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Occupation

Labour force by broad occupational category (NOC 2021). — 2011 Census of Population

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

Largest Sector

Largest occupational category 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 occupation group by federal riding, 2011 Census. Sales and service in 269 of 308 ridings, trades and transport in 21, business and finance in 14. Highest share: 35.3% (sales and service, Niagara Falls).

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  • Median riding 23.2%

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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 (23.2%). 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 occupation group 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 (23.2%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: largest occupation group, 2011 Census
RankRidingBarShare
1Niagara FallsONSales and service35.3%
2Vancouver SouthBCSales and service30.9%
3St. CatharinesONSales and service30.7%
4Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelQCSales and service30.6%
4Vancouver KingswayBCSales and service30.6%
6Moncton—Riverview—DieppeNBSales and service30.1%
7BourassaQCSales and service29.8%
8Calgary NortheastABSales and service29.7%
9Beauport—LimoilouQCSales and service29.3%
9Winnipeg CentreMBSales and service29.3%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: largest occupation group, 2011 Census, lowest first
RankRidingBarShare
308Western ArcticNTBusiness and finance17.9%
307Carleton—Mississippi MillsONSales and service18.3%
306MacleodABSales and service18.4%
304Edmonton—StrathconaABSales and service18.7%
304Portage—LisgarMBSales and service18.7%
303Wellington—Halton HillsONSales and service18.8%
302Calgary WestABBusiness and finance18.9%
301Souris—Moose MountainSKTrades and transport19.1%
299CrowfootABSales and service19.2%
299Glengarry—Prescott—RussellONBusiness and finance19.2%
All 308 ridings, ranked
All ridings ranked by largest occupation group, 2011 Census, highest first
RankRidingProvince or territoryLargest groupShare
1Niagara FallsOntarioSales and service35.3%
2Vancouver SouthBritish ColumbiaSales and service30.9%
3St. CatharinesOntarioSales and service30.7%
4Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelQuebecSales and service30.6%
4Vancouver KingswayBritish ColumbiaSales and service30.6%
6Moncton—Riverview—DieppeNew BrunswickSales and service30.1%
7BourassaQuebecSales and service29.8%
8Calgary NortheastAlbertaSales and service29.7%
9Beauport—LimoilouQuebecSales and service29.3%
9Winnipeg CentreManitobaSales and service29.3%
11RichmondBritish ColumbiaSales and service29.2%
11WellandOntarioSales and service29.2%
13HochelagaQuebecSales and service29.0%
13York South—WestonOntarioSales and service29.0%
15Sydney—VictoriaNova ScotiaSales and service28.8%
16Saint JohnNew BrunswickSales and service28.7%
17London—FanshaweOntarioSales and service28.6%
18Laval—Les ÎlesQuebecSales and service28.5%
19LaSalle—ÉmardQuebecSales and service28.4%
19PapineauQuebecSales and service28.4%
19York WestOntarioSales and service28.4%
22Winnipeg NorthManitobaSales and service28.1%
23Dartmouth—Cole HarbourNova ScotiaSales and service27.9%
24Fort McMurray—AthabascaAlbertaTrades and transport27.8%
24Scarborough—GuildwoodOntarioSales and service27.8%
26Laurentides—LabelleQuebecSales and service27.7%
26Surrey NorthBritish ColumbiaSales and service27.7%
28Scarborough—Rouge RiverOntarioSales and service27.5%
29CharlottetownPrince Edward IslandSales and service27.4%
29Windsor—TecumsehOntarioSales and service27.4%
31Scarborough—AgincourtOntarioSales and service27.3%
32Hamilton MountainOntarioSales and service27.2%
32QuébecQuebecSales and service27.2%
32Scarborough SouthwestOntarioSales and service27.2%
35DavenportOntarioSales and service27.1%
36Cypress Hills—GrasslandsSaskatchewanSenior management27.0%
36Windsor WestOntarioSales and service27.0%
38Scarborough CentreOntarioSales and service26.9%
38Trois-RivièresQuebecSales and service26.9%
38Vancouver EastBritish ColumbiaSales and service26.9%
41St. John's South—Mount PearlNewfoundland and LabradorSales and service26.8%
42Etobicoke NorthOntarioSales and service26.7%
43LavalQuebecSales and service26.6%
43Pierrefonds—DollardQuebecSales and service26.6%
45Saskatoon—Rosetown—BiggarSaskatchewanSales and service26.5%
46OshawaOntarioSales and service26.4%
47BarrieOntarioSales and service26.3%
48Don Valley EastOntarioSales and service26.2%
48Hamilton East—Stoney CreekOntarioSales and service26.2%
48La Pointe-de-l'ÎleQuebecSales and service26.2%
48PeterboroughOntarioSales and service26.2%
48Sarnia—LambtonOntarioSales and service26.2%
53London North CentreOntarioSales and service26.1%
54SherbrookeQuebecSales and service26.0%
55Burnaby—New WestminsterBritish ColumbiaSales and service25.9%
55Chicoutimi—Le FjordQuebecSales and service25.9%
55Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-NordQuebecSales and service25.9%
55Sault Ste. MarieOntarioSales and service25.9%
55York CentreOntarioSales and service25.9%
60Calgary EastAlbertaSales and service25.8%
60Delta—Richmond EastBritish ColumbiaSales and service25.8%
60Mississauga East—CooksvilleOntarioSales and service25.8%
60Nanaimo—AlberniBritish ColumbiaSales and service25.8%
64YellowheadAlbertaTrades and transport25.7%
65Edmonton EastAlbertaSales and service25.6%
65Honoré-MercierQuebecSales and service25.6%
65Saint-LambertQuebecSales and service25.6%
65Saint-Laurent—CartiervilleQuebecSales and service25.6%
69Cape Breton—CansoNova ScotiaSales and service25.5%
69Edmonton CentreAlbertaSales and service25.5%
69HalifaxNova ScotiaSales and service25.5%
69Hamilton CentreOntarioSales and service25.5%
69Kingston and the IslandsOntarioSales and service25.5%
69Markham—UnionvilleOntarioSales and service25.5%
69Simcoe NorthOntarioSales and service25.5%
76Kelowna—Lake CountryBritish ColumbiaSales and service25.4%
76Nipissing—TimiskamingOntarioSales and service25.4%
78Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesQuebecSales and service25.3%
78London WestOntarioSales and service25.3%
78Nanaimo—CowichanBritish ColumbiaSales and service25.3%
78Prince George—Peace RiverBritish ColumbiaTrades and transport25.3%
82Madawaska—RestigoucheNew BrunswickSales and service25.2%
83Elmwood—TransconaManitobaSales and service25.1%
83Newton—North DeltaBritish ColumbiaSales and service25.1%
83Parry Sound—MuskokaOntarioSales and service25.1%
83SudburyOntarioSales and service25.1%
87AhuntsicQuebecSales and service25.0%
87Okanagan—CoquihallaBritish ColumbiaSales and service25.0%
89AvalonNewfoundland and LabradorTrades and transport24.9%
89Ottawa West—NepeanOntarioSales and service24.9%
91Thunder Bay—Rainy RiverOntarioSales and service24.8%
92Alfred-PellanQuebecSales and service24.7%
92BurlingtonOntarioSales and service24.7%
92GatineauQuebecSales and service24.7%
92Saint-Bruno—Saint-HubertQuebecSales and service24.7%
96JolietteQuebecSales and service24.6%
97Burnaby—DouglasBritish ColumbiaSales and service24.5%
97Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—LachineQuebecSales and service24.5%
97Ottawa—VanierOntarioSales and service24.5%
100Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouQuebecSales and service24.4%
100Fleetwood—Port KellsBritish ColumbiaSales and service24.4%
100Jonquière—AlmaQuebecSales and service24.4%
100Rivière-du-NordQuebecSales and service24.4%
104Louis-Saint-LaurentQuebecSales and service24.3%
104Stormont—Dundas—South GlengarryOntarioSales and service24.3%
106FrederictonNew BrunswickSales and service24.2%
106Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQuebecSales and service24.2%
106Rivière-des-Mille-ÎlesQuebecSales and service24.2%
106VictoriaBritish ColumbiaSales and service24.2%
110Jeanne-Le BerQuebecSales and service24.1%
110Kootenay—ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaSales and service24.1%
110Newmarket—AuroraOntarioSales and service24.1%
110Sackville—Eastern ShoreNova ScotiaSales and service24.1%
114Chilliwack—Fraser CanyonBritish ColumbiaSales and service24.0%
114MiramichiNew BrunswickSales and service24.0%
114Simcoe—GreyOntarioSales and service24.0%
117Okanagan—ShuswapBritish ColumbiaSales and service23.9%
118Bramalea—Gore—MaltonOntarioSales and service23.8%
118Esquimalt—Juan de FucaBritish ColumbiaSales and service23.8%
118Kamloops—Thompson—CaribooBritish ColumbiaSales and service23.8%
118Kitchener CentreOntarioSales and service23.8%
118Louis-HébertQuebecSales and service23.8%
118Ottawa SouthOntarioSales and service23.8%
118Prince AlbertSaskatchewanSales and service23.8%
125Brossard—La PrairieQuebecSales and service23.7%
125Fundy RoyalNew BrunswickSales and service23.7%
125Halifax WestNova ScotiaSales and service23.7%
125Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesQuebecSales and service23.7%
129Chatham-Kent—EssexOntarioSales and service23.6%
129Mississauga—Brampton SouthOntarioSales and service23.6%
129Renfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeOntarioSales and service23.6%
129Saint-JeanQuebecSales and service23.6%
129South Shore—St. Margaret'sNova ScotiaSales and service23.6%
134Châteauguay—Saint-ConstantQuebecSales and service23.5%
134Leeds—GrenvilleOntarioSales and service23.5%
134New Westminster—CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaSales and service23.5%
134Saint BonifaceManitobaSales and service23.5%
134Thunder Bay—Superior NorthOntarioSales and service23.5%
134Vancouver Island NorthBritish ColumbiaSales and service23.5%
134West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky CountryBritish ColumbiaSales and service23.5%
134Westlock—St. PaulAlbertaTrades and transport23.5%
142Central NovaNova ScotiaSales and service23.4%
142Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit ValleyNova ScotiaSales and service23.4%
142Hull—AylmerQuebecBusiness and finance23.4%
142York—SimcoeOntarioSales and service23.4%
146Algoma—Manitoulin—KapuskasingOntarioSales and service23.3%
146Charleswood—St. James—AssiniboiaManitobaSales and service23.3%
146Mississauga—StreetsvilleOntarioSales and service23.3%
146WascanaSaskatchewanSales and service23.3%
150BrantOntarioSales and service23.2%
150Marc-Aurèle-FortinQuebecSales and service23.2%
150Mississauga—ErindaleOntarioSales and service23.2%
150Mont-RoyalQuebecSales and service23.2%
150Prince Edward—HastingsOntarioSales and service23.2%
150RepentignyQuebecSales and service23.2%
156Brampton—SpringdaleOntarioSales and service23.1%
156CambridgeOntarioSales and service23.1%
156Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaQuebecSales and service23.1%
159Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorNewfoundland and LabradorSales and service23.0%
159Edmonton—Mill Woods—BeaumontAlbertaSales and service23.0%
159OakvilleOntarioSales and service23.0%
159PalliserSaskatchewanSales and service23.0%
159Random—Burin—St. George'sNewfoundland and LabradorTrades and transport23.0%
159Regina—Qu'AppelleSaskatchewanSales and service23.0%
159Saanich—Gulf IslandsBritish ColumbiaSales and service23.0%
166Lévis—BellechasseQuebecSales and service22.9%
166Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—MissionBritish ColumbiaSales and service22.9%
166Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQuebecSales and service22.9%
169Cariboo—Prince GeorgeBritish ColumbiaSales and service22.8%
169Mississauga SouthOntarioSales and service22.8%
169NunavutNunavutSales and service22.8%
169Ottawa—OrléansOntarioBusiness and finance22.8%
169Peace RiverAlbertaTrades and transport22.8%
169Roberval—Lac-Saint-JeanQuebecSales and service22.8%
169Saint-Hyacinthe—BagotQuebecSales and service22.8%
176Beauharnois—SalaberryQuebecTrades and transport22.7%
176Berthier—MaskinongéQuebecSales and service22.7%
176Brome—MissisquoiQuebecSales and service22.7%
176ChurchillManitobaSales and service22.7%
176KenoraOntarioSales and service22.7%
176LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorTrades and transport22.7%
176Port Moody—Westwood—Port CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaSales and service22.7%
176Toronto CentreOntarioSales and service22.7%
184Acadie—BathurstNew BrunswickSales and service22.6%
184DrummondQuebecSales and service22.6%
184Kildonan—St. PaulManitobaSales and service22.6%
184Lac-Saint-LouisQuebecSales and service22.6%
184Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonOntarioSales and service22.6%
184Terrebonne—BlainvilleQuebecSales and service22.6%
184VaughanOntarioSales and service22.6%
191Argenteuil—Papineau—MirabelQuebecSales and service22.5%
191Etobicoke CentreOntarioSales and service22.5%
191ProvencherManitobaTrades and transport22.5%
191Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQuebecSales and service22.5%
191Vaudreuil-SoulangesQuebecSales and service22.5%
191Whitby—OshawaOntarioSales and service22.5%
197Ajax—PickeringOntarioSales and service22.4%
197British Columbia Southern InteriorBritish ColumbiaSales and service22.4%
197ManicouaganQuebecTrades and transport22.4%
200Edmonton—Spruce GroveAlbertaSales and service22.3%
200North VancouverBritish ColumbiaSales and service22.3%
200Northumberland—Quinte WestOntarioSales and service22.3%
200WillowdaleOntarioBusiness and finance22.3%
200Winnipeg South CentreManitobaSales and service22.3%
205AbbotsfordBritish ColumbiaSales and service22.2%
205Brandon—SourisManitobaSales and service22.2%
205Bruce—Grey—Owen SoundOntarioSales and service22.2%
205Winnipeg SouthManitobaSales and service22.2%
209Timmins—James BayOntarioSales and service22.1%
210Brampton WestOntarioSales and service22.0%
210Calgary CentreAlbertaSales and service22.0%
210LethbridgeAlbertaSales and service22.0%
210Longueuil—Pierre-BoucherQuebecSales and service22.0%
210MontcalmQuebecSales and service22.0%
210WetaskiwinAlbertaTrades and transport22.0%
216BlackstrapSaskatchewanSales and service21.9%
216Kings—HantsNova ScotiaSales and service21.9%
216LangleyBritish ColumbiaSales and service21.9%
216Ottawa CentreOntarioEducation and government21.9%
216Vegreville—WainwrightAlbertaTrades and transport21.9%
216West NovaNova ScotiaSales and service21.9%
222Abitibi—TémiscamingueQuebecSales and service21.8%
222GuelphOntarioSales and service21.8%
222MalpequePrince Edward IslandSales and service21.8%
225Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourQuebecSales and service21.7%
225Beaches—East YorkOntarioSales and service21.7%
225Calgary SouthwestAlbertaSales and service21.7%
225Haldimand—NorfolkOntarioTrades and transport21.7%
225Laurier—Sainte-MarieQuebecSales and service21.7%
225Pickering—Scarborough EastOntarioBusiness and finance21.7%
231Chambly—BorduasQuebecSales and service21.6%
231EgmontPrince Edward IslandSales and service21.6%
231Nickel BeltOntarioSales and service21.6%
231Richmond HillOntarioSales and service21.6%
231Richmond—ArthabaskaQuebecSales and service21.6%
231ThornhillOntarioBusiness and finance21.6%
237Edmonton—St. AlbertAlbertaSales and service21.4%
237Elgin—Middlesex—LondonOntarioSales and service21.4%
237Etobicoke—LakeshoreOntarioSales and service21.4%
237Red DeerAlbertaSales and service21.4%
237South Surrey—White Rock—CloverdaleBritish ColumbiaSales and service21.4%
242BeauséjourNew BrunswickTrades and transport21.3%
242Dufferin—CaledonOntarioSales and service21.3%
242Kitchener—ConestogaOntarioSales and service21.3%
242Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQuebecSales and service21.3%
246Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteNewfoundland and LabradorSales and service21.2%
246OxfordOntarioSales and service21.2%
246Wild RoseAlbertaSales and service21.2%
249DurhamOntarioSales and service21.1%
249HaltonOntarioSales and service21.1%
251Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockOntarioSales and service21.0%
251St. John's EastNewfoundland and LabradorSales and service21.0%
251Tobique—MactaquacNew BrunswickTrades and transport21.0%
254Calgary SoutheastAlbertaSales and service20.9%
254Calgary—Nose HillAlbertaSales and service20.9%
254Kitchener—WaterlooOntarioSales and service20.9%
254Lambton—Kent—MiddlesexOntarioSales and service20.9%
254Mégantic—L'ÉrableQuebecSales and service20.9%
254Toronto—DanforthOntarioSales and service20.9%
254Yorkton—MelvilleSaskatchewanSales and service20.9%
261Compton—StansteadQuebecSales and service20.8%
261Medicine HatAlbertaSales and service20.8%
261OutremontQuebecSales and service20.8%
261Saskatoon—WanuskewinSaskatchewanSales and service20.8%
265Don Valley WestOntarioBusiness and finance20.7%
265Parkdale—High ParkOntarioSales and service20.7%
265SheffordQuebecSales and service20.7%
268Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreQuebecSales and service20.6%
268Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBritish ColumbiaSales and service20.6%
268St. Paul'sOntarioBusiness and finance20.6%
268Vancouver CentreBritish ColumbiaSales and service20.6%
272Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSaskatchewanTrades and transport20.5%
273Battlefords—LloydminsterSaskatchewanTrades and transport20.4%
273Calgary Centre-NorthAlbertaSales and service20.4%
273EssexOntarioSales and service20.4%
273Oak Ridges—MarkhamOntarioBusiness and finance20.4%
273Saskatoon—HumboldtSaskatchewanSales and service20.4%
278CardiganPrince Edward IslandSales and service20.3%
278Eglinton—LawrenceOntarioSales and service20.3%
280Edmonton—Sherwood ParkAlbertaSales and service20.2%
280PontiacQuebecSales and service20.2%
280Selkirk—InterlakeManitobaTrades and transport20.2%
280Trinity—SpadinaOntarioBusiness and finance20.2%
284Huron—BruceOntarioSales and service20.1%
284Niagara West—GlanbrookOntarioSales and service20.1%
286Vancouver QuadraBritish ColumbiaEducation and government20.0%
287Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—WestdaleOntarioSales and service19.9%
287BeauceQuebecSales and service19.9%
287Dauphin—Swan River—MarquetteManitobaSenior management19.9%
287Westmount—Ville-MarieQuebecSales and service19.9%
291Regina—Lumsden—Lake CentreSaskatchewanBusiness and finance19.8%
292New Brunswick SouthwestNew BrunswickTrades and transport19.7%
292Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQuebecSales and service19.7%
292Verchères—Les PatriotesQuebecSales and service19.7%
295Perth—WellingtonOntarioSales and service19.6%
296Nepean—CarletonOntarioBusiness and finance19.5%
296YukonYukonSales and service19.5%
298Edmonton—LeducAlbertaSales and service19.3%
299CrowfootAlbertaSales and service19.2%
299Glengarry—Prescott—RussellOntarioBusiness and finance19.2%
301Souris—Moose MountainSaskatchewanTrades and transport19.1%
302Calgary WestAlbertaBusiness and finance18.9%
303Wellington—Halton HillsOntarioSales and service18.8%
304Edmonton—StrathconaAlbertaSales and service18.7%
304Portage—LisgarManitobaSales and service18.7%
306MacleodAlbertaSales and service18.4%
307Carleton—Mississippi MillsOntarioSales and service18.3%
308Western ArcticNorthwest TerritoriesBusiness and finance17.9%

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.