Regional Information and Community Profiles

Looking for published socio-economic information about your community?

A variety of information about rural communities in Ontario is presented on the web. The external links below will take you to sites through which you can specify or select a particular community you are interested in and, either get data about that community, or go to that community's web site where local profiles and business directories are often also offered.

(If you're looking for raw statistics that are not already formatted, try our Where to Get Community Socio-economic Data feature.)

• Ontario Investment Service

This site is aimed at potential investors as they make business location or expansion decisions. Typically a community site found here will provide details about the availability of appropriately zoned land, local wage rates, transportation and servicing infrastructure, tax rates or other such local information.

• Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities

This Statistics Canada site contains information from the 2001 Census of Population. A statistical profile is presented for all Canadian communities (cities, towns, villages, Indian Reserves and Settlements, etc.) for metropolitan areas and for health regions. Information is provided on education, income and work, families and dwellings, births and deaths as well as general population information. A mapping feature is available for viewing the location of a community within Canada.

• Ontario Municipal Home Pages

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario maintains this comprehensive collection of municipal home pages - not all the sites found here are officially endorsed.

• Ontario Labour Market Links

The Ontario Government provides labour market information to help individuals and businesses make informed decisions about careers, education, employment, and business plans. Visit this site to get labour market information that provides insights into labour market conditions and trends in Ontario, as well as in specific regions or communities in the province.

• Canadian Labour Market Information and Research

Provides links to information available from local offices of Service Canada across Ontario. Information includes occupational profiles, potential employers by occupation, wages by occupations, industry profiles, and more.

Also provides links and information on socio-economic trends for the province of Ontario and four sub-provincial regions of Ontario (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Toronto). Information includes labour market analysis, regional economic profiles, and more.