Public administration, All sectors, All wage adjustments, Number of employees, Canada (quarterly)

(SC_14100348_108799948)
Observations
Q1 2026: 3417
Updated: 2026-11-02, 1:49:36 p.m. ET
Units
Persons,
Frequency
Quarterly
Source
Statistics Canada, Major Wage Settlements
Series ID
SC_14100348_108799948
Table 14-10-0348-01
CREDPublic administration, All sectors, All wage adjustments, Number of employees, Canada (quarterly)
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession0500001000001500002000002500003000001977198219871992199720022007201220172026Persons1977-01-01: 163201977-04-01: 79001977-07-01: 5301977-10-01: 6001978-01-01: 586901978-04-01: 1091401978-07-01: 1375251978-10-01: 798651979-01-01: 183351979-04-01: 1538001979-07-01: 763101979-10-01: 500351980-01-01: 532151980-04-01: 989701980-07-01: 632651980-10-01: 1032201981-01-01: 453951981-04-01: 1202451981-07-01: 386301981-10-01: 203451982-01-01: 946051982-04-01: 906601982-07-01: 623501982-10-01: 1529601983-01-01: 2034501983-04-01: 459201983-07-01: 215401983-10-01: 1368451984-01-01: 357801984-04-01: 602401984-07-01: 367001984-10-01: 722901985-01-01: 114951985-04-01: 363101985-07-01: 416601985-10-01: 671651986-01-01: 312151986-04-01: 1697301986-07-01: 1095351986-10-01: 581201987-01-01: 468901987-04-01: 619951987-07-01: 308901987-10-01: 227051988-01-01: 409641988-04-01: 458541988-07-01: 984951988-10-01: 859251989-01-01: 138471989-04-01: 1984401989-07-01: 387901989-10-01: 663551990-01-01: 422701990-04-01: 616971990-07-01: 92721990-10-01: 141501991-01-01: 669881991-04-01: 1020451991-07-01: 585991991-10-01: 1884041992-01-01: 602951992-04-01: 909581992-07-01: 437711992-10-01: 211551993-01-01: 189681993-04-01: 2569581993-07-01: 855561993-10-01: 215001994-01-01: 205331994-04-01: 2613701994-07-01: 116051994-10-01: 449071995-01-01: 203101995-04-01: 189921995-07-01: 262341995-10-01: 570061996-01-01: 560181996-04-01: 519621996-07-01: 343821996-10-01: 113101997-01-01: 95501997-04-01: 93951997-07-01: 167801997-10-01: 501401998-01-01: 320101998-04-01: 548301998-07-01: 586901998-10-01: 1140201999-01-01: 678801999-04-01: 435401999-07-01: 116301999-10-01: 238802000-01-01: 962202000-04-01: 1507402000-07-01: 347102000-10-01: 371002001-01-01: 442202001-04-01: 365602001-07-01: 400202001-10-01: 1333602002-01-01: 478702002-04-01: 1135702002-07-01: 352502002-10-01: 365602003-01-01: 63302003-04-01: 332302003-07-01: 410602003-10-01: 596702004-01-01: 410302004-04-01: 231602004-07-01: 67302004-10-01: 698902005-01-01: 1034202005-04-01: 1043702005-07-01: 467002005-10-01: 769002006-01-01: 155302006-04-01: 516102006-07-01: 417702006-10-01: 408202007-01-01: 162502007-04-01: 140802007-07-01: 601002007-10-01: 531902008-01-01: 228502008-04-01: 166702008-07-01: 71802008-10-01: 132902009-01-01: 1975502009-04-01: 665902009-07-01: 450302009-10-01: 183602010-01-01: 76902010-04-01: 567402010-07-01: 173102010-10-01: 1985402011-01-01: 394202011-04-01: 686202011-07-01: 131402011-10-01: 181202012-01-01: 205402012-04-01: 515302012-07-01: 268002012-10-01: 761502013-01-01: 525502013-04-01: 287302013-07-01: 438602013-10-01: 245402014-01-01: 313502014-04-01: 551542014-07-01: 190702014-10-01: 70102015-01-01: 95002015-04-01: 336202015-07-01: 99302015-10-01: 389502016-01-01: 690502016-04-01: 516802016-07-01: 213002016-10-01: 445102017-01-01: 410402017-04-01: 1867382017-07-01: 137202017-10-01: 249482018-01-01: 275302018-04-01: 239602018-07-01: 580382018-10-01: 540912019-01-01: 205652019-04-01: 447892019-07-01: 652192019-10-01: 195622020-01-01: 314122020-04-01: 59302020-07-01: 1438502020-10-01: 278872021-01-01: 372462021-04-01: 133692021-07-01: 502822021-10-01: 603642022-01-01: 291892022-04-01: 161232022-07-01: 207132022-10-01: 395782023-01-01: 81602023-04-01: 1838412023-07-01: 361962023-10-01: 441672024-01-01: 297962024-04-01: 371372024-07-01: 634322024-10-01: 583182025-01-01: 342612025-04-01: 276762025-07-01: 290452025-10-01: 469762026-01-01: 3417
Source: Statistics Canada, Major Wage Settlements via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Persons

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes: Public administration, All sectors, All wage adjustments, Number of employees. From the Major Wage Settlements (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0348-01. Expressed in persons; published quarterly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Public administration, All sectors, All wage adjustments, Number of employees, Canada (quarterly) SC_14100348_108799948, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100348_108799948, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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