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Work stoppages by jurisdiction and year

Publication date: October 31, 2025

All sectors
All jurisdictions Federal jurisdiction Provincial jurisdiction
Work stoppages started in specified period Work stoppages terminated in specified period Work stoppages in effect in specified period Maximum number of workers involved in work stoppages Duration of work stoppages in days (average) (Avg) Person-days not worked Work stoppages started in specified period Work stoppages terminated in specified period Work stoppages in effect in specified period Maximum number of workers involved in work stoppages Duration of work stoppages in days (average) (Avg) Person-days not worked Work stoppages started in specified period Work stoppages terminated in specified period Work stoppages in effect in specified period Maximum number of workers involved in work stoppages Duration of work stoppages in days (average) (Avg) Person-days not worked
2016 141 172 189 44,387 35.7 631,880 3 4 4 388 63.0 29,060 138 168 185 43,999 35.1 602,820
2017 115 96 132 202,851 70.1 1,200,700 6 6 6 1,408 23.3 43,590 109 90 126 201,443 72.3 1,157,110
2018 82 105 118 82,745 52.4 1,133,724 10 9 10 54,462 28.0 157,072 72 96 108 28,283 54.6 976,652
2019 116 120 129 53,449 33.0 1,220,138 10 9 11 14,273 23.5 85,719 106 111 118 39,176 33.9 1,134,419
2020 57 61 66 624,028 44.1 1,452,552 2 3 4 1,597 80.0 92,330 55 58 62 622,431 41.8 1,360,222
2021 186 167 191 290,611 22.5 1,335,727 3 2 4 1,578 72.8 70,340 183 165 187 289,033 21.4 1,265,387
2022 176 162 200 208,298 44.0 1,877,145 10 10 12 2,559 59.6 113,730 166 152 188 205,739 43.0 1,763,415
2023 234 200 272 506,757 43.3 3,420,300 11 11 13 128,036 52.8 1,313,520 223 189 259 378,721 42.9 2,106,780
2024 200 221 272 468,740 27.3 2,431,868 21 19 23 66,362 70.4 1,384,550 179 202 249 402,378 23.3 1,047,318
2025 142 145 193 286,628 28.7 4,307,910 11 10 15 66,010 35.7 1,510,060 131 135 178 220,618 28.1 2,797,850

Note: Work stoppage data cover strikes and lockouts that amount to 10 or more person-days not worked. Data for 2025 cover the months of January through October. January data are preliminary, subject to updates. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

Source: Strategic Policy, Analysis, and Workplace Information Directorate, Labour Program, Employment and Social Development Canada.

Private sector
All jurisdictions Federal jurisdiction Provincial jurisdiction
Work stoppages started in specified period Work stoppages terminated in specified period Work stoppages in effect in specified period Maximum number of workers involved in work stoppages Duration of work stoppages in days (average) (Avg) Person-days not worked Work stoppages started in specified period Work stoppages terminated in specified period Work stoppages in effect in specified period Maximum number of workers involved in work stoppages Duration of work stoppages in days (average) (Avg) Person-days not worked Work stoppages started in specified period Work stoppages terminated in specified period Work stoppages in effect in specified period Maximum number of workers involved in work stoppages Duration of work stoppages in days (average) (Avg) Person-days not worked
2016 111 145 157 15,375 37.5 361,500 2 3 3 340 78.7 28,290 109 142 154 15,035 36.7 333,210
2017 79 58 91 164,462 93.6 725,040 5 5 5 1,386 26.6 43,440 74 53 86 163,076 97.5 681,600
2018 56 77 89 21,201 58.8 743,707 7 7 7 3,944 25.6 13,690 49 70 82 17,257 61.6 730,017
2019 73 77 85 42,885 34.3 1,074,593 8 6 8 11,208 25.6 48,179 65 71 77 31,677 35.2 1,026,414
2020 33 36 41 10,382 59.4 537,162 2 3 4 1,597 80.0 92,330 31 33 37 8,785 57.2 444,832
2021 122 110 127 31,332 28.7 820,107 2 2 3 1,408 89.3 66,430 120 108 124 29,924 27.2 753,677
2022 107 116 124 80,519 34.6 1,372,426 9 8 10 2,301 62.9 99,930 98 108 114 78,218 32.1 1,272,496
2023 127 117 135 43,263 39.5 834,205 7 7 9 8,304 59.9 127,810 120 110 126 34,959 38.1 706,395
2024 138 130 156 46,913 34.5 789,562 12 10 14 12,955 67.9 122,450 126 120 142 33,958 31.2 667,112
2025 64 65 90 99,053 45.9 711,800 8 9 12 13,059 40.1 81,710 56 56 78 85,994 46.8 630,090

Note: Work stoppage data cover strikes and lockouts that amount to 10 or more person-days not worked. Data for 2025 cover the months of January through October. January data are preliminary, subject to updates. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

Source: Strategic Policy, Analysis, and Workplace Information Directorate, Labour Program, Employment and Social Development Canada.

Public sector
All jurisdictions Federal jurisdiction Provincial jurisdiction
Work stoppages started in specified period Work stoppages terminated in specified period Work stoppages in effect in specified period Maximum number of workers involved in work stoppages Duration of work stoppages in days (average) (Avg) Person-days not worked Work stoppages started in specified period Work stoppages terminated in specified period Work stoppages in effect in specified period Maximum number of workers involved in work stoppages Duration of work stoppages in days (average) (Avg) Person-days not worked Work stoppages started in specified period Work stoppages terminated in specified period Work stoppages in effect in specified period Maximum number of workers involved in work stoppages Duration of work stoppages in days (average) (Avg) Person-days not worked
2016 30 27 32 29,012 26.6 270,380 1 1 1 48 16.0 770 29 26 31 28,964 26.9 269,610
2017 36 38 41 38,389 17.8 475,660 1 1 1 22 7.0 150 35 37 40 38,367 18.1 475,510
2018 26 28 29 61,544 32.8 390,017 3 2 3 50,518 33.7 143,382 23 26 26 11,026 32.7 246,635
2019 43 43 44 10,564 30.5 145,545 2 3 3 3,065 18.0 37,540 41 40 41 7,499 31.4 108,005
2020 24 25 25 613,646 19.1 915,390 – – – – – – 24 25 25 613,646 19.1 915,390
2021 64 57 64 259,279 10.2 515,620 1 0 1 170 23.0 3,910 63 57 63 259,109 10.0 511,710
2022 69 46 76 127,779 59.4 504,719 1 2 2 258 43.0 13,800 68 44 74 127,521 59.8 490,919
2023 107 83 137 463,494 47.1 2,586,095 4 4 4 119,732 37.0 1,185,710 103 79 133 343,762 47.4 1,400,385
2024 62 91 116 421,827 17.6 1,642,306 9 9 9 53,407 74.3 1,262,100 53 82 107 368,420 12.9 380,206
2025 78 80 103 187,575 13.7 3,596,110 3 1 3 52,951 18.3 1,428,350 75 79 100 134,624 13.5 2,167,760

Legend: The dash () symbol indicates missing data.

Note: Work stoppage data cover strikes and lockouts that amount to 10 or more person-days not worked. Data for 2025 cover the months of January through October. January data are preliminary, subject to updates. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

Source: Strategic Policy, Analysis, and Workplace Information Directorate, Labour Program, Employment and Social Development Canada.

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2025-12-17