2009 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review

Economic Data Tables

Ontario Economy

  1. Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 1995–2008
  2. Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 1995–2008
  3. Ontario, Selected Economic Indicators, 1995–2008
  4. Ontario, Selected Economic Indicators, Annual Change, 1995–2008
  5. Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2005–2008
  6. Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2005–2008
  7. Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices in Selected Manufacturing Industries, 2005–2008
  8. Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices in Selected Manufacturing Industries, 2005–2008
  9. Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2005–2008
  10. Selected Financial Indicators, 1995–2008

G7 Comparison

  1. Ontario and the G7, Real Gross Domestic Product Growth, 1995–2008
  2. Ontario and the G7, Employment Growth, 1995–2008
  3. Ontario and the G7, Unemployment Rates, 1995–2008
  4. Ontario and the G7, CPI Inflation Rates, 1995–2008
  5. G7, Exchange Rates, 1995–2008

Ontario, International Merchandise Trade

  1. Ontario, International Merchandise Exports by Major Commodity, 2008
  2. Ontario, International Merchandise Imports by Major Commodity, 2008
  3. Ontario, International Merchandise Exports by Top 25 Trading Partners, 2008
  4. Ontario, International Merchandise Imports by Top 25 Trading Partners, 2008

Demographic Characteristics

  1. Ontario, Selected Demographic Characteristics, 2001–2009
  2. Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 1999–2000 to 2008–09

Ontario Labour Markets

  1. Ontario, Labour Force, 1995–2008
  2. Ontario, Employment, 1995–2008
  3. Ontario, Unemployment, 1995–2008
  4. Employment Insurance (EI) and Social Assistance, 1995–2008
  5. Ontario, Labour Compensation, 1995–2008
  6. Ontario, Employment by Occupation, 1997–2008
  7. Ontario, Distribution of Employment by Occupation, 1997–2008
  8. Ontario, Employment by Industry, 1999–2008
  9. Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 1999–2008
  10. Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 1998–2008
  11. Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2008
  12. Ontario Economic Regions

(Note: Data in the tables may not add to totals due to rounding.)

Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 1995–2008
($ Billions)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Real GDP (chained $2002) 360.8 364.8 381.2 399.7 429.7 455.2 463.4 477.8 484.3 496.8 510.9 523.2 534.3 531.6
Consumption 204.0 208.7 218.8 226.4 236.9 248.5 254.7 264.5 272.7 281.2 291.0 300.8 312.6 321.1
Government 81.0 78.0 77.9 79.6 82.9 85.9 90.0 92.8 97.8 101.4 103.5 106.7 109.2 112.6
Residential Construction 16.0 17.5 20.0 19.7 22.0 23.5 25.8 28.3 29.0 30.1 30.6 30.9 31.4 30.7
Non-residential Construction 8.7 10.6 11.5 11.7 13.1 11.5 11.4 11.8 11.5 11.4 11.8 13.1 15.4 13.9
Machinery and Equipment 22.0 23.5 29.0 31.0 33.9 35.9 34.9 32.6 34.6 37.1 41.8 45.5 47.8 48.1
Exports 224.1 236.6 254.3 273.0 303.9 327.6 317.9 322.7 322.4 336.4 344.8 347.2 349.0 329.7
Imports 196.5 206.2 232.1 243.0 263.3 282.5 269.4 275.3 283.9 302.9 315.2 323.8 334.5 327.0
Nominal Gross Domestic Product 329.3 338.2 359.4 377.9 409.0 440.8 453.7 477.8 493.1 516.1 537.2 559.3 584.7 587.8
  • Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.
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Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 1995–2008
(Per Cent Change)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Real GDP (chained $2002) 3.5 1.1 4.5 4.8 7.5 5.9 1.8 3.1 1.4 2.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 (0.5)
Consumption 1.9 2.3 4.8 3.5 4.6 4.9 2.5 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.9 2.7
Government 0.6 (3.7) (0.1) 2.1 4.2 3.6 4.7 3.2 5.3 3.7 2.1 3.1 2.3 3.2
Residential Construction (14.0) 9.6 14.5 (1.8) 11.6 7.1 9.7 9.6 2.6 3.6 1.8 0.8 1.9 (2.2)
Non-residential Construction (2.8) 21.5 9.3 1.6 11.4 (11.8) (1.1) 3.7 (2.4) (0.7) 3.3 10.7 18.1 (9.7)
Machinery and Equipment 9.9 6.7 23.3 6.8 9.4 5.9 (2.8) (6.5) 6.1 7.2 12.6 8.9 5.0 0.6
Exports 7.9 5.6 7.5 7.3 11.3 7.8 (3.0) 1.5 (0.1) 4.4 2.5 0.7 0.5 (5.5)
Imports 6.6 4.9 12.6 4.7 8.4 7.3 (4.6) 2.2 3.1 6.7 4.1 2.7 3.3 (2.2)
Nominal Gross Domestic Product 5.9 2.7 6.3 5.2 8.2 7.8 2.9 5.3 3.2 4.7 4.1 4.1 4.5 0.5
  • Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.
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Table 3
Ontario, Selected Economic Indicators, 1995–2008
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Retail Sales ($ Billions) 83.3 83.8 90.9 97.5 104.6 111.5 114.3 121.0 125.1 129.1 135.3 140.8 146.3 151.4
Housing Starts – Units (000s) 35.8 43.1 54.1 53.8 67.2 71.5 73.3 83.6 85.2 85.1 78.8 73.4 68.1 75.1
Personal Income ($ Billions) 271.4 276.3 289.5 304.7 321.7 347.7 361.2 369.4 381.1 401.0 419.3 442.2 464.2 482.0
Pre-tax Corporate Profits ($ Billions) 33.1 34.2 37.5 39.5 49.7 54.4 49.3 60.5 58.2 61.6 61.8 65.0 65.2 55.9
Consumer Price Index (2002 = 100) 86.8 88.2 89.8 90.6 92.4 95.1 98.0 100.0 102.7 104.6 106.9 108.8 110.8 113.3
Labour Force (000s) 5,589 5,680 5,776 5,877 6,018 6,173 6,327 6,494 6,676 6,775 6,849 6,927 7,044 7,155
Employment (000s) 5,100 5,167 5,291 5,453 5,637 5,817 5,926 6,031 6,213 6,317 6,398 6,493 6,594 6,687
Unemployment Rate (%) 8.7 9.0 8.4 7.2 6.3 5.8 6.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.5
  • Sources: Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Finance and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
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Table 4
Ontario, Selected Economic Indicators, Annual Change, 1995–2008
(Per Cent Change)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Retail Sales 4.0 0.7 8.5 7.2 7.3 6.6 2.5 5.9 3.4 3.2 4.8 4.1 3.9 3.5
Housing Starts (23.2) 20.2 25.6 (0.4) 24.9 6.4 2.5 14.1 1.9 (0.1) (7.4) (6.8) (7.2) 10.2
Personal Income 4.1 1.8 4.8 5.2 5.6 8.1 3.9 2.3 3.2 5.2 4.6 5.4 5.0 3.8
Pre-tax Corporate Profits 18.7 3.3 9.9 5.2 25.9 9.3 (9.2) 22.5 (3.7) 5.8 0.4 5.2 0.3 (14.2)
Consumer Price Index 2.5 1.6 1.8 0.9 2.0 2.9 3.0 2.0 2.7 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.3
Labour Force 0.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.6
Employment 1.7 1.3 2.4 3.1 3.4 3.2 1.9 1.8 3.0 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4
  • Sources: Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Finance and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
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Table 5
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2005–2008
($2002 Chained Millions)
  2005 2006 2007 2008
Goods Producing Industries 138,369 136,938 135,852 129,961
Primary 8,322 8,183 7,736 7,960
Utilities 9,967 9,659 9,931 9,996
Construction 24,108 25,152 26,148 25,625
Manufacturing1 96,187 94,157 92,173 85,368
Services Producing Industries 331,447 343,510 354,101 360,071
Wholesale Trade 28,590 30,034 31,322 30,950
Retail Trade 25,457 26,498 27,506 28,187
Transportation and Warehousing 18,320 18,600 18,697 18,611
Information and Cultural (incl. Telecommunications) 18,584 19,185 19,617 19,885
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 102,171 106,386 110,660 112,807
Professional and Administrative Services 39,047 40,742 41,889 41,938
Education 22,129 22,776 23,452 23,986
Health Care and Social Services 28,162 29,070 29,997 30,621
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 4,494 4,703 4,791 4,795
Accommodation and Food 9,417 9,699 9,808 10,002
Other Services 11,523 11,858 12,264 12,610
Public Administration 24,142 24,876 25,380 26,007
Total Production 470,978 482,489 492,897 491,833
  • 1 See Table 7 for detailed manufacturing industries.
  • Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.
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Table 6
Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2005–2008
(Per Cent Change)
  2005 2006 2007 2008
Goods Producing Industries 1.5 (1.0) (0.8) (4.3)
Primary 3.8 (1.7) (5.5) 2.9
Utilities 5.4 (3.1) 2.8 0.7
Construction 2.9 4.3 4.0 (2.0)
Manufacturing1 0.9 (2.1) (2.1) (7.4)
Services Producing Industries 2.8 3.6 3.1 1.7
Wholesale Trade 6.2 5.1 4.3 (1.2)
Retail Trade 1.4 4.1 3.8 2.5
Transportation and Warehousing 2.3 1.5 0.5 (0.5)
Information and Cultural (incl. Telecommunications) 2.1 3.2 2.3 1.4
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 3.8 4.1 4.0 1.9
Professional and Administrative Services 2.6 4.3 2.8 0.1
Education 6.0 2.9 3.0 2.3
Health Care and Social Services 2.3 3.2 3.2 2.1
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (0.5) 4.6 1.9 0.1
Accommodation and Food 0.0 3.0 1.1 2.0
Other Services 1.6 2.9 3.4 2.8
Public Administration 0.6 3.0 2.0 2.5
Total Production 2.7 2.4 2.2 (0.2)
  • 1 See Table 8 for detailed manufacturing industries.
  • Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.
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Table 7
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices in Selected Manufacturing Industries, 2005–2008
($2002 Chained Millions)
  2005 2006 2007 2008
Manufacturing 96,187 94,157 92,173 85,368
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 10,806 10,639 10,340 10,351
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 1,575 1,393 1,339 1,160
Wood Products and Furniture 5,119 4,895 4,549 4,080
Paper Products and Printing 6,827 6,055 5,874 5,452
Chemical and Petroleum Products 8,903 8,987 8,966 8,980
Plastic and Rubber Products 5,957 5,885 5,598 4,831
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 13,073 12,410 12,242 11,433
Machinery 6,480 6,291 6,432 6,262
Electrical and Electronic Products 6,071 6,316 6,656 6,516
Transportation Equipment 27,525 27,397 26,182 20,782
Other Manufacturing 4,391 4,625 4,430 4,427
  • Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.
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Table 8
Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices in Selected Manufacturing Industries, 2005–2008
(Per Cent Change)
2005 2006 2007 2008
Manufacturing 0.9 (2.1) (2.1) (7.4)
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 4.2 (1.5) (2.8) 0.1
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products (7.0) (11.6) (3.9) (13.4)
Wood Products and Furniture (1.3) (4.4) (7.1) (10.3)
Paper Products and Printing (2.5) (11.3) (3.0) (7.2)
Chemical and Petroleum Products (3.6) 1.0 (0.2) 0.2
Plastic and Rubber Products 3.7 (1.2) (4.9) (13.7)
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (0.8) (5.1) (1.4) (6.6)
Machinery (3.3) (2.9) 2.2 (2.6)
Electrical and Electronic Products 2.7 4.0 5.4 (2.1)
Transportation Equipment 6.0 (0.5) (4.4) (20.6)
Other Manufacturing (2.0) 5.3 (4.2) (0.1)
  • Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.
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Table 9 - Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2005–2008
2005 2006 2007 2008
New Housing Market
Residential Construction, Current $ Millions 35,539 37,453 39,659 40,022
Per Cent Change 5.8 5.4 5.9 0.9
Real Residential Construction ($2002 Millions) 30,616 30,867 31,449 30,745
Per Cent Change 1.8 0.8 1.9 (2.2)
Housing Starts (Units) 78,795 73,417 68,123 75,076
Per Cent Change (7.4) (6.8) (7.2) 10.2
Of which: Single-detached, urban areas (Units) 33,655 30,369 30,690 25,760
Per Cent Change (18.1) (9.8) 1.1 (16.1)
Multiple, urban areas (Units) 39,522 37,411 32,084 46,164
Per Cent Change 1.9 (5.3) (14.2) 43.9
New Housing Price Index (1997 = 100) 132.6 137.5 141.1 146.1
Per Cent Change 4.6 3.7 2.6 3.5
Resale Market
Home Resales (Units) 197,140 194,930 213,379 181,001
Per Cent Change (0.1) (1.1) 9.5 (15.2)
Average Resale Price ($) 262,949 278,364 299,544 302,354
Per Cent Change 7.2 5.9 7.6 0.9
  • Sources: Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canadian Real Estate Association and Ontario
    Ministry of Finance.
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Table 10
Selected Financial Indicators, 1995–2008
(Per Cent)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Interest Rates
Bank Rate 7.1 4.5 3.5 5.1 4.9 5.8 4.3 2.7 3.2 2.5 2.9 4.3 4.6 3.2
Prime Rate 8.6 6.1 5.0 6.6 6.4 7.3 5.8 4.2 4.7 4.0 4.4 5.8 6.1 4.7
10-Year Government Bonds 8.1 7.2 6.1 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.6
Three-month T-Bills 6.9 4.2 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.5 3.8 2.6 2.9 2.2 2.7 4.0 4.2 2.4
Mortgage Rates
5-Year Rate 9.2 7.9 7.1 6.9 7.6 8.4 7.4 7.0 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.7 7.1 7.1
1-Year Rate 8.4 6.2 5.5 6.5 6.8 7.9 6.1 5.2 4.8 4.6 5.1 6.3 6.9 6.7
Canadian Household Debt Burden1
Consumer 22.3 23.2 24.1 24.9 26.1 26.2 27.7 29.1 30.9 32.9 34.8 35.6 37.8 39.0
Mortgage 68.3 69.8 70.9 70.5 70.5 67.8 68.9 70.1 72.5 74.6 77.3 79.4 83.8 87.3
Bank Loans 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7
Other Loans 6.8 7.3 8.0 8.7 9.1 9.1 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 8.7 8.8 8.0 8.1
Total 101.4 104.4 107.6 108.9 110.5 107.9 110.7 113.1 117.3 120.8 124.7 127.6 133.1 138.0
  • 1 Debt of the persons and unincorporated business sector as a share of personal disposable income.
  • Note: All data are annual averages, except Canadian Household Debt Burden (year-end).
  • Sources: Statistics Canada’s National Balance Sheet Accounts and Bank of Canada.
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Table 11
Ontario and the G7, Real Gross Domestic Product Growth, 1995–2008
(Per Cent)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ontario 3.5 1.1 4.5 4.8 7.5 5.9 1.8 3.1 1.4 2.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 (0.5)
Canada 2.8 1.6 4.2 4.1 5.5 5.2 1.8 2.9 1.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.5 0.4
France 2.1 1.1 2.2 3.5 3.3 3.9 1.9 1.0 1.1 2.5 1.9 2.2 2.3 0.4
Germany 1.9 1.0 1.8 2.0 2.0 3.2 1.2 0.0 (0.2) 1.2 0.8 3.2 2.5 1.3
Italy 2.8 1.1 1.9 1.4 1.5 3.7 1.8 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.6 (1.0)
Japan 1.9 2.6 1.6 (2.0) (0.1) 2.9 0.2 0.3 1.4 2.7 1.9 2.0 2.3 (0.7)
United Kingdom 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.9 2.5 2.1 2.8 3.0 2.2 2.9 2.6 0.6
United States 2.5 3.7 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.1 1.1 1.8 2.5 3.6 3.1 2.7 2.1 0.4
  • Sources: OECD, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and Statistics Canada.
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Table 12
Ontario and the G7, Employment Growth, 1995–2008
(Per Cent)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ontario 1.7 1.3 2.4 3.1 3.4 3.2 1.9 1.8 3.0 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4
Canada 1.8 0.9 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.5 1.2 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.4 1.9 2.3 1.5
France 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.9 2.1 2.7 1.9 0.6 0.3 (0.1) 0.6 0.9 NA NA
Germany 0.1 (0.4) (0.4) 1.6 (0.1) 0.5 0.3 (0.8) (0.9) 0.3 2.2 2.0 2.2 1.8
Italy (0.6) 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.2 1.9 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.7 1.9 1.0 0.8
Japan 0.1 0.5 1.1 (0.6) (0.8) (0.2) (0.5) (1.3) (0.2) 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 (0.4)
United Kingdom 1.2 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7
United States 1.5 1.5 2.3 1.5 1.5 2.5 0.0 (0.3) 0.9 1.1 1.8 1.9 1.1 (0.5)
  • Sources: OECD, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Statistics Canada.
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Table 13
Ontario and the G7, Unemployment Rates, 1995–2008
(Per Cent)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ontario 8.7 9.0 8.4 7.2 6.3 5.8 6.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.5
Canada 9.5 9.6 9.1 8.3 7.6 6.8 7.2 7.7 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.3 6.0 6.1
France 11.0 11.5 11.4 11.0 10.4 9.0 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.0 7.4
Germany 8.1 8.9 9.8 9.2 8.4 7.8 7.8 8.7 9.6 9.8 11.1 10.2 8.6 7.5
Italy 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.0 10.2 9.1 8.6 8.5 8.1 7.7 6.8 5.9 6.7
Japan 3.1 3.4 3.4 4.1 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.9 4.0
United Kingdom 8.7 8.1 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.3 5.7
United States 5.6 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.7 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.6 4.6 5.8
  • Note: Labour market data are subject to differences in definitions across countries and to many series breaks, though the latter are often of a minor nature.
  • Sources: OECD, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Statistics Canada.
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Table 14
Ontario and the G7, CPI Inflation Rates, 1995–2008
(Per Cent)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ontario 2.5 1.6 1.8 0.9 2.0 2.9 3.0 2.0 2.7 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.3
Canada 2.2 1.5 1.7 1.0 1.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.8 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.3
France 1.8 2.0 1.2 0.6 0.5 1.7 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.8
Germany 1.7 1.4 1.9 0.9 0.6 1.5 2.0 1.4 1.0 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.3 2.6
Italy 5.2 4.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.8 3.3
Japan (0.1) 0.1 1.8 0.7 (0.3) (0.7) (0.8) (0.9) (0.2) 0.0 (0.3) 0.2 0.1 1.4
United Kingdom 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.6 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 3.6
United States 2.8 2.9 2.3 1.6 2.2 3.4 2.8 1.6 2.3 2.7 3.4 3.2 2.9 3.8
  • Sources: OECD, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Statistics Canada.
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Table 15
G7, Exchange Rates, 1995–2008
(Foreign Currency per Canadian Dollar)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Euro1 – – – – 0.631 0.730 0.721 0.674 0.632 0.618 0.663 0.702 0.681 0.641
France 3.637 3.752 4.211 3.968 4.139 4.787 4.730 – – – – – – –
Germany 1.044 1.104 1.251 1.183 1.234 1.427 1.410 – – – – – – –
Italy 1,186.9 1,131.6 1,228.5 1,168.2 1,222.5 1,412.4 1,396.6 – – – – – – –
Japan 68.5 79.8 87.3 87.8 76.3 72.6 78.4 79.7 82.7 83.1 90.6 102.5 109.6 96.4
United Kingdom 0.462 0.470 0.441 0.407 0.416 0.444 0.448 0.424 0.437 0.419 0.453 0.479 0.465 0.510
United States 0.729 0.733 0.722 0.674 0.673 0.673 0.646 0.637 0.714 0.768 0.825 0.882 0.930 0.938
  • 1Introduced January 4, 1999.
  • Note: All data are annual averages.
  • Source: Bank of Canada.
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Table 16
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Major Commodity2, 2008
  Value
($ Millions)		 2008 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1 Motor vehicles and parts 48,903 (22.7) 29.9
2 Mechanical equipment 17,544 (6.2) 10.7
3 Precious metals and stones 10,621 44.0 6.5
4 Electrical machinery 8,929 (5.4) 5.5
5 Plastic products 6,116 (5.8) 3.7
6 Iron and steel 6,054 42.0 3.7
7 Nickel and related products 5,215 (30.5) 3.2
8 Pharmaceutical products 4,962 2.6 3.0
9 Oils and other petroleum products 4,598 46.6 2.8
10 Special transactions3 3,963 9.7 2.4
11 Furniture and accessories 3,495 (14.5) 2.1
12 Iron and steel products 3,290 8.4 2.0
13 Paper products 3,188 0.6 1.9
14 Scientific equipment 2,649 10.6 1.6
15 Aircraft and parts 2,368 (2.9) 1.4
16 Aluminum and articles 2,272 (2.6) 1.4
17 Organic chemicals 2,017 14.8 1.2
18 Baked products 1,894 6.5 1.2
19 Rubber products 1,630 (7.6) 1.0
20 Copper and related products 1,473 (11.1) 0.9
21 Inorganic chemicals 1,430 (44.3) 0.9
22 Wood products 1,164 (31.5) 0.7
23 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,134 9.1 0.7
24 Miscellaneous food products 952 6.0 0.6
25 Wood pulp and scrap 932 5.2 0.6
         
  Other Commodities 16,851 (2.3) 10.3
         
  Total Exports 163,643 (7.7) 100.0
  • 1 International merchandise exports exclude re-exports and are reported on a customs basis.
  • 2 Product groupings based on two-digit Harmonized System codes.
  • 3 Includes low valued transactions such as repairs to equipment.
  • Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.
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Table 17
Ontario, International Merchandise Imports by Major Commodity1, 2008
  Value
($ Millions)		 2008 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
1 Motor vehicles and parts 46,780 (12.5) 19.4
2 Mechanical equipment 37,648 (2.7) 15.6
3 Electrical machinery 28,023 3.3 11.6
4 Plastic products 9,209 1.4 3.8
5 Oils and other petroleum products 9,034 56.2 3.7
6 Pharmaceutical products 8,450 3.8 3.5
7 Scientific equipment 7,439 0.9 3.1
8 Precious metals and stones 6,541 42.7 2.7
9 Iron and steel 5,245 8.8 2.2
10 Iron and steel products 4,742 3.5 2.0
11 Organic chemicals 4,688 (10.0) 1.9
12 Furniture and accessories 4,625 (1.8) 1.9
13 Paper products 3,932 (0.5) 1.6
14 Special transactions2 3,580 4.8 1.5
15 Aluminum and articles 2,871 (3.1) 1.2
16 Rubber products 2,858 (10.4) 1.2
17 Toys and sporting goods 2,823 0.0 1.2
18 Books and printed material 2,469 1.8 1.0
19 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,151 1.4 0.9
20 Perfumes and cosmetics 2,058 5.4 0.9
21 Aircraft and parts 1,976 15.9 0.8
22 Fruit and nuts 1,849 8.0 0.8
23 Beverages 1,800 12.5 0.7
24 Miscellaneous base metal articles 1,607 (7.8) 0.7
25 Non-knitted clothes 1,589 3.6 0.7
         
  Other Commodities 35,504 5.5 14.7
         
  Re-imports3 2,114 11.0 0.9
         
  Total Imports 241,606 0.6 100.0
  • 1 Product groupings based on two-digit Harmonized System codes. Data are reported on a customs basis.
  • 2 Includes low valued transactions such as repairs to equipment.
  • 3 These are goods re-entering (returned to) Ontario after having been exported abroad without having been materially altered or enhanced in value while abroad.
  • Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.
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Table 18
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Top 25 Trading Partners, 2008
  Exports
($ Millions)		 2008 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
United States 133,681 (9.8) 81.7
United Kingdom 7,660 3.2 4.7
Norway 2,570 (25.0) 1.6
Mexico 2,045 (3.8) 1.2
China 1,676 16.5 1.0
Germany 1,035 5.8 0.6
Japan 1,031 (9.3) 0.6
France 942 (4.6) 0.6
Switzerland 934 (9.8) 0.6
Hong Kong 735 40.7 0.4
Australia 711 14.9 0.4
South Korea 708 11.9 0.4
Netherlands 701 (31.7) 0.4
United Arab Emirates 471 59.3 0.3
Belgium 444 19.2 0.3
Brazil 444 25.3 0.3
Finland 441 385.6 0.3
Russian Federation 438 32.3 0.3
India 388 40.3 0.2
Spain 349 34.6 0.2
Italy 346 (18.8) 0.2
Taiwan 312 13.1 0.2
South Africa 288 28.6 0.2
Ireland 263 92.7 0.2
Israel 254 45.5 0.2
       
All Other Countries 2,665 1.8 2.9
       
Total 163,643 (7.7) 100.0
  • 1 International merchandise exports exclude re-exports and are reported on a customs basis.
  • Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.
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Table 19
Ontario, International Merchandise Imports1 by Top 25 Trading Partners, 2008
  Imports
($ Millions)		 2008 Growth
(Per Cent)		 Per Cent
of Total
United States 147,440 (2.7) 61.0
China 22,510 10.6 9.3
Mexico 13,875 2.5 5.7
Japan 9,030 (2.8) 3.7
Allemagne 5,461 1.0 2.3
United Kingdom 3,655 3.1 1.5
South Korea 3,404 14.7 1.4
Italy 2,366 1.6 1.0
Taiwan 2,181 2.2 0.9
France 2,131 4.7 0.9
Switzerland 2,069 22.0 0.9
Malaysia 2,024 4.5 0.8
Peru 1,704 21.8 0.7
Ireland 1,556 (24.4) 0.6
Thailand 1,437 2.6 0.6
India 1,307 10.7 0.5
Sweden 1,148 3.2 0.5
Brazil 973 (10.8) 0.4
Netherlands 928 27.5 0.4
Denmark 920 108.9 0.4
Israel 840 34.2 0.3
Belgium 837 10.9 0.3
Singapore 737 (36.8) 0.3
Spain 715 23.7 0.3
Algeria 631 – 0.3
       
All Other Countries 9,612 6.8 4.9
       
Domestic Imports 239,493 0.5 99.1
Re-imports 2,114 11.0 0.9
       
Total 241,606 0.6 100
  • 1 Data reported on a customs basis. Domestic imports exclude re-imports. Total imports are the sum of domestic imports and re-imports.
  • Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.
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Table 20
Ontario, Selected Demographic Characteristics, 2001–20091,2,3
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Population
(000s)		 11,897 12,091 12,242 12,391 12,528 12,665 12,795 12,936 13,069
Annual Average
Growth Over
Preceding
Year Shown
(%)		 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0
Median Age
(Years)		 36.7 37.1 37.5 37.8 38.1 38.4 38.7 39.0 NA
               
Age Group Shares (%)              
0–4 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 NA
5–14 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.7 12.3 12.0 11.8 NA
15–24 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.8 NA
25–44 31.5 31.2 30.8 30.4 29.9 29.4 29.0 28.6 NA
45–64 23.2 23.7 24.2 24.8 25.3 25.9 26.5 27.0 NA
65–74 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.1 NA
75+ 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 NA
Total Fertility Rate4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 NA NA
               
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)4              
Female 82.2 82.2 82.4 82.7 82.7 83.2 NA NA NA
Male 77.5 77.7 77.8 78.3 78.5 78.9 NA NA NA
Families
(000s)5		 3,191 NA NA NA NA 3,422 NA NA NA
Households
(000s)5		 4,219 NA NA NA NA 4,555 NA NA NA
  • 1 Population figures are for July 1.
  • 2 Population and growth estimates are based on the 2006 Census.
  • 3 Age for 2006–2008 is from postcensal estimates as of July 1, 2008. Total population for 2006–2009 is from postcensal estimates as of July 1, 2009.
  • 4 Calendar-year data.
  • 5 Families and households are Census data.
  • Source: Statistics Canada.
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Table 21
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 1999–2000 to 2008–091
(Thousands)
  1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
Population at Beginning of Period 11,505 11,683 11,897 12,091 12,242 12,391 12,528 12,665 12,795 12,936
Births 131 128 129 129 133 133 134 137 139 140
Deaths 81 81 81 83 84 85 84 86 89 92
Immigrants 117 150 153 110 128 130 133 115 115 107
Net Emigrants2 24 23 18 17 16 19 20 19 19 19
Net Change in Non-permanent Residents 16 24 17 22 5 0 0 2 10 15
Interprovincial Arrivals 79 75 70 64 57 59 56 59 62 75
Interprovincial Departures 57 56 65 64 64 71 73 79 76 94
Population Growth During Period 179 213 194 151 148 138 137 129 142 133
Population at End of Period3 11,683 11,897 12,091 12,242 12,391 12,528 12,665 12,795 12,936 13,069
Population Growth (%) 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0
  • 1 Data are from July 1 to June 30 (Census year).
  • 2 Net Emigrants = Emigrants plus net change in temporary emigrants minus returning emigrants.
  • 3 The sum of the components does not equal the total change in population due to residual deviation.
  • Source: Statistics Canada.
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Table 22
Ontario, Labour Force, 1995–2008
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Labour Force (000s) 5,589 5,680 5,776 5,877 6,018 6,173 6,327 6,494 6,676 6,775 6,849 6,927 7,044 7,155
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 0.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.6
Participation Rate (%)                            
Male 72.7 72.6 72.8 72.5 73.1 73.3 73.4 73.6 74.3 74.1 73.5 72.8 72.6 72.7
Female 58.6 58.9 59.0 59.6 60.3 61.0 61.4 62.0 63.0 63.0 62.7 62.9 63.5 63.6
Share of Labour Force (%)                            
Youth (15–24) 16.4 16.2 15.9 15.8 16.1 16.4 16.3 16.4 16.3 16.2 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.7
Older Workers (45+) 29.1 29.5 30.2 30.7 31.4 32.0 32.6 33.4 34.7 35.4 36.1 37.1 38.0 39.2
  • Source: Statistics Canada.
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Table 23
Ontario, Employment, 1995–2008
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Employment (000s) 5,100 5,167 5,291 5,453 5,637 5,817 5,926 6,031 6,213 6,317 6,398 6,493 6,594 6,687
Male 2,761 2,791 2,870 2,936 3,035 3,125 3,167 3,209 3,301 3,349 3,390 3,418 3,437 3,487
Female 2,339 2,376 2,421 2,518 2,602 2,692 2,759 2,822 2,912 2,967 3,008 3,074 3,157 3,200
Annual Employment Growth (%) 1.7 1.3 2.4 3.1 3.4 3.2 1.9 1.8 3.0 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4
Net Job Creation (000s) 86 67 124 162 183 180 109 105 182 103 81 95 101 94
Private-sector Employment (000s) 3,375 3,440 3,508 3,649 3,784 3,930 4,052 4,116 4,249 4,278 4,330 4,388 4,406 4,404
Public-sector Employment (000s) 1,003 977 938 938 962 994 1,002 1,038 1,050 1,107 1,140 1,170 1,201 1,281
Self-employment (000s) 723 750 845 867 891 894 873 878 914 932 928 935 987 1,002
Manufacturing Employment
(% of total)		 17.2 17.6 17.7 18.0 18.4 18.5 18.0 18.1 17.6 17.4 16.6 15.5 14.4 13.5
Services Employment
(% of total)		 73.6 73.5 73.5 73.3 72.8 72.9 73.4 73.4 73.8 74.1 74.4 75.3 76.5 77.2
Part-time (% of total) 18.7 19.2 19.2 18.7 18.0 18.0 17.8 18.3 18.5 18.1 18.1 17.7 18.0 18.6
Average Hours Worked Per Week1 37.3 37.6 37.8 37.8 38.0 38.0 37.5 37.3 36.6 37.1 37.3 36.9 37.1 36.8
  • 1 Average actual hours worked per week at all jobs, excluding persons not at work, in reference week.
  • Source: Statistics Canada.
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Table 24
Ontario, Unemployment, 1995–2008
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Unemployment (000s) 489 513 485 424 382 356 401 462 463 459 451 435 450 467
Unemployment Rate (%) 8.7 9.0 8.4 7.2 6.3 5.8 6.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.4 6.5
Male 8.9 9.0 8.1 7.2 6.2 5.6 6.5 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.8 6.9
Female 8.6 9.1 8.7 7.3 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.1
Toronto CMA1 8.6 9.1 7.9 7.0 6.1 5.5 6.3 7.4 7.7 7.5 7.0 6.6 6.8 6.9
Northern Ontario 10.0 10.7 10.4 11.1 9.1 8.3 8.0 8.1 7.4 7.8 7.0 7.4 6.9 6.6
Youth (15–24) 14.7 14.9 16.4 14.5 13.2 11.9 12.5 13.9 14.4 14.1 13.9 13.1 13.0 13.8
Older Workers (45+) 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.3 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.9
Share of Total Unemployment (%)                            
Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 29.5 28.2 25.5 21.9 19.1 15.4 12.8 15.5 16.2 15.6 15.1 14.3 13.0 13.4
Youth (15–24) 27.7 26.8 31.0 31.6 33.7 33.7 32.2 32.1 33.9 33.9 33.5 33.3 32.4 33.2
Older Workers (45+) 21.6 20.8 21.4 22.6 20.8 22.4 22.9 22.0 23.5 23.4 25.9 25.4 27.0 29.4
Average Duration (weeks)2 25.9 24.8 26.5 23.2 21.3 17.7 15.3 16.3 17.0 16.1 16.1 15.8 14.7 14.7
Youth (15–24) 16.3 15.4 13.8 12.8 11.6 9.8 8.6 9.4 9.4 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.1 8.3
Older Workers (45+) 33.4 31.0 42.2 39.0 34.2 28.4 25.6 24.4 27.2 24.3 23.9 23.7 22.4 21.2
  • 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.
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Table 25
Employment Insurance (EI) and Social Assistance, 1995–2008
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
EI Regular Beneficiaries (000s)                            
Ontario 181 180 151 131 110 101 122 136 142 136 132 129 131 143
Canada 737 707 605 577 532 486 521 556 564 542 517 494 479 486
EI Total Benefit Payments ($ millions)                            
Ontario 3,796 3,653 3,436 3,141 3,051 2,787 3,524 4,328 4,342 4,429 4,325 4,421 4,685 4,937
Canada 13,748 13,070 12,019 11,956 11,830 11,154 13,002 14,683 14,951 14,970 14,693 14,499 14,562 15,033
EI Contributions ($ millions)                            
Ontario1 7,929 7,582 8,173 7,679 7,614 7,671 7,477 7,384 7,219 6,895 7,108 6,896 6,962 6,891
Canada2 19,497 18,824 20,212 19,005 18,659 18,751 18,344 18,213 17,833 17,172 17,830 16,749 16,909 16,737
EI Premium Rate3(% insured earnings)                            
Employer 4.20 4.13 4.06 3.78 3.57 3.36 3.15 3.08 2.94 2.77 2.73 2.62 2.52 2.42
Employee 3.00 2.95 2.90 2.70 2.55 2.40 2.25 2.20 2.10 1.98 1.95 1.87 1.80 1.73
Social Assistance Caseload (000s)4 660 599 568 529 479 436 408 411 413 418 431 443 454 469
  • 1 Figures for 2007 and 2008 are Ontario Ministry of Finance estimates.
  • 2 Figures are reported by Statistics Canada for 1995 to 2006 and by the federal Department of Finance for 2007 and 2008.
  • 3 EI premiums are collected on total earnings from the first dollar earned to the maximum insurable earnings.
  • 4 Until mid-year 1998, social assistance comprised General Welfare Assistance, Family Benefits, the Foster Care Allowance and the Handicapped Children’s Benefit. Since then, social assistance has comprised Ontario Works, the Ontario Disability Support Program, Temporary Care Assistance and Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities.
  • Note: In 2009, the EI maximum weekly benefit is $447, which is 55 per cent of EI maximum insurable earnings of $42,300.
  • Sources: Statistics Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Department of Finance Canada, Ontario Ministry of Finance and Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services.
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Table 26
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 1995–2008
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1 633.96 649.30 663.50 672.52 683.58 700.02 695.23 710.43 727.69 748.48 775.96 788.41 819.12 837.47
Increase (%) 1.0 2.4 2.2 1.4 1.6 2.4 NA* 2.2 2.4 2.9 3.7 1.6 3.9 2.2
CPI Inflation (%) 2.5 1.6 1.8 0.9 2.0 2.9 3.0 2.0 2.7 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.3
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (1.5) 0.8 0.4 0.5 (0.4) (0.5) NA* 0.2 (0.3) 1.0 1.5 (0.2) 2.1 (0.1)
AWE – Manufacturing ($) 769.75 793.05 820.43 840.92 851.49 868.65 870.01 886.23 907.78 935.49 960.74 961.01 997.21 999.80
Increase (%) 1.2 3.0 3.5 2.5 1.3 2.0 NA* 1.9 2.4 3.1 2.7 0.0 3.8 0.3
Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (1.3) 1.4 1.7 1.6 (0.7) (0.9) NA* (0.1) (1.3) 1.2 0.5 (1.8) 2.0 (2.0)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)2                            
All Sectors 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 3.0 2.7
Public 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.4 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.1 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.1
Private 1.7 2.2 3.3 2.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 1.9 2.7 2.4 1.7 2.9 2.0
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and                            
Lockouts (000s) 477 1,915 1,904 1,061 651 650 672 1,511 495 487 403 395 389 282
Minimum Wage at Year-end ($/hour) 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 7.15 7.45 7.75 8.00 8.75
  • * In January 2009, Statistics Canada began using a new estimation method aimed at improving the quality of data at the provincial level. The AWE series was revised back to 2001. For this reason, changes from 2000 to 2001 should be treated with caution.
  • 1 Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) includes overtime.
  • 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.
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Table 27
Ontario, Employment by Occupation, 1997–2008
(Thousands)
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Management 546 550 546 562 551 562 587 620 625 660 639 663
Business, Finance and Administrative 974 1,010 1,031 1,056 1,115 1,119 1,149 1,203 1,176 1,225 1,225 1,262
Natural and Applied Sciences 327 354 398 427 455 445 448 437 470 469 485 506
Health 267 264 272 280 291 321 332 345 346 356 368 390
Social Science, Education, Government
Service and Religion		 403 422 442 453 468 472 474 476 544 547 578 606
Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport 149 156 169 172 183 177 188 200 199 199 207 227
Sales and Service 1,199 1,237 1,281 1,342 1,359 1,393 1,457 1,435 1,448 1,479 1,581 1,554
Trades, Transport and Equipment
Operators		 808 825 820 835 850 867 890 899 910 912 907 938
Primary Industry 143 138 152 142 130 123 131 134 143 158 155 130
Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities 477 496 526 548 524 552 558 568 537 489 451 412
Total 5,291 5,453 5,637 5,817 5,926 6,031 6,213 6,317 6,398 6,493 6,594 6,687
  • Note: Occupational groupings based on National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2001.
  • Source: Statistics Canada.
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Table 28
Ontario, Distribution of Employment by Occupation, 1997–2008
(Per Cent)
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Management 10.3 10.1 9.7 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.8 9.8 10.2 9.7 9.9
Business, Finance and Administrative 18.4 18.5 18.3 18.1 18.8 18.6 18.5 19.0 18.4 18.9 18.6 18.9
Natural and Applied Sciences 6.2 6.5 7.1 7.3 7.7 7.4 7.2 6.9 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.6
Health 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.8
Social Science, Education, Government
Service and Religion		 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.5 8.5 8.4 8.8 9.1
Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4
Sales and Service 22.7 22.7 22.7 23.1 22.9 23.1 23.5 22.7 22.6 22.8 24.0 23.2
Trades, Transport and Equipment
Operators		 15.3 15.1 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.1 13.8 14.0
Primary Industry 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.3 1.9
Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities 9.0 9.1 9.3 9.4 8.8 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.4 7.5 6.8 6.2
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
  • Note: Occupational groupings based on National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2001.
  • Source: Statistics Canada.
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Table 29
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 1999–2008
(Thousands)
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Goods Producing Industries 1,533 1,576 1,575 1,603 1,630 1,639 1,637 1,601 1,552 1,528
Primary Industries 152 133 119 112 113 113 128 139 131 123
Agriculture 114 98 84 77 82 79 93 100 96 85
Manufacturing 1,035 1,075 1,068 1,094 1,093 1,100 1,064 1,007 951 901
Construction 298 323 336 345 369 368 395 405 413 439
Utilities 49 46 51 53 55 58 50 49 58 65
Services Producing Industries 4,103 4,241 4,352 4,428 4,584 4,678 4,761 4,892 5,041 5,160
Trade 838 877 928 923 945 970 995 1,016 1,027 1,026
Transportation and Warehousing 259 273 275 279 290 295 289 296 304 330
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 378 379 389 393 415 436 452 477 474 472
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 393 415 437 436 449 441 443 454 478 500
Business, Building and Other Support 222 242 241 247 264 278 283 296 295 299
Educational Services 363 367 358 369 376 390 428 445 466 482
Health Care and Social Assistance 515 541 559 582 612 635 626 638 671 698
Information, Culture and Recreation 258 282 303 298 289 303 301 320 328 310
Accommodation and Food Services 337 337 331 361 370 366 364 373 400 396
Public Administration 286 281 283 293 310 312 322 315 331 364
Other Services 254 248 248 247 264 254 257 264 267 283
Total Employment 5,637 5,817 5,926 6,031 6,213 6,317 6,398 6,493 6,594 6,687
  • Note: Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
  • Source: Statistics Canada.
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Table 30
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 1999–2008
(Per Cent Change)
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Goods Producing Industries 5.2 2.8 (0.1) 1.8 1.7 0.6 (0.1) (2.2) (3.0) (1.6)
Primary Industries 5.9 (12.5) (10.0) (6.4) 1.0 0.2 13.2 8.8 (5.9) (6.3)
Agriculture 8.1 (13.6) (14.7) (8.4) 6.3 (3.2) 18.0 7.8 (4.3) (12.1)
Manufacturing 5.6 3.8 (0.6) 2.5 (0.1) 0.6 (3.3) (5.3) (5.6) (5.2)
Construction 4.3 8.4 4.2 2.4 7.1 (0.4) 7.4 2.6 1.8 6.4
Utilities 1.9 (5.7) 11.0 3.1 3.0 7.2 (14.6) (1.8) 19.0 11.7
Services Producing Industries 2.7 3.4 2.6 1.8 3.5 2.1 1.8 2.8 3.0 2.3
Trade 4.8 4.7 5.9 (0.6) 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.1 (0.2)
Transportation and Warehousing (0.5) 5.2 0.7 1.4 4.1 1.5 (1.8) 2.3 2.7 8.4
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 2.2 0.2 2.6 1.1 5.6 5.0 3.8 5.5 (0.5) (0.4)
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 5.9 5.6 5.5 (0.2) 2.8 (1.6) 0.5 2.3 5.3 4.7
Business, Building and Other Support 7.1 8.8 (0.4) 2.5 7.0 5.0 1.8 4.7 (0.3) 1.4
Educational Services 5.2 1.0 (2.4) 3.2 1.8 3.7 9.8 3.8 4.9 3.5
Health Care and Social Assistance (0.7) 5.1 3.4 4.0 5.1 3.8 (1.4) 1.9 5.1 4.1
Information, Culture and Recreation 5.9 9.2 7.3 (1.5) (3.0) 4.7 (0.8) 6.3 2.7 (5.6)
Accommodation and Food Services 0.7 0.1 (1.9) 9.2 2.4 (1.1) (0.4) 2.4 7.1 (0.9)
Public Administration 0.9 (1.8) 0.9 3.5 5.6 0.9 3.3 (2.5) 5.2 9.8
Other Services (3.3) (2.4) (0.3) (0.3) 7.1 (4.1) 1.3 2.8 1.2 5.8
Total Employment 3.4 3.2 1.9 1.8 3.0 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4
  • Note: Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
  • Source: Statistics Canada.
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Table 31
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 1998–2008
(Thousands)
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ontario 5,453 5,637 5,817 5,926 6,031 6,213 6,317 6,398 6,493 6,594 6,687
Region:*                      
East 723 749 758 784 793 816 818 830 844 869 892
Ottawa (510) 539 552 572 593 595 617 614 624 642 655 674
Kingston-Pembroke (515) 184 197 186 192 199 199 204 205 202 214 218
Greater Toronto Area (530)1 2,407 2,481 2,581 2,665 2,721 2,799 2,854 2,912 2,947 3,019 3,081
Central 1,267 1,311 1,358 1,363 1,387 1,451 1,476 1,494 1,529 1,540 1,553
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 148 156 159 152 155 175 180 170 181 180 182
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 512 541 550 559 579 597 611 637 655 656 659
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 607 614 649 651 653 680 686 687 693 703 711
Southwest 711 741 760 755 765 775 801 797 812 801 798
London (560) 285 298 307 305 307 317 330 328 331 333 329
Windsor-Sarnia (570) 284 293 302 302 306 307 307 315 324 313 313
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 142 149 152 148 151 150 164 155 157 155 156
North 345 356 360 359 365 371 367 364 360 365 364
Northeast (590) 241 246 249 251 251 254 255 256 256 259 262
Northwest (595) 104 110 111 107 113 117 112 108 105 106 103
  • * Standard deviations vary significantly across regions, decreasing as the size of the region increases.
  • 1 Economic Region 530 closely matches the GTA, the main exception being that it excludes the city of Burlington.
  • Note: All figures are average annual employment levels.
  • Source: Statistics Canada.
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Table 32
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2008
(Thousands)
  All
Industries		 Agriculture Resources1 Manufacturing Construction Distributive2 Finance,
Prof.&
Mgmt.3		 Info.,
Culture &
Recreation4		 Retail
Trade		 Personal
Services5		 Education Health &
Soc.
Assistance		 Public
Administration
Ontario 6,687 84 38 901 439 629 1,272 310 791 679 482 698 364
Region:                          
East 892 13 3 76 52 58 149 37 106 90 72 103 133
Ottawa (510) 674 10 – 53 37 42 119 29 76 66 51 73 116
Kingston-Pembroke (515) 218 3 2 23 15 16 30 8 30 24 21 30 17
Greater Toronto Area (530) 3,081 9 3 411 195 322 743 163 357 294 200 266 117
Central 1,553 31 4 248 115 140 233 63 190 172 123 169 64
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 182 4 – 18 19 14 25 6 27 23 12 23 9
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 659 10 – 125 46 62 98 26 78 67 57 62 27
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 711 17 2 104 50 64 110 30 85 82 54 85 28
Southwest 798 27 4 136 53 77 105 32 91 86 55 103 26
London (560) 329 8 – 53 22 29 53 14 37 34 26 43 9
Windsor-Sarnia (570) 313 8 2 60 18 27 40 13 36 36 22 40 12
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 156 11 2 24 13 21 12 6 19 17 7 19 5
North 364 4 24 30 24 31 41 14 47 37 32 57 24
Northeast (590) 262 2 20 22 17 21 31 10 33 25 23 39 17
Northwest (595) 103 2 3 8 6 10 11 4 13 12 10 18 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 31.
  • 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 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).
  • Source: Statistics Canada.
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Table 33
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
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 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
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
  • 1 As defined by Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification SGC 2006.
  • 2 Economic Region 530 closely matches the GTA, the main exception being that it excludes the city of Burlington.
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