How our city economies have changed

Cities bring jobs and firms close together. See the output of each metro area over time, with the age of the data shown clearly.

Metro GDP through time

Time covered: 2009 — 2022

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Showing: 2009 — 2022

Toronto, Ontario

522.4Last point · 2022 · Billions of current Canadian dollars, basic prices

Change over 10 years: +62.2%2012 → 2022

Montréal, Quebec

279.5Last point · 2022 · Billions of current Canadian dollars, basic prices

Change over 10 years: +58.4%2012 → 2022

Vancouver, British Columbia

202.5Last point · 2022 · Billions of current Canadian dollars, basic prices

Change over 10 years: +76%2012 → 2022

Ottawa – Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec

105.8Last point · 2022 · Billions of current Canadian dollars, basic prices

Change over 10 years: +51.1%2012 → 2022

Calgary, Alberta

130Last point · 2022 · Billions of current Canadian dollars, basic prices

Change over 10 years: +38.5%2012 → 2022

Edmonton, Alberta

103.4Last point · 2022 · Billions of current Canadian dollars, basic prices

Change over 10 years: +27.8%2012 → 2022

  • Toronto, Ontario 522.4
  • Montréal, Quebec 279.5
  • Vancouver, British Columbia 202.5
  • Ottawa – Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec 105.8
  • Calgary, Alberta 130
  • Edmonton, Alberta 103.4
20092022

Billions of current Canadian dollars, basic prices

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Metro GDP through time · Billions of current Canadian dollars, basic prices
TimeSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorHalifax, Nova ScotiaMoncton, New BrunswickSaint John, New BrunswickFredericton, New BrunswickSaguenay, QuebecQuébec, QuebecSherbrooke, QuebecTrois-Rivières, QuebecDrummondville, QuebecMontréal, QuebecOttawa – Gatineau, Ontario/QuebecKingston, OntarioBelleville, OntarioPeterborough, OntarioOshawa, OntarioToronto, OntarioHamilton, OntarioSt. Catharines – Niagara, OntarioKitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo, OntarioBrantford, OntarioGuelph, OntarioLondon, OntarioWindsor, OntarioBarrie, OntarioGreater Sudbury, OntarioThunder Bay, OntarioWinnipeg, ManitobaRegina, SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SaskatchewanLethbridge, AlbertaCalgary, AlbertaRed Deer, AlbertaEdmonton, AlbertaKelowna, British ColumbiaKamloops, British ColumbiaChilliwack, British ColumbiaAbbotsford – Mission, British ColumbiaVancouver, British ColumbiaVictoria, British ColumbiaNanaimo, British Columbia
20099.11217.3785.9745.612No value in this source5.97433.0616.3235.028No value in this source159.4264.7916.6023.7174.2589.652282.32525.80713.30220.9084.0716.31120.35711.575.5097.0224.92131.61512.51113.8254.44675.386No value in this source66.8936.586No value in this sourceNo value in this source5.421102.19416.067No value in this source
20109.65618.2456.0896.064No value in this source6.234.1966.645.237No value in this source164.56466.2627.0813.8294.410.202296.13826.93914.17922.9624.2887.11520.46812.5675.9188.1845.06432.82612.95214.3164.49779.717No value in this source69.8416.584No value in this sourceNo value in this source5.476105.816.216No value in this source
201110.60418.4996.3996.093No value in this source6.87835.3946.9575.48No value in this source172.36168.6717.4954.194.50710.859309.98128.19814.70923.8684.4137.48120.79912.9686.0329.8945.4834.03515.23516.6424.90787.034No value in this source73.8226.699No value in this sourceNo value in this source5.635110.39516.364No value in this source
201211.63318.9566.5066.127No value in this source6.54237.4997.0985.705No value in this source176.50770.0147.4974.2094.57910.647322.04528.86314.58523.5894.5818.01321.75713.7956.1459.1385.44335.71116.33917.3875.08493.819No value in this source80.8787.177No value in this sourceNo value in this source5.893115.00717.196No value in this source
201312.38619.266.4166.307No value in this source6.4338.2627.4315.685No value in this source183.26471.5917.8954.3544.75411.181332.47629.53314.41224.0334.5918.20921.913.7426.299.2385.49936.52516.88117.8495.31799.146No value in this source88.1417.7No value in this sourceNo value in this source6.145119.74617.4No value in this source
201412.57719.7386.7316.086No value in this source6.7240.1777.5835.815No value in this source190.22771.7848.0374.3914.56511.598349.15131.23114.6925.6664.7518.80122.42414.2586.4869.5135.86938.59116.7418.5765.488107.63No value in this source89.9088.32No value in this sourceNo value in this source6.226125.42618.076No value in this source
201513.16520.1426.7946.537No value in this source6.9642.1957.8856.105No value in this source194.11973.0668.474.6814.75812.456364.21932.85914.99827.2155.1969.22723.16715.2646.8839.5755.98740.07516.77919.925.936105.12No value in this source90.2148.556No value in this sourceNo value in this source6.585131.40618.981No value in this source
201613.17420.5516.9456.439No value in this source6.70342.7988.0176.287No value in this source200.94576.5798.7074.6494.77512.642385.93433.19715.2327.4965.3029.5223.97715.5617.4368.9745.98141.44416.80419.0186.133101.118No value in this source86.8399.126No value in this sourceNo value in this source6.889138.34419.656No value in this source
201713.03221.9457.256.354No value in this source7.02144.9638.5596.655No value in this source211.62580.3388.9275.0574.79613.246405.15634.67315.6229.2735.6049.64125.53615.6497.7869.5276.14843.49416.719.8166.432104.829No value in this source87.1479.659No value in this sourceNo value in this source7.205145.75620.464No value in this source
201813.07322.797.6116.646No value in this source7.63446.9659.286.529No value in this source221.89383.8149.4995.2425.03614.153421.67636.7217.08830.4675.87510.11827.79915.8128.1589.6626.33845.28618.00220.8486.539110.47No value in this source90.48510.36No value in this sourceNo value in this source7.928154.2821.509No value in this source
201913.27224.0988.1496.521No value in this source8.36448.5449.7616.823No value in this source233.99688.6649.4095.285.16314.056442.1837.57817.27233.5385.98410.50328.7516.3598.46810.1426.55446.30118.4620.6916.743111.259No value in this source91.56810.911No value in this sourceNo value in this source8.148163.47522.758No value in this source
202012.91224.4478.0896.367No value in this source8.50947.9359.4156.886No value in this source228.70789.9149.2185.1154.90413.842430.93537.03717.40732.8976.14310.58327.9216.428.6549.7136.24745.00517.46220.1966.785102.663No value in this source87.48411.267No value in this sourceNo value in this source8.367163.77222.517No value in this source
202113.74426.9678.8936.86.28610.14352.55510.3267.6494.959253.90198.69310.1325.645.38114.814473.66341.16918.71637.1446.73111.83930.63518.0269.55710.3247.25648.38819.63721.8597.071115.1365.78193.27112.2786.9164.8269.294183.1424.2855.789
202214.57330.3059.7197.8326.71511.38459.04211.1718.7475.389279.501105.82410.7415.6945.98816.369522.37944.09320.35940.2747.27412.88132.6721.42410.38712.1767.84752.0922.90226.5167.768129.9576.152103.38413.5947.665.36110.214202.45927.0246.364
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Why this matters

People need homes near good work, shops and schools. City output helps show where work takes place. It does not show who can afford to live there.

What we want to change

Allow more homes and shops near jobs. Make walking, cycling and transit safe and useful. Track housing costs beside city output.

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  1. Statistics Canada · 36-10-0468-01 ↗

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How our city economies have changed

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