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Regional Snapshot
The Ottawa region has 7% of Ontario’s population and is home to 25% of the province’s Francophones. Francophones make up 18% of the Ottawa region, however 40% of the population claims knowledge of French.
The average employment income in the region is higher than the provincial average. The average employment income of Francophones ($44,927) and Anglophones ($44,307) is similar both regionally and provincially.
The Ottawa region’s unemployment rate is below that of Ontario as a whole. Unemployment is 5.9% among Anglophones and 5.8% among Francophones.
The predominant industries in the region are the same as at the provincial scale with the exception of the public administration sector, which occupies first place in the region, employing 20% of the workforce. Provincially, manufacturing is in first place, employing 14% of the workforce.
The same occupations dominate regionally as provincially with the exception of natural and applied sciences and related occupations, which employ 13% of the region’s workforce while in Ontario as a whole, the trades, transport and equipment operation account for 14% of the workforce. Occupations in sales and service are in first place with 22% and 24% respectively of the regional and provincial workforces.
Statistics of the region
| Population (2006) |
Ottawa |
Ontario |
| Total population |
756,745 |
11,354,360 |
| Francophone population 1 |
137,020 |
557,070 |
| % Francophone population |
18 % |
5 % |
| Population with knowledge of French 2 |
311,230 |
1,426,540 |
| Population with knowledge of French in % |
41 % |
13 % |
| Aboriginal population |
11,500 |
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) |
Ottawa |
Ontario |
| Total workforce |
456,480 |
6,587,580 |
| Total Anglophone workforce |
372,640 |
6,205,070 |
| Total Francophone workforce |
82,440 |
322,275 |
| % Total Francophone workforce |
68 % |
65 % |
| Average employment income (2005) |
Ottawa |
Ontario |
| Total population |
$ 44,332 |
$ 39,386 |
| Anglophone population |
$ 44,307 |
$ 39,529 |
| Francophone population |
$ 44,927 |
$ 40,344 |
| Index of average Francophone/Anglophone income |
1.01 |
1.02 |
| Unemployment 2006 (May) |
Ottawa |
Ontario |
| Total number of unemployed |
26,900 |
423,330 |
| Number of unemployed Anglophones |
21,970 |
396,970 |
| Anglophone unemployment rate |
5.9 % |
6.4 % |
| Number of unemployed Francophones |
4,790 |
19,765 |
| Francophone unemployment rate |
5.8 % |
6.1 % |
| Index of Francophone/Anglophone unemployment rate |
0.98 |
0.95 |
Source: Custom tabulations, Census 2001 and 2006, Statistics Canada.
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Predominant industries (2006)
| Ottawa |
in % of the workforce |
| Public administration |
20 % |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
11 % |
| Retail trade |
10 % |
| Health care and social assistance |
10 % |
| Educational Services |
7 % |
| 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)
| Ottawa |
in % of the workforce |
| Sales and Service Occupations |
22 % |
| Business, Finance and Administration |
21 % |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations |
13 % |
| Social Sciences, Teaching, Public Administration and Religion |
12 % |
| Management |
12 % |
| 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
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