MINISTRY DRAFT OACETT SURVEY REPORT

1 SURVEY FINDINGS
2.1 PROFILE OF RESPONDENTS
Of 1,872 survey participants, 160 (8.5%) reported a direct affiliation with the automotive parts
manufacturing sector. The survey findings reported below inc lude overall findings for all 1,872
respondents as well as the specific findings for this sub-sector of 160—which are of particular
interest to this study.
2.1.1 Geographic Distribution
As shown in Table 2.1.1, approximately half of all OACETT members responding to the survey
(52% of respondents in the auto parts manufacturing sector) live and work in Southern Ontario,
an area including Metropolitan Toronto.
The next largest group—20% overall and 36% of automotive parts sector respondents— reported
from Western Ontario.
The third largest group overall was in Eastern Ontario; however, only 1% of automotive parts
sector respondents reported from that region.
Seven per cent of respondents overall (4% from the automotive sector) reported from Northern
Ontario.
TABLE 2.1.1—Geographic Distribution of Respondents
REGION OVERALL (N=1872) AUTOPARTS (N=160)
Southern Ontario 911 (49%) 83 (52%)
Central Ontario (excluding Metro Toronto) 638 (34%) 58 (36%)
Metro Toronto 273 (15%) 25 (16%)
Western Ontario 377 (20%) 57 (36%)
Eastern Ontario 245 (13%) 1 ( 1%)
Northern Ontario 134 ( 7%) 7 ( 4%)
Outside Ontario/Unknown 205 (11%) 12 ( 7%)
TOTAL 1872 (100%) 160 (100%)
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