Source DataUnmodified from Statistics Canada
Employment by establishment size, annual
Occasional1997-01-01 – 2025-01-0129 periods · 5 series
Dimensions
Geography (11)
Establishment size (5)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (19)
Gender (3)
Age group (9)
Series (5)
Total employees, all establishment sizesLatest: 18317.6 (2025-01)
Less than 20 employeesLatest: 5283 (2025-01)
20 to 99 employeesLatest: 5748.4 (2025-01)
100 to 500 employeesLatest: 3833.5 (2025-01)
More than 500 employeesLatest: 3452.7 (2025-01)
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Data
| Period ↓ | Total employees, all establishment sizes | Less than 20 employees | 20 to 99 employees | 100 to 500 employees | More than 500 employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 18,317.6 | 5,283.0 | 5,748.4 | 3,833.5 | 3,452.7 |
| 2024-01 | 18,056.0 | 5,386.3 | 5,896.7 | 3,797.0 | 2,976.1 |
| 2023-01 | 17,682.0 | 5,268.8 | 5,746.4 | 3,769.1 | 2,897.6 |
| 2022-01 | 17,105.4 | 5,184.2 | 5,585.7 | 3,602.3 | 2,733.2 |
| 2021-01 | 16,313.0 | 5,133.6 | 5,302.8 | 3,435.1 | 2,441.6 |
| 2020-01 | 15,335.6 | 4,755.9 | 5,101.1 | 3,245.6 | 2,233.1 |
| 2019-01 | 16,257.9 | 5,121.2 | 5,538.0 | 3,289.4 | 2,309.3 |
| 2018-01 | 15,896.2 | 5,118.1 | 5,389.5 | 3,188.1 | 2,200.5 |
| 2017-01 | 15,640.5 | 5,047.9 | 5,279.4 | 3,172.7 | 2,140.6 |
| 2016-01 | 15,295.2 | 5,016.1 | 5,116.2 | 3,088.8 | 2,074.1 |
| 2015-01 | 15,194.9 | 4,939.2 | 5,200.1 | 3,079.2 | 1,976.4 |
| 2014-01 | 15,097.2 | 5,023.5 | 5,150.3 | 2,975.4 | 1,947.9 |
| 2013-01 | 14,982.0 | 4,979.3 | 5,035.0 | 3,021.0 | 1,946.7 |
| 2012-01 | 14,772.9 | 4,918.4 | 4,851.7 | 3,022.9 | 1,980.0 |
| 2011-01 | 14,577.5 | 4,860.7 | 4,814.9 | 2,988.2 | 1,913.7 |
| 2010-01 | 14,340.1 | 4,807.6 | 4,721.4 | 2,933.4 | 1,877.7 |
| 2009-01 | 14,089.3 | 4,671.8 | 4,677.2 | 2,865.8 | 1,874.6 |
| 2008-01 | 14,381.7 | 4,757.7 | 4,720.6 | 2,975.5 | 1,928.0 |
| 2007-01 | 14,180.3 | 4,655.3 | 4,667.6 | 2,958.8 | 1,898.6 |
| 2006-01 | 13,898.7 | 4,523.0 | 4,585.0 | 2,943.3 | 1,847.4 |
| 2005-01 | 13,606.6 | 4,436.4 | 4,474.2 | 2,905.2 | 1,790.7 |
| 2004-01 | 13,459.3 | 4,455.2 | 4,432.3 | 2,874.2 | 1,697.6 |
| 2003-01 | 13,248.7 | 4,438.9 | 4,304.1 | 2,849.6 | 1,656.0 |
| 2002-01 | 12,966.9 | 4,306.7 | 4,275.1 | 2,784.7 | 1,600.4 |
| 2001-01 | 12,654.4 | 4,188.3 | 4,160.6 | 2,732.6 | 1,572.8 |
| 2000-01 | 12,379.1 | 4,127.5 | 4,058.4 | 2,670.4 | 1,522.8 |
| 1999-01 | 11,960.7 | 4,102.4 | 3,904.9 | 2,535.8 | 1,417.6 |
| 1998-01 | 11,633.4 | 4,037.1 | 3,744.8 | 2,428.6 | 1,422.9 |
| 1997-01 | 11,364.5 | 3,964.6 | 3,618.0 | 2,370.4 | 1,411.5 |