Table 3
Average census division plant size by region, selected years

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Year Region
Atlantic Canada Quebec Ontario Western Canada
  thousands of 1992 constant dollars (index 1974=100)
1974 11,416 (100) 8,307 (100) 15,998 (100) 11,403 (100)
1979 15,557 (136) 12,546 (151) 24,923 (156) 16,390 (144)
1984 11,501 (101) 14,409 (173) 24,754 (155) 15,817 (139)
1990 8,804 (77) 13,905 (167) 26,859 (168) 14,199 (125)
1993 12,665 (111) 12,021 (145) 35,561 (222) 21,878 (192)
1996 13,820 (121) 14,199 (171) 39,171 (245) 23,295 (204)
1999 19,086 (167) 17,893 (215) 50,543 (316) 24,671 (216)

Note: Special tabulation by the authors.

Source: Statistics Canada, Annual Survey of Manufactures.