Workforce
- Regional catchment area (20-60 minute commute) 200,000 workers.
- Leeds Grenville workforce: 51,500
- Greater Ottawa region: 1.2-million population
- Greater Kingston region: 159,561
- Approximately half of Leeds and Grenville residents are aged 20 to 64 with the median age being 43.6.
- Educated population between 25-64: Leeds Grenville has a higher number of apprenticeship/trades certificates or diplomas and a higher number of college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma holders than the province as a whole.
- There are a lower percentage of individuals with university certification, diploma or degrees.
- The number of people gaining university degrees in the 25-64 age groups has risen by 1.3 per cent when compared with the number of university graduates aged 65 and up. This figure has nearly doubled in the province from 14.8 per cent of the population aged 65 and up who graduated from university to 30.7 per cent in the 25-64 age groups. In Leeds Grenville 16.7 per cent in this age group have a university degree.
- Within the population aged 25-64 with post-secondary qualifications, architecture and engineering backgrounds dominate the field of study followed by business and public administration and thirdly health, parks, recreation and fitness.
Employer Survey
The Eastern Workforce Innovation Board completed a survey in 2023 within Leeds Grenville, Frontenac County and Loyalist Township (included in Frontenac tabulations).
View the results from the 2023 Workforce Survey.
You can contact the Eastern Workforce Innovation Board by calling 613-382-7462 or visiting their website.
Apprenticeship in Ontario
Learn about the benefits of hiring an apprentice, how to get a job in the skilled trades, and apply for grants and incentives. Visit the Apprenticeship in Ontario website.
Updated April 2023
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