Work Stoppages in Canada: All industries, Public, Number of work stoppages, Canada

(SC_14100350_108825277)
Observations
May 2026: 42
Updated: 2026-11-02, 2:50:42 p.m. ET
Units
Number,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Work Stoppages in Canada
Series ID
SC_14100350_108825277
Table 14-10-0350-01
CREDWork Stoppages in Canada: All industries, Public, Number of work stoppages, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession1974 recession0102030405060708090194619551964197319821991200020092026Number1946-05-01: 11946-07-01: 11946-09-01: 31946-12-01: 21947-04-01: 11947-06-01: 11947-08-01: 31947-10-01: 21948-02-01: 11948-04-01: 21948-09-01: 11948-12-01: 11949-07-01: 11949-10-01: 21950-04-01: 11950-07-01: 21950-09-01: 31951-04-01: 11951-07-01: 11951-09-01: 21952-01-01: 11952-05-01: 11952-07-01: 11953-05-01: 11953-07-01: 11953-10-01: 11953-12-01: 11954-03-01: 11954-06-01: 11954-11-01: 11955-05-01: 11955-07-01: 11955-09-01: 11956-05-01: 11957-03-01: 11957-06-01: 31957-08-01: 21957-10-01: 21958-05-01: 11958-07-01: 21958-10-01: 41959-01-01: 11959-03-01: 31959-05-01: 21959-07-01: 11959-09-01: 11960-01-01: 11960-05-01: 11960-09-01: 21960-11-01: 41961-02-01: 11961-05-01: 61961-07-01: 11961-09-01: 11961-11-01: 21962-02-01: 21962-09-01: 11962-12-01: 41963-02-01: 11963-04-01: 31963-06-01: 21963-08-01: 21963-10-01: 71963-12-01: 61964-02-01: 21964-04-01: 11964-07-01: 11964-09-01: 21964-11-01: 21965-01-01: 11965-03-01: 11965-05-01: 11965-07-01: 31965-09-01: 81965-11-01: 31966-01-01: 51966-03-01: 51966-05-01: 91966-07-01: 41966-09-01: 121966-11-01: 91967-01-01: 111967-03-01: 51967-05-01: 101967-07-01: 41967-09-01: 81967-11-01: 31968-01-01: 21968-03-01: 71968-05-01: 101968-07-01: 61968-09-01: 71968-11-01: 81969-01-01: 61969-03-01: 111969-05-01: 151969-07-01: 41969-09-01: 51969-11-01: 71970-01-01: 31970-03-01: 81970-05-01: 171970-07-01: 121970-09-01: 81970-11-01: 61971-01-01: 41971-03-01: 131971-05-01: 111971-07-01: 161971-09-01: 131971-11-01: 171972-01-01: 101972-03-01: 171972-05-01: 171972-07-01: 101972-09-01: 91972-11-01: 141973-01-01: 121973-03-01: 81973-05-01: 131973-07-01: 131973-09-01: 181973-11-01: 131974-01-01: 161974-03-01: 221974-05-01: 271974-07-01: 281974-09-01: 351974-11-01: 281975-01-01: 451975-03-01: 401975-05-01: 431975-07-01: 301975-09-01: 241975-11-01: 241976-01-01: 161976-03-01: 471976-05-01: 401976-07-01: 471976-09-01: 251976-11-01: 181977-01-01: 151977-03-01: 271977-05-01: 301977-07-01: 271977-09-01: 401977-11-01: 311978-01-01: 151978-03-01: 351978-05-01: 381978-07-01: 271978-09-01: 441978-11-01: 501979-01-01: 311979-03-01: 331979-05-01: 441979-07-01: 391979-09-01: 421979-11-01: 351980-01-01: 241980-03-01: 301980-05-01: 641980-07-01: 341980-09-01: 561980-11-01: 341981-01-01: 411981-03-01: 731981-05-01: 721981-07-01: 311981-09-01: 521981-11-01: 311982-01-01: 161982-03-01: 261982-05-01: 201982-07-01: 181982-09-01: 191982-11-01: 231983-01-01: 161983-03-01: 171983-05-01: 191983-07-01: 151983-09-01: 101983-11-01: 291984-01-01: 151984-03-01: 151984-05-01: 201984-07-01: 311984-09-01: 191984-11-01: 211985-01-01: 181985-03-01: 321985-05-01: 401985-07-01: 321985-09-01: 391985-11-01: 341986-01-01: 191986-03-01: 241986-05-01: 161986-07-01: 251986-09-01: 201986-11-01: 271987-01-01: 151987-03-01: 241987-05-01: 201987-07-01: 151987-09-01: 201987-11-01: 141988-01-01: 131988-03-01: 201988-05-01: 141988-07-01: 81988-09-01: 171988-11-01: 151989-01-01: 181989-03-01: 281989-05-01: 311989-07-01: 211989-09-01: 231989-11-01: 191990-01-01: 181990-03-01: 291990-05-01: 301990-07-01: 201990-09-01: 241990-11-01: 251991-01-01: 171991-03-01: 281991-05-01: 261991-07-01: 161991-09-01: 231991-11-01: 111992-01-01: 151992-03-01: 161992-05-01: 141992-07-01: 111992-09-01: 101992-11-01: 141993-01-01: 211993-03-01: 251993-05-01: 281993-07-01: 111993-09-01: 171993-11-01: 161994-01-01: 141994-03-01: 141994-05-01: 181994-07-01: 131994-09-01: 141994-11-01: 91995-01-01: 111995-03-01: 61995-05-01: 91995-07-01: 111995-09-01: 101995-11-01: 61996-01-01: 91996-03-01: 71996-05-01: 101996-07-01: 241996-09-01: 101996-11-01: 161997-01-01: 111997-03-01: 131997-05-01: 71997-07-01: 151997-09-01: 111997-11-01: 141998-01-01: 111998-03-01: 161998-05-01: 171998-07-01: 191998-09-01: 441998-11-01: 271999-01-01: 141999-03-01: 341999-05-01: 301999-07-01: 251999-09-01: 251999-11-01: 252000-01-01: 272000-03-01: 302000-05-01: 152000-07-01: 132000-09-01: 132000-11-01: 242001-01-01: 162001-03-01: 222001-05-01: 242001-07-01: 172001-09-01: 102001-11-01: 112002-01-01: 112002-03-01: 102002-05-01: 162002-07-01: 202002-09-01: 132002-11-01: 132003-01-01: 92003-03-01: 182003-05-01: 182003-07-01: 142003-09-01: 142003-11-01: 132004-01-01: 122004-03-01: 192004-05-01: 142004-07-01: 172004-09-01: 202004-11-01: 142005-01-01: 122005-03-01: 92005-05-01: 242005-07-01: 222005-09-01: 422005-11-01: 392006-01-01: 62006-03-01: 52006-05-01: 122006-07-01: 32006-09-01: 12006-11-01: 52007-01-01: 92007-03-01: 142007-05-01: 82007-07-01: 182007-09-01: 132007-11-01: 52008-01-01: 72008-03-01: 102008-05-01: 82008-07-01: 72008-09-01: 72008-11-01: 52009-01-01: 72009-03-01: 72009-05-01: 72009-07-01: 102009-09-01: 82009-11-01: 92010-01-01: 52010-03-01: 32010-05-01: 92010-07-01: 82010-09-01: 52010-11-01: 62011-01-01: 42011-03-01: 72011-05-01: 62011-07-01: 72011-09-01: 112011-11-01: 102012-01-01: 12012-03-01: 42012-05-01: 72012-07-01: 112012-09-01: 72012-11-01: 272013-01-01: 132013-03-01: 42013-05-01: 12013-07-01: 62013-09-01: 72013-11-01: 32014-01-01: 52014-03-01: 42014-05-01: 72014-07-01: 62014-09-01: 102014-11-01: 272015-01-01: 142015-03-01: 142015-05-01: 182015-07-01: 132015-09-01: 92015-11-01: 612016-01-01: 42016-03-01: 32016-05-01: 82016-07-01: 92016-09-01: 42016-11-01: 122017-01-01: 52017-03-01: 102017-05-01: 52017-07-01: 12017-10-01: 202017-12-01: 32018-02-01: 42018-04-01: 112018-06-01: 102018-08-01: 62018-10-01: 52018-12-01: 12019-02-01: 22019-04-01: 72019-06-01: 142019-08-01: 42019-10-01: 122019-12-01: 42020-02-01: 122020-04-01: 22020-06-01: 22020-08-01: 52020-10-01: 42020-12-01: 22021-03-01: 72021-05-01: 192021-07-01: 62021-09-01: 82021-11-01: 152022-01-01: 82022-03-01: 152022-05-01: 332022-07-01: 332022-09-01: 312022-11-01: 352023-01-01: 352023-03-01: 422023-05-01: 372023-07-01: 382023-09-01: 342023-11-01: 812024-01-01: 632024-03-01: 322024-05-01: 212024-07-01: 252024-09-01: 212024-11-01: 332025-01-01: 572025-03-01: 622025-05-01: 612025-07-01: 222025-09-01: 212025-11-01: 172026-01-01: 112026-03-01: 122026-05-01: 42
Source: Statistics Canada, Work Stoppages in Canada via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Number

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: All industries, Public, Number of work stoppages. Work stoppages in Canada, From the Work Stoppages in Canada (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0350-01. Expressed in number; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Work Stoppages in Canada: All industries, Public, Number of work stoppages, Canada SC_14100350_108825277, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100350_108825277, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Labour Force Participation Rate

CREDAverage Hourly Earnings
COVID-19 recession232425262728293031323334201620182020202220242026Dollars per hour2016-09-01: 23.722016-10-01: 24.22016-11-01: 24.232016-12-01: 24.322017-01-01: 24.052017-02-01: 24.322017-03-01: 24.32017-04-01: 24.682017-05-01: 24.22017-06-01: 24.232017-07-01: 23.832017-08-01: 23.82017-09-01: 24.362017-10-01: 24.362017-11-01: 24.462017-12-01: 24.72018-01-01: 24.822018-02-01: 24.972018-03-01: 25.112018-04-01: 24.862018-05-01: 24.772018-06-01: 24.862018-07-01: 24.822018-08-01: 24.932018-09-01: 25.32018-10-01: 25.352018-11-01: 25.442018-12-01: 25.682019-01-01: 25.392019-02-01: 25.772019-03-01: 25.532019-04-01: 25.72019-05-01: 25.732019-06-01: 25.692019-07-01: 25.522019-08-01: 25.552019-09-01: 25.572019-10-01: 26.022019-11-01: 26.022019-12-01: 26.492020-01-01: 26.252020-02-01: 26.382020-03-01: 26.772020-04-01: 27.322020-05-01: 27.312020-06-01: 27.162020-07-01: 26.82020-08-01: 26.992020-09-01: 26.992020-10-01: 27.232020-11-01: 27.132020-12-01: 27.562021-01-01: 27.752021-02-01: 27.932021-03-01: 27.512021-04-01: 27.522021-05-01: 27.652021-06-01: 27.322021-07-01: 27.312021-08-01: 27.412021-09-01: 27.462021-10-01: 27.662021-11-01: 27.832021-12-01: 28.312022-01-01: 28.142022-02-01: 28.192022-03-01: 28.62022-04-01: 28.482022-05-01: 28.412022-06-01: 28.592022-07-01: 28.222022-08-01: 28.422022-09-01: 28.832022-10-01: 28.992022-11-01: 29.192022-12-01: 29.442023-01-01: 29.252023-02-01: 29.42023-03-01: 29.572023-04-01: 29.662023-05-01: 29.722023-06-01: 29.712023-07-01: 29.62023-08-01: 29.462023-09-01: 29.832023-10-01: 30.022023-11-01: 29.892023-12-01: 30.022024-01-01: 30.142024-02-01: 30.542024-03-01: 30.452024-04-01: 30.742024-05-01: 30.762024-06-01: 30.872024-07-01: 30.572024-08-01: 30.912024-09-01: 31.172024-10-01: 32.022024-11-01: 31.152024-12-01: 31.012025-01-01: 31.222025-02-01: 31.432025-03-01: 31.252025-04-01: 31.72025-05-01: 31.82025-06-01: 31.552025-07-01: 31.742025-08-01: 31.732025-09-01: 32.122025-10-01: 32.392025-11-01: 32.512025-12-01: 32.742026-01-01: 32.752026-02-01: 32.992026-03-01: 32.842026-04-01: 32.922026-05-01: 33.012026-06-01: 32.742026-07-01: 32.912026-08-01: 33.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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