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Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: March 2025 NAICS ON21232CA

Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario industry analysis

Revenue for the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has increased an annualized x.x% to xxx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x.x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to grow x.x% to xxx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario Market Research Report

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Definition of the Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario?

The Sand and Gravel Mining industry in Canada mines or quarries sand and gravel, clays, ceramic and refractory minerals. Industry operators may also wash, screen and otherwise prepare the mined sand, gravel and clays.

What’s included in the Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario?

The Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario includes operating sand and gravel pits, dredging for sand and gravel, washing and screening sand and gravel, operating shale mines, preparing kaolin, ball clay and other clays and bentonite mining. Related terms covered in the Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario industry report includes a category of coarse material used in construction, typically made of sand, gravel and crushed stone, a substance designed to resist heat, often used to line furnaces or kilns or for other industrial uses, chemically known as silicon dioxide, also known as industrial sand, a fine-grained sand used for a variety of industrial and chemical inputs, also known as fracking, a process to break apart shale rock formations with water, chemicals and sand to extract oil and gas deposits and property rights to exploit an area for the minerals it harbours, usually below the surface.

Industry Performance of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario

Benchmark the Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario industry performance with all ON Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario

#1 in Highest Revenue 35.1% of province's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Sand & Gravel Mining in Canada


Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)

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Key Drivers of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario

See how key industry drivers, such as gross domestic product, private investment in non-residential construction, bachelorsed, value of nonresidential construction, government consumption and investment and industrial capacity utilization are impacting Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario

Ontario Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
BachelorsEd

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Canada Key External Drivers

Value of nonresidential construction
Government consumption and investment
Industrial capacity utilization

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario

Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Sand & Gravel Mining in Ontario, such as Toronto, Ottawa - Gatineau and Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.

Key Statistics of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario

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What is the market size of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario in 2025?

The market size of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario is $818.5m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario in 2025?

There are 322 businesses in the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.1% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.9% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario in 2025?

There are 2,266 employees in the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Ontario, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 4.2% from 2020 to 2025.