Temporary service interruption

The economic development data and analysis tool is currently unavailable. It is expected to be available again in early 2027, following an open competitive procurement process.

For questions or assistance, please contact your Regional Economic Development Advisor.

Overview

Analyst is an online tool that pools data from a range of sources to provide information on regional economies and workforces. It helps you better understand your region so you can make informed decisions.

Analyst helps you:

  • find out what industries set your region apart or make it more competitive
  • track the flow of money within a geographical area
  • learn about trends such as hiring patterns or sales increases in a particular industry
  • find labour force and wage comparisons
  • benchmark your community against other regions
  • predict the effects of changes in a regional economy

How it works

Analyst combines multiple national data sources and allows you to:

  • view data
  • create graphs and charts
  • export information to PDF, Excel or CSV
  • generate reports

The information in Analyst comes from:

  • Canadian Business Patterns
  • census data
  • National Household Survey
  • Survey of Employment, Payroll and Hours
  • Labour Force Surveys
  • Canadian Occupational Projection System
  • CANSIM demographics
  • Postsecondary Student Information System Education Data
  • national symmetric input-output table

Resources

Regional advisors

Contact us at ruralaffairs@ontario.ca or 1-877-424-1300 to be assigned to a regional advisor who will:

  • work with you to help you use the data according to your needs
  • help you understand the information you receive
  • pull information from Analyst on your behalf

Training

Contact your regional advisor to request regional economic analysis training.

We will teach you about Analyst and how to: