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Industry

Labour force by industry sector (NAICS 2017). — 2011 Census of Population

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Health CareRetail TradeConstructionManufacturingProfessional & TechEducational ServicesPublic AdministrationAccommodation & FoodTransportationFinance & InsuranceAgricultureMining & Oil/GasAdmin & SupportWholesale TradeInformation & CultureReal EstateArts & EntertainmentUtilitiesOther Services

Opacity indicates share of population — darker means a higher percentage.

Largest Industry

Largest industry sector by share of labour force

Riding-level detail is not available for this topic in 2011. The National Household Survey (which covers this topic) was not published at the Dissemination Area level.

Distribution by riding

Largest industry by federal riding, 2011 Census. Retail trade in 92 of 308 ridings, health care in 76, manufacturing in 58. Highest share: 32.8% (public administration, Nunavut).

Colour

  • Median riding 13.7%

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Vertical axis: Share of the largest group (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (13.7%). Colour: the largest group, as on the map; position: that group’s share.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Highest and lowest ridings

Largest industry by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (13.7%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: largest industry, 2011 Census
RankRidingBarShare
1NunavutNUPublic administration32.8%
2Hull—AylmerQCPublic administration31.6%
3Ottawa—OrléansONPublic administration29.2%
4YukonYTPublic administration28.9%
5Cypress Hills—GrasslandsSKAgriculture, forestry and fishing27.7%
6Ottawa CentreONPublic administration26.8%
7GatineauQCPublic administration26.7%
8BeauceQCManufacturing26.2%
9SheffordQCManufacturing25.8%
10Western ArcticNTPublic administration25.4%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: largest industry, 2011 Census, lowest first
RankRidingBarShare
308DavenportONConstruction9.8%
307Pickering—Scarborough EastONHealth care10.2%
305Etobicoke CentreONRetail trade10.3%
305Vegreville—WainwrightABRetail trade10.3%
304MacleodABConstruction10.6%
300Medicine HatABRetail trade10.7%
300Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBCPublic administration10.7%
300Vancouver EastBCProfessional and technical services10.7%
300Wild RoseABRetail trade10.7%
297Prince George—Peace RiverBCRetail trade10.8%
All 308 ridings, ranked
All ridings ranked by largest industry, 2011 Census, highest first
RankRidingProvince or territoryLargest groupShare
1NunavutNunavutPublic administration32.8%
2Hull—AylmerQuebecPublic administration31.6%
3Ottawa—OrléansOntarioPublic administration29.2%
4YukonYukonPublic administration28.9%
5Cypress Hills—GrasslandsSaskatchewanAgriculture, forestry and fishing27.7%
6Ottawa CentreOntarioPublic administration26.8%
7GatineauQuebecPublic administration26.7%
8BeauceQuebecManufacturing26.2%
9SheffordQuebecManufacturing25.8%
10Western ArcticNorthwest TerritoriesPublic administration25.4%
11Ottawa—VanierOntarioPublic administration24.8%
12Mégantic—L'ÉrableQuebecManufacturing22.9%
13Nepean—CarletonOntarioPublic administration22.7%
14FrederictonNew BrunswickPublic administration22.6%
15Fort McMurray—AthabascaAlbertaMining, oil and gas22.4%
16Ottawa SouthOntarioPublic administration22.1%
17CambridgeOntarioManufacturing21.7%
17Richmond—ArthabaskaQuebecManufacturing21.7%
19DrummondQuebecManufacturing21.5%
20EssexOntarioManufacturing21.1%
20OxfordOntarioManufacturing21.1%
22GuelphOntarioManufacturing20.3%
23Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQuebecManufacturing19.8%
24York WestOntarioManufacturing19.4%
25PontiacQuebecPublic administration19.2%
25Yorkton—MelvilleSaskatchewanAgriculture, forestry and fishing19.2%
27Kitchener—ConestogaOntarioManufacturing18.6%
28Ottawa West—NepeanOntarioPublic administration18.5%
29Dauphin—Swan River—MarquetteManitobaAgriculture, forestry and fishing18.4%
30Madawaska—RestigoucheNew BrunswickHealth care18.2%
30Saint-Hyacinthe—BagotQuebecManufacturing18.2%
30Windsor—TecumsehOntarioManufacturing18.2%
33Carleton—Mississippi MillsOntarioPublic administration18.0%
33Kitchener CentreOntarioManufacturing18.0%
33Renfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeOntarioPublic administration18.0%
33Trinity—SpadinaOntarioProfessional and technical services18.0%
37Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourQuebecManufacturing17.9%
38SherbrookeQuebecHealth care17.8%
39Perth—WellingtonOntarioManufacturing17.7%
40Bramalea—Gore—MaltonOntarioManufacturing17.5%
41Berthier—MaskinongéQuebecManufacturing17.4%
41Vancouver CentreBritish ColumbiaProfessional and technical services17.4%
41Vancouver QuadraBritish ColumbiaProfessional and technical services17.4%
44Glengarry—Prescott—RussellOntarioPublic administration17.2%
44KenoraOntarioHealth care17.2%
44Windsor WestOntarioManufacturing17.2%
47Brome—MissisquoiQuebecManufacturing17.1%
48Brampton—SpringdaleOntarioManufacturing17.0%
48St. Paul'sOntarioProfessional and technical services17.0%
48Westmount—Ville-MarieQuebecProfessional and technical services17.0%
51Etobicoke NorthOntarioManufacturing16.9%
52WillowdaleOntarioProfessional and technical services16.8%
53Louis-HébertQuebecPublic administration16.7%
53Sydney—VictoriaNova ScotiaHealth care16.7%
55BrantOntarioManufacturing16.6%
56Esquimalt—Juan de FucaBritish ColumbiaPublic administration16.4%
56Toronto CentreOntarioProfessional and technical services16.4%
58Elgin—Middlesex—LondonOntarioManufacturing16.3%
59Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouQuebecHealth care16.2%
59CharlottetownPrince Edward IslandPublic administration16.2%
59Hamilton East—Stoney CreekOntarioManufacturing16.2%
62Haldimand—NorfolkOntarioManufacturing16.0%
62LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorMining, oil and gas16.0%
62Winnipeg NorthManitobaManufacturing16.0%
65Don Valley WestOntarioProfessional and technical services15.9%
65Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteNewfoundland and LabradorHealth care15.9%
65Kitchener—WaterlooOntarioManufacturing15.9%
65Niagara FallsOntarioAccommodation and food services15.9%
65Nipissing—TimiskamingOntarioHealth care15.9%
65Thunder Bay—Superior NorthOntarioHealth care15.9%
71Kingston and the IslandsOntarioEducational services15.8%
71Louis-Saint-LaurentQuebecPublic administration15.8%
73Compton—StansteadQuebecManufacturing15.7%
74Central NovaNova ScotiaRetail trade15.6%
74Laurier—Sainte-MarieQuebecProfessional and technical services15.6%
74Saint-JeanQuebecManufacturing15.6%
77Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorNewfoundland and LabradorHealth care15.5%
77BourassaQuebecRetail trade15.5%
77ChurchillManitobaPublic administration15.5%
80Calgary CentreAlbertaProfessional and technical services15.4%
80Hamilton MountainOntarioHealth care15.4%
80Trois-RivièresQuebecHealth care15.4%
83Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSaskatchewanPublic administration15.3%
83Lévis—BellechasseQuebecManufacturing15.3%
83St. John's South—Mount PearlNewfoundland and LabradorRetail trade15.3%
86Beauport—LimoilouQuebecHealth care15.2%
86Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQuebecHealth care15.2%
86Scarborough—Rouge RiverOntarioManufacturing15.2%
89London WestOntarioHealth care15.1%
89Prince Edward—HastingsOntarioRetail trade15.1%
89Souris—Moose MountainSaskatchewanAgriculture, forestry and fishing15.1%
89Winnipeg South CentreManitobaHealth care15.1%
93Brampton WestOntarioManufacturing15.0%
93London—FanshaweOntarioManufacturing15.0%
93St. John's EastNewfoundland and LabradorHealth care15.0%
93Thunder Bay—Rainy RiverOntarioHealth care15.0%
97Acadie—BathurstNew BrunswickHealth care14.9%
97Calgary WestAlbertaProfessional and technical services14.9%
97Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaQuebecHealth care14.9%
97Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQuebecManufacturing14.9%
101Eglinton—LawrenceOntarioProfessional and technical services14.7%
102Algoma—Manitoulin—KapuskasingOntarioHealth care14.6%
102Jonquière—AlmaQuebecRetail trade14.6%
102RepentignyQuebecRetail trade14.6%
105LavalQuebecRetail trade14.5%
105Sackville—Eastern ShoreNova ScotiaPublic administration14.5%
105Wellington—Halton HillsOntarioManufacturing14.5%
108Brandon—SourisManitobaHealth care14.4%
108Dartmouth—Cole HarbourNova ScotiaPublic administration14.4%
108Edmonton—StrathconaAlbertaEducational services14.4%
108Honoré-MercierQuebecHealth care14.4%
108La Pointe-de-l'ÎleQuebecHealth care14.4%
108Nanaimo—AlberniBritish ColumbiaRetail trade14.4%
108Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQuebecPublic administration14.4%
115Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesQuebecPublic administration14.3%
115HalifaxNova ScotiaHealth care14.3%
115Prince AlbertSaskatchewanHealth care14.3%
115Rivière-du-NordQuebecRetail trade14.3%
115Saint JohnNew BrunswickHealth care14.3%
115St. CatharinesOntarioRetail trade14.3%
115Winnipeg SouthManitobaHealth care14.3%
122Laurentides—LabelleQuebecRetail trade14.2%
122Laval—Les ÎlesQuebecRetail trade14.2%
122Parry Sound—MuskokaOntarioRetail trade14.2%
125Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit ValleyNova ScotiaRetail trade14.1%
125EgmontPrince Edward IslandManufacturing14.1%
125Saint-Bruno—Saint-HubertQuebecRetail trade14.1%
125Terrebonne—BlainvilleQuebecRetail trade14.1%
129Jeanne-Le BerQuebecProfessional and technical services14.0%
129JolietteQuebecHealth care14.0%
129London North CentreOntarioHealth care14.0%
129Mont-RoyalQuebecHealth care14.0%
129MontcalmQuebecRetail trade14.0%
129Okanagan—ShuswapBritish ColumbiaRetail trade14.0%
129Sault Ste. MarieOntarioHealth care14.0%
129ThornhillOntarioProfessional and technical services14.0%
129Vancouver Island NorthBritish ColumbiaRetail trade14.0%
138Cape Breton—CansoNova ScotiaHealth care13.9%
138Chicoutimi—Le FjordQuebecRetail trade13.9%
138MiramichiNew BrunswickHealth care13.9%
138OutremontQuebecEducational services13.9%
142Châteauguay—Saint-ConstantQuebecRetail trade13.8%
142Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonOntarioRetail trade13.8%
142Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreQuebecManufacturing13.8%
142Mississauga—Brampton SouthOntarioManufacturing13.8%
142Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-NordQuebecHealth care13.8%
142PeterboroughOntarioHealth care13.8%
142QuébecQuebecPublic administration13.8%
142Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesQuebecHealth care13.8%
142WellandOntarioRetail trade13.8%
151Hamilton CentreOntarioHealth care13.7%
151ManicouaganQuebecManufacturing13.7%
151Nickel BeltOntarioHealth care13.7%
151North VancouverBritish ColumbiaProfessional and technical services13.7%
151Parkdale—High ParkOntarioProfessional and technical services13.7%
151Saint BonifaceManitobaHealth care13.7%
151Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelQuebecManufacturing13.7%
151Verchères—Les PatriotesQuebecManufacturing13.7%
151VictoriaBritish ColumbiaHealth care13.7%
151YellowheadAlbertaMining, oil and gas13.7%
161Argenteuil—Papineau—MirabelQuebecManufacturing13.6%
161AvalonNewfoundland and LabradorConstruction13.6%
161BarrieOntarioRetail trade13.6%
161Rivière-des-Mille-ÎlesQuebecRetail trade13.6%
161Roberval—Lac-Saint-JeanQuebecHealth care13.6%
161SudburyOntarioHealth care13.6%
161Winnipeg CentreManitobaHealth care13.6%
168Abitibi—TémiscamingueQuebecHealth care13.5%
168Alfred-PellanQuebecRetail trade13.5%
168Battlefords—LloydminsterSaskatchewanAgriculture, forestry and fishing13.5%
168Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockOntarioRetail trade13.5%
168HochelagaQuebecHealth care13.5%
168Kildonan—St. PaulManitobaHealth care13.5%
168Leeds—GrenvilleOntarioRetail trade13.5%
168Moncton—Riverview—DieppeNew BrunswickRetail trade13.5%
168Random—Burin—St. George'sNewfoundland and LabradorHealth care13.5%
168Richmond HillOntarioProfessional and technical services13.5%
168Timmins—James BayOntarioHealth care13.5%
179Toronto—DanforthOntarioProfessional and technical services13.4%
180Beauharnois—SalaberryQuebecRetail trade13.3%
180Calgary—Nose HillAlbertaProfessional and technical services13.3%
180Kelowna—Lake CountryBritish ColumbiaRetail trade13.3%
180Northumberland—Quinte WestOntarioManufacturing13.3%
180Saanich—Gulf IslandsBritish ColumbiaHealth care13.3%
185Chatham-Kent—EssexOntarioManufacturing13.2%
185Marc-Aurèle-FortinQuebecRetail trade13.2%
185Nanaimo—CowichanBritish ColumbiaRetail trade13.2%
185West NovaNova ScotiaRetail trade13.2%
189Bruce—Grey—Owen SoundOntarioHealth care13.1%
189Kings—HantsNova ScotiaRetail trade13.1%
189South Shore—St. Margaret'sNova ScotiaRetail trade13.1%
192Calgary SouthwestAlbertaProfessional and technical services13.0%
192CardiganPrince Edward IslandPublic administration13.0%
192Dufferin—CaledonOntarioManufacturing13.0%
192Elmwood—TransconaManitobaRetail trade13.0%
192Okanagan—CoquihallaBritish ColumbiaHealth care13.0%
197Niagara West—GlanbrookOntarioManufacturing12.9%
197Pierrefonds—DollardQuebecManufacturing12.9%
197Portage—LisgarManitobaHealth care12.9%
197Saint-Laurent—CartiervilleQuebecManufacturing12.9%
197Saskatoon—HumboldtSaskatchewanHealth care12.9%
197York—SimcoeOntarioRetail trade12.9%
203Edmonton—Mill Woods—BeaumontAlbertaRetail trade12.8%
203Saint-LambertQuebecRetail trade12.8%
203Vaudreuil-SoulangesQuebecManufacturing12.8%
203York South—WestonOntarioManufacturing12.8%
207Chambly—BorduasQuebecRetail trade12.7%
207Charleswood—St. James—AssiniboiaManitobaHealth care12.7%
207Fundy RoyalNew BrunswickHealth care12.7%
207MalpequePrince Edward IslandPublic administration12.7%
207OshawaOntarioRetail trade12.7%
207Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—MissionBritish ColumbiaRetail trade12.7%
207Red DeerAlbertaRetail trade12.7%
207VaughanOntarioRetail trade12.7%
215AhuntsicQuebecHealth care12.6%
215British Columbia Southern InteriorBritish ColumbiaRetail trade12.6%
215BurlingtonOntarioRetail trade12.6%
215Calgary NortheastAlbertaRetail trade12.6%
215Kamloops—Thompson—CaribooBritish ColumbiaRetail trade12.6%
215RichmondBritish ColumbiaRetail trade12.6%
215Selkirk—InterlakeManitobaHealth care12.6%
215Simcoe NorthOntarioHealth care12.6%
223Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—WestdaleOntarioHealth care12.5%
223Fleetwood—Port KellsBritish ColumbiaRetail trade12.5%
223LaSalle—ÉmardQuebecHealth care12.5%
223LethbridgeAlbertaHealth care12.5%
223Sarnia—LambtonOntarioHealth care12.5%
223Saskatoon—Rosetown—BiggarSaskatchewanRetail trade12.5%
223Westlock—St. PaulAlbertaPublic administration12.5%
230Calgary Centre-NorthAlbertaProfessional and technical services12.4%
230Halifax WestNova ScotiaPublic administration12.4%
230Longueuil—Pierre-BoucherQuebecRetail trade12.4%
230Newmarket—AuroraOntarioRetail trade12.4%
234Beaches—East YorkOntarioProfessional and technical services12.3%
234BeauséjourNew BrunswickManufacturing12.3%
234Mississauga East—CooksvilleOntarioManufacturing12.3%
234OakvilleOntarioProfessional and technical services12.3%
234Regina—Lumsden—Lake CentreSaskatchewanHealth care12.3%
234Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQuebecHealth care12.3%
234WascanaSaskatchewanHealth care12.3%
241Calgary EastAlbertaRetail trade12.2%
241Don Valley EastOntarioProfessional and technical services12.2%
241Edmonton—Spruce GroveAlbertaRetail trade12.2%
241Scarborough—AgincourtOntarioManufacturing12.2%
241Stormont—Dundas—South GlengarryOntarioHealth care12.2%
241Vancouver KingswayBritish ColumbiaAccommodation and food services12.2%
247Lambton—Kent—MiddlesexOntarioHealth care12.1%
247LangleyBritish ColumbiaRetail trade12.1%
247Mississauga—ErindaleOntarioRetail trade12.1%
247Peace RiverAlbertaMining, oil and gas12.1%
247Saskatoon—WanuskewinSaskatchewanHealth care12.1%
247York CentreOntarioHealth care12.1%
253DurhamOntarioRetail trade12.0%
253Edmonton—LeducAlbertaHealth care12.0%
253Etobicoke—LakeshoreOntarioProfessional and technical services12.0%
253Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—LachineQuebecHealth care12.0%
253Tobique—MactaquacNew BrunswickManufacturing12.0%
258Cariboo—Prince GeorgeBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.9%
258CrowfootAlbertaAgriculture, forestry and fishing11.9%
258Edmonton CentreAlbertaRetail trade11.9%
258Mississauga—StreetsvilleOntarioRetail trade11.9%
258PalliserSaskatchewanRetail trade11.9%
258Port Moody—Westwood—Port CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.9%
258Scarborough CentreOntarioRetail trade11.9%
258Whitby—OshawaOntarioRetail trade11.9%
266BlackstrapSaskatchewanHealth care11.8%
266Calgary SoutheastAlbertaRetail trade11.8%
266Chilliwack—Fraser CanyonBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.8%
266Scarborough—GuildwoodOntarioRetail trade11.8%
266Surrey NorthBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.8%
266Vancouver SouthBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.8%
272Burnaby—New WestminsterBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.7%
272Edmonton—St. AlbertAlbertaRetail trade11.7%
272Lac-Saint-LouisQuebecManufacturing11.7%
272Markham—UnionvilleOntarioManufacturing11.7%
276Regina—Qu'AppelleSaskatchewanHealth care11.6%
276Simcoe—GreyOntarioRetail trade11.6%
278Edmonton—Sherwood ParkAlbertaRetail trade11.5%
278Kootenay—ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.5%
278Oak Ridges—MarkhamOntarioProfessional and technical services11.5%
278West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky CountryBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.5%
282Edmonton EastAlbertaRetail trade11.4%
282ProvencherManitobaConstruction11.4%
284Huron—BruceOntarioAgriculture, forestry and fishing11.3%
285Ajax—PickeringOntarioRetail trade11.2%
285Delta—Richmond EastBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.2%
285New Brunswick SouthwestNew BrunswickHealth care11.2%
285Scarborough SouthwestOntarioRetail trade11.2%
289AbbotsfordBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.1%
289Mississauga SouthOntarioProfessional and technical services11.1%
289South Surrey—White Rock—CloverdaleBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.1%
292Brossard—La PrairieQuebecRetail trade11.0%
292Burnaby—DouglasBritish ColumbiaProfessional and technical services11.0%
292New Westminster—CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaRetail trade11.0%
292WetaskiwinAlbertaAgriculture, forestry and fishing11.0%
296PapineauQuebecHealth care10.9%
297HaltonOntarioRetail trade10.8%
297Newton—North DeltaBritish ColumbiaRetail trade10.8%
297Prince George—Peace RiverBritish ColumbiaRetail trade10.8%
300Medicine HatAlbertaRetail trade10.7%
300Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBritish ColumbiaPublic administration10.7%
300Vancouver EastBritish ColumbiaProfessional and technical services10.7%
300Wild RoseAlbertaRetail trade10.7%
304MacleodAlbertaConstruction10.6%
305Etobicoke CentreOntarioRetail trade10.3%
305Vegreville—WainwrightAlbertaRetail trade10.3%
307Pickering—Scarborough EastOntarioHealth care10.2%
308DavenportOntarioConstruction9.8%

Share: the percentage in the largest group, the group shown on the map.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.