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Northeast, Ontario

Economic region · Population 624,671
15 Sources Updated July 13, 2026
624,671
Population
$75,956
Median Income (CAD)
$84,000 national
5.9%
Unemployment
$1,197B
Provincial GDP (CAD)
285,200
Total Employment
27%
Bachelor's+
25% national
Community Data / Canada / Ontario / Northeast

Demographics & Population

Statistics Canada · 2021 Census of Population

Household Income

Source: Statistics Canada · 2021 Census of Population
Median Household Income
$75,956
Poverty Rate (LIM-AT)
12.7%
Low Income Measure, after tax · Ontario 2024 · Canada: 12.5%
Median Income Comparison (CAD)
Northeast$75,956
National$84,000

Community Snapshot

Source: Statistics Canada · 2021 Census of Population
624,671
Population
290,216
Total Dwellings
Total Employment
285,200
Unemployment Rate StatCan LFS 2024 annual
5.9% +0.4 pts YoY
Industry Sectors
10
Age Distribution
0-14: 13.5% (84,257 residents) 15-54: 48.9% (305,614 residents) 55-64 (near retirement): 13.9% (86,879 residents) 65+: 23.7% (147,921 residents) 43.8 Avg Age
0-14: 84,257
15-54: 305,614
55-64: 86,879
65+: 147,921
Visible Minority Composition
Black 1.2%
South Asian 1.2%
Chinese 0.4%
Filipino 0.3%
Southeast Asian 0.2%
Latin American 0.2%
Not a visible minority(complement) 95.9%
"Visible minority" is a Statistics Canada classification defined by the Employment Equity Act and refers to "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour." "Not a visible minority" is the complement to the total visible minority population. Top 6 groups shown; smaller groups are included in totals but not charted.
Indigenous Identity
14% identify as Indigenous
First Nations 8.2%
Métis 5.3%
Indigenous responses, n.i.e. 0.2%
Multiple Indigenous responses 0.2%
Indigenous identity per Statistics Canada Census 2021 (Table 98-10-0293): First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, and Inuk (Inuit), plus multiple and other Indigenous responses. Counts use census random rounding, so categories may not sum exactly to the total.
Northeast's median household income sits 10% below the Canadian national median across 624,671 residents with a senior-skewed age structure (65+: 23.7%, 0-14: 13.5%).
Source: Statistics Canada 2021 Census of Population via CensusMapper.ca
Key Takeaways
  • Income gap: Households earn meaningfully less than the Canadian median, affecting consumer market depth.
  • Aging population: Seniors (65+) outnumber youth (0-14); succession and senior-services demand.

Educational Attainment

Source: Statistics Canada · Table 37-10-0130 · Ontario province-wide (ages 25-64)
94%
High School+
Canada: 93%
+1.0 pts
27%
Bachelor's+
Canada: 25%
+2.0 pts
16%
Graduate+
Canada: 14%
+2.0 pts

Economy & Industry

Statistics Canada · Labour Force Survey · Provincial GDP

$1,197B
Provincial Gross Domestic Product (CAD)
Source: Statistics Canada · Provincial Economic Accounts
285,200
Total Employment
$75,956
Median Income
285,200
Total Employment
Source: StatCan Labour Force Survey
$75,956
Median Income (CAD)
Source: Statistics Canada · 2021 Census

Top Industries by Employment

Source: Statistics Canada · Labour Force Survey
IndustryEmploymentShare of Top Sectors
1Health care and social assistance		 47,900 19.7%
2Wholesale and retail trade		 42,500 17.5%
3Construction		 26,000 10.7%
4Educational services		 22,900 9.4%
5Public administration		 22,800 9.4%
6Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas		 21,600 8.9%
7Manufacturing		 17,500 7.2%
8Transportation and warehousing		 14,500 6%
9Professional, scientific and technical services		 14,500 6%
10Accommodation and food services		 12,900 5.3%
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Key Takeaways
  • Largest sector: Health care and social assistance employs 47,900 workers (19.7% of the tracked sectors).
  • Diversified base: Top 5 sectors are Health care and social assistance, Wholesale and retail trade, Construction, Educational services, and Public administration.
Source: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey.

Northeast's Top Sectors by Workforce Share

Each rectangle's area is proportional to that sector's share of the top sectors. Hover for exact employment.
Source: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey · NAICS supersectors

Housing & Rental Market

Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0133 (Rents) - Table 34-10-0127 (Vacancy) - Reference year 2025

Note: figures are single-year vintages. StatCan and CMHC do not publish ACS-style rolling 5-year housing averages, the long-form Census of Population every 5 years (2016, 2021) plays the equivalent precision role.

CMHC Average Rents by Bedroom

Source: Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0133 - 2025
20.6%
Annual Rent (2BR) as % of Median Household Income - Affordable
30% threshold = "cost-burdened" (CMHC / HUD convention). Computed from $1,303 average 2BR rent × 12 / $75,956 household income.
Bachelor
$860/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,091/mo
2 Bedroom
$1,303/mo
3+ Bedroom
$1,501/mo
30% of monthly median household income (~$1,899/mo), rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Note: CMHC Rental Market Survey figures cover the metropolitan area (CMA/CA) within this economic region, not the full region. CMHC surveys urban centres only.

Vacancy & Housing Stock

Source: Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0127 · CMHC Rental Market Survey
1.3%
CMHC Vacancy Rate (apartment structures of 6+ units)
Tight rental market, below the 3% balanced-market benchmark.
Total Dwellings
290,216
Avg 2BR Rent
$1,303/mo
Vacancy Rate
1.3%
Key Takeaways
  • Affordable rental market: Annual 2BR rent eats 20.6% of median household income, well below the 30% cost-burdened threshold; supports talent attraction.
  • Tight market: 1.3% vacancy rate signals constrained supply; rent pressure likely.
Source: CMHC RMS rent data and StatCan median household income.

Industry Concentration

Location Quotient: industries where Northeast over- or under-indexes vs. the Canadian national average

Economic-region employment basis: NAICS supersector Location Quotients from Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey (Table 14-10-0466), computed vs. the national employment share. The spider chart plots 9 broad supersectors for cross-region comparability; the ranked list shows every concentrated sector, including resource industries not among the chart's fixed axes.

Concentrated Industries
Source: Statistics Canada Table 14-10-0466 · NAICS supersector employment (Labour Force Survey), LQ computed vs. the national employment share.
Manufacturing
1.69x
17,500
Key Takeaways
  • Top specialization: Manufacturing concentrates at 1.69x the national norm.
Source: StatCan Labour Force Survey (Table 14-10-0466), NAICS supersector employment.

Workforce & Labour

Labour force composition from Statistics Canada population estimates and employment data

Source: StatCan Table 17-10-0137
392,493
Working Age (15-64)
Employment rate: 73% of working-age population (15-64) 73% Employment Rate

Labour Summary

Source: StatCan LFS + Population Estimates
Total Employment
285,200
Working Age Pop
392,493
Youth (0-14)
84,257
Seniors (65+)
147,921

Dependency & Aging

Source: StatCan population estimates
24%
Seniors (65+) Share
Senior population exceeds youth, aging workforce risk. Succession planning and talent attraction recommended.
Youth / Senior Ratio
57:100

Aging Workforce

Source: StatCan 17-10-0150 · Population estimates by economic region, age
22.1%
55-64 of working-age (15-64)
Elevated retirement risk, above the 20% threshold. Succession planning recommended.

Workforce by Occupation

Source: Statistics Canada Table 14-10-0416 NOC 2021 broad categories (2025 - province-level)
Management / Professional
59.9%
Sales & Service
21%
Trades / Transport
13.4%
Natural Resources
1.1%
Manufacturing
4.5%
Bars scaled 2x for visual differentiation; percentage labels show actual share of 8,227,000 employed workers across Ontario. Economic Region-level occupation data is not published by StatCan; this provincial breakdown is the closest available proxy.

Commute

Source: StatCan 2021 Census Table 98-10-0457
Mean Commute 3.1 min below national avg
20.6 min

Work From Home

Source: StatCan 2021 Census Table 98-10-0455
Worked At Home vs 24.3% national
19.1%
Census 2021 long-form: percent of employed labour force aged 15+ whose place of work is "at home".

Local Institutions

Source: Statistics Canada · Table 37-10-0277 · Postsecondary Enrolments
Named post-secondary institutions
Total students enrolled in the 2023/2024 academic year (StatCan Table 37-10-0277).
Laurentian University · Sudbury 8,202students
Enrolment figures from Statistics Canada Table 37-10-0277 (2023/2024 academic year). Coverage limited to institutions in the ExecutivePulse crosswalk; smaller community colleges may not be listed.
Key Takeaways
  • Working-age base: 392,493 residents aged 15-64 (62.8% of population) form the labour pool.
  • Employment rate: 73% of working-age residents are employed (285,200 workers).
  • Succession risk: Seniors (65+) outnumber youth (0-14); plan for retirements alongside attraction strategy.
  • Succession risk is real: 22.1% of working-age residents are 55-64. Plan for retirements over the next decade and pair attraction strategy with talent retention.
Source: Statistics Canada Census 2021 + Labour Force Survey.

AI Insights

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Northeast's industrial base is anchored by Health care and social assistance with 47,900 workers, followed by Wholesale and retail trade and Construction. The region skews older: seniors outnumber youth, which has implications for succession planning and workforce transition strategy.

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Data Sources

All data from official Canadian government APIs. Updated from official Canadian government data.

Statistics Canada Census 20212021
StatCan Labour Force Survey2025
StatCan LFS Unemployment Rate (14-10-0393)2024
StatCan GDP Tables2024
CMHC Rental Market2025
CensusMapper.ca2021
StatCan Education (37-10-0130)2025
StatCan Population (17-10-0150)2025
StatCan Postsecondary Enrolments (37-10-0277)2024
StatCan Top Occupations (14-10-0416)2025
StatCan Commute (98-10-0457/0458)2021
StatCan Place of Work (98-10-0455/0456)2021
StatCan Low Income (11-10-0135)2024
StatCan Visible Minority (98-10-0352)2021
StatCan Indigenous Identity (98-10-0293)2021

Frequently Asked Questions

Key economic and demographic figures for Northeast, Ontario, from Statistics Canada.

What is the population of Northeast, Ontario?

624,671 (Statistics Canada, Population Estimates, Table 17-10-0150).

What is the median household income in Northeast, Ontario?

$75,956 (Statistics Canada, Census 2021).

What is the unemployment rate in Northeast, Ontario?

5.9% (Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0393).