Table 1
Number of active Canadian public sector units, by sector and jurisdiction, 2021
| Federal | Provincial–territorial | Universities and colleges | Health institutions | Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan | Local | Local school boards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of active units | number of active units | number of active units | number of active units | number of active units | number of active units | number of active units | |
| General government | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 289 | 2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 2 |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 9 |
| New Brunswick | 1 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| Quebec | 6 | 107 | 81 | 38 | 1 | 1,387 | 72 |
| Ontario | 37 | 58 | 79 | 136 | 1 | 498 | 84 |
| Manitoba | 2 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 137 | 37 |
| Saskatchewan | 0 | 76 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 803 | 27 |
| Alberta | 1 | 46 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 436 | 76 |
| British Columbia | 6 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 432 | 60 |
| Yukon | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Nunavut | 5 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Total | 61 | 547 | 295 | 228 | 2 | 4,311 | 371 |
| Federal | Provincial–territorial | Local | Total general government and government business enterprises | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of active units | number of active units | number of active units | number of active units | |
| Government business enterprises | ||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | 5 | 1 | 337 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0 | 8 | 1 | 100 |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | 7 | 7 | 155 |
| New Brunswick | 2 | 5 | 6 | 197 |
| Quebec | 7 | 14 | 19 | 1,732 |
| Ontario | 13 | 13 | 102 | 1,021 |
| Manitoba | 1 | 6 | 2 | 251 |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | 10 | 5 | 950 |
| Alberta | 0 | 6 | 44 | 643 |
| British Columbia | 4 | 8 | 10 | 611 |
| Yukon | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Northwest Territories | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| Nunavut | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 |
| Total | 31 | 91 | 198 | 6,135 |
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