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Regional Snapshot
Windsor has 3% of Ontario’s population and is home to 2.5% of the province’s Francophones. Francophones make up 4% of the region’s population, while 10% claim knowledge of French.
The average employment income in the region is $38,075, i.e. 3% below the Ontario provincial average. Francophones in the region have an average income of $36,609, which is 9% below the provincial average for Francophones and 4% below the average for Anglophones in Windsor.
At 7.9%, among Francophones and Anglophones alike, Windsor’s unemployment rate is higher than the provincial average.
In terms of workforce percentages, manufacturing is the predominant sector in the region as well as for the province. However, it is much more dominant at the regional level as it employs 24% of the workforce compared to 14% for the province. The other two leading industries in the region are Retail trade (11%) and health care and social assistance (10%).
The leading occupations in the region are similar to those in Ontario as a whole and in comparable proportions. However, processing, manufacturing and utilities (13%) are ranked fourth regionally while this industry is not among the province’s leading sectors.
Statistics of the region
| Population (2006) |
Windsor Region |
Ontario |
| Total population |
366,225 |
11,354,360 |
| Francophone population 1 |
13,820 |
557,070 |
| % Francophone population |
4 % |
5 % |
| Population with knowledge of French 2 |
38,165 |
1,426,540 |
| Population with knowledge of French in % |
10 % |
13 % |
| Aboriginal population |
5,755 |
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) |
Windsor Region |
Ontario |
| Total workforce |
203,770 |
6,587,580 |
| Total Anglophone workforce |
194,815 |
6,205,070 |
| Total Francophone workforce |
6,855 |
322,275 |
| % Total Francophone workforce |
54 % |
65 % |
| Average employment income (2005) |
Windsor Region |
Ontario |
| Total population |
38,075 $ |
39,386 $ |
| Anglophone population |
38,293 $ |
39,529 $ |
| Francophone population |
36,609 $ |
40,344 $ |
| Index of average Francophone/Anglophone income |
0.96 |
1.02 |
| Unemployment 2006 (May) |
Windsor Region |
Ontario |
| Total number of unemployed |
16,100 |
423,330 |
| Number of unemployed Anglophones |
15,410 |
396,970 |
| Anglophone unemployment rate |
7.9 % |
6.4 % |
| Number of unemployed Francophones |
540 |
19,765 |
| Francophone unemployment rate |
7.9 % |
6.1 % |
| Index of Francophone/Anglophone unemployment rate |
1.00 |
0.95 |
Source: Custom tabulations, Census 2001 and 2006, Statistics Canada.
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Predominant industries (2006)
| Windsor Region |
in % of the workforce |
| Manufacturing |
24 % |
| Retail trade |
11 % |
| Health care and social assistance |
10 % |
| Accommodation and food services |
8 % |
| 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)
| Windsor Region |
in % of the workforce |
| Sales and Service Occupations |
25 % |
| Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation |
16 % |
| Business, Finance and Administration |
14 % |
| Processing, manufacturing and utilities |
13 % |
| Management |
8 % |
| 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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