Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review 2003 - Annex IV Economic Data Tables

2003 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review

ANNEX IV

Economic Data Tables : Ontario Labour Markets

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ONTARIO LABOUR MARKETS	TABLE NUMBER
Ontario, Labour Force, 1989-2002	22
Ontario, Employment, 1989-2002	23
Ontario, Unemployment, 1989-2002	24
Ontario, Employment Insurance (EI) and Social Assistance, 1989-2002	25
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 1989-2002	26
Ontario, Employment by Occupation, 1991-2002	27
Ontario, Distribution of Employment by Occupation, 1991-2002	28
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 1993-2002	29
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 1993-2002	30
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 1992-2003	31
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2002	32
Ontario Economic Regions	33
(Note: Data in the tables may not add to totals due to rounding.)

Table 22	Ontario, Labour Force, 1989-2002
	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Labour Force (000s)	5,470	5,533	5,544	5,542	5,581	5,574	5,620	5,695	5,801	5,914	6,071	6,228	6,364	6,532
Annual Labour Force Growth (%)	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.7	-0.1	0.8	1.3	1.9	1.9	2.6	2.6	2.2	2.6
Participation Rate (%)
Male	78.8	78.0	76.4	75.1	74.4	73.5	72.9	72.6	72.8	72.6	73.2	73.4	73.5	74.1
Female	61.3	61.4	61.0	60.0	59.5	58.8	58.7	58.9	59.1	59.7	60.4	61.2	61.4	61.9
Share of Labour Force (%)
Youth (15-24)	20.6	19.6	18.6	18.1	17.3	16.8	16.4	16.2	15.9	15.7	16.0	16.1	15.9	16.0
Older Worker (45+)	26.0	26.3	26.6	27.4	28.0	28.8	29.1	29.5	30.2	30.6	31.3	32.0	32.5	33.4

Source:     Statistics Canada.

Table 23	Ontario, Employment, 1989-2002
	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total Employment (000s)	5,193	5,191	5,016	4,949	4,974	5,039	5,131	5,181	5,313	5,490	5,688	5,872	5,963	6,068
Male	2,875	2,851	2,717	2,661	2,688	2,729	2,777	2,798	2,879	2,952	3,058	3,146	3,184	3,237
Female	2,318	2,340	2,299	2,288	2,286	2,311	2,353	2,383	2,435	2,538	2,630	2,726	2,779	2,831
Annual Employment Growth (%)	2.2	0.0	-3.4	-1.3	0.5	1.3	1.8	1.0	2.6	3.3	3.6	3.2	1.5	1.8
Net Job Creation (000s)	111	-2	-176	-67	25	65	91	50	133	177	198	184	91	105
Private-sector Employment (000s)	3,567	3,542	3,337	3,237	3,209	3,274	3,395	3,459	3,526	3,687	3,828	3,972	4,091	4,150
Public-sector Employment (000s)	998	1,013	1,022	1,039	1,042	1,033	1,004	963	939	941	964	987	988	1,038
Self-employment (000s)	629	636	657	673	723	733	732	758	849	862	896	913	884	880
Manufacturing Employment    (% of total)	20.1	19.2	18.0	17.3	16.5	16.6	17.1	17.4	17.7	18.0	18.4	18.7	18.2	18.5
Services Employment    (% of total)	68.9	70.0	71.7	72.7	73.8	74.0	73.7	73.6	73.4	73.2	72.7	72.7	73.1	73.0
Part-time (% of total)	16.7	17.1	18.3	18.6	19.7	19.0	18.8	19.3	19.2	18.6	18.0	17.9	17.8	18.1
Average Hours Worked    Per Week1	38.5	38.1	37.3	36.7	37.2	37.6	37.2	37.6	37.8	37.8	37.9	38.1	37.5	37.4
Notes:   1. Average actual hours worked per week at all jobs, excluding persons not at work, in reference week. Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 24		Ontario, Unemployment, 1989-2002
	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total Unemployment (000s)	276	342	528	593	607	535	489	515	488	424	383	356	402	464
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.1	6.2	9.5	10.7	10.9	9.6	8.7	9.0	8.4	7.2	6.3	5.7	6.3	7.1
Male	4.8	6.2	10.0	11.9	11.5	10.0	8.9	9.0	8.2	7.1	6.2	5.5	6.4	7.3
Female	5.4	6.1	8.9	9.3	10.1	9.1	8.5	9.0	8.7	7.2	6.4	5.9	6.2	6.8
Toronto CMA1	4.0	5.2	9.5	11.2	11.4	10.4	8.6	9.1	8.0	7.0	6.1	5.5	6.3	7.4
Northern Ontario	7.3	8.1	11.4	12.6	12.4	11.6	9.9	10.7	10.4	11.0	9.0	8.2	7.9	8.0
Youth (15-24)	7.7	10.0	15.0	17.4	17.5	15.5	14.6	14.9	16.4	14.4	13.1	11.8	12.5	13.9
Older Workers (45+)	3.3	4.0	6.8	7.4	7.6	7.0	6.5	6.4	5.9	5.3	4.2	4.0	4.4	4.7
Unemployment (% of total)
Long-term (27 weeks+)	13.2	13.7	22.5	29.7	33.4	32.3	29.4	28.3	25.5	21.8	19.0	15.4	12.9	15.8
Youth (15-24)	31.3	31.7	29.3	29.5	27.8	27.1	27.5	26.6	30.9	31.5	33.3	33.1	31.6	31.3
Older Workers (45+)	17.0	16.9	19.0	19.0	19.5	21.1	21.7	20.8	21.3	22.6	20.7	22.4	22.9	22.0
Average Duration (weeks)2	13.5	13.7	18.5	23.3	26.9	27.5	25.8	24.8	26.6	23.2	21.2	17.8	15.4	16.5
Youth (15-24)	8.4	10.0	13.5	16.6	18.4	17.8	16.2	15.4	13.7	12.7	11.5	9.8	8.7	9.6
Older Workers (45+)	19.5	18.9	22.7	29.7	33.7	34.6	33.4	31.1	42.6	39.2	33.6	28.1	25.8	24.2

Notes:

1. CMA is Census Metropolitan Area. Toronto CMA includes the City of Toronto; the Regions of York, Peel and Halton (excluding Burlington); Uxbridge, Pickering, Ajax, Mono, Orangeville, New Tecumseth and Bradford West Gwillimbury.
2. Prior to 1997, unemployment of 100 or more weeks was recorded as 99 due to data processing limitations. This restriction was removed for data after 1996.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 25	Ontario, Employment Insurance (EI) and Social Assistance, 1989-2002
	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
EI Regular Beneficiaries (000s)	167	225	319	322	294	228	181	180	151	131	110	101	122	136
EI Maximum Insurable Earnings ($)1	605	640	680	710	745	780	815	750	39,000	39,000	39,000	39,000	39,000	39,000
EI Maximum Weekly Entitlement ($)	363	384	408	426	425	429	448	413	413	413	413	413	413	413
EI Premium Rate
Employer ($/$100 Insurable Earnings)	2.73	3.15	3.15 / 3.922	4.20	4.20	4.30	4.20	4.13	4.06	3.78	3.57	3.36	3.15	3.08
Employee ($/$100 Insurable Earnings)	1.95	2.25	2.25 / 2.802	3.00	3.00	3.07	3.00	2.95	2.90	2.70	2.55	2.40	2.25	2.20
EI Total Benefits Paid ($ millions)3	2,470	3,419	5,362	5,845	5,406	4,511	3,796	3,653	3,436	3,141	3,051	2,787	3,524	4,328
EI Premiums Paid ($ millions)3	4,359	5,432	6,220	7,353	7,567	8,067	7,929	7,582	8,173	7,679	7,614	7,668	7,477	7,5494
Social Assistance Caseload (000s)5	307	366	499	608	660	673	660	599	568	529	479	436	408	411
Notes:   1. Effective January 1, 1997, the maximum weekly insurable earnings of $750 was eliminated and replaced with an annual maximum set at $39,000. 2. Premium rates for 1991 changed at mid-year. 3. Employment Insurance benefit payments are on a cash basis; premiums are paid on an accrual basis. 4. Premiums paid in 2002 are Ontario Ministry of Finance estimates. 5. The number of social assistance cases from 1998 to 2002 includes recipients of the Ontario Works program, the Ontario Disability Support Program, Temporary Care Assistance and the Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities program. The Ontario Works Act was proclaimed in May 1998 and replaced the General Welfare Act. The Ontario Disability Support Program Act was proclaimed in June 1998.  Sources: Statistics Canada, Human Resources Development Canada, Ontario Ministry of Finance and Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services.

Table 26	Ontario, Labour Compensation, 1989-2002
	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1	NA	NA	576.25	598.97	612.10	627.81	633.80	649.09	663.24	672.11	683.01	699.20	712.89	726.15
Increase (%)	NA	NA	NA	3.9	2.2	2.6	1.0	2.4	2.2	1.3	1.6	2.4	2.0	1.9
CPI Inflation (%)	5.7	4.9	4.7	1.0	1.8	0.0	2.5	1.5	1.9	0.9	1.9	2.9	3.1	2.0
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%)	NA	NA	NA	2.9	0.4	2.6	-1.5	0.9	0.3	0.4	-0.3	-0.5	-1.1	-0.1
AWE - Manufacturing ($)	NA	NA	683.30	716.55	739.20	761.95	770.80	794.09	821.28	841.78	852.13	869.40	882.76	906.10
Increase (%)	NA	NA	NA	4.9	3.2	3.1	1.2	3.0	3.4	2.5	1.2	2.0	1.5	2.6
Increase Less CPI Inflation (%)	NA	NA	NA	3.9	1.4	3.1	-1.3	1.5	1.5	1.6	-0.7	-0.9	-1.6	0.6
Wage Settlement Increases (%)2
All Sectors	5.6	5.9	4.7	2.7	1.0	0.4	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.6	2.1	2.6	3.0	2.9
Public	5.8	6.9	5.0	2.6	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.7	1.3	1.4	2.7	2.9	2.9
Private	5.0	5.2	3.8	2.7	1.9	1.1	1.7	2.2	2.3	2.1	3.1	2.4	3.0	3.0
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s)	869	2,958	454	578	371	488	477	1,915	1,904	1,061	651	650	672	1,511
Minimum Wage at Year-end ($/hour)	5.00	5.40	6.00	6.35	6.35	6.70	6.85	6.85	6.85	6.85	6.85	6.85	6.85	6.85

Notes:

1. Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) includes overtime. In 2001, Statistics Canada changed its estimates of AWE from the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). AWE based on NAICS is available only back to 1991.
2. Wage settlement increases are for collective agreements covering 200 or more employees, Ontario Ministry of Labour.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Labour and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 27	Ontario, Employment by Occupation, 1991-2002
(Thousands)
	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Management	516	494	523	507	547	537	548	552	550	566	557	566
Business, Finance and Administrative	1,038	1,033	993	997	1,009	995	993	1,031	1,054	1,079	1,131	1,136
Natural and Applied Sciences	277	264	256	260	284	285	314	345	389	423	448	440
Health	249	243	260	258	256	250	265	260	272	279	282	306
Social Science, Education, Government    Service and Religion	318	343	340	374	342	341	345	359	390	401	404	412
Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport	122	128	139	150	143	148	148	155	169	172	180	172
Sales and Service	1,161	1,174	1,207	1,197	1,223	1,255	1,264	1,316	1,351	1,408	1,434	1,465
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators	742	703	701	715	732	743	779	798	792	806	823	846
Primary Industry	151	148	153	148	145	142	145	139	153	142	131	124
Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities	442	419	403	435	450	485	512	536	569	597	573	602
Total	5,016	4,949	4,974	5,039	5,131	5,181	5,313	5,490	5,688	5,872	5,963	6,068

Notes: Occupational groupings based on Standard Occupational Classification 1991 (SOC91).
Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 28	Ontario, Distribution of Employment by Occupation, 1991-2002
(Per Cent)
	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Management	10.3	10.0	10.5	10.1	10.7	10.4	10.3	10.1	9.7	9.6	9.3	9.3
Business, Finance and Administrative	20.7	20.9	20.0	19.8	19.7	19.2	18.7	18.8	18.5	18.4	19.0	18.7
Natural and Applied Sciences	5.5	5.3	5.1	5.1	5.5	5.5	5.9	6.3	6.8	7.2	7.5	7.2
Health	5.0	4.9	5.2	5.1	5.0	4.8	5.0	4.7	4.8	4.7	4.7	5.0
Social Science, Education, Government    Service and Religion	6.3	6.9	6.8	7.4	6.7	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8
Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport	2.4	2.6	2.8	3.0	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.8	3.0	2.9	3.0	2.8
Sales and Service	23.1	23.7	24.3	23.8	23.8	24.2	23.8	24.0	23.7	24.0	24.0	24.1
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators	14.8	14.2	14.1	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.7	14.5	13.9	13.7	13.8	13.9
Primary Industry	3.0	3.0	3.1	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.7	2.4	2.2	2.0
Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities	8.8	8.5	8.1	8.6	8.8	9.4	9.6	9.8	10.0	10.2	9.6	9.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Notes: Occupational groupings based on Standard Occupational Classification 1991 (SOC91).
Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 29	Ontario, Employment by Industry, 1993-2002
(Thousands)
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Goods Producing Industries	1,302	1,312	1,348	1,366	1,412	1,469	1,550	1,602	1,602	1,636
Primary Industries	159	155	152	151	143	144	152	133	122	111
Agriculture	114	112	107	105	103	106	114	98	84	76
Manufacturing	822	838	878	904	939	989	1,049	1,099	1,088	1,120
Construction	264	271	269	261	282	288	300	324	343	354
Utilities	57	49	49	50	48	49	50	46	50	51
Services Producing Industries	3,672	3,727	3,782	3,815	3,902	4,021	4,138	4,271	4,361	4,433
Trade	778	771	767	783	802	813	850	874	924	921
Transportation and Warehousing	221	236	242	244	248	261	260	278	276	285
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing	367	355	365	372	377	376	384	385	395	398
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	270	282	302	313	350	372	397	424	437	436
Management, Administrative and Other Support	152	158	174	181	194	210	224	246	249	255
Educational Services	356	364	358	340	340	347	368	369	358	379
Health Care and Social Assistance	496	503	510	503	495	518	518	544	553	564
Information, Culture and Recreation	209	223	233	232	248	243	257	282	299	288
Accommodation and Food Services	281	288	293	315	316	335	340	343	342	364
Public Administration	318	314	305	290	279	284	286	274	275	291
Other Services	225	234	235	242	251	262	254	252	254	253
Total Employment	4,974	5,039	5,131	5,181	5,313	5,490	5,688	5,872	5,963	6,068

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

Table 30	Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 1993-2002
(Per Cent Changes)
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Goods Producing Industries	-3.7	0.8	2.7	1.3	3.4	4.1	5.5	3.3	0.0	2.1
Primary Industries	-1.5	-2.5	-1.8	-0.9	-5.5	1.1	5.6	-12.7	-8.5	-8.8
Agriculture	3.3	-2.2	-4.3	-1.5	-2.5	3.1	7.9	-14.4	-14.2	-8.7
Manufacturing	-4.2	2.0	4.8	2.9	3.9	5.4	6.0	4.8	-1.0	3.0
Construction	-1.9	2.5	-0.7	-2.6	8.0	1.8	4.4	7.8	6.1	3.1
Utilities	-11.5	-13.9	0.6	1.6	-3.2	1.0	1.2	-6.3	7.1	2.4
Services Producing Industries	2.1	1.5	1.5	0.9	2.3	3.0	2.9	3.2	2.1	1.7
Trade	1.6	-0.9	-0.6	2.2	2.4	1.4	4.5	2.8	5.7	-0.3
Transportation and Warehousing	4.5	6.6	2.8	0.6	1.8	5.3	-0.5	7.0	-0.7	3.1
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing	0.0	-3.4	2.8	2.2	1.3	-0.5	2.3	0.3	2.4	0.9
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	1.1	4.4	7.0	3.8	11.7	6.3	6.5	6.8	3.1	-0.2
Management, Administrative and Other Support	5.7	3.8	9.9	4.0	7.4	8.0	7.0	9.5	1.5	2.2
Educational Services	3.0	2.2	-1.7	-5.0	0.0	2.1	6.2	0.2	-3.0	5.7
Health Care and Social Assistance	2.5	1.5	1.4	-1.4	-1.5	4.6	0.0	5.0	1.5	2.0
Information, Culture and Recreation	3.4	6.7	4.6	-0.5	7.0	-2.1	5.7	9.9	6.1	-3.6
Accommodation and Food Services	1.3	2.5	1.8	7.4	0.6	5.8	1.6	0.7	-0.3	6.5
Public Administration	0.2	-1.4	-2.8	-4.9	-3.7	1.6	0.6	-4.0	0.3	6.0
Other Services	4.1	4.2	0.4	3.1	3.5	4.6	-3.3	-0.8	0.9	-0.5
Total Employment	0.5	1.3	1.8	1.0	2.6	3.3	3.6	3.2	1.5	1.8

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

Table 31	Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 1992-20032
(Thousands)
	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	20032
Ontario	4,949	4,974	5,039	5,131	5,181	5,313	5,490	5,688	5,872	5,963	6,068	6,224
Region:*
East	682	683	701	674	674	685	726	750	757	776	787	807
Ottawa (510)	508	503	521	501	508	516	543	555	573	587	592	615
Kingston-Pembroke (515)	174	180	180	172	166	170	183	195	184	189	195	193
Greater Toronto Area (530)1	2,104	2,118	2,115	2,215	2,242	2,348	2,426	2,511	2,616	2,689	2,743	2,813
Central	1,149	1,139	1,173	1,194	1,209	1,230	1,276	1,322	1,371	1,374	1,401	1,457
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)	140	136	137	148	148	150	152	161	165	157	159	176
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	450	458	470	469	478	496	515	543	552	562	584	598
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	559	546	567	577	583	584	609	618	654	655	659	683
Southwest	676	689	705	686	699	704	714	744	763	757	767	773
London (560)	275	285	288	285	278	283	286	299	307	304	306	314
Windsor-Sarnia (570)	266	267	274	271	279	277	286	296	304	305	311	312
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)	135	137	143	130	142	145	142	149	152	148	150	148
North	337	344	345	362	357	345	348	361	366	366	370	373
Northeast (590)	233	238	237	248	247	241	244	249	253	256	255	254
Northwest (595)	104	106	108	114	110	105	105	112	113	10	115	118

*	Standard deviations vary significantly across regions, decreasing as the size of the region increases.
Notes: All figures are average annual employment levels.
1.	Economic region of Toronto (530) closely matches the GTA, except that it excludes the City of Burlington.
2.	Figures are year-to-date averages of the first 11 months of 2003.
Sources:	Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 32	Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2002
(Thousands)
	All Industries	Agriculture	Resources1	Manufacturing
Ontario	6,068	76	34	1,120
Region:
East	787	12	2	88
Ottawa (510)	592	9	1	59
Kingston-Pembroke (515)	195	3	1	29
Greater Toronto Area (530)	2,743	8	5	526
Central	1,401	30	2	291
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)	159	5	0	24
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	584	10	1	138
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	659	15	1	129
Southwest	767	24	3	173
London (560)	306	9	0	59
Windsor-Sarnia (570)	311	7	2	84
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)	150	8	1	30
North	370	3	23	41
Northeast (590)	255	3	14	28
Northwest (595)	115	0	9	14

Table 32 (continued)	(Thousands)
	Construction	Distributive2	Finance, Prof. & Mgmt.3	Info., Culture & Recreation4
Ontario	354	560	1,089	288
Region:
East	45	54	130	39
Ottawa (510)	31	39	105	32
Kingston-Pembroke (515)	15	15	25	7
Greater Toronto Area (530)	147	283	639	147
Central	92	124	188	61
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)	13	17	14	9
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	41	49	83	22
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	37	57	91	31
Southwest	47	67	94	27
London (560)	17	28	49	9
Windsor-Sarnia (570)	17	23	31	14
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)	13	16	13	4
North	24	32	38	14
Northeast (590)	17	21	27	10
Northwest (595)	7	11	11	4

Table 32 (continued)	Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2002
(Thousands)
	Retail Trade	Personal Services5	Education	Health & Soc. Assistance	Public Administration
Ontario	697	616	379	563	291
Region:
East	87	82	54	84	111
Ottawa (510)	60	59	38	60	99
Kingston-Pembroke (515)	27	23	16	24	12
Greater Toronto Area (530)	292	251	156	207	83
Central	173	155	94	136	54
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)	21	20	8	17	9
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	66	60	42	51	20
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	86	76	44	67	26
Southwest	93	82	46	88	22
London (560)	34	30	21	40	10
Windsor-Sarnia (570)	36	36	17	34	9
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)	23	17	8	14	4
North	52	46	28	48	21
Northeast (590)	38	31	19	34	14
Northwest (595)	14	15	9	15	7

	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 because they are statistically unreliable. See standard deviation and GTA note for Table 32. Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
1.	Includes Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Oil and Gas.
2.	Includes Transportation and Warehousing, Utilities and Wholesale Trade.
3.	Includes Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing; Management of Companies, Administrative and Support Services; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.
4.	Information, Culture and Recreation includes industries 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).
Sources:	Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 33	Ontario Economic Regions1
East
Ottawa (510)	The united counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Prescott and Russell, Leeds and Grenville, the county of Lanark and the Ottawa Division
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
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	The counties of Dufferin, Wellington and Simcoe and the Waterloo Regional Municipality
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	The county of Brant, the Regional Municipalities of Niagara, Haldimand-Norfolk, the Hamilton Division and the City of Burlington in Halton Regional Municipality
Greater Toronto Area2
Toronto (530)	Toronto Division, the Regional Municipalities of Durham, York, Peel and Halton (excluding the City of Burlington)
Southwest
London (560)	The counties of Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex
Windsor-Sarnia (570)	The counties of Lambton and Essex and the Chatham-Kent Division
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
Northwest (595)	The districts of Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora
Notes:   1. As defined by Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification SGC 2001. 2. Economic Region 530 closely matches the GTA, except that it excludes the City of Burlington.

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