Work stoppages by sector and year

Publication date: November 30, 2025

Table of Contents

Work Stoppages
Jurisdiction
Industry

Work Stoppages

All work stoppages

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	111	145	157	15,375	37.5	361,500	30	27	32	29,012	26.6	270,380
2017	115	96	132	202,851	70.1	1,200,700	79	58	91	164,462	93.6	725,040	36	38	41	38,389	17.8	475,660
2018	82	105	118	82,745	52.4	1,133,724	56	77	89	21,201	58.8	743,707	26	28	29	61,544	32.8	390,017
2019	116	120	129	53,449	33.0	1,220,138	73	77	85	42,885	34.3	1,074,593	43	43	44	10,564	30.5	145,545
2020	57	61	66	624,028	44.1	1,452,552	33	36	41	10,382	59.4	537,162	24	25	25	613,646	19.1	915,390
2021	186	167	191	290,611	22.5	1,335,727	122	110	127	31,332	28.7	820,107	64	57	64	259,279	10.2	515,620
2022	176	162	200	208,298	44.0	1,877,145	107	116	124	80,519	34.6	1,372,426	69	46	76	127,779	59.4	504,719
2023	234	200	272	506,757	43.3	3,420,300	127	117	135	43,263	39.5	834,205	107	83	137	463,494	47.1	2,586,095
2024	200	221	272	468,740	27.3	2,431,868	138	130	156	46,913	34.5	789,562	62	91	116	421,827	17.6	1,642,306
2025	146	157	197	287,053	28.6	4,884,110	66	70	92	99,093	45.2	712,830	80	87	105	187,960	14.0	4,171,280

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Lockouts

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	21	55	62	2,522	38.2	63,100	19	55	60	2,351	39.2	61,920	2	0	2	171	8.0	1,180
2017	10	13	17	2,573	89.9	84,390	7	8	12	1,445	109.8	65,190	3	5	5	1,128	42.2	19,200
2018	12	13	16	2,561	108.5	328,264	10	11	14	2,061	114.7	318,684	2	2	2	500	65.0	9,580
2019	12	14	15	13,998	58.3	219,672	9	11	12	10,948	55.2	179,982	3	3	3	3,050	71.0	39,690
2020	10	9	11	1,483	109.5	118,019	9	8	10	1,368	120.2	117,674	1	1	1	115	3.0	345
2021	23	22	25	3,721	54.7	200,010	21	20	23	3,598	53.1	189,610	2	2	2	123	73.5	10,400
2022	5	7	8	486	74.8	45,270	5	7	8	486	74.8	45,270	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	16	13	17	1,646	58.9	83,443	14	11	15	1,433	64.3	77,873	2	2	2	213	18.5	5,570
2024	14	12	18	5,811	56.9	139,390	13	11	17	5,654	59.0	135,930	1	1	1	157	22.0	3,460
2025	8	12	14	13,873	76.9	165,130	6	10	12	13,584	85.3	161,770	2	2	2	289	27.0	3,360

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Strikes

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	120	117	127	41,865	34.4	568,780	92	90	97	13,024	36.5	299,580	28	27	30	28,841	27.8	269,200
2017	105	83	115	200,278	67.2	1,116,310	72	50	79	163,017	91.2	659,850	33	33	36	37,261	14.4	456,460
2018	70	92	102	80,184	43.6	805,460	46	66	75	19,140	48.3	425,023	24	26	27	61,044	30.4	380,437
2019	104	106	114	39,451	29.7	1,000,466	64	66	73	31,937	30.9	894,611	40	40	41	7,514	27.5	105,855
2020	47	52	55	622,545	31.1	1,334,533	24	28	31	9,014	39.8	419,488	23	24	24	613,531	19.8	915,045
2021	163	145	166	286,890	17.7	1,135,717	101	90	104	27,734	23.3	630,497	62	55	62	259,156	8.2	505,220
2022	171	155	192	207,812	42.7	1,831,875	102	109	116	80,033	31.8	1,327,156	69	46	76	127,779	59.4	504,719
2023	218	187	255	505,111	42.3	3,336,857	113	106	120	41,830	36.5	756,332	105	81	135	463,281	47.5	2,580,525
2024	186	209	254	462,929	25.2	2,292,478	125	119	139	41,259	31.5	653,632	61	90	115	421,670	17.6	1,638,846
2025	138	145	183	273,180	24.9	4,718,980	60	60	80	85,509	39.2	551,060	78	85	103	187,671	13.8	4,167,920

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Jurisdiction

All jurisdictions

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	111	145	157	15,375	37.5	361,500	30	27	32	29,012	26.6	270,380
2017	115	96	132	202,851	70.1	1,200,700	79	58	91	164,462	93.6	725,040	36	38	41	38,389	17.8	475,660
2018	82	105	118	82,745	52.4	1,133,724	56	77	89	21,201	58.8	743,707	26	28	29	61,544	32.8	390,017
2019	116	120	129	53,449	33.0	1,220,138	73	77	85	42,885	34.3	1,074,593	43	43	44	10,564	30.5	145,545
2020	57	61	66	624,028	44.1	1,452,552	33	36	41	10,382	59.4	537,162	24	25	25	613,646	19.1	915,390
2021	186	167	191	290,611	22.5	1,335,727	122	110	127	31,332	28.7	820,107	64	57	64	259,279	10.2	515,620
2022	176	162	200	208,298	44.0	1,877,145	107	116	124	80,519	34.6	1,372,426	69	46	76	127,779	59.4	504,719
2023	234	200	272	506,757	43.3	3,420,300	127	117	135	43,263	39.5	834,205	107	83	137	463,494	47.1	2,586,095
2024	200	221	272	468,740	27.3	2,431,868	138	130	156	46,913	34.5	789,562	62	91	116	421,827	17.6	1,642,306
2025	146	157	197	287,053	28.6	4,884,110	66	70	92	99,093	45.2	712,830	80	87	105	187,960	14.0	4,171,280

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Federal jurisdiction

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	3	4	4	388	63.0	29,060	2	3	3	340	78.7	28,290	1	1	1	48	16.0	770
2017	6	6	6	1,408	23.3	43,590	5	5	5	1,386	26.6	43,440	1	1	1	22	7.0	150
2018	10	9	10	54,462	28.0	157,072	7	7	7	3,944	25.6	13,690	3	2	3	50,518	33.7	143,382
2019	10	9	11	14,273	23.5	85,719	8	6	8	11,208	25.6	48,179	2	3	3	3,065	18.0	37,540
2020	2	3	4	1,597	80.0	92,330	2	3	4	1,597	80.0	92,330	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	3	2	4	1,578	72.8	70,340	2	2	3	1,408	89.3	66,430	1	0	1	170	23.0	3,910
2022	10	10	12	2,559	59.6	113,730	9	8	10	2,301	62.9	99,930	1	2	2	258	43.0	13,800
2023	11	11	13	128,036	52.8	1,313,520	7	7	9	8,304	59.9	127,810	4	4	4	119,732	37.0	1,185,710
2024	21	19	23	66,362	70.4	1,384,550	12	10	14	12,955	67.9	122,450	9	9	9	53,407	74.3	1,262,100
2025	12	13	16	66,042	39.5	2,250,250	9	10	13	13,091	42.2	81,300	3	3	3	52,951	27.7	2,168,950

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Newfoundland and Labrador

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	3	1	3	181	28.7	5,540	3	1	3	181	28.7	5,540	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	1	2	3	176	112.7	10,420	0	1	2	51	166.5	9,790	1	1	1	125	5.0	630
2018	2	3	3	1,447	114.3	91,670	2	3	3	1,447	114.3	91,670	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	2	2	2	51	24.5	1,071	1	1	1	36	16.0	576	1	1	1	15	33.0	495
2020	3	3	3	1,472	46.0	137,274	3	3	3	1,472	46.0	137,274	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	2	2	2	109	78.5	9,700	1	1	1	9	66.0	600	1	1	1	100	91.0	9,100
2022	3	3	3	277	46.0	16,099	1	1	1	33	35.0	1,160	2	2	2	244	51.5	14,939
2023	9	9	9	1,020	10.1	10,752	7	7	7	166	11.0	2,232	2	2	2	854	7.0	8,520
2024	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	1	1	1	30	33.0	990	1	1	1	30	33.0	990	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Prince Edward Island

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	0	1	1	11	164.0	1,320	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	1	1	11	164.0	1,320
2017	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	1	1	1	127	31.0	3,937	1	1	1	127	31.0	3,937	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	1	1	1	500	26.0	13,000	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	500	26.0	13,000
2024	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	1	1	1	30	71.0	2,130	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	30	71.0	2,130

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Nova Scotia

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	1	0	1	66	243.0	16,050	1	0	1	66	243.0	16,050	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	1	2	2	9,366	81.5	20,000	0	1	1	66	162.0	10,700	1	1	1	9,300	1.0	9,300
2018	3	3	3	254	14.7	2,060	2	2	2	247	9.0	1,890	1	1	1	7	26.0	170
2019	1	1	1	110	7.0	770	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	110	7.0	770
2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	1	1	1	140	11.0	840	1	1	1	140	11.0	840	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	5	5	5	2,279	20.2	40,136	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	5	5	2,279	20.2	40,136
2023	4	3	4	2,384	17.5	53,450	1	0	1	80	33.0	2,640	3	3	3	2,304	12.3	50,810
2024	4	5	5	967	26.8	22,416	2	3	3	477	32.3	15,566	2	2	2	490	18.5	6,850
2025	8	8	8	6,624	13.4	39,795	5	5	5	6,373	13.6	36,000	3	3	3	251	13.0	3,795

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

New Brunswick

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	1	1	1	20	99.0	1,980	1	1	1	20	99.0	1,980	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	1	1	1	71	6.0	430	1	1	1	71	6.0	430	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	2	2	2	295	97.5	42,915	1	1	1	275	153.0	42,075	1	1	1	20	42.0	840
2020	4	4	4	323	33.5	3,814	1	1	1	21	121.0	2,534	3	3	3	302	4.3	1,280
2021	1	1	1	6	41.0	240	1	1	1	6	41.0	240	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	3	3	3	185	10.7	1,310	3	3	3	185	10.7	1,310	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	1	1	1	140	19.0	2,660	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	140	19.0	2,660
2024	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Quebec

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	94	128	136	29,521	31.9	296,280	79	114	120	3,423	33.8	90,190	15	14	16	26,098	17.8	206,090
2017	67	43	75	170,073	94.5	634,990	49	25	55	156,596	126.4	532,730	18	18	20	13,477	6.7	102,260
2018	22	49	54	11,642	66.0	362,330	15	40	45	5,410	78.2	317,870	7	9	9	6,232	5.1	44,460
2019	54	56	59	9,132	26.6	239,230	28	31	33	4,551	36.7	185,320	26	25	26	4,581	13.8	53,910
2020	23	24	26	18,259	32.2	146,250	11	11	13	1,934	37.0	65,250	12	13	13	16,325	27.3	81,000
2021	125	112	127	273,069	12.6	766,607	74	66	76	17,947	18.6	319,837	51	46	51	255,122	3.7	446,770
2022	108	88	123	43,691	51.0	545,101	60	65	70	10,103	33.2	315,871	48	23	53	33,588	74.4	229,230
2023	148	123	183	337,790	48.2	1,470,178	74	71	79	6,974	39.3	280,363	74	52	104	330,816	55.0	1,189,815
2024	121	141	181	360,414	20.1	354,830	82	74	90	13,406	29.7	236,550	39	67	91	347,008	10.7	118,280
2025	67	78	107	99,236	19.3	734,530	20	23	36	68,338	43.2	329,600	47	55	71	30,898	7.1	404,930

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Ontario

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	26	25	28	12,103	38.7	245,950	17	18	19	10,599	40.1	202,030	9	7	9	1,504	35.9	43,920
2017	36	36	39	20,536	30.4	434,580	22	21	23	5,166	33.7	79,800	14	15	16	15,370	25.6	354,780
2018	28	28	31	11,060	44.6	324,012	16	15	18	6,499	38.6	123,962	12	13	13	4,561	53.0	200,050
2019	26	28	29	20,028	28.4	258,416	21	23	24	19,738	24.8	251,987	5	5	5	290	45.6	6,429
2020	18	19	19	597,461	12.3	847,084	10	11	11	1,242	11.4	14,774	8	8	8	596,219	13.6	832,310
2021	34	31	34	8,615	33.0	247,100	28	26	28	8,371	33.3	240,480	6	5	6	244	31.8	6,620
2022	32	35	35	123,946	18.7	1,051,253	25	27	27	66,457	17.6	896,123	7	8	8	57,489	22.4	155,130
2023	47	42	47	30,023	26.8	329,610	30	27	30	23,762	30.3	248,950	17	15	17	6,261	20.5	80,660
2024	38	41	43	25,486	25.0	518,782	29	31	32	17,271	23.3	320,086	9	10	11	8,215	30.0	198,696
2025	27	25	29	23,512	25.1	510,320	17	16	18	9,889	24.2	179,090	10	9	11	13,623	26.7	331,230

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Manitoba

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	4	4	4	1,310	20.3	19,380	1	1	1	50	33.0	1,800	3	3	3	1,260	16.0	17,580
2017	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	1	1	1	220	11.0	2,420	1	1	1	220	11.0	2,420	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	4	4	4	204	41.0	10,500	4	4	4	204	41.0	10,500	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	4	4	4	3,503	30.8	43,900	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	4	4	3,503	30.8	43,900
2022	2	2	2	228	13.0	650	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	2	228	13.0	650
2023	3	3	3	3,474	29.0	88,420	2	2	2	3,174	36.0	83,920	1	1	1	300	15.0	4,500
2024	3	3	3	387	13.3	5,210	1	1	1	180	14.0	2,520	2	2	2	207	13.0	2,690
2025	3	3	3	452	28.0	4,020	2	2	2	62	37.0	2,060	1	1	1	390	10.0	1,960

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Saskatchewan

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	0	1	1	20	96.0	1,920	0	1	1	20	96.0	1,920	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	1	1	1	44	53.0	2,320	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	44	53.0	2,320
2018	3	2	3	1,375	48.7	54,770	2	1	2	1,300	37.5	54,500	1	1	1	75	71.0	270
2019	7	7	8	3,367	26.8	127,464	2	2	3	1,734	43.0	99,703	5	5	5	1,633	17.0	27,761
2020	0	1	1	765	872.0	94,100	0	1	1	765	872.0	94,100	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	1	1	1	100	63.0	6,300	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	100	63.0	6,300
2024	2	2	2	12,770	5.0	54,230	1	1	1	270	2.0	540	1	1	1	12,500	8.0	53,690
2025	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Alberta

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	2	0	2	68	11.5	780	1	0	1	17	12.0	200	1	0	1	51	11.0	580
2017	0	2	2	68	63.5	6,310	0	1	1	17	5.0	90	0	1	1	51	122.0	6,220
2018	1	1	1	134	12.0	1,600	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	134	12.0	1,600
2019	3	3	3	169	43.0	5,854	3	3	3	169	43.0	5,854	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	2	1	2	853	66.0	7,750	1	0	1	53	131.0	6,950	1	1	1	800	1.0	800
2021	2	2	3	401	89.0	16,980	2	2	3	401	89.0	16,980	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	2	3	3	704	53.7	22,900	0	1	1	53	125.0	6,620	2	2	2	651	18.0	16,280
2023	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	12	12	12	52,832	32.7	988,265	1	1	1	265	51.0	9,650	11	11	11	52,567	31.0	978,615

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

British Columbia

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	7	7	8	699	34.0	13,620	6	6	7	659	38.4	13,500	1	1	1	40	3.0	120
2017	3	4	4	1,180	40.3	48,490	3	4	4	1,180	40.3	48,490	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	11	8	11	2,080	35.7	137,360	10	7	10	2,063	38.8	137,275	1	1	1	17	5.0	85
2019	10	11	13	5,897	75.4	454,762	8	9	11	5,047	40.7	436,962	2	2	2	850	266.0	17,800
2020	1	2	3	3,094	27.7	113,450	1	2	3	3,094	27.7	113,450	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	14	12	15	3,190	45.8	180,020	13	11	14	3,050	46.4	174,700	1	1	1	140	38.0	5,320
2022	9	11	12	33,715	58.2	83,936	7	9	10	673	66.0	49,382	2	2	2	33,042	19.0	34,554
2023	9	6	10	3,290	65.9	132,410	6	3	7	803	86.4	88,290	3	3	3	2,487	18.0	44,120
2024	11	10	15	2,354	60.1	91,850	11	10	15	2,354	60.1	91,850	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	15	16	20	38,295	76.1	353,810	11	12	16	1,045	87.1	74,140	4	4	4	37,250	31.8	279,670

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

All territories

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Multiple provincial jurisdiction

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	2	2	2	714	2.5	2,030	2	2	2	714	2.5	2,030	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Industry

All industries

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	111	145	157	15,375	37.5	361,500	30	27	32	29,012	26.6	270,380
2017	115	96	132	202,851	70.1	1,200,700	79	58	91	164,462	93.6	725,040	36	38	41	38,389	17.8	475,660
2018	82	105	118	82,745	52.4	1,133,724	56	77	89	21,201	58.8	743,707	26	28	29	61,544	32.8	390,017
2019	116	120	129	53,449	33.0	1,220,138	73	77	85	42,885	34.3	1,074,593	43	43	44	10,564	30.5	145,545
2020	57	61	66	624,028	44.1	1,452,552	33	36	41	10,382	59.4	537,162	24	25	25	613,646	19.1	915,390
2021	186	167	191	290,611	22.5	1,335,727	122	110	127	31,332	28.7	820,107	64	57	64	259,279	10.2	515,620
2022	176	162	200	208,298	44.0	1,877,145	107	116	124	80,519	34.6	1,372,426	69	46	76	127,779	59.4	504,719
2023	234	200	272	506,757	43.3	3,420,300	127	117	135	43,263	39.5	834,205	107	83	137	463,494	47.1	2,586,095
2024	200	221	272	468,740	27.3	2,431,868	138	130	156	46,913	34.5	789,562	62	91	116	421,827	17.6	1,642,306
2025	146	157	197	287,053	28.6	4,884,110	66	70	92	99,093	45.2	712,830	80	87	105	187,960	14.0	4,171,280

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Primary industries

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	3	1	3	217	33.3	8,460	3	1	3	217	33.3	8,460	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	4	6	6	492	21.5	12,660	4	6	6	492	21.5	12,660	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	4	4	4	1,982	61.5	115,740	4	4	4	1,982	61.5	115,740	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	1	0	1	3,000	132.0	396,000	1	0	1	3,000	132.0	396,000	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	0	1	1	3,000	37.0	111,000	0	1	1	3,000	37.0	111,000	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	4	3	4	502	38.3	8,580	4	3	4	502	38.3	8,580	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	2	3	3	684	57.7	50,390	2	3	3	684	57.7	50,390	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	1	1	1	170	130.0	22,100	1	1	1	170	130.0	22,100	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024	1	1	1	550	13.0	7,150	1	1	1	550	13.0	7,150	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	2	0	2	465	82.0	28,810	2	0	2	465	82.0	28,810	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Utilities

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	1	1	1	500	1.0	500	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	500	1.0	500
2017	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	4	4	4	1,551	17.0	26,367	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	4	4	1,551	17.0	26,367
2020	1	1	1	1,000	1.0	1,000	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	1,000	1.0	1,000
2021	1	1	1	2,100	36.0	10,500	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	2,100	36.0	10,500
2022	2	2	2	311	7.5	1,760	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	2	311	7.5	1,760
2023	3	3	3	816	23.7	22,570	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	3	3	816	23.7	22,570
2024	1	1	1	90	65.0	5,850	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	90	65.0	5,850
2025	4	2	4	268	29.5	5,090	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	2	4	268	29.5	5,090

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Construction

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	7	6	7	9,703	23.4	187,940	7	6	7	9,703	23.4	187,940	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	5	6	6	153,776	19.2	392,620	5	6	6	153,776	19.2	392,620	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	5	5	5	1,649	17.4	18,760	5	5	5	1,649	17.4	18,760	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	7	6	7	17,845	23.9	249,017	7	6	7	17,845	23.9	249,017	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	3	3	4	275	67.0	61,790	3	3	4	275	67.0	61,790	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	1	1	2	261	141.0	60,890	1	1	2	261	141.0	60,890	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	16	17	17	60,726	29.2	928,260	16	17	17	60,726	29.2	928,260	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	2	2	2	173	24.0	6,110	2	2	2	173	24.0	6,110	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024	4	4	4	509	14.0	6,662	4	4	4	509	14.0	6,662	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	14	14	14	77,661	16.9	356,030	14	14	14	77,661	16.9	356,030	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Manufacturing

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	18	18	22	1,569	65.2	42,250	18	18	22	1,569	65.2	42,250	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	18	19	22	5,215	73.0	194,560	18	19	22	5,215	73.0	194,560	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	16	13	19	5,512	55.3	290,110	16	13	19	5,512	55.3	290,110	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	22	26	28	6,769	24.2	232,874	22	26	28	6,769	24.2	232,874	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	15	15	17	2,199	80.2	135,854	15	15	17	2,199	80.2	135,854	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	32	29	34	13,132	44.0	430,872	32	29	34	13,132	44.0	430,872	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	33	38	38	7,921	34.2	198,163	33	38	38	7,921	34.2	198,163	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	37	34	37	19,560	26.7	190,250	37	34	37	19,560	26.7	190,250	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024	34	33	37	7,415	35.0	184,005	34	33	37	7,415	35.0	184,005	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	10	10	14	1,574	47.2	49,510	10	10	14	1,574	47.2	49,510	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Wholesale and retail trade

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	11	46	47	1,130	28.9	29,790	11	46	47	1,130	28.9	29,790	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	8	3	9	167	57.8	7,320	8	3	9	167	57.8	7,320	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	8	12	14	5,661	73.7	108,708	7	11	13	1,837	78.6	72,398	1	1	1	3,824	10.0	36,310
2019	3	4	5	1,176	34.8	88,004	3	4	5	1,176	34.8	88,004	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	3	4	4	2,186	47.8	165,190	3	4	4	2,186	47.8	165,190	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	9	6	9	793	29.8	6,960	9	6	9	793	29.8	6,960	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	46	26	49	2,862	93.1	83,210	24	25	27	2,598	33.3	40,100	22	1	22	264	166.5	43,110
2023	14	32	37	6,360	153.6	171,320	13	10	15	6,095	52.9	110,720	1	22	22	265	222.3	60,600
2024	12	12	17	15,036	49.4	198,467	12	12	17	15,036	49.4	198,467	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	3	5	8	742	92.3	24,340	3	5	8	742	92.3	24,340	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Transportation

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	10	11	11	1,003	26.9	33,890	9	10	10	955	28.0	33,120	1	1	1	48	16.0	770
2017	5	5	5	1,386	26.6	43,440	5	5	5	1,386	26.6	43,440	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	10	8	10	54,503	39.0	158,350	8	6	8	4,003	41.0	15,670	2	2	2	50,500	31.0	142,680
2019	14	15	16	11,421	33.9	43,449	14	15	16	11,421	33.9	43,449	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	6	7	7	2,202	25.0	42,514	6	7	7	2,202	25.0	42,514	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	9	9	9	1,767	12.8	10,125	9	9	9	1,767	12.8	10,125	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	14	11	14	4,162	41.1	58,970	13	10	13	4,074	43.5	58,090	1	1	1	88	10.0	880
2023	48	47	51	13,002	33.6	224,010	44	43	47	11,216	35.9	217,460	4	4	4	1,786	6.5	6,550
2024	39	36	43	68,847	24.7	1,339,490	32	33	36	15,471	27.5	120,740	7	3	7	53,376	10.7	1,218,750
2025	16	12	23	69,678	34.9	2,293,320	12	9	15	13,875	47.4	107,280	4	3	8	55,803	11.5	2,186,040

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Information and culture

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	1	0	1	66	243.0	16,050	1	0	1	66	243.0	16,050	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	0	1	1	66	162.0	10,700	0	1	1	66	162.0	10,700	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	2	2	2	208	37.5	9,380	1	1	1	180	50.0	9,000	1	1	1	28	25.0	380
2019	1	1	1	3,000	12.0	36,000	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	3,000	12.0	36,000
2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	1	1	1	42	37.0	1,554	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	42	37.0	1,554
2023	6	4	6	667	36.2	20,430	5	3	5	597	32.8	16,720	1	1	1	70	53.0	3,710
2024	3	5	5	1,094	61.8	73,810	2	4	4	754	73.8	70,410	1	1	1	340	14.0	3,400
2025	2	2	2	51	70.0	2,510	2	2	2	51	70.0	2,510	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Finance and professional services

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	6	5	6	1,186	23.3	44,350	5	5	5	286	18.8	2,950	1	0	1	900	46.0	41,400
2017	5	5	6	1,567	24.5	69,490	5	4	5	667	21.4	33,490	0	1	1	900	40.0	36,000
2018	4	4	5	481	7.8	2,050	4	4	5	481	7.8	2,050	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	11	11	12	1,097	72.2	30,509	9	9	10	996	82.4	28,945	2	2	2	101	21.0	1,564
2020	2	2	3	71	59.3	3,684	2	2	3	71	59.3	3,684	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	14	15	15	1,741	9.1	12,300	13	14	14	1,601	7.1	6,980	1	1	1	140	38.0	5,320
2022	21	15	21	2,505	7.3	27,320	8	7	8	1,995	16.1	26,380	13	8	13	510	1.8	940
2023	5	10	11	2,638	21.5	95,433	5	5	6	2,421	35.8	94,973	0	5	5	217	4.2	460
2024	22	21	23	2,949	45.6	130,634	15	15	16	1,849	26.4	51,904	7	6	7	1,100	89.4	78,730
2025	15	17	17	1,166	17.9	16,730	3	4	4	86	49.8	3,360	12	13	13	1,080	8.2	13,370

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Education, health, and social services

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	60	59	63	9,323	33.0	204,600	41	40	42	200	36.5	6,570	19	19	21	9,123	25.8	198,030
2017	59	37	63	36,962	93.4	411,770	28	7	30	1,597	176.3	910	31	30	33	35,365	18.1	410,860
2018	18	43	44	8,235	60.5	203,680	2	24	25	1,548	77.0	200	16	19	19	6,687	38.8	203,480
2019	29	28	30	3,107	42.7	69,248	7	7	8	83	27.8	1,450	22	21	22	3,024	48.2	67,798
2020	21	23	23	612,500	26.1	914,985	1	2	2	15	66.5	990	20	21	21	612,485	22.3	913,995
2021	80	74	80	264,959	7.3	555,170	24	23	24	8,877	8.1	80,800	56	51	56	256,082	6.9	474,370
2022	19	22	25	61,157	15.1	203,451	2	3	3	243	10.7	1,511	17	19	22	60,914	15.7	201,940
2023	81	33	84	337,341	8.0	1,227,425	8	7	8	174	5.1	970	73	26	76	337,167	8.3	1,226,455
2024	34	70	85	361,068	5.2	249,756	4	5	5	772	3.0	4,710	30	65	80	360,296	5.3	245,046
2025	62	70	77	87,300	13.5	1,430,055	12	10	12	2,987	11.7	35,890	50	60	65	84,313	13.9	1,394,165

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Entertainment and hospitality

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	16	19	20	1,249	34.2	34,370	16	19	20	1,249	34.2	34,370	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	6	7	7	1,096	65.9	29,340	6	7	7	1,096	65.9	29,340	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	9	9	9	4,009	54.0	219,779	9	9	9	4,009	54.0	219,779	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	10	10	10	1,595	17.8	34,854	10	10	10	1,595	17.8	34,854	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	3	2	3	434	29.7	16,140	3	2	3	434	29.7	16,140	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	30	25	31	4,399	33.5	214,900	30	25	31	4,399	33.5	214,900	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	11	15	17	3,129	47.1	113,862	9	13	15	2,278	46.1	69,532	2	2	2	851	54.0	44,330
2023	15	15	17	3,312	87.8	208,572	12	12	14	2,857	90.9	174,902	3	3	3	455	73.7	33,670
2024	35	24	37	4,576	39.4	145,524	34	23	36	4,557	40.5	145,514	1	1	1	19	1.0	10
2025	8	16	21	1,652	55.6	105,100	8	16	21	1,652	55.6	105,100	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. For additional information, please see the Technical notes.

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

Public administration

	All sectors						Private sector						Public sector
	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	8	6	8	18,441	30.6	29,680	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	6	8	18,441	30.6	29,680
2017	5	7	7	2,124	13.4	28,800	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	7	7	2,124	13.4	28,800
2018	6	5	6	505	19.2	7,167	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	5	6	505	19.2	7,167
2019	14	15	15	2,888	10.5	13,816	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	15	15	2,888	10.5	13,816
2020	3	3	3	161	3.0	395	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	3	3	161	3.0	395
2021	6	4	6	957	32.3	25,430	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	4	6	957	32.3	25,430
2022	11	12	13	64,799	23.9	210,205	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	12	13	64,799	23.9	210,205
2023	22	19	23	122,718	23.2	1,232,080	–	–	–	–	–	–	22	19	23	122,718	23.2	1,232,080
2024	15	14	19	6,606	44.1	90,520	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	14	19	6,606	44.1	90,520
2025	10	9	15	46,496	16.8	572,615	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	9	15	46,496	16.8	572,615

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 November. The 2025 figures are preliminary and subject to further revision. At time of publication, Quebec data were available up-to and including June 2025 only. National-level aggregate totals have been impacted as a result. 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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