List of Tables

Note: Updated as of October 20, 2026

Ontario Economy

Ontario, International Merchandise Trade

Demographic Characteristics

Ontario Labour Markets

Ontario Economy

Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2012–2025
($ Billions)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Real GDP (chained $2017) 738.0 748.3 767.1 785.9 802.4 825.0 852.0
Household Consumption 411.7 420.6 431.8 444.7 455.5 474.6 488.9
Residential Construction 61.9 60.8 61.2 65.9 71.1 71.6 69.3
Non-residential Construction 24.3 23.2 25.9 29.0 26.7 26.8 30.7
Machinery and Equipment 25.1 22.3 25.9 28.4 25.0 26.6 28.4
Exports 374.9 387.5 404.1 413.2 419.1 421.0 432.1
Imports 372.9 379.9 400.8 411.3 413.9 426.8 438.1
Nominal GDP 680.8 696.2 727.0 760.4 790.7 825.0 860.1
Primary Household Income 459.9 473.8 490.4 512.6 520.5 541.5 567.5
Compensation of Employees 360.5 372.0 384.5 401.8 409.0 427.6 453.5
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 85.9 84.8 94.2 97.2 109.7 111.4 113.2
Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2012–2025 (continued)
($ Billions)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Real GDP (chained $2017) 869.8 830.3 880.7 919.4 941.5 957.0 969.5
Household Consumption 497.3 457.9 481.7 524.8 535.2 546.8 560.7
Residential Construction 69.5 74.6 84.9 72.7 67.0 63.8 61.4
Non-residential Construction 31.0 30.1 30.9 30.7 34.7 34.9 35.7
Machinery and Equipment 30.3 27.0 31.2 30.4 30.3 31.3 29.6
Exports 445.8 409.8 425.4 445.2 468.0 465.3 462.6
Imports 441.0 403.4 432.0 455.0 460.1 458.6 464.0
Nominal GDP 893.2 874.4 970.1 1,065.3 1,138.6 1,197.0 1,246.4
Primary Household Income 593.1 592.5 642.1 689.8 740.7 797.3 831.9
Compensation of Employees 473.9 471.9 516.1 561.3 601.8 640.3 664.3
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 113.5 128.1 144.7 145.2 149.2 147.6 156.7

Table 1 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2012–2025
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Real GDP (chained $2017) 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.8 3.3
Household Consumption 1.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 2.4 4.2 3.0
Residential Construction 4.7 (1.8) 0.7 7.7 7.8 0.8 (3.2)
Non-residential Construction 8.0 (4.4) 11.2 12.1 (7.7) 0.4 14.3
Machinery and Equipment (0.9) (11.1) 16.0 9.9 (12.0) 6.4 6.9
Exports 2.4 3.4 4.3 2.3 1.4 0.5 2.6
Imports 1.0 1.9 5.5 2.6 0.6 3.1 2.7
Nominal GDP 3.1 2.3 4.4 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.3
Primary Household Income 3.4 3.0 3.5 4.5 1.5 4.0 4.8
Compensation of Employees 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.5 1.8 4.6 6.1
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 3.0 (1.2) 11.0 3.2 12.9 1.6 1.6
Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2012–2025 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Real GDP (chained $2017) 2.1 (4.5) 6.1 4.4 2.4 1.6 1.3
Household Consumption 1.7 (7.9) 5.2 8.9 2.0 2.2 2.5
Residential Construction 0.3 7.3 13.8 (14.3) (7.9) (4.8) (3.7)
Non-residential Construction 0.9 (2.6) 2.5 (0.6) 12.9 0.5 2.3
Machinery and Equipment 6.6 (10.8) 15.2 (2.3) (0.6) 3.4 (5.6)
Exports 3.2 (8.1) 3.8 4.7 5.1 (0.6) (0.6)
Imports 0.7 (8.5) 7.1 5.3 1.1 (0.3) 1.2
Nominal GDP 3.9 (2.1) 11.0 9.8 6.9 5.1 4.1
Primary Household Income 4.5 (0.1) 8.4 7.4 7.4 7.6 4.3
Compensation of Employees 4.5 (0.4) 9.4 8.8 7.2 6.4 3.7
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations 0.3 12.8 12.9 0.3 2.8 (1.1) 6.2

Table 2 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 3
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2022–2025
(Chained $2017 Millions)
Item 2022 2023 2024 2025
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 183,988 184,081 179,865 180,006
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 16,620 16,938 17,426 17,968
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 15,207 15,522 16,053 16,662
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 58,604 57,927 56,649 56,771
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 93,619 93,814 89,520 88,046
Services Producing Industries (Total) 670,353 690,983 710,653 721,953
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 57,226 58,047 58,529 59,174
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 42,310 42,915 43,410 44,718
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 30,813 33,265 34,430 34,706
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 35,584 37,592 38,652 39,703
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 87,698 88,409 92,988 97,657
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 108,716 110,778 114,602 116,043
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 99,375 103,489 105,421 105,093
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises 768 538 376 294
Services Producing Industries — Education 47,937 49,177 51,250 51,108
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 59,819 61,943 64,223 65,718
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 6,923 8,020 8,213 8,470
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 17,076 18,278 18,421 18,794
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 15,603 16,194 16,147 15,958
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 61,873 63,491 65,236 65,962
Total Production 854,002 874,425 889,454 900,845

Table 3 footnotes:

[1] See Table 5 for detailed manufacturing industries.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 4
Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2022–2025
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2022 2023 2024 2025
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 0.3 0.1 (2.3) 0.1
Goods Producing Industries — Primary 7.5 1.9 2.9 3.1
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 7.9 2.1 3.4 3.8
Goods Producing Industries — Construction (5.0) (1.2) (2.2) 0.2
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing1 1.3 0.2 (4.6) (1.6)
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5.5 3.1 2.8 1.6
Services Producing Industries — Wholesale Trade 3.8 1.4 0.8 1.1
Services Producing Industries — Retail Trade 9.2 1.4 1.2 3.0
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 21.8 8.0 3.5 0.8
Services Producing Industries — Information and Cultural 0.7 5.6 2.8 2.7
Services Producing Industries — Finance and Insurance 3.3 0.8 5.2 5.0
Services Producing Industries — Real Estate, Rental and Leasing (0.9) 1.9 3.5 1.3
Services Producing Industries — Professional and Administrative Services 9.3 4.1 1.9 (0.3)
Services Producing Industries — Management of Companies and Enterprises (32.5) (30.0) (30.0) (22.0)
Services Producing Industries — Education 2.4 2.6 4.2 (0.3)
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Services 3.9 3.6 3.7 2.3
Services Producing Industries — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 37.3 15.9 2.4 3.1
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food 42.4 7.0 0.8 2.0
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 9.4 3.8 (0.3) (1.2)
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 2.3 2.6 2.7 1.1
Total Production 4.3 2.4 1.7 1.3

Table 4 footnotes:

[1] See Table 6 for detailed manufacturing industries.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 5
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices by Detailed Manufacturing Industries, 2022–2025
(Chained $2017 Millions)
Item 2022 2023 2024 2025
Manufacturing (Total) 93,619 93,814 89,520 88,046
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 14,528 14,388 14,062 13,631
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 913 902 836 818
Wood Products and Furniture 4,899 4,866 4,771 4,790
Paper Products and Printing 3,879 3,506 3,283 3,179
Chemical and Petroleum Products 14,988 14,235 15,101 14,706
Plastic and Rubber Products 4,931 4,170 4,295 4,240
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 12,586 12,821 12,373 12,045
Machinery 8,872 9,594 8,499 8,557
Electrical and Electronic Products 4,827 4,721 4,530 4,643
Transportation Equipment 17,179 19,677 17,453 17,374
Other Manufacturing 2,961 2,478 2,140 2,237

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, 2022–2025
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2022 2023 2024 2025
Manufacturing (Total) 1.3 0.2 (4.6) (1.6)
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 1.0 (1.0) (2.3) (3.1)
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 2.1 (1.2) (7.3) (2.2)
Wood Products and Furniture 11.3 (0.7) (2.0) 0.4
Paper Products and Printing 1.5 (9.6) (6.4) (3.2)
Chemical and Petroleum Products (3.4) (5.0) 6.1 (2.6)
Plastic and Rubber Products (13.5) (15.4) 3.0 (1.3)
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 3.6 1.9 (3.5) (2.7)
Machinery 8.2 8.1 (11.4) 0.7
Electrical and Electronic Products (15.3) (2.2) (4.0) 2.5
Transportation Equipment 16.2 14.5 (11.3) (0.4)
Other Manufacturing (10.9) (16.3) (13.6) 4.5

Table 6 footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 7
Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2022–2025
Item 2022 2023 2024 2025
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Current $ Millions) 106,559 101,410 99,172 94,924
New Housing Market — Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) (2.2) (4.8) (2.2) (4.3)
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction ($2017 Millions) 72,717 67,004 63,758 61,421
New Housing Market — Real Residential Construction (Per Cent Change) (14.3) (7.9) (4.8) (3.7)
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Units) 96,080 89,297 74,573 65,376
New Housing Market — Housing Starts (Per Cent Change) (3.5) (7.1) (16.5) (12.3)
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-Detached, Urban Areas (Units) 22,339 15,424 13,052 9,947
New Housing Market — Of which: Single-detached, Urban Areas (Per Cent Change) (14.6) (31.0) (15.4) (23.8)
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Units)  69,600 70,694 58,964 52,454
New Housing Market — Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Per Cent Change) 4.7 1.6 (16.6) (11.0)
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Dec. 2016=100) 127 126 124 122
New Housing Market — New Housing Price Index (Per Cent Change) 6.5 (0.6) (1.3) (2.1)
Resale Market — Home Resales (Units) 189,716 167,235 173,239 163,051
Resale Market — Home Resales (Per Cent Change) (32.6) (11.8) 3.6 (5.9)
Resale Market — Average Resale Price ($) 942,706 882,928 872,959 834,530
Resale Market — Average Resale Price (Per Cent Change) 6.9 (6.3) (1.1) (4.4)

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, 2012–2025
(Per Cent)
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.7
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.6
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.8 2.3
Interest Rates — Three-Month T‑Bills 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.4
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.3
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.5
Table 8
Selected Financial Indicators, 2012–2025 (continued)
(Per Cent)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Interest Rates — Bank Rate 2.0 0.8 0.5 2.1 5.0 4.8 3.0
Interest Rates — Prime Rate 4.0 2.8 2.5 4.1 6.9 6.8 4.9
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.8 3.4 3.3 3.2
Interest Rates — Three-Month T‑Bills 1.7 0.4 0.1 2.2 4.7 4.4 2.6
Mortgage Rates — 5-Year Rate 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.2
Mortgage Rates — 1-Year Rate 3.6 3.2 2.8 4.5 7.2 7.6 6.3

Table 8 footnotes:

Source: Bank of Canada.

Ontario, International Merchandise Trade

Table 9
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Major Commodity2, 2025
Item Value
($ Millions)		 2025 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 59,980 (6.3) 22.6
2. Precious metals & stones 56,559 50.7 21.3
3. Mechanical equipment 25,465 3.4 9.6
4. Electrical machinery 11,180 (0.5) 4.2
5. Plastic products 10,300 (2.5) 3.9
6. Cereal and baked products 7,933 (0.3) 3.0
7. Pharmaceutical products 6,757 (6.4) 2.5
8. Iron and steel 5,815 (30.5) 2.2
9. Scientific, photo & medical equipment 5,393 5.4 2.0
10. Furniture and accessories 4,365 (2.1) 1.6
11. Oils & other petroleum products 4,003 8.5 1.5
12. Aluminum & articles thereof 3,198 (4.8) 1.2
13. Iron & Steel products 3,080 (29.5) 1.2
14. Paper products 2,991 14.5 1.1
15. Vegetables 2,985 3.4 1.1
16. Aircraft, spacecraft & articles thereof 2,655 12.2 1.0
17. Nickel & articles thereof 2,539 (6.0) 1.0
18. Inorganic chemicals 2,405 (22.4) 0.9
19. Wood products 2,320 (3.9) 0.9
20. Cocoa products 2,290 23.0 0.9
21. Miscellaneous chemical products 2,279 (13.8) 0.9
22. Copper 2,060 18.9 0.8
23. Meat 2,053 15.0 0.8
24. Perfumes and cosmetics 2,052 2.5 0.8
25. Oilseeds and specialty crops 1,866 22.1 0.7
All other commodities 33,460 3.5 12.6
Total Exports 265,983 5.4 100.0

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, 2025
Item Value
($ Millions)		 2025 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts 95,586 (0.3) 20.0
2. Mechanical equipment 66,929 3.6 14.0
3. Electrical machinery 48,836 (2.8) 10.2
4. Precious metals & stones 33,564 41.7 7.0
5. Pharmaceutical products 19,829 (3.8) 4.2
6. Plastic products 17,257 (1.1) 3.6
7. Scientific, photo & medical equipment 14,861 3.7 3.1
8. Oils & other petroleum products 9,990 8.6 2.1
9. Iron & Steel products 7,986 (3.7) 1.7
10. Furniture and accessories 7,146 (1.1) 1.5
11. Organic Chemicals 6,798 (17.6) 1.4
12. Iron and steel 6,532 (16.4) 1.4
13. Paper products 5,808 (1.4) 1.2
14. Perfumes and cosmetics 5,375 2.1 1.1
15. Miscellaneous chemical products 4,892 6.9 1.0
16. Toys & sporting goods 4,859 19.0 1.0
17. Rubber products 4,802 1.2 1.0
18. Aircraft, spacecraft & articles thereof 4,695 10.7 1.0
19. Fruits & nuts 4,659 6.1 1.0
20. Knitted Clothes 4,552 12.7 1.0
21. Cereal and baked products 4,368 2.1 0.9
22. Aluminum & articles thereof 4,360 (4.1) 0.9
23. Miscellaneous food products 4,275 2.6 0.9
24. Beverages 3,763 4.6 0.8
25. Non-knitted clothes 3,654 11.9 0.8
All other commodities 81,941 2.4 17.2
Domestic Imports 474,758 2.8 99.5
Re-imports2 2,558 (5.4) 0.5
Total Imports 477,315 2.7 100.0

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, 2025
Item Exports
($ Millions)		 2025 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 190,318 (2.1) 71.6
2. United Kingdom 41,703 77.1 15.7
3. Mexico 3,709 (9.3) 1.4
4. Germany 3,364 55.4 1.3
5. China 3,247 17.1 1.2
6. Japan 2,545 21.5 1.0
7. Norway 1,891 (5.8) 0.7
8. Switzerland 1,451 (50.2) 0.5
9. Hong Kong 1,174 (46.5) 0.4
10. Netherlands 1,074 10.2 0.4
11. France (incl. Monaco, French Antilles) 1,045 6.4 0.4
12. Italy (incl. Vatican City State) 986 8.4 0.4
13. Korea, South 961 1.2 0.4
14. Australia 738 0.4 0.3
15. Belgium 697 7.5 0.3
16. Saudi Arabia 695 (42.5) 0.3
17. United Arab Emirates 674 18.4 0.3
18. India 548 (0.2) 0.2
19. Ireland 501 (2.3) 0.2
20. Brazil 483 28.5 0.2
21. Singapore 475 14.1 0.2
22. Spain 394 44.9 0.1
23. Taiwan 379 (3.5) 0.1
24. Poland 340 54.9 0.1
25. Malaysia 327 (9.8) 0.1
All other countries 6,264 2.6 2.4
Total Exports 265,983 5.4 100.0

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, 2025
Item Imports
($ Millions)		 2025 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1. United States 233,072 (4.1) 48.8
2. China 50,366 (0.4) 10.6
3. Mexico 42,202 13.0 8.8
4. Korea, South 13,584 8.1 2.8
5. Vietnam 12,473 37.8 2.6
6. Japan 12,066 (15.3) 2.5
7. Germany 11,735 6.9 2.5
8. Switzerland 7,678 23.8 1.6
9. Brazil 6,720 22.7 1.4
10. Italy (incl. Vatican City State) 6,504 5.3 1.4
11. Peru 6,421 29.2 1.3
12. India 5,351 20.7 1.1
13. Taiwan 4,412 13.1 0.9
14. United Kingdom 3,742 7.8 0.8
15. France (incl. Monaco, French Antilles) 3,713 6.7 0.8
16. Ireland 3,663 37.7 0.8
17. Thailand 3,641 19.6 0.8
18. South Africa 3,131 72.0 0.7
19. Malaysia 2,593 16.8 0.5
20. Spain 1,931 12.7 0.4
21. Indonesia 1,898 19.4 0.4
22. Columbia 1,866 208.1 0.4
23. Netherlands 1,760 2.2 0.4
24. Belgium 1,736 (3.7) 0.4
25. Sweden 1,726 1.6 0.4
All other countries 30,772 13.5 6.4
Domestic Imports 474,758 2.8 99.5
Re-imports2 2,558 (5.4) 0.5
Total Imports 477,315 2.7 100.0

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, 2018–20261
Item 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Total Population (000s) 14,327 14,574 14,762 14,842 15,155 15,618 16,090 16,217 16,262
Annual average Growth over Preceding Year (%) 1.8 1.7 1.3 0.5 2.1 3.1 3.0 0.8 0.3
Median Age (Years) 40.6 40.5 40.5 40.7 40.4 39.9 39.7 40.0 40.4
Age Group Shares (%) — 0–4 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5
Age Group Shares (%) — 5–14 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.1
Age Group Shares (%) — 15–24 13.0 12.9 12.6 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.8 12.4 12.1
Age Group Shares (%) — 25–44 26.7 27.0 27.3 27.6 28.0 28.8 29.4 29.6 29.5
Age Group Shares (%) — 45–64 27.5 27.1 26.8 26.6 26.0 25.3 24.6 24.4 24.3
Age Group Shares (%) — 65–74 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.4 10.7
Age Group Shares (%) — 75+ 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.8
Total Fertility Rate2 1.46 1.43 1.35 1.38 1.28 1.23 1.22 1.23 –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)3 — Female 84.3 84.7 84.3 84.3 83.9 84.5 85.0 – –
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)4 — Male 80.2 80.4 79.7 79.5 79.4 80.1 80.7 – –
Families (000s) 3,899 3,958 3,990 4,017 4,070 4,166 4,289 4,327 –
Households (000s) 5,486 5,608 5,685 5,741 5,840 6,010 6,216 6,285 –

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, 2016–17 to 2025–261
(Thousands)
Item 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Population at Beginning of Period 13,877 14,078 14,327 14,574 14,762
Births 141 141 141 141 137
Deaths 102 107 106 112 117
Immigrants 99 133 139 127 108
Net Emigrants2 22 14 14 15 11
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents 64 77 71 36 (26)
Interprovincial Arrivals 72 70 67 75 56
Interprovincial Departures 58 60 60 72 75
Population Growth During Period 202 248 247 188 81
Population at End of Period3 14,078 14,327 14,574 14,762 14,842
Population Growth (%) 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.3 0.5
Table 14
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2016–17 to 2025–264 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–226
Population at Beginning of Period 14,842 15,155 15,618 16,090 16,217
Births 139 136 142 145 147
Deaths 121 124 121 122 126
Immigrants 227 199 198 191 156
Net Emigrants5 22 30 28 29 29
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents 120 311 324 (29) (86)
Interprovincial Arrivals 77 77 69 70 69
Interprovincial Departures 108 106 112 99 87
Population Growth During Period 313 463 472 127 45
Population at End of Period6 15,155 15,618 16,090 16,217 16,262
Population Growth (%) 2.1 3.1 3 0.8 0.3

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, 2012–2025
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Labour Force (000s) 7,268 7,352 7,369 7,366 7,422 7,568 7,674
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 2.0 1.4
Participation Rate (%) — Male 71.1 71.0 70.6 70.3 69.9 70.1 69.6
Participation Rate (%) — Female 61.7 61.9 61.4 60.6 60.3 60.5 60.3
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 15.2 15.2 15.3 15.0 14.7 14.8 14.8
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 17.9 18.5 19.2 19.9 20.5 20.9 21.2
Table 15
Ontario, Labour Force, 2012–2025 (continued)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Labour Force (000s) 7,848 7,806 8,060 8,222 8,484 8,755 8,911
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 2.3 (0.5) 3.3 2.0 3.2 3.2 1.8
Participation Rate (%) — Male 70.0 68.6 69.9 69.9 70.1 69.7 69.5
Participation Rate (%) — Female 60.6 59.0 60.6 61.0 61.3 60.8 60.6
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24) 14.7 13.9 13.6 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.1
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (55+) 21.6 22.0 22.2 21.5 21.2 20.7 20.4

Table 15 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2012–2025
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total Employment (000s) 6,685 6,791 6,823 6,863 6,935 7,109 7,240
Employment (000s) — Male 3,483 3,533 3,563 3,596 3,641 3,736 3,814
Employment (000s) — Female 3,203 3,258 3,261 3,267 3,294 3,373 3,427
Annual Employment Growth (%) 0.6 1.6 0.5 0.6 1.0 2.5 1.8
Net Job Creation (000s) 38 106 33 39 72 175 131
Public-Sector Employment (000s) 1,241 1,266 1,255 1,264 1,263 1,279 1,312
Private-Sector Employment (000s) 4,414 4,493 4,554 4,548 4,622 4,749 4,819
Self-Employment (000s) 1,030 1,032 1,015 1,050 1,050 1,081 1,110
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.0
Services Employment (% of total) 78.8 79.3 79.6 79.6 79.3 79.4 79.5
Part-Time (% of total) 19.4 19.7 19.6 19.0 19.1 19.3 18.7
Average Hours Worked Per Week1 36.5 36.2 35.8 36.3 36.3 35.9 36.3
Table 16
Ontario, Employment, 2012–2025 (continued)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Employment (000s) 7,413 7,043 7,405 7,764 8,006 8,146 8,227
Employment (000s) — Male 3,901 3,738 3,910 4,094 4,230 4,298 4,349
Employment (000s) — Female 3,512 3,305 3,495 3,670 3,776 3,848 3,878
Annual Employment Growth (%) 2.4 (5.0) 5.1 4.9 3.1 1.7 1.0
Net Job Creation (000s) 173 (370) 361 359 242 140 81
Public-Sector Employment (000s) 1,343 1,332 1,441 1,541 1,570 1,622 1,621
Private-Sector Employment (000s) 4,932 4,614 4,876 5,153 5,367 5,422 5,499
Self-Employment (000s) 1,138 1,097 1,088 1,070 1,069 1,102 1,107
Manufacturing Employment (% of total) 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.0
Services Employment (% of total) 80.1 79.8 80.0 79.9 79.8 80.6 80.8
Part-Time (% of total) 18.6 17.3 17.5 17.4 17.2 17.6 17.9
Average Hours Worked Per Week2 35.9 35.9 36.2 36.1 36.2 36.0 35.6

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, 2012–2025
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total Unemployment (000s) 583 562 546 503 488 459 434
Unemployment Rate (%) 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.6 6.1 5.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 7.6 7.3 7.2 6.5 6.3 5.8 5.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)1 8.9 8.3 8.1 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 7.3 7.6 6.8 7.2 7.4 6.5 6.1
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 16.7 15.6 15.3 14.4 13.4 11.7 11.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.0 5.1 4.7 4.3
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-Term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 21.8 22.9 22.5 19.9 19.6 19.3 16.3
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 31.7 31.0 31.5 31.5 30.0 28.5 30.5
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 13.3 14.1 14.5 14.6 15.8 16.3 15.9
Average Duration (weeks) 21.9 21.9 21.8 20.2 19.8 19.1 17.2
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 12.5 12.4 13.2 12.1 11.0 10.4 9.2
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 34.0 32.3 32.1 31.7 30.7 31.3 28.3
Table 17
Ontario, Unemployment, 2012–2025 (continued)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Unemployment (000s) 435 762 655 457 478 609 684
Unemployment Rate (%) 5.5 9.8 8.1 5.6 5.6 7.0 7.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male 5.7 9.6 8.1 5.5 5.5 7.3 7.9
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female 5.4 10.0 8.2 5.7 5.8 6.5 7.4
Unemployment Rate (%) — Greater Toronto Area (GTA)2 5.9 11.0 9.1 6.3 6.2 7.9 8.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario 6.0 8.0 6.8 4.6 5.2 5.5 5.6
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24) 11.7 22.1 15.9 11.4 12.5 15.7 16.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (55+) 4.3 7.3 7.5 4.6 4.1 4.7 5.2
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-Term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 15.2 15.0 28.3 18.1 16.7 22.4 27.1
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24) 30.8 31.4 26.6 28.6 30.8 31.4 29.3
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (55+) 16.6 16.4 20.4 17.8 15.3 14.0 13.9
Average Duration (weeks) 16.0 15.4 23.0 19.7 17.6 20.9 24.9
Average Duration (weeks) — Youth (15–24) 9.4 11.7 14.4 10.1 11.5 15.4 18.0
Average Duration (weeks) — Older Workers (55+) 27.0 21.1 28.9 29.9 26.2 26.0 31.8

Table 17 footnotes:

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

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 18
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2016–2025
(Thousands)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1,436 1,464 1,482 1,476 1,424
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 109 101 105 109 103
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 783 800 799 777 739
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 492 515 526 539 532
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 52 48 53 51 50
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5,499 5,646 5,758 5,937 5,620
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,058 1,103 1,099 1,119 1,057
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 329 338 371 394 350
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 541 553 570 600 599
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 581 621 639 676 692
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 313 305 318 309 284
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 497 493 515 532 514
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 818 851 850 891 858
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 307 305 301 305 273
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 442 444 466 458 346
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 346 356 345 363 384
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 269 278 285 291 263
Total Employment 6,935 7,109 7,240 7,413 7,043
Table 18
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2016–2025 (continued)
(Thousands)
Item 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 1,481 1,559 1,619 1,584 1,576
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries 102 112 121 115 110
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 782 798 829 830 822
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 543 588 605 579 578
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 53 61 65 60 66
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5,924 6,205 6,387 6,563 6,651
Services Producing Industries — Trade 1,105 1,152 1,139 1,126 1,151
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 365 381 402 422 418
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 629 671 680 703 718
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 757 803 837 900 911
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support 280 283 281 291 279
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 552 571 580 606 601
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 901 936 981 1,007 1,022
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 298 318 326 326 353
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 367 396 426 421 439
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 412 445 463 472 471
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 258 251 273 290 289
Total Employment 7,405 7,764 8,006 8,146 8,227

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, 2016–2025
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 2.4 1.9 1.3 (0.4) (3.6)
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries (5.8) (7.2) 3.7 4.6 (5.9)
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 2.0 2.2 (0.1) (2.8) (4.9)
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 4.8 4.5 2.3 2.4 (1.3)
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 5.1 (7.3) 9.5 (3.0) (3.1)
Services Producing Industries (Total) 0.7 2.7 2.0 3.1 (5.3)
Services Producing Industries — Trade (0.3) 4.3 (0.4) 1.8 (5.5)
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 3.2 2.6 9.8 6.2 (11.2)
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 2.1 2.2 3.1 5.3 (0.2)
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 1.6 6.9 2.8 5.9 2.4
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support (5.1) (2.4) 4.2 (2.8) (8.2)
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services (2.5) (0.8) 4.6 3.2 (3.5)
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 2.7 4.1 (0.1) 4.8 (3.7)
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 3.5 (0.6) (1.4) 1.2 (10.4)
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 0.4 0.4 5.0 (1.7) (24.4)
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 0.7 2.9 (3.1) 5.3 6.0
Services Producing Industries — Other Services 1.6 3.4 2.5 2.0 (9.4)
Total Employment 1.0 2.5 1.8 2.4 (5.0)
Table 19
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2016–2025 (continued)
(Per Cent Change)
Item 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Goods Producing Industries (Total) 4.0 5.3 3.9 (2.2) (0.5)
Goods Producing Industries — Primary Industries (0.8) 9.2 8.1 (4.6) (4.4)
Goods Producing Industries — Manufacturing 5.9 2.0 3.9 0.2 (1.0)
Goods Producing Industries — Construction 2.1 8.3 2.9 (4.4) (0.2)
Goods Producing Industries — Utilities 7.7 14.8 5.2 (7.8) 11.4
Services Producing Industries (Total) 5.4 4.7 2.9 2.7 1.4
Services Producing Industries — Trade 4.5 4.3 (1.1) (1.2) 2.2
Services Producing Industries — Transportation and Warehousing 4.4 4.3 5.6 4.9 (0.9)
Services Producing Industries — Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 5.1 6.5 1.3 3.5 2.1
Services Producing Industries — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 9.4 6.1 4.2 7.5 1.2
Services Producing Industries — Business, Building and Other Support (1.4) 1.0 (0.5) 3.4 (4.2)
Services Producing Industries — Educational Services 7.5 3.4 1.6 4.4 (0.7)
Services Producing Industries — Health Care and Social Assistance 5.0 3.9 4.8 2.7 1.5
Services Producing Industries — Information, Culture and Recreation 9.1 6.6 2.6 0.0 8.2
Services Producing Industries — Accommodation and Food Services 6.1 7.8 7.5 (1.2) 4.4
Services Producing Industries — Public Administration 7.1 8.2 4.0 2.0 (0.2)
Services Producing Industries — Other Services (1.9) (2.7) 8.7 6.0 (0.3)
Total Employment 5.1 4.9 3.1 1.7 1.0

Table 19 footnotes:

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

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 20
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2012–2025
Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1 905.89 919.86 938.31 963.15 974.12 992.74 1,021.05
Average Weekly Earnings2 — Increase (%) 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.6 1.1 1.9 2.9
CPI Inflation (%) 1.4 1.0 2.4 1.2 1.8 1.7 2.4
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 0.0 0.6 (0.4) 1.5 (0.7) 0.2 0.5
AWE — Manufacturing ($) 1,036.52 1,049.68 1,070.97 1,106.78 1,118.95 1,124.38 1,120.80
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase (%) 3.1 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.1 0.5 (0.3)
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 1.6 0.3 (0.3) 2.2 (0.7) (1.2) (2.7)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)3 — All Sectors 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.9 1.8
Wage Settlement Increases (%)4 — Public 1.4 0.5 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.9 1.7
Wage Settlement Increases (%)5 — Private 1.2 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 201 288 132 342 249 422 308
Minimum Wage at Year-End ($/hour) 10.25 10.25 11.00 11.25 11.40 11.60 14.00
Table 20
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2012–2025 (continued)
Item 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Average Weekly Earnings ($)6 1,048.82 1,125.30 1,164.83 1,192.64 1,231.40 1,292.55 1,339.70
Average Weekly Earnings7 — Increase (%) 2.7 7.3 3.5 2.4 3.2 5.0 3.6
CPI Inflation (%) 1.9 0.7 3.5 6.8 3.8 2.4 1.9
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 0.9 6.6 0.0 (4.4) (0.5) 2.6 1.7
AWE — Manufacturing ($) 1,161.63 1,182.16 1,203.37 1,285.82 1,332.29 1,370.97 1,383.78
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase (%) 3.6 1.8 1.8 6.9 3.6 2.9 0.9
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 1.8 1.1 (1.7) 0.1 (0.2) 0.5 (1.0)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)8 — All Sectors 2.0 1.5 1.4 3.1 4.3 4.1 3.8
Wage Settlement Increases (%)9 — Public 1.7 1.4 1.2 2.5 4.4 3.9 3.8
Wage Settlement Increases (%)10 — Private 2.4 1.8 2.1 4.4 4.0 5.8 3.9
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s) 355 849 246 973 328 513 521
Minimum Wage at Year-End ($/hour) 14.00 14.25 14.35 15.50 16.55 17.20 17.60

Table 20 footnotes:

[1], [2], [6], [7] Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) includes overtime.

[3], [4], [5], [8], [9], [10] Historical wage settlement increase data (2012 —2017) are based on MLITSD’s legacy Base Wage Increase methodology, which primarily covered collective agreements involving 150+ employees (with some exceptions). Data from 2018 onward are based on the Low Wage Rate Increase measure and include all collective agreements regardless of bargaining unit size. As a result, the series is not fully comparable over time.

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, 2016–2025
(Thousands)
Region: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Ontario 6,935 7,109 7,240 7,413 7,043
East 899 907 924 970 921
East — Ottawa (510) 689 698 716 749 713
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 210 209 208 221 207
Greater Toronto Area (530)1 3,316 3,386 3,459 3,550 3,368
Central 1,588 1,666 1,675 1,708 1,627
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 168 184 182 177 175
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 708 737 742 766 737
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 712 746 751 766 715
Southwest 784 795 821 821 778
Southwest — London (560) 331 334 344 345 345
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 304 308 315 314 276
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 149 153 162 163 158
North 348 354 361 363 350
North — Northeast (590) 247 249 255 257 252
North — Northwest (595) 101 105 107 106 98
Table 21
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2016–2025 (continued)
(Thousands)
Region: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Ontario 7,405 7,764 8,006 8,146 8,227
East 967 1,017 1,053 1,073 1,061
East — Ottawa (510) 745 775 815 836 826
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 223 243 238 236 235
Greater Toronto Area (530)2 3,526 3,674 3,788 3,852 3,908
Central 1,713 1,816 1,880 1,901 1,921
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 180 192 203 198 195
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 773 821 868 882 887
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 760 803 809 821 840
Southwest 844 884 909 940 945
Southwest — London (560) 374 398 403 416 422
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 306 320 345 356 354
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 163 166 161 169 168
North 355 374 378 380 393
North — Northeast (590) 253 270 271 276 285
North — Northwest (595) 102 103 107 104 107

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.

Paranthetic 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, 2025
(Thousands)
Region: All Industries Primary Industries1 Utilities Construction Manufacturing Trade Transportation and warehousing Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing
Ontario 8,227 110 66 578 822 1,151 418 718
East 1,061 11 5 74 62 146 42 51
East — Ottawa (510) 826 8 3 56 40 109 34 39
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 235 3 2 18 23 37 8 12
Greater Toronto Area (530) 3,908 12 25 228 346 537 235 475
Central 1,921 25 14 161 251 280 81 128
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 195 3 4 26 15 30 8 10
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 887 11 5 68 139 121 37 58
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 840 11 5 67 98 130 37 61
Southwest 945 29 18 80 141 131 40 50
Southwest — London (560) 422 10 2 32 56 59 20 28
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 354 11 3 27 64 49 16 16
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 168 9 13 21 21 23 3 7
North 393 27 4 34 21 57 20 13
North — Northeast (590) 285 22 2 26 18 43 15 9
North — Northwest (595) 107 5 2 8 4 15 6 4
Table 22
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2025 (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 911 279 601 1,022 353 439 289 471
East 105 32 84 146 41 55 40 166
East — Ottawa (510) 89 24 59 108 34 41 32 151
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515) 16 8 25 38 7 14 8 15
Greater Toronto Area (530) 555 137 266 425 191 201 129 147
Central 162 65 152 245 80 110 73 94
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 11 6 13 29 6 18 6 11
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 87 30 70 101 38 44 38 40
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 64 29 68 115 36 48 29 43
Southwest 70 33 68 134 30 54 33 33
Southwest — London (560) 37 16 34 62 14 23 14 15
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570) 21 12 27 50 10 23 12 14
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 12 4 7 22 6 7 8 5
North 20 12 33 72 12 19 14 32
North — Northeast (590) 15 10 23 48 9 13 10 23
North — Northwest (595) 5 2 10 24 3 6 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.

Paranthetic 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: October 29, 2026
Published: October 29, 2026