Labour

Key indicators

Selected geographical area: Canada

Number of head offices - Canada
(2023)

2,655

-0.3%

(annual change)
Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries - Canada
(December 2024)

480,090

-0.4%

(monthly change)

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Selected geographical area: Canada

Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (year-over-year change) - Canada
(December 2024)

2.6%

(12-month change)
Percentage of workers working at home - Canada
(2021 Census of population)

24.3%
Average car commuting duration, in minutes - Canada
(2021 Census of population)

22.8
Public transit commuters, total - Canada
(2021 Census of Population)

1,000,505

-49.2%

(period-to-period change)
Commuters who walk or cycle, total - Canada
(2021 Census of Population)

811,430

-26.2%

(period-to-period change)
Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

49.8%
% working at home, 2016 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

7.4%
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

5.9%
% no fixed workplace, 2016 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

11.5%
% walking or cycling to work, 2016 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

6.9%
% of workers using English or French at work - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

99.2%
Average car commuting duration, in minutes, 2016 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

24.1
% of workers using more than one language at work - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

15.4%
Average public transit commuting duration, in minutes, 2016 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

44.8

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31. Job tenure by type of work (full- and part-time), monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0050-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employed persons by job tenure, type of work (full- and part-time employment), gender, and age group, monthly.
Release date: 2025-03-07
32. Job tenure by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0054-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employed persons by job tenure, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and gender.
Release date: 2025-03-07
33. Unemployment by type of work sought and search method, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0058-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of unemployed persons by type of work sought and search method, gender and age group, monthly.
Release date: 2025-03-07
34. Employee wages by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0063-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Average hourly and weekly wage rate, and median hourly and weekly wage rate by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), type of work, gender, and age group.
Release date: 2025-03-07
35. Employee wages by job permanency and union coverage, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0065-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Average hourly and weekly wage rate, and median hourly and weekly wage rate by permanent and temporary employees, union coverage, gender, and age group, monthly.
Release date: 2025-03-07
36. Employment by establishment size, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0067-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees by establishment size, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender, and age group, monthly.
Release date: 2025-03-07
37. Union coverage by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0069-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees covered and not covered by a union, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender, and age group.
Release date: 2025-03-07
38. Job permanency (permanent and temporary) by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0071-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of permanent and temporary employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender and age group.
Release date: 2025-03-07
39. Employees working overtime (weekly) by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0075-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees working overtime (weekly) and average overtime hours by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2025-03-07
40. Supplementary unemployment rates, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0077-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Supplementary unemployment rates by gender and age group, monthly.
Release date: 2025-03-07

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1. Canadian Apprenticeship Longitudinal Indicators
Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021018
Description: A data visualization tool to help understand trends and patterns in Canadian apprenticeship longitudinal indicators
Release date: 2025-03-12
2. Median employment income of journeypersons who certify in selected trades, two and five years after certification, cross-sectional analysis
Table: 37-10-0194-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Cross-sectional income data are reported in 2018 constant dollars as two measures, including and excluding those with self-employment income. Data are available for selected trades, by...
Description: Cross-sectional income data are reported in 2018 constant dollars as two measures, including and excluding those with self-employment income. Data are available for selected trades, by sex and type of certification, for Canada, provinces, and the Atlantic region.
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Release date: 2025-03-12
3. Median employment income of journeypersons who certify in selected trades at 4 and 2 years before certification, year of certification, 2 and 4 years after certification, longitudinal analysis
Table: 37-10-0195-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Longitudinal income data are reported in 2018 constant dollars as two measures, including and excluding those with self-employment income. Data are available for selected trades, by sex...
Description: Longitudinal income data are reported in 2018 constant dollars as two measures, including and excluding those with self-employment income. Data are available for selected trades, by sex and type of certification, for Canada, provinces, and the Atlantic region.
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Release date: 2025-03-12
4. Movements of journeypersons by province or grouped territories of certification (origin) and of residence or employment (destination), one and three years after certification
Table: 37-10-0204-01
Geography: Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Mobility indicators are available for the following trade groups: selected 15 Red Seal trades, other Red Seal trades, all Red Seal trades, non-Red Seal trades and all trades. The size...
Description: Mobility indicators are available for the following trade groups: selected 15 Red Seal trades, other Red Seal trades, all Red Seal trades, non-Red Seal trades and all trades. The size and direction of journeyperson movements are reported one and three years after certification, by mode of certification and type of mobility. Data on cohort size, median age at certification, tax filers, and the number of journeypersons who filed tax in the province of certification are also available.
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Release date: 2025-03-12
5. Net mobility indicators of newly certified journeypersons, one and three years after certification
Table: 37-10-0205-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Mobility indicators are available for selected trades and trade groups, by mode of certification and type of measurement. These indicators include journeypersons who did not move from...
Description: Mobility indicators are available for selected trades and trade groups, by mode of certification and type of measurement. These indicators include journeypersons who did not move from the province of certification (absence of mobility), those who moved (out), the province or grouped territories they moved (in) and differences between these two indicators (net), by type of mobility, one and three years after certification. The size and median age of cohorts at certification, as well as the number of tax filers contributing to these estimates are also provided.
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Release date: 2025-03-12
6. Labour Force Survey in brief: Interactive app
Data Visualization: 14-20-00012018001
Description: This interactive visualization application provides a comprehensive picture of the Canadian labour market using the most recent Labour Force Survey data available. The estimates are...
Description: This interactive visualization application provides a comprehensive picture of the Canadian labour market using the most recent Labour Force Survey data available. The estimates are seasonally adjusted and available by province, sex, age group and industry. Historical estimates, going back 5 years, are also included for monthly employment changes and unemployment rates. The interactive application allows users to quickly and easily explore and personalize the information presented. Combine multiple provinces, sexes and age groups to create your own labour market domains of interest.
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Release date: 2025-03-07
7. Labour Market Indicators, by province and census metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted
Data Visualization: 71-607-X2017001
Description: This web application provides access to Statistics Canada’s Labour Market Indicators for Canada, by province and by census metropolitan area. This dynamic application allows users to...
Description: This web application provides access to Statistics Canada’s Labour Market Indicators for Canada, by province and by census metropolitan area. This dynamic application allows users to view geographical rankings for each labour market indicator and to create quick and easy reports with interactive maps and charts that can be easily copied into other programs. All provincial and CMA estimates used in this application are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Labour Force Survey data at the provincial level published each month in The Daily are seasonally adjusted monthly estimates.
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Release date: 2025-03-07
8. Labour Market Indicators, by province, territory and economic region, unadjusted for seasonality
Data Visualization: 71-607-X2017002
Description: This web application provides access to Statistics Canada’s Labour Market Indicators for Canada, by province, territory and economic region (ER). This dynamic application allows users...
Description: This web application provides access to Statistics Canada’s Labour Market Indicators for Canada, by province, territory and economic region (ER). This dynamic application allows users to view a snapshot of key labour market indicators, observe geographical rankings for each indicator using an interactive map and table, and easily copy data into other programs. The provincial and ER estimates used in this application from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) are three-month moving averages, unadjusted for seasonality. The provincial, territorial and ER estimates used in this application from the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS) are quarterly data, unadjusted for seasonality. Historical estimates are available in this application, with data going back 10 years for the LFS and from the first quarter of 2016 for JVWS.
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Release date: 2025-03-07
9. Financial and employment statistics for enterprises, by province, territory and region: Data Visualization Tool
Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023001
Description: This interactive dashboard allows users to examine financial and employment variables for enterprises aggregated at the industry and industry aggregation level, as well as at the...
Description: This interactive dashboard allows users to examine financial and employment variables for enterprises aggregated at the industry and industry aggregation level, as well as at the provincial, territorial and regional level.

Financial statistics are based on the Financial and Taxation Statistics for Enterprises product (survey 2510) and are calculated to the province and territory level using employment allocation factors based on profiled data from the Business Register and administrative data from the Canada Revenue Agency T4 Supplemental file.

The employment data has been aggregated at the industry and industry aggregation level, using the annual provincial program of Canadian Productivity Accounts (survey 5103) which produces annual data on jobs by province and territory.
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Release date: 2025-03-07
10. Labour market indicators, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and self-contained labour areas: Interactive dashboard
Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024025
Description: This dashboard displays small area estimates of unemployment rate, employment rate and employment for census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, and a complementary geography of...
Description: This dashboard displays small area estimates of unemployment rate, employment rate and employment for census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, and a complementary geography of small communities and rural areas called self-contained labour areas. The dashboard allows users to visually explore the estimates using an interactive map as well as time series charts and tables. Data are unadjusted for seasonality and updated monthly.
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Release date: 2025-03-07

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1. Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series
Journals and periodicals: 11F0019M
Geography: Canada
Description: The Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series provides for the circulation of research conducted by Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch staff and collaborators. The Series is...
Description: The Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series provides for the circulation of research conducted by Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch staff and collaborators. The Series is intended to stimulate discussion on a variety of topics, such as labour, immigration, education and skills, income mobility, well-being, aging, firm dynamics, productivity, economic transitions, and economic geography. Readers of the Series are encouraged to contact the authors with their comments and suggestions. All the papers in the Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series go through institutional and peer review to ensure that they conform to Statistics Canada's mandate as a governmental statistical agency and adhere to generally accepted standards of good professional practice.
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Release date: 2025-03-13
2. Insights on Canadian Society
Journals and periodicals: 75-006-X
Geography: Canada
Description: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education...
Description: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education, social, and demographic issues, that affect the lives of Canadians.
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Release date: 2025-03-10
3. Labour Force Survey February 2025
Stats in brief: 11-001-X20250663587
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2025-03-07
4. Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost fourth quarter 2024
Stats in brief: 11-001-X20250643313
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2025-03-05
5. Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies December 2024
Stats in brief: 11-001-X20250583555
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2025-02-27
6. Economic and fiscal performance of immigrant-owned firms in Canada
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500200002
Description: Canada has one of the highest shares of immigrants among developed countries. In 2021, immigrants made up nearly one-quarter (23.0%) of the population—the largest proportion among G7...
Description: Canada has one of the highest shares of immigrants among developed countries. In 2021, immigrants made up nearly one-quarter (23.0%) of the population—the largest proportion among G7 nations. Therefore, understanding the impact of immigrant-owned businesses on the Canadian economy is essential. This article highlights key findings from two recent studies that explore the labour productivity and fiscal contributions of immigrant-owned firms.
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Release date: 2025-02-26
7. A comparison of immigrant and Canadian-born data scientists: Sociodemographic characteristics and earnings
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500200003
Description: This study uses the 2021 Census of Population to answer the following questions: To what extent do immigrants contribute to the labour supply of data scientists in Canada? How do...
Description: This study uses the 2021 Census of Population to answer the following questions: To what extent do immigrants contribute to the labour supply of data scientists in Canada? How do immigrant and Canadian-born data scientists differ in sociodemographic characteristics? And given the high demand for data scientists, are the earnings gaps between immigrants and Canadian-born individuals smaller relative to those among all workers?
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Release date: 2025-02-26
8. The changing nature of work in Canada: 1987 to 2024
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500200004
Description: Technology is constantly evolving, and this can change the tasks that employees perform in the workplace. Recent and substantial developments in automation and artificial intelligence...
Description: Technology is constantly evolving, and this can change the tasks that employees perform in the workplace. Recent and substantial developments in automation and artificial intelligence may accelerate these changes. This article looks at the changing nature of work from 1987 to 2024 within this context.
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Release date: 2025-02-26
9. Economic and Social Reports February 2025
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202505722588
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2025-02-26
10. Employment Insurance December 2024
Stats in brief: 11-001-X20250513537
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2025-02-20

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11. The 2023 Revisions of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 71F0031X2023001
Description: This document introduces and describes updates to the Labour Force Survey estimates in January 2023. These updates include the transition to National Occupational Classification (NOC)...
Description: This document introduces and describes updates to the Labour Force Survey estimates in January 2023. These updates include the transition to National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 as well as enhancements to the LFS data processing system.
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Release date: 2023-01-30
12. Commuting Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021011
Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret commuting data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts...
Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret commuting data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.
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Release date: 2022-11-30
13. Labour Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021012
Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret labour data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts...
Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret labour data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.
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Release date: 2022-11-30
14. Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)
Classification: 12-590-X
Description:
The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is used for classifying instructional programs according to field of study. CIP was originally created by the National Center for...
Description:
The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is used for classifying instructional programs according to field of study. CIP was originally created by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the United States. It is a hierarchical classification. The classification provides a detailed description of each instructional program class together with illustrative examples of the types of instructional programs found in that class. Illustrative examples are also provided of closely related programs that are classified elsewhere. In addition, the classification includes an introduction to CIP and an alternative structure for the aggregation of field of study data. CIP has a ten-year revision cycle.

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Release date: 2022-11-08
15. Pathways indicators for registered apprentices in Canada, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012022006
Description: This 2021 technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data products associated with this release are derived...
Description: This 2021 technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data products associated with this release are derived from integrating the longitudinal Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) data with other administrative data. Statistics Canada has derived a series of indicators on the pathways of newly registered journeypersons by cohort size and selected trades, for Canada, all provinces and for grouped territories.
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Release date: 2022-09-27
16. Overview of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform and Associated Datasets, 2022 Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012022004
Description:
This technical reference guide (updated to include the 2022 datasets) is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products...
Description:
This technical reference guide (updated to include the 2022 datasets) is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.

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Release date: 2022-06-06
17. Earnings indicators for certified journeypersons in Canada, 2008 to 2019 Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012022001
Description:
This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data products associated with this release are derived from...
Description:
This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data products associated with this release are derived from integrating the longitudinal Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) 2008 to 2019 data with other administrative data. Statistics Canada has derived a series of indicators on the earnings of newly registered journeypersons by cohort size and selected trades, for Canada, all provinces and for grouped territories.

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Release date: 2022-03-10
18. Labour market outcomes for college and university graduates, 2010 to 2017 Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012021005
Description:
This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived...
Description:
This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and sex for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.

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Release date: 2021-10-21
19. Overview of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) and Associated Datasets Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012021006
Description:
This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived...
Description:
This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.

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Release date: 2021-10-21
20. National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Classification: 12-583-X
Description:
This publication provides a systematic classification structure to identify and categorize the entire range of occupational activity in Canada. Definitions and occupational titles are...
Description:
This publication provides a systematic classification structure to identify and categorize the entire range of occupational activity in Canada. Definitions and occupational titles are provided for each unit group. An alphabetical index of the occupational titles classified to the unit group level is also included.

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Release date: 2021-09-21

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