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“The automotive manufacturing
sector is Canada's largest industrial employer”
The average auto sector salary is 11% higher than the
manufacturing sector and 25% greater than the total Canadian
Workforce. (Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey 2004)
“One in seven jobs in Canada are tied directly or
indirectly to the automotive sector”
Almost 95% of Canadian automotive industry employees have
a permanent position, compared to about 87 % in the total
Canadian workforce. (Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
2004)
In 2004, Ontario produced more automobiles than any other
jurisdiction in North America.
(Government
of Canada: Innovation in Canada)
Canada is the most productive auto manufacturer in North
America. Canada invests 22.49 labour hours in every vehicle,
making it 6.2 percent more productive than the US and
38.9 percent more productive than Mexico. (Strategis,
2004)
GDP in the Canadian automotive manufacturing sector was
$20.983 billion in 2004 ($19.2 billion in 2003). (Statistics
Canada, Labour Force Survey 2004)
The Canadian automotive manufacturing labour force grew
by nearly 40% between 1994 and 2004. (Statistic Canada's
Candian System of National Accounts) (Statistics Canada,
Labour Force Survey 2004)
Direct economic spin-offs for other sectors include steel
foundry production, rubber production, processed aluminum,
wire goods, carpeting and fabric and glass (Overview of
Canada’s Automotive Industry, Industry Canada, Nov
21/02 p6)
"In Ontario, one in six jobs — and one in five
in communities such as Windsor, Cambridge, Oakville, Oshawa,
Bramalea and Alliston — are tied directly or indirectly
to the automotive sector"
Canadian automotive manufacturing is truly a national
industry with thousands of jobs in every province directly
tied to the industry. (Statistics Canada, Labour Force
Survey 2004)
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