Unionization in Canada, 1981 to 2022

René Morissette

Economic and Social Reports from Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch

Abstract: The Canadian labour market has experienced numerous changes over the last four decades. Employment has moved away from manufacturing and towards service sector jobs. Technological changes have brought computer-based technologies and, more recently, robotics and artificial intelligence to the workplace. World prices of oil and natural resources have fluctuated considerably. International trade with China and other emerging countries has risen. E-commerce has become a growing part of firms’ sales. Since March 2020, work arrangements have been altered substantially, with thousands of employees starting to work from home. In this context, how have unionization rates evolved in Canada? The goal of this note is to answer this question.

Keywords: unionization; employment; jobs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-11-23
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DOI: 10.25318/36280001202201100001-eng

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