Regional Snapshot
The Regional Municipality of Niagara has 4% of Ontario’s population and is home to 3% of the province’s Francophones. Francophones make up 4% of the region’s population while slightly more than double that percentage (9%) claims knowledge of French.
The region’s average employment income is 15% below that of Ontario as a whole. The average employment income of Anglophones ($33,295) and Francophones ($34,641) is very similar. Unemployment is lower among Francophones (4.7%) than Anglophones (6.1%).
Two of the five leading industries in the Regional Municipality of Niagara are not among the leading industries for Ontario as a whole. Manufacturing and Retail trade are in first and second place respectively in both the region and province, employing 14% and 11% of the workforce. The accommodation and food services sector (11%) and construction (6%) dominate regionally but not provincially. The leading occupations in the region are the same as for the province, although the workforce percentages are slightly different.
Statistics of the region
| Population (2006) |
Regional Municipality of Niagara |
Ontario |
| Total population |
400 770 |
11 354 360 |
| Francophone population 1 |
14 415 |
557 070 |
| % Francophone population |
4 % |
5 % |
| Population with knowledge of French 2 |
35 135 |
1 426 540 |
| Population with knowledge of French in % |
9 % |
13 % |
| Aboriginal population |
6 360 |
222 630 |
| % Aboriginal population |
2 % |
2 % |
1. Individuals whose first spoken official language is French or English and French.
2. French is considered as being used in the workplace when it is the language used most or one of the languages frequently used in the workplace.
| Workforce (2006) |
Regional Municipality of Niagara |
Ontario |
| Total workforce |
225 985 |
6 587 580 |
| Total Anglophone workforce |
217 930 |
6 205 070 |
| Total Francophone workforce |
7 515 |
322 275 |
| % Total Francophone workforce |
55 % |
65 % |
| Average employment income (2005) |
Regional Municipality of Niagara |
Ontario |
| Total population |
33 310 $ |
39 386 $ |
| Anglophone population |
33 295 $ |
39 529 $ |
| Francophone population |
34 641 $ |
40 344 $ |
| Index of average Francophone/Anglophone income |
1,04 |
1,02 |
| Unemployment 2006 (May) |
Regional Municipality of Niagara |
Ontario |
| Total number of unemployed |
13 745 |
423 330 |
| Number of unemployed Anglophones |
13 350 |
396 970 |
| Anglophone unemployment rate |
6,1 % |
6,4 % |
| Number of unemployed Francophones |
350 |
19 765 |
| Francophone unemployment rate |
4,7 % |
6,1 % |
| Index of Francophone/Anglophone unemployment rate |
0,77 |
0,95 |
Source: Custom tabulations, Census 2001 and 2006, Statistics Canada.
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Predominant industries (2006)
| Regional Municipality of Niagara |
in % of the workforce |
| Manufacturing |
14 % |
| Retail trade |
11 % |
| Accommodation and food services |
11 % |
| Health care and social assistance |
10 % |
| Construction |
6 % |
| Ontario |
in % of the workforce |
| Manufacturing |
14 % |
| Retail trade |
11 % |
| Health care and social assistance |
9 % |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
7 % |
| Educational Services |
7 % |
Predominant occupations (2006)
| Regional Municipality of Niagara |
in % of the workforce |
| Sales and Service Occupations |
29 % |
| Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation |
16 % |
| Business, Finance and Administration |
16 % |
| Management |
9 % |
| Social Sciences, Teaching, Public Administration and Religion |
7 % |
| Ontario |
in % of the workforce |
| Sales and Service Occupations |
24 % |
| Business, Finance and Administration |
19 % |
| Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation |
14 % |
| Management |
10 % |
| Social Sciences, Teaching, Public Administration and Religion |
8 % |
Source: Custom Tabulations, 2001 and 2006 Census, Statistics Canada.
Population Structure
Stats page : Population Structure
Socio-economic Indicators
Stats page : Socio-economic Indicators
