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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: 14-10-0462-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic regionFrequency: 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 economic region, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate and the standard error of the year-over-year change.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0462-02Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic regionFrequency: 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 economic region, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality. Data are presented for one and two years earlier, as well as year-over-year level change and percentage change. Standard errors for the estimate and year-over-year change are also available.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0465-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic regionFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Employment estimates by economic region and class of worker, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.Release date: 2026-07-10
- 64. Employment by industry and economic region, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonalityTable: 14-10-0465-02Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic regionFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Employment estimates by economic region and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.Release date: 2026-07-10
- 65. Employment by occupation, economic region, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonalityTable: 14-10-0465-03Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic regionFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Employment estimates by economic region and National Occupational Classification (NOC), three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0467-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Employment estimates by census metropolitan area and class of worker, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0467-02Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Employment estimates by census metropolitan area and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0467-03Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Employment estimates by census metropolitan area and National Occupational Classification (NOC), three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.Release date: 2026-07-10
- 69. Labour force characteristics of immigrants, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonalityTable: 14-10-0471-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan areaFrequency: 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, age group and immigrant status, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.Release date: 2026-07-10
- Table: 14-10-0471-02Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan areaFrequency: 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 gender, age group, and country of birth, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.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: 4400Description: The purpose of this survey was to find out more about the activities, previous work force attachment and future plans of persons not presently in the labour force; information was also collected on the plans of non-student youth and the retirement circumstances of retired people.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4423Description: The main purpose of this survey is to evaluate various programs run by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), such as the Employment Insurance Program and job skills and training programs. HRDC needs to examine these programs to assess their accessibility and usefulness. Another use is to measure the impact of changes made to the Employment Insurance law in the last few years on their clientele.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4438Description: The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Statistics Canada are partnering to administer the 2024 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES). This public service-wide survey is designed to provide information to support the continuous improvement of people management practices in the federal public service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4449Description: The purpose of the survey is to obtain a profile of members of the compensation community in the Human Resources community of the federal public service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4500Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest. This survey monitored changes in education, work and retirement, and examined the relationships between these three main activities.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5076Description: The purpose of the Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey is to produce statistical information on the characteristics of workplaces under federal labour jurisdiction.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5083Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5085Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all National Energy Board (NEB) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5086Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5087Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
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