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Work Stoppages in Canada: All industries, All sectors, Maximum number of employees involved in work stoppages, Canada (quarterly)

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Observations
Q2 2026: 21590
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:40:52 a.m. ET
Units
Number,
Frequency
Quarterly
Source
Statistics Canada, Work Stoppages in Canada
Series ID
SC_14100351_108827313
Table 14-10-0351-01
CREDWork Stoppages in Canada: All industries, All sectors, Maximum number of employees involved in work stoppages, Canada (quarterly)
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession1974 recession010000020000030000040000050000060000070000080000090000010000001100000194619551964197319821991200020092026Number1946-01-01: 108501946-04-01: 853961946-07-01: 580041946-10-01: 486231947-01-01: 334821947-04-01: 410751947-07-01: 274081947-10-01: 375091948-01-01: 168831948-04-01: 155241948-07-01: 258831948-10-01: 124131949-01-01: 121771949-04-01: 166291949-07-01: 218971949-10-01: 140141950-01-01: 100841950-04-01: 96031950-07-01: 1505331950-10-01: 264971951-01-01: 156691951-04-01: 264891951-07-01: 361691951-10-01: 331161952-01-01: 206751952-04-01: 719001952-07-01: 621401952-10-01: 151441953-01-01: 96661953-04-01: 99021953-07-01: 267531953-10-01: 241671954-01-01: 131021954-04-01: 82411954-07-01: 164681954-10-01: 305051955-01-01: 143181955-04-01: 101111955-07-01: 320761955-10-01: 266241956-01-01: 238871956-04-01: 289851956-07-01: 283141956-10-01: 177291957-01-01: 212581957-04-01: 258801957-07-01: 320161957-10-01: 187511958-01-01: 285561958-04-01: 225641958-07-01: 543771958-10-01: 569931959-01-01: 330971959-04-01: 183131959-07-01: 429211959-10-01: 105671960-01-01: 79341960-04-01: 140981960-07-01: 239601960-10-01: 129041961-01-01: 67041961-04-01: 211931961-07-01: 536521961-10-01: 628351962-01-01: 257741962-04-01: 281131962-07-01: 300801962-10-01: 173061963-01-01: 114461963-04-01: 195881963-07-01: 303651963-10-01: 334951964-01-01: 118731964-04-01: 269761964-07-01: 298511964-10-01: 508451965-01-01: 489961965-04-01: 603831965-07-01: 608531965-10-01: 286961966-01-01: 436721966-04-01: 943901966-07-01: 2647891966-10-01: 521211967-01-01: 1093081967-04-01: 837741967-07-01: 705741967-10-01: 410511968-01-01: 599711968-04-01: 961121968-07-01: 891421968-10-01: 297401969-01-01: 375741969-04-01: 1622921969-07-01: 1389441969-10-01: 963061970-01-01: 336291970-04-01: 1183841970-07-01: 1356171970-10-01: 707051971-01-01: 879721971-04-01: 734711971-07-01: 660181971-10-01: 499241972-01-01: 2613731972-04-01: 3682861972-07-01: 1270171972-10-01: 571091973-01-01: 410151973-04-01: 799311973-07-01: 1751141973-10-01: 1193431974-01-01: 898441974-04-01: 3023381974-07-01: 1738921974-10-01: 1221601975-01-01: 989431975-04-01: 1723491975-07-01: 1961001975-10-01: 1666791976-01-01: 2884751976-04-01: 4279141976-07-01: 2076511976-10-01: 10234201977-01-01: 557871977-04-01: 832421977-07-01: 859091977-10-01: 496851978-01-01: 661821978-04-01: 1489881978-07-01: 1645561978-10-01: 1105891979-01-01: 722891979-04-01: 1839381979-07-01: 1552411979-10-01: 2522021980-01-01: 1574871980-04-01: 1521161980-07-01: 1841831980-10-01: 1172801981-01-01: 965771981-04-01: 1245251981-07-01: 1665701981-10-01: 557751982-01-01: 495371982-04-01: 1064011982-07-01: 1410311982-10-01: 2299831983-01-01: 1281431983-04-01: 520161983-07-01: 438791983-10-01: 1337701984-01-01: 395091984-04-01: 647781984-07-01: 465421984-10-01: 860731985-01-01: 412241985-04-01: 642271985-07-01: 481801985-10-01: 534331986-01-01: 439051986-04-01: 2083601986-07-01: 1160981986-10-01: 1841961987-01-01: 499281987-04-01: 3740671987-07-01: 1638301987-10-01: 863201988-01-01: 448911988-04-01: 884111988-07-01: 981481988-10-01: 508721989-01-01: 416631989-04-01: 1048601989-07-01: 2764751989-10-01: 525341990-01-01: 393541990-04-01: 1816151990-07-01: 949781990-10-01: 499311991-01-01: 422241991-04-01: 333651991-07-01: 1458051991-10-01: 1315271992-01-01: 531361992-04-01: 883651992-07-01: 466811992-10-01: 260921993-01-01: 214011993-04-01: 460301993-07-01: 148141993-10-01: 358371994-01-01: 201491994-04-01: 333061994-07-01: 309571994-10-01: 243701995-01-01: 582151995-04-01: 235911995-07-01: 381031995-10-01: 676431996-01-01: 867351996-04-01: 655951996-07-01: 234311996-10-01: 1205741997-01-01: 221181997-04-01: 243431997-07-01: 189651997-10-01: 2140231998-01-01: 195741998-04-01: 712461998-07-01: 656551998-10-01: 1228081999-01-01: 450671999-04-01: 704311999-07-01: 310791999-10-01: 332842000-01-01: 555332000-04-01: 524742000-07-01: 374752000-10-01: 394082001-01-01: 229732001-04-01: 1039702001-07-01: 948782001-10-01: 226612002-01-01: 1016172002-04-01: 589952002-07-01: 429622002-10-01: 199882003-01-01: 238262003-04-01: 296532003-07-01: 209942003-10-01: 243852004-01-01: 211042004-04-01: 800952004-07-01: 613672004-10-01: 1552072005-01-01: 315692005-04-01: 802042005-07-01: 935702005-10-01: 1448312006-01-01: 183732006-04-01: 192502006-07-01: 50802006-10-01: 71632007-01-01: 146532007-04-01: 358282007-07-01: 207102007-10-01: 187942008-01-01: 47092008-04-01: 209982008-07-01: 96262008-10-01: 161792009-01-01: 131532009-04-01: 383602009-07-01: 459222009-10-01: 213732010-01-01: 175722010-04-01: 412452010-07-01: 101372010-10-01: 63402011-01-01: 75612011-04-01: 725032011-07-01: 163812011-10-01: 67662012-01-01: 510772012-04-01: 131462012-07-01: 107252012-10-01: 714192013-01-01: 48112013-04-01: 1880742013-07-01: 68982013-10-01: 158472014-01-01: 39622014-04-01: 477832014-07-01: 525192014-10-01: 260192015-01-01: 197702015-04-01: 150292015-07-01: 355082015-10-01: 3935852016-01-01: 64392016-04-01: 141442016-07-01: 29512016-10-01: 252912017-01-01: 179822017-04-01: 1610002017-07-01: 82512017-10-01: 279722018-01-01: 110412018-04-01: 206812018-07-01: 107902018-10-01: 619482019-01-01: 42702019-04-01: 299182019-07-01: 116652019-10-01: 193222020-01-01: 6163912020-04-01: 114532020-07-01: 147892020-10-01: 57092021-01-01: 113392021-04-01: 2574712021-07-01: 161332021-10-01: 214442022-01-01: 367452022-04-01: 1034572022-07-01: 428972022-10-01: 656472023-01-01: 110472023-04-01: 1409642023-07-01: 248212023-10-01: 3502782024-01-01: 3502452024-04-01: 483872024-07-01: 490492024-10-01: 973702025-01-01: 420672025-04-01: 1093182025-07-01: 1296242025-10-01: 1590872026-01-01: 132302026-04-01: 21590
Source: Statistics Canada, Work Stoppages in Canada via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Work Stoppages in Canada

Units: Number

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes: All industries, All sectors, Maximum number of employees involved in work stoppages. From the Work Stoppages in Canada (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0351-01. Expressed in number; published quarterly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Work Stoppages in Canada: All industries, All sectors, Maximum number of employees involved in work stoppages, Canada (quarterly) SC_14100351_108827313, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100351_108827313, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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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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