Map 2
Net flows of paid workers jobs by economic region, 2022

Map description

The title of the map is "Net flows of paid workers jobs by economic region, 2022"

This is a map of Canada showing the net flows of paid workers jobs by economic region in 2022. The inset highlights 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). The 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. "ER" followed by a four-digit code below denotes the Economic Region unique identifier.

In 2022, the economic regions with substantial net inflows of jobs were respectively:

  the Montréal economic region, ER2440 (+185,000 jobs)

  the Toronto economic region, ER3530 (+137,000 jobs)

  the Ottawa economic region, ER3510 (+29,000 jobs)

  the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake economic region, ER4880 (+14,000 jobs)

  the Capitale-Nationale economic region (around Québec City), ER2420 (+14,000 jobs)

  the Winnipeg economic region, ER4650 (+10,000 jobs).

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

In 2022, the economic regions with strong net outflows of jobs (negative net flows) were respectively:

  the Montérégie economic region, ER2435 (-80,000 jobs)

  the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula economic region, ER3550 (-75,000 jobs)

  the Lanaudière economic region, ER2450 (-56,000 jobs)

  the Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie economic region, ER3540 (-39,000 jobs)

  the Laurentides economic region, ER2455 (-36,000 jobs)

  the Outaouais economic region, ER2460 (-30,000 jobs)

  the Laval economic region, ER2445 (-14,000 jobs)

  the Chaudière-Appalaches economic region, ER2425 (-13,000 jobs).

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