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  • 1. Unionization in Canada, 1981 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202201100001
    Description:

    The Canadian economy has experienced numerous changes over the last four decades. Employment has moved away from manufacturing and towards service sector jobs. Technological changes have brought computer-based technologies and, more recently, robotics and artificial intelligence to the workplace. World prices of oil and natural resources have fluctuated considerably. Since March 2020, work arrangements have been altered substantially, with thousands of employees starting to work from home. In this evolving context, how have unionization rates evolved in Canada over the last four decades? This article uses data from the Survey of Work History of 1981 and the Labour Force Survey to answer this question.

    Release date: 2022-11-23
  • 2. Collective bargaining coverage rate, 1997 to 2021
    Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202000100015
    Description:

    In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the Collective bargaining coverage rate indicator measures the union coverage rate, which is the number of employees in a union and non-members covered by a collective agreement or a union contract, expressed as a percentage of the total number of employees.

    Release date: 2022-05-30
  • 3. Trade union density rate, 1997 to 2021
    Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202000100016
    Description:

    In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the Trade union density rate indicator measures the unionization rate, which is the number of employees who are union members expressed as a percentage of the total number of employees.

    Release date: 2022-05-30
  • 4. Unionization rates falling Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-630-X2015005
    Description:

    This edition of Canadian Megatrends examines the decline in the unionization rates in Canada from 1981 to 2014.

    Release date: 2015-05-28
  • 5. Long term trends in unionization Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201300111878
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In Canada, unionization rates declined in the 1980s and the 1990s, but remained relatively stable over the 2000s. However, the rates evolved differently across various characteristics, including gender, age groups, provinces, and industries. In this analysis, unionization rates are examined across various characteristics over the last three decades.

    Release date: 2013-11-26
  • 6. Unionization [2011] Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X201100411579
    Description:

    This update provides unionization rates for 2010 and the first half of 2011. It also includes data on earnings, wage settlements, inflation, and strikes and lockouts.

    Release date: 2011-10-26
  • 7. Unions and training: a study based on the Adult Education and Training Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-003-X20020016465
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article explores the effects of unions on the incidence of job-related training, as well as the role unions play in influencing who pays for job-related training.

    Release date: 2003-02-17
  • 8. Time lost due to industrial disputes Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20010085881
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article offers some historical perspective on industrial strife in Canada, for example, the number of strikes and lockouts and workdays lost over the last two decades.

    Release date: 2001-09-12
  • 9. Fact-sheet on unionization [2003] Archived
    Stats in brief: 75-001-X200310813096
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper provides an update to the fact-sheet on unionization for 2003.

    Release date: 2001-09-12
  • 10. Non-unionized but covered by collective agreement Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20000035374
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines the issue of non-union members who are covered by collective agreements, comparing the Canadian picture in the late 1990s with that of the United States. An accompanying update, which covers the first half of 2000, provides Perspectives annual socio-demograhic and economic profile of union members.

    Release date: 2000-09-06
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  • 1. Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act, Part 2 - Labour Unions
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2502
    Description: The collection and publication of union statistics under the Corporations and labour unions returns act (CALURA), Part II ended in 1995 with the repeal of the act. Starting in 1997, the Labour Force Survey (LFS) (3701) has been collecting monthly union data, which offer a variety of analytical possibilities unavailable in the CALURA series.
  • 2. Survey of Union Membership
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3830
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to answer a number of questions about union membership.
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