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Net flows of paid workers jobs for each economic region, 2021

Map description

The title of the map is "Net flows of paid workers jobs for each economic region, 2021"

This is a map of Canada showing the net flows of paid workers' jobs by economic region in 2021. In particular, there is an inset for the economic regions in Southern Ontario and Southern Quebec. For a given economic region, a net flow is positive when the number of jobs provided by other regions is greater than the number of jobs provided to other regions. In the opposite situation, the net flow is negative.

The economic regions in blue are the regions with positive net flows of jobs, those experiencing more workers moving in than moving out (i.e., net inflows of jobs or net recipients of jobs).

The economic regions in red are the regions with negative net flows of jobs, those experiencing more workers moving out than moving in (i.e., net outflows of jobs or net suppliers of jobs).

On the map, darker shades of blue indicate a larger net inflow of jobs into an economic region, while lighter shades of blue indicate a smaller net inflow of jobs. Overall, the flows of jobs are classified by six categories:

Category 1 (darkest blue) represents economic regions with the substantial net flow of jobs from 40,001 to 336,000 jobs. This category includes economic region 2440 (Montréal, +335,000 jobs) and economic region 3550 (Toronto, +146,000 jobs).

Category 2 represents economic regions with the net flow of jobs from 10,001 to 40,000 jobs. Some of the regions in this category are economic region 3510 (Ottawa, +32,000 jobs), economic region 2420 (Capitale-Nationale, +21,000), economic region 4880 (Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake, + 20,000) and economic region 4650 (Winnipeg, +18,000).

Category 3 (lightest blue) represents economic regions with the net flow of jobs from 1 to 10,000 jobs. This category includes regions in Central and Northern British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

In contrast, darker shades of red indicate a larger negative net flow (net supplier) of jobs to other regions, while lighter shades of red indicate a smaller net outflow (net supplier) of jobs.

Category 4 (lightest red) represents economic regions with the negative net flow of jobs from -9,999 to 0 jobs. Most regions in the Prairies and the Atlantic Provinces are in this category.

Category 5 represents economic regions with the negative net flow of jobs from -69,999 to -10,000 jobs. Some of the regions in this category are economic region 2455 (Laurentides, -66,000 jobs), economic region 3550 (Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula, -61,000 jobs), economic region 3540 (Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie, -53,000 jobs) and economic region 2445 (Laval, -42,000 jobs).

Category 6 (darkest red) represents economic regions with the strongest negative net flows of jobs from -144,000 to -70,000 jobs. The principal net suppliers of jobs to other regions are economic region 2435 (Montérégie, -144,000 jobs) and economic region 2450 (Lanaudière, -78,000 jobs).

Source(s): Table 36-10-0675-01, February 2023.