Gross domestic product by industry: Provinces and territories, 2025

Released: 2026-05-01

Growth slows in 2025 relative to 2024 in Canada and most jurisdictions

In 2025, real gross domestic product (GDP) grew in all but one of Canada's provinces and territories. GDP growth was strongest in Newfoundland and Labrador (+3.5%), one of only two provinces—along with British Columbia (+2.0%)—that outpaced its growth rate from the previous year. The Northwest Territories was the only jurisdiction where GDP declined, marking two consecutive years of negative growth.

Growth in services-producing industries in 2025 was positive but lower than in 2024 for all jurisdictions. Goods-producing industries varied across Canada, declining in four jurisdictions.

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Growth in real gross domestic product by industry, Canada, provinces and territories, 2025

Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia are the largest contributors to economic growth in 2025

Canada's real GDP by industry increased by 1.6% in 2025, with Ontario (+0.49 percentage points) contributing to the national economic growth mainly as a result of the services-producing industries.

For the second consecutive year, the Prairie provinces, which account for just under one-fifth (19%) of the population, contributed to approximately one-third (+0.54 percentage points) of national GDP growth, thanks in part to goods-producing industries. Alberta (+0.42 percentage points) contributed almost as much to Canada's economic growth as Ontario.

British Columbia (+0.28 percentage points), the Atlantic provinces (+0.13 percentage points) and Quebec (+0.12 percentage points), along with Yukon and Nunavut (+0.001 percentage points together) also contributed to national economic growth.

Conversely, the Northwest Territories was the only jurisdiction with a drag (-0.003 percentage points) on national economic growth.

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Provincial and territorial contributions to national percentage change, total economic growth, 2024 and 2025

Services continue to drive growth but at a slower pace than in 2024 

Growth in the value-added of services-producing industries slowed in every jurisdiction in 2025, with growth in seven jurisdictions slowing for the second consecutive year.

Prince Edward Island (+2.1%) had the largest increase in services among the provinces, led by real estate and rental and leasing (+5.7%) and health care and social assistance (+5.0%).

The public sector (consisting of educational services, health care and social assistance, and public administration) was a significant contributor to nationwide growth. However, growth in 2025 slowed relative to 2024 in most jurisdictions.

Growth in the educational services sector moderated nationwide. The community colleges decreased in Ontario (-10.6%) as the international student cap continued in 2025. The labour action by the members of the Alberta Teachers' Association, which took place in October 2025, also contributed to overall moderation.

The health care and social assistance sector continued to expand nationwide for the second consecutive year, albeit at a slower pace compared with 2024 for all but three jurisdictions.

The federal government public administration (except defence) decreased in all provinces as employment fell in 2025.

Output from goods-producing industries is up across most of Canada in 2025 

The economic activity from goods-producing industries edged up in Ontario, declined in Quebec and the three territories, and increased in the remaining jurisdictions in 2025.

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Contributions to percentage change of goods-producing industries and services-producing industries for real gross domestic product, provinces and territories, in percentage points, 2025

Manufacturing output decreased in 10 jurisdictions, acting as a significant drag on growth in Quebec (-4.0%), Saskatchewan (-6.2%), Manitoba (-3.5%), New Brunswick (-2.8%), Ontario (-1.6%) and Alberta (-2.1%).

Increased output from oil and gas extraction in Newfoundland and Labrador (+14.8%), Alberta (+4.1%) and British Columbia (+7.3%) was among the top contributors to economic growth in these provinces. However, output fell in Saskatchewan (-1.7%) for the second consecutive year and in the Northwest Territories (-8.9%) for the third consecutive year.

Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas) was among the top contributors to growth because of increased output in copper, nickel, lead and zinc ore mining in Newfoundland and Labrador (+62.0%) and British Columbia (+9.4%).

Conversely, mining activity was the top detractor from growth in the Northwest Territories, with a continued decline in other non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying (except potash) (-9.5%). Mining activity was also down in Yukon (-28.3%), as the Eagle Gold Mine began remediation in mid-2024, and in Nunavut, as iron ore declined (-27.2%). Other metal ore mining fell in Saskatchewan (-6.1%).

Activity in the utilities sector, primarily driven by electric utilities, fell in Manitoba (-6.0%) and Newfoundland and Labrador (-4.4%), where it was among the largest detractors from economic growth in these provinces. Conversely, it was among the largest contributors to growth in New Brunswick, rebounding 7.4% in 2025 after falling in 2024.

Despite increasing in 2025, construction activity varies across Canada

Construction activity increased in most jurisdictions in 2025, edging up in Quebec and Ontario while falling in the Northwest Territories (-9.5%), Newfoundland and Labrador (-8.5%) and Yukon (-0.6%).

The decline in Newfoundland and Labrador was driven by engineering and other construction activities and non-residential building construction, while in Yukon and the Northwest Territories it was primarily driven by engineering and other construction activities.

In contrast, construction was among the most significant contributors to growth in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nunavut and Saskatchewan.

Construction activity increased in Prince Edward Island for the second consecutive year, up 18.3% in 2025, supported by gains in both residential and non-residential building construction. Following two consecutive years of decline, construction activity rose 9.2% in New Brunswick, driven by higher residential construction activity and by a rebound in non-residential building and engineering construction.

In Nunavut, construction activity increased 21.8%, mostly because of continued construction activity on a new gold mine and a substantial reconstruction effort after the Whale Cove facility was burned down by a fire in August 2024.

Construction in Saskatchewan increased 9.3%, driven by continued growth in residential construction for the second consecutive year and by ongoing mining driven engineering construction projects.

Sustainable development goals

On January 1, 2016, the world officially began implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development—the United Nations' transformative plan of action that addresses urgent global challenges over the next 15 years. The plan is based on 17 specific sustainable development goals.

The release on real gross domestic product by industry for provinces and territories is an example of how Statistics Canada supports the reporting on the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. This release will be used in helping to measure the following goal:

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