Benchmarking Northern Ontario and the province.

• Position: SKILLED TRADES

Northern Ontario's employment distribution by industry varies from that of Ontario as a whole. Many northern communities remain reliant on primary industry sectors such as mining and forestry. These sectors accounted for close to 6.5 per cent of the North's total employment in 2008, compared to only 0.6 per cent for the province. Northern Ontario is also more reliant on public sector employment, including public administration...