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Where do they work?
  Minimum wage
Total
employees
Total Incidence

’000 ’000 %
Industry 13,658.20 586.9 4.3
       
Goods-producing 3,316.40 54.8 1.7
Agriculture 127.3 11 8.6
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 255.6 3.4 1.3
Utilities 124.8 F F
Construction 698.8 7.9 1.1
Manufacturing 2,109.90 32.1 1.5
       
Service-producing 10,341.80 532.1 5.1
Trade 2,262.10 194.6 8.6
Transportation and warehousing 661.8 13.9 2.1
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 821.9 18.3 2.2
Professional, scientific and technical 682.9 9.4 1.4
Management, administrative and other support 503.8 18.3 3.6
Education 1,050.70 19 1.8
Health care and social assistance 1,521.40 22.9 1.5
Information, culturea nd recreation 618.7 31.1 5
Accommodation and food 911.8 167.4 18.4
Public administration 833.1 9.5 1.1
Other services 473.6 27.7 5.8

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2005