Seasonal workers, by province

The Atlantic provinces have the highest rates of seasonal workers

• About 1 in 10 employees in Prince Edward Island and in Newfoundland and Labrador is a seasonal worker, the highest rate of all provinces. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia follow at 7% and 6%, respectively.
• Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and British Columbia saw an increase in their rate of seasonal employment from 1997 to 2003, while New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba saw a decline. Newfoundland and Labrador had growth in seasonal employment in transportation and warehousing, manufacturing, and information, culture and recreation; Nova Scotia and British Columbia saw growth in accommodation and food services, information, culture and recreation, construction, and educational services.
• Men made up around two-thirds of seasonal workers in most provinces in 2003, except in Prince Edward Island where 41% of seasonal workers were women.

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