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$1,345.793.8%
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85.6%
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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Canada
(2021 Census of Population)27.7% -
11.7%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)49.8% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)5.9% -
99.2%
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15.4%
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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202600700001Description: This study examines differences in employment rates between immigrants with disabilities and Canadian-born persons with disabilities, using pooled data from the Labour Force Survey (January 2022 to December 2024) and the supplementary Disability Labour Market Indicators. The analysis focuses on persons aged 18 to 64 years and compares employment rates across levels of education.Release date: 2026-07-22
- Table: 23-10-0083-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Canadian passenger bus and urban transit industries, employment and compensation, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), annual.Release date: 2026-07-22
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021006Description: This interactive data visualization provides an overview of employment in rural Canada. The dashboard allows users to compare employment in different industries. Data can be visualized for Canada or for a selected province.Release date: 2026-07-15
- Table: 14-10-0331-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Historical releases of employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 months.Release date: 2026-07-13
- Table: 14-10-0332-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Historical releases of employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by province, territory and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 months.Release date: 2026-07-13
- 6. Labour force characteristics by gender and detailed age group, monthly, unadjusted for seasonalityTable: 14-10-0017-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by gender and detailed age group.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0017-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by gender and detailed age group. Data are presented for 24 months earlier, 12 months earlier and current month, as well as 24-month and year-over-year level change and percentage change.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0019-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by educational attainment, gender and age group, monthly.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0021-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by type of student during school months, gender and age group, monthly.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0022-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and unemployment rate, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender and age group.Release date: 2026-07-10
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- Table: 14-10-0045-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of multiple jobholders by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender and age group, monthly.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0058-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of unemployed persons by type of work sought and search method, gender and age group, monthly.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0067-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of employees by establishment size, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender, and age group, monthly.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0069-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of employees covered and not covered by a union, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender, and age group.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0071-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of permanent and temporary employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender and age group.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0077-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Supplementary unemployment rates by gender and age group, monthly.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0086-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of immigrants in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by educational attainment, immigrant status, gender, and age group.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0117-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by educational degree, gender and age group, monthly.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0123-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of unemployed persons by activity prior to unemployment, gender and age group, monthly.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0125-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of unemployed persons and persons not in the labour force by reason for leaving job during previous year, gender and age group, monthly.Release date: 2026-07-10
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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202600700001Description: This study examines differences in employment rates between immigrants with disabilities and Canadian-born persons with disabilities, using pooled data from the Labour Force Survey (January 2022 to December 2024) and the supplementary Disability Labour Market Indicators. The analysis focuses on persons aged 18 to 64 years and compares employment rates across levels of education.Release date: 2026-07-22
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20261913587Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2026-07-10
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20261763555Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2026-06-25
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202600600004Description: Canada’s workforce is aging. A critical first step in assessing how workforce aging affects business performance is constructing firm level measures of workforce age. This paper addresses an important gap in the literature by, for the first time, documenting workforce aging at the firm level using detailed measures of the age distribution of workers across the universe of Canadian firms.Release date: 2026-06-24
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202600600005Description: Using data from the Longitudinal Immigration Database, this article examines recent trends in the admission, retention and labour market outcomes of foreign postdoctoral fellows in Canada. Foreign postdoctoral fellows are identified as individuals whose first Canadian work permit was issued under the Labour Market Impact Assessment exemption code designated for postdoctoral appointments within the International Mobility Program (IMP). Their outcomes are compared with those of other IMP work permit holders, Temporary Foreign Worker Program participants and immigrants who entered Canada directly as permanent residents.Release date: 2026-06-24
- Journals and periodicals: 89-654-XDescription: The Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is a national survey of Canadians aged 15 and over whose everyday activities are limited because of a long-term condition or health-related problem.Release date: 2026-06-04
- Articles and reports: 89-654-X2026002Description: Using data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD), this article examines labour market underrepresentation among persons with disabilities, by exploring work potential and overqualification among this population. Each section is examined by a range of sociodemographic, disability-related, and employment-related characteristics.Release date: 2026-06-04
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202600500004Description: This article provides a broad assessment of occupational match and associated earnings outcomes among immigrants admitted to Canada from 2010 to 2020. Using linked data from the Longitudinal Immigration Database and the 2021 Census, the study examines the extent to which recent immigrants work in occupations aligned with their intended occupation at admission, identifies the characteristics associated with occupational match, and analyzes the earnings implications of matching versus not matching into intended occupations.Release date: 2026-05-27
- Articles and reports: 13-605-X202600100001Description: This article highlights the 2024 value added in exports data for Canadian manufacturing and provides detailed estimates for iron, steel and aluminum producers, and auto assembly plants and parts suppliers, manufacturing industries that have been directly impacted by the onset of significant tariffs in March 2025 on Canadian exports to the United States.Release date: 2026-05-04
- Journals and periodicals: 71-222-XDescription: Labour Statistics at a Glance features short analytical articles on specific topics of interest related to Canada's labour market. The studies examine recent or historical trends using data produced by the Centre for Labour Market Information, i.e., the Labour Force Survey, the Survey of Employment Payrolls and Hours, the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, the Employment Insurance Coverage Survey and the Employment Insurance Statistics Program.Release date: 2026-04-07
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5134Description: The survey is sponsored by the Office of the Official Language Commissioner (OCOL). As part of its mandate, the OCOL reviews the use of both official languages in federal institutions. The evaluation is done for employees in a minority situation (i.e., English in Quebec and French in New Brunswick and in bilingual areas of Ontario).
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5139Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Indian Claims Commission (ICC) employees about their workplace.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5147Description: The Public Service Commission has redesigned the Survey of Staffing (SOS) in light of changes brought about by the implementation of the New Direction in Staffing. The Staffing and Non-Partisanship Survey (SNPS) will be conducted every two years and targets all departments and agencies under the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) - including those with less than 350 employees. The SNPS gathers information from a broader range of audiences - employees, hiring managers and staffing advisors - on key aspects of the staffing system (e.g., merit). As in previous years, the survey also gathers critical information on employees' understanding of their rights and responsibilities regarding political activities and non-partisanship.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5164Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Parks Canada employees about their workplace.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5165Description: Statistics Canada is conducting the Public Service Financial Community Survey on behalf of the Office of the Comptroller General to collect relevant and timely information about the financial community on which to base decisions.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5375Description: The purpose of this survey is to identify emerging trends in the Canadian labour market.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5377Description: The purpose of this survey is to identify changing dynamics within the Canadian labour market and measure important socio-economic indicators.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 7522Description: This is non-Statistics Canada information.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 8013Description: The Longitudinal Employment Analysis Program (LEAP) is a database that contains annual employment information for each employer business in Canada, starting with the 1983 reference year.
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