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Skilled Labour Force
Ontario's labour force of over 7.0 million people made up almost 40 per cent of Canada's total workforce in 2006.
Ontario's workforce is highly skilled, 65 per cent of the labour force between 25 and 54 years of age has completed their post-secondary education.
| Ontario Labour Force (15+) |
| 2002 |
6,493.7 |
166.7 |
| 2003 |
6,676.2 |
182.5 |
| 2004 |
6,775.4 |
99.2 |
| 2005 |
6,849.1 |
73.7 |
| 2006 |
6,927.3 |
78.2 |
| 2007* |
7,082.2 |
154.9 |
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, November 2007 (11/2007)
* As of October 2007
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Ontario Labour Force by Educational Attainment (15+)
| Ontario Labour Force by Educational Attainment (15+) (Thousands) |
| 0-8 |
166.8 |
185.6 |
184.3 |
180.0 |
172.5 |
| Some high school |
846.7 |
815.8 |
774.7 |
750.0 |
745.8 |
| High school graduate |
1,431.3 |
1,406.5 |
1,433.0 |
1,473.1 |
1,467.8 |
| Some post-secondary |
596.3 |
659.7 |
695.4 |
576.1 |
546.8 |
| Post-secondary certificate or diploma |
1,993.2 |
2,066.2 |
2,104.3 |
2,210.8 |
2,243.7 |
| University degree |
1,459.4 |
1,542.3 |
1,583.6 |
1,659.1 |
1,750.6 |
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Bachelor's degree |
968.3 |
1,035.0 |
1,091.0 |
1,080.2 |
1,167.8 |
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Above bachelor's degree |
491.2 |
507.3 |
492.6 |
578.8 |
582.8 |
| Total |
6,493.7 |
6,676.2 |
6,775.4 |
6,849.1 |
6,927.3 |
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, February 2007 (3/2007)
Ontario's Post-Secondary Educational System
Ontario's 24 colleges of applied arts and technology, 3 colleges of agricultural technology, the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences and the Royal Military College of Canada comprise more than 100 campuses across the province.
They provide students with the opportunity to develop the skills that can lead to rewarding careers in business, applied arts, technology and health sciences.
In 2005, colleges offer more than 2,400 program choices in almost 600 subject areas with a variety of full- and part-time career-oriented programs for secondary school graduates and for mature students who may not have completed secondary school.
Most college programs are either diploma programs (which may be either two or three years in length) or certificate programs (which run one year or less). Some courses of study lead to official certification in skilled trades that are regulated by professional associations.
Ontario supports the training and development of researchers, and technology transfer to industry through four Centres of Excellence.
While English is the day-to-day language of business in Ontario, more than 50 other major languages are also spoken; the availability of workers speaking such a wide variety of languages helps Ontario firms conduct international business.
Source: Ministry of Education 2005; Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities 2005; Ontario College Application Service 2002 (2/2006)
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Ontario Employment by Occupation
The Ontario workforce is balanced and diverse, with significant employment across all sectors.
| Ontario Employment by Occupation |
| Managerial |
562.4 |
586.8 |
619.6 |
624.7 |
660.1 |
| Business, Finance and Administrative |
1,119.2 |
1,149.2 |
1,202.6 |
1,176.1 |
1,224.6 |
| Natural, Applied Sciences and Related |
445.1 |
447.6 |
436.7 |
469.7 |
468.5 |
| Health |
321.0 |
331.7 |
344.7 |
346.0 |
356.0 |
| Social Science, Education and Government Service |
472.2 |
473.9 |
476.2 |
544.0 |
547.1 |
| Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport |
177.2 |
187.8 |
200.1 |
198.8 |
198.8 |
| Sales and Services |
1,392.9 |
1,457.3 |
1,435.3 |
1,448.4 |
1,478.6 |
| Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators |
866.6 |
890.0 |
899.2 |
910.4 |
912.3 |
| Primary |
123.2 |
130.6 |
134.4 |
142.5 |
157.6 |
| Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities |
551.6 |
558.2 |
567.8 |
537.2 |
489.0 |
| Total |
6,031.4 |
6,213.2 |
6,316.5 |
6,397.7 |
6,492.7 |
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, February 2007 (3/2007)
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