5) 2.6
AWE – Manufacturing ($) 1,120.80 1,161.63 1,182.16 1,203.37 1,285.82 1,332.29 1,370.97
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase (%) (0.3) 3.6 1.8 1.8 6.9 3.6 2.9
AWE – Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (2.7) 1.8 1.1 (1.7) 0.1 (0.2) 0.5
Wage Settlement Increases (%)8 — All Sectors 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.2 2.7 3.9 3.3
Wage Settlement Increases (%)9 — Public 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.1 2.0 3.8 3.3
Wage Settlement Increases (%)10 — Private 1.9 2.2 1.8 2.1 4.0 4.1 3.5
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 303 355 849 246 948 328 500
Minimum Wage at Year-End ($/hour) 14.00 14.00 14.25 14.35 15.50 16.55 17.20

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, 2015–2024
(Thousands)
Region: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Ontario 6,863 6,935 7,109 7,240 7,413
East 882 899 907 924 970
East — Ottawa (510) 683 689 698 716 749
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 199 210 209 208 221
Greater Toronto Area (530)1 3,277 3,316 3,386 3,459 3,550
Central 1,584 1,588 1,666 1,675 1,708
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 166 168 184 182 177
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 709 708 737 742 766
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 709 712 746 751 766
Southwest 773 784 795 821 821
Southwest — London (560) 328 331 334 344 345
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 297 304 308 315 314
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 148 149 153 162 163
North 348 348 354 361 363
North — Northeast (590) 249 247 249 255 257
North — Northwest (595) 98 101 105 107 106
Table 21
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2015–2024 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ontario 7,043 7,405 7,764 8,006 8,146
East 921 967 1,017 1,053 1,073
East — Ottawa (510) 713 745 775 815 836
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 207 223 243 238 236
Greater Toronto Area (530)2 3,368 3,526 3,674 3,788 3,852
Central 1,627 1,713 1,816 1,880 1,901
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 175 180 192 203 198
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 737 773 821 868 882
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 715 760 803 809 821
Southwest 778 844 884 909 940
Southwest — London (560) 345 374 398 403 416
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 276 306 320 345 356
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 158 163 166 161 169
North 350 355 374 378 380
North — Northeast (590) 252 253 270 271 276
North — Northwest (595) 98 102 103 107 104

Table 21 footnotes:

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

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

Bracketed numbers indicate the economic region code as defined by Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification SGC 2021.

Note: All figures are average annual employment levels.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2024
(Thousands)
Region: All Industries Primary Industries1 Utilities Construction Manufacturing Trade Transportation and warehousing Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing
Ontario 8,146 115 60 579 830 1,126 422 703
East 1,073 11 2 87 62 139 41 51
East — Ottawa (510) 836 8 2 65 41 103 33 42
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 236 3 – 22 21 36 9 9
Greater Toronto Area (530) 3,852 11 23 224 354 534 231 456
Central 1,901 24 13 159 250 273 83 129
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 198 2 2 22 22 32 5 10
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 882 13 6 73 137 119 41 62
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 821 10 5 64 90 122 37 57
Southwest 940 37 16 78 142 126 46 52
Southwest — London (560) 416 14 2 31 59 57 21 28
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 356 10 4 27 62 49 19 16
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 169 13 9 19 22 21 5 8
North 380 30 4 32 23 54 20 16
North — Northeast (590) 276 23 2 24 18 40 15 12
North — Northwest (595) 104 6 2 8 4 14 5 4
Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2024 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region: Professional, scientific and technical services Business, building and other support services Educational services Health care and social assistance Information, culture and recreation Accommodation and food services Other services Public administration
Ontario 900 291 606 1,007 326 421 290 472
East 109 34 80 134 36 61 35 189
East — Ottawa (510) 89 25 60 95 31 46 25 171
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 20 9 20 39 6 15 10 18
Greater Toronto Area (530) 549 141 265 434 176 181 135 140
Central 161 74 160 237 74 108 71 85
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 13 9 17 31 7 10 9 9
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 81 34 72 100 34 42 31 40
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 67 31 71 106 33 57 32 37
Southwest 64 31 68 132 30 55 35 29
Southwest — London (560) 31 15 35 59 14 24 15 11
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 21 11 26 51 11 22 13 14
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 12 5 7 22 5 9 7 4
North 18 11 34 71 10 16 14 29
North — Northeast (590) 14 9 22 48 7 11 10 21
North — Northwest (595) 4 3 11 22 3 5 4 9

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 2021.

See GTA note for Table 21.

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

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

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 2021.

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

Updated: November 6, 2025
Published: November 6, 2025