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

(SC_14100350_108825273)
Observations
May 2026: 103
Updated: 2026-11-02, 10:35:24 a.m. ET
Units
Number,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Work Stoppages in Canada
Series ID
SC_14100350_108825273
Table 14-10-0350-01
CREDWork Stoppages in Canada: All industries, All sectors, Number of work stoppages, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession1974 recession050100150200250300194619551964197319821991200020092026Number1946-01-01: 131946-03-01: 301946-05-01: 371946-07-01: 461946-09-01: 371946-11-01: 201947-01-01: 131947-03-01: 191947-05-01: 471947-07-01: 291947-09-01: 421947-11-01: 291948-01-01: 191948-03-01: 151948-05-01: 221948-07-01: 261948-09-01: 311948-11-01: 211949-01-01: 101949-03-01: 111949-05-01: 231949-07-01: 201949-09-01: 241949-11-01: 221950-01-01: 81950-03-01: 221950-05-01: 281950-07-01: 341950-09-01: 231950-11-01: 191951-01-01: 181951-03-01: 291951-05-01: 401951-07-01: 361951-09-01: 351951-11-01: 231952-01-01: 131952-03-01: 251952-05-01: 431952-07-01: 531952-09-01: 381952-11-01: 221953-01-01: 141953-03-01: 201953-05-01: 301953-07-01: 321953-09-01: 411953-11-01: 411954-01-01: 261954-03-01: 181954-05-01: 221954-07-01: 301954-09-01: 211954-11-01: 241955-01-01: 181955-03-01: 131955-05-01: 171955-07-01: 331955-09-01: 341955-11-01: 271956-01-01: 141956-03-01: 231956-05-01: 351956-07-01: 421956-09-01: 461956-11-01: 351957-01-01: 231957-03-01: 451957-05-01: 431957-07-01: 331957-09-01: 461957-11-01: 341958-01-01: 201958-03-01: 381958-05-01: 281958-07-01: 441958-09-01: 501958-11-01: 401959-01-01: 281959-03-01: 261959-05-01: 331959-07-01: 401959-09-01: 361959-11-01: 171960-01-01: 171960-03-01: 281960-05-01: 381960-07-01: 351960-09-01: 561960-11-01: 561961-01-01: 211961-03-01: 311961-05-01: 501961-07-01: 411961-09-01: 531961-11-01: 491962-01-01: 421962-03-01: 471962-05-01: 451962-07-01: 481962-09-01: 481962-11-01: 471963-01-01: 241963-03-01: 311963-05-01: 471963-07-01: 661963-09-01: 651963-11-01: 431964-01-01: 311964-03-01: 511964-05-01: 401964-07-01: 711964-09-01: 631964-11-01: 571965-01-01: 491965-03-01: 571965-05-01: 561965-07-01: 991965-09-01: 951965-11-01: 801966-01-01: 701966-03-01: 901966-05-01: 891966-07-01: 1031966-09-01: 1121966-11-01: 821967-01-01: 671967-03-01: 651967-05-01: 1031967-07-01: 1071967-09-01: 871967-11-01: 661968-01-01: 481968-03-01: 811968-05-01: 1151968-07-01: 1381968-09-01: 1111968-11-01: 751969-01-01: 661969-03-01: 891969-05-01: 1291969-07-01: 1151969-09-01: 1021969-11-01: 881970-01-01: 641970-03-01: 861970-05-01: 1131970-07-01: 1321970-09-01: 871970-11-01: 721971-01-01: 461971-03-01: 791971-05-01: 921971-07-01: 1141971-09-01: 1171971-11-01: 931972-01-01: 831972-03-01: 901972-05-01: 1141972-07-01: 1081972-09-01: 901972-11-01: 1011973-01-01: 971973-03-01: 1031973-05-01: 1381973-07-01: 1371973-09-01: 1641973-11-01: 1131974-01-01: 1101974-03-01: 1431974-05-01: 2411974-07-01: 2311974-09-01: 2291974-11-01: 2011975-01-01: 1851975-03-01: 1621975-05-01: 2521975-07-01: 2581975-09-01: 2461975-11-01: 2001976-01-01: 1651976-03-01: 1781976-05-01: 1871976-07-01: 2211976-09-01: 1861976-11-01: 1381977-01-01: 1141977-03-01: 1331977-05-01: 1541977-07-01: 1401977-09-01: 1761977-11-01: 1161978-01-01: 1061978-03-01: 1521978-05-01: 1801978-07-01: 2231978-09-01: 2491978-11-01: 2021979-01-01: 1411979-03-01: 2031979-05-01: 2631979-07-01: 2141979-09-01: 1971979-11-01: 1571980-01-01: 1241980-03-01: 1541980-05-01: 2221980-07-01: 2141980-09-01: 2371980-11-01: 1991981-01-01: 1741981-03-01: 2471981-05-01: 2641981-07-01: 2121981-09-01: 2241981-11-01: 1541982-01-01: 1031982-03-01: 1331982-05-01: 1641982-07-01: 1591982-09-01: 1641982-11-01: 1571983-01-01: 1101983-03-01: 1321983-05-01: 1571983-07-01: 1281983-09-01: 1521983-11-01: 1341984-01-01: 941984-03-01: 1251984-05-01: 1581984-07-01: 1831984-09-01: 1531984-11-01: 1361985-01-01: 1131985-03-01: 1671985-05-01: 1951985-07-01: 1851985-09-01: 2071985-11-01: 1611986-01-01: 1281986-03-01: 1441986-05-01: 1801986-07-01: 1681986-09-01: 1571986-11-01: 1391987-01-01: 1251987-03-01: 1301987-05-01: 1591987-07-01: 1361987-09-01: 1401987-11-01: 1101988-01-01: 1081988-03-01: 1291988-05-01: 1351988-07-01: 1231988-09-01: 1331988-11-01: 1131989-01-01: 1011989-03-01: 1431989-05-01: 1591989-07-01: 1441989-09-01: 1201989-11-01: 1171990-01-01: 861990-03-01: 1221990-05-01: 1441990-07-01: 1221990-09-01: 1421990-11-01: 1451991-01-01: 831991-03-01: 1141991-05-01: 1161991-07-01: 841991-09-01: 1021991-11-01: 851992-01-01: 731992-03-01: 851992-05-01: 881992-07-01: 1151992-09-01: 861992-11-01: 981993-01-01: 891993-03-01: 981993-05-01: 1131993-07-01: 871993-09-01: 931993-11-01: 951994-01-01: 841994-03-01: 801994-05-01: 1061994-07-01: 851994-09-01: 861994-11-01: 871995-01-01: 701995-03-01: 741995-05-01: 811995-07-01: 871995-09-01: 691995-11-01: 571996-01-01: 501996-03-01: 591996-05-01: 791996-07-01: 971996-09-01: 671996-11-01: 811997-01-01: 721997-03-01: 801997-05-01: 601997-07-01: 691997-09-01: 591997-11-01: 611998-01-01: 551998-03-01: 621998-05-01: 791998-07-01: 901998-09-01: 1141998-11-01: 851999-01-01: 691999-03-01: 981999-05-01: 1001999-07-01: 991999-09-01: 1021999-11-01: 922000-01-01: 852000-03-01: 892000-05-01: 932000-07-01: 802000-09-01: 762000-11-01: 762001-01-01: 672001-03-01: 792001-05-01: 1032001-07-01: 922001-09-01: 622001-11-01: 602002-01-01: 632002-03-01: 562002-05-01: 792002-07-01: 772002-09-01: 662002-11-01: 722003-01-01: 562003-03-01: 622003-05-01: 602003-07-01: 602003-09-01: 642003-11-01: 532004-01-01: 502004-03-01: 672004-05-01: 722004-07-01: 832004-09-01: 782004-11-01: 642005-01-01: 442005-03-01: 512005-05-01: 612005-07-01: 762005-09-01: 932005-11-01: 862006-01-01: 372006-03-01: 482006-05-01: 512006-07-01: 402006-09-01: 292006-11-01: 362007-01-01: 342007-03-01: 482007-05-01: 542007-07-01: 572007-09-01: 542007-11-01: 332008-01-01: 282008-03-01: 402008-05-01: 402008-07-01: 602008-09-01: 512008-11-01: 532009-01-01: 412009-03-01: 472009-05-01: 412009-07-01: 522009-09-01: 502009-11-01: 462010-01-01: 442010-03-01: 452010-05-01: 432010-07-01: 442010-09-01: 532010-11-01: 502011-01-01: 392011-03-01: 422011-05-01: 342011-07-01: 372011-09-01: 382011-11-01: 402012-01-01: 342012-03-01: 352012-05-01: 662012-07-01: 432012-09-01: 432012-11-01: 532013-01-01: 352013-03-01: 612013-05-01: 682013-07-01: 702013-09-01: 722013-11-01: 642014-01-01: 602014-03-01: 572014-05-01: 642014-07-01: 622014-09-01: 742014-11-01: 822015-01-01: 672015-03-01: 732015-05-01: 732015-07-01: 712015-09-01: 592015-11-01: 1192016-01-01: 532016-03-01: 212016-05-01: 712016-07-01: 552016-09-01: 342016-11-01: 352017-01-01: 202017-03-01: 542017-05-01: 542017-07-01: 452017-09-01: 362017-11-01: 422018-01-01: 442018-03-01: 492018-05-01: 402018-07-01: 282018-09-01: 212018-11-01: 242019-01-01: 172019-03-01: 162019-05-01: 332019-07-01: 412019-09-01: 352019-11-01: 282020-01-01: 202020-03-01: 122020-05-01: 62020-07-01: 192020-09-01: 182020-11-01: 162021-01-01: 62021-03-01: 252021-05-01: 462021-07-01: 422021-09-01: 432021-11-01: 502022-01-01: 262022-03-01: 402022-05-01: 682022-07-01: 562022-09-01: 552022-11-01: 552023-01-01: 532023-03-01: 672023-05-01: 812023-07-01: 712023-09-01: 572023-11-01: 1212024-01-01: 852024-03-01: 592024-05-01: 632024-07-01: 722024-09-01: 832024-11-01: 742025-01-01: 932025-03-01: 942025-05-01: 1052025-07-01: 602025-09-01: 542025-11-01: 452026-01-01: 332026-03-01: 322026-05-01: 103
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, All sectors, Number of work stoppages. 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, All sectors, Number of work stoppages, Canada SC_14100350_108825273, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100350_108825273, 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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