To define the regions in Canada with the highest concentrations of blue collar workers.

• There are 3.9 million industrial workers in Canada.
•  1.7 million jobs are in the manufacturing sector, and 1.4 million are in construction. Accounting for 79% of the blue collar jobs in Canada.
• Using Canada labor statistics the number of manufacturing and construction jobs in each of the Canadian provinces have been identified.

Newfoundland and Labrador:

•  Construction - 20,100 
•  Manufacturing - 9,000 
• Total - 29,100

Prince Edward Island

•  Construction - 5,800 

•  Manufacturing - 6,800 
• Total - 12,600

Nova Scotia

•  Construction - 33,100 
•  Manufacturing - 31,700 
• Total - 77,400

New Brunswick

•  Construction - 23,300 
•  Manufacturing - 31,300 
• Total - 54,600

Quebec

•  Construction - 249,600 
•  Manufacturing - 488,200 
• Total - 737,800

Ontario

•  Construction - 525,100 
•  Manufacturing - 767,600 
• Total - 1,292,700

Manitoba

•  Construction - 47,200 
•  Manufacturing - 61,700 
• Total - 108,900

Saskatchewan

•  Construction - 49,500 
•  Manufacturing - 28,100 
• Total - 77,600

Alberta

•  Construction - 245,400 
•  Manufacturing - 129,800 
• Total - 375,200

British Columbia

•  Construction - 238,400 
•  Manufacturing - 174,300 
• Total -352,700

• Ontario is the province with the highest concentration of blue collar workers, followed by Quebec, and then Alberta and British Columbia.