Productivity in Canada increased to 102.23 points in the first quarter of 2025 from 102.06 points in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Canada Productivity - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Canada Labour Productivity Growth

• Canada Labour Productivity improved by 0.47 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 0.03 % in the previous quarter
• Canada Labour Productivity Growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1977 to Dec 2024, averaging at 0.79 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 4.15 % in Sep 1999 and a record low of -2.81 % in Dec 1986

The labour productivity in all industries in Canada decreased by 1.1 chained (2012) dollars per hour (-1.7 percent) since the previous year. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significant higher labour productivity than the preceding years.Find more key insights for the labour productivity in all industries in countries and regions like labour productivity in all industries (Northwest Territories), labour productivity in all industries (Ontario), and labour productivity in all industries (Alberta).

Measures the growth in labour productivity as measured by the ratio of output (GDP) to the number of hours worked.

Multifactor productivity, value-added, capital input and labour input in the aggregate business sector and major sub-sectors, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), annual (index, 2002=100).

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Canada CA: Multifactor Productivity: Capital Stock Output Ratio: % Point Contribution to Labour Productivity Growth data was reported at -0.030 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of -3.416 % for 2021. Canada CA: Multifactor Productivity: Capital Stock Output Ratio: % Point Contribution to Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.656 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2022, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.029 % in 2020 and a record low of -3.416 % in 2021. Canada CA: Multifactor Productivity: Capital Stock Output Ratio: % Point Contribution to Labour Productivity Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.PDB: Multifactor and Capital Productivity: OECD Member: Annual.

This statistic shows the labor productivity in Quebec, Canada from 2000 to 2023. In 2023, the labor productivity in Quebec was 58.8 chained 2017 Canadian dollars added to the GDP per hour worked.

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CA: Capital Quality: Capital Stock Output Ratio: % Point Contribution to Labour Productivity Growth data was reported at 0.048 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.036 % for 2021. CA: Capital Quality: Capital Stock Output Ratio: % Point Contribution to Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.280 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2022, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.685 % in 2000 and a record low of -0.079 % in 2015. CA: Capital Quality: Capital Stock Output Ratio: % Point Contribution to Labour Productivity Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.PDB: Investment in Capital Stocks and Services: OECD Member: Annual.

Graph and download economic data for Unit Labor Costs: Early Estimate of Quarterly Unit Labor Costs (ULC) Indicators: Labor Productivity: Total for Canada (ULQELP01CAQ659S) from Q1 1962 to Q3 2023 about productivity, Canada, and production.

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Os dados de Produtividade do Trabalho do Canadá foram registrados em 0.47 % em 2024-12. Este é um registro de um aumento com relação aos números anteriores de 0.03 % em 2024-09. Os dados de Produtividade do Trabalho do Canadá são atualizados trimestral, com uma média de 0.79 % em 1977-03 até 2024-12, com 192 observações. Os dados alcançaram um alto recorde de 4.15 % em 1999-09 e um baixo recorde de -2.81 % em 1986-12. Os dados de Produtividade do Trabalho do Canadá permanecem com status ativo na CEIC e são reportados pela fonte: CEIC Data. Os dados são classificados sob o World Trend Plus’ Global Economic Monitor – Table: Labour Productivity: Y-o-Y Growth: Quarterly.

The AAFC Productivity Account for Canadian agriculture is an annual time-series database, covering the years 1961-2011, that is comprised of price index and constant dollar implicit quantity series for gross output and input aggregates. The data are defined at the national level only – i.e. for the whole of Canada. These data are used to estimate a total factor productivity (TFP) index for Canadian agriculture, which is the ratio of total gross output to total input, where both output and input are constant dollar implicit quantities. Average growth in the TFP index, referred to as TFP growth, can be estimated using a variety of methods; the growth rate reported in AAFC publications is estimated using OLS.

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According to a survey conducted in 2020, Canadian employees working in the financial services made up the largest group of workers whose productivity had increased since with COVID-19 pandemic, with 46 percent of respondents stating this. Other sectors in which employees affirmed to be be more productive were health care, education, and manufacturing. On the other hand, employees from the technology and telecommunication as well as from the business sectors represented the smallest groups.

CA: Potential Output of Total Economy: Volume data was reported at 2,480.871 CAD bn in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,446.565 CAD bn for 2025. CA: Potential Output of Total Economy: Volume data is updated yearly, averaging 1,717.527 CAD bn from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2026, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,480.871 CAD bn in 2026 and a record low of 1,011.824 CAD bn in 1985. CA: Potential Output of Total Economy: Volume data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.EO: GDP: Potential Output and Output Gap: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. GDPVTR-Potential output of total economy, volume OECD calculation, see OECD Economic Outlook database documentation

This table replaces tables 36-10-0214 and 36-10-0215, which are now archived. For concepts, methods and sources, see http://www.statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/5103-eng.htm. Data by industry included in this table correspond to the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts input-output detailed level of aggregation. The table is built around the Input-Output Industry Classification (IOIC). This one identifies both Institutional Sectors and Industries based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The alphanumeric codes appearing in square brackets besides each industry title represent the IOIC identification code. The first two characters of the IOIC alphanumeric codes represent the sector. IOIC codes beginning with a BS represent Business Sector industries, codes beginning with an NP represent Non-Profit Institutions Serving Household (NPISH) Sector industries, and codes beginning with a GS represent Government Sector industries. The IOIC is a hierarchical classification. IOIC codes consisting of four alpha-numeric characters represent industries at the Summary (S) level of aggregation, IOIC codes consisting of five or six alpha-numeric characters represent industries at the Medium (M) and IOIC codes consisting of eight alpha-numeric characters represent industries at the Detailed (D) level of aggregation. The classifications of the Input-Output tables can be found at the following link http://www.statcan.gc.ca/nea-cen/hr2012-rh2012/data-donnees/aggregation-agregation/aggregation-agregation-eng.htm. Provincial and territorial data are available from 1997. For Northwest Territories including Nunavut, statistics are available until 1998 inclusively. Starting in 1999, data for Northwest Territories and Nunavut are presented separately. The estimate of the total number of jobs covers two main categories: employee jobs and self-employed jobs. The number of hours worked in all jobs is the annual average for all jobs times the annual average hours worked in all jobs. According to the retained definition, hours worked means the total number of hours that a person spends working, whether paid or not. In general, this includes regular and overtime hours, breaks, travel time, training in the workplace and time lost, in brief, work stoppages where workers remain at their posts. On the other hand, time lost due to strikes, lockouts, annual vacation, public holidays, sick leave, maternity leave or leave for personal needs are not included in total hours worked. This is the annual average of hours worked per job in all categories of jobs. The total compensation for all jobs consists of all payments in cash or in kind made by domestic producers to workers for services rendered. It includes wages and salaries and employer's social contributions of employees, plus an imputed labour income for self-employed workers. For a given industry, value added is equal to its gross production (mainly sales) less its intermediate consumption (energy, raw materials, services) stemming from other industries. The value added corresponds to Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices which corresponds to the GDP at market prices excluding net taxes on products. Real value added is evaluated in 2017 chained dollars. A double-deflation procedure is used to measure real value added: real intermediate inputs are subtracted from real gross output. For productivity measurement, a real value added Fisher chain index is used for each industry. Chain indexes are calculated for consecutive periods to determine variation of quantities from one period to another. The chain indexes offer the advantage of reducing the variation in the values recorded by the various fixed-base indexes. Labour productivity is the ratio between real value added and hours worked. Real value added for each industry and each aggregate is constructed from a Fisher chain index. The ratio between total compensation for all jobs, and the number of hours worked. The term hourly compensation" is often used to refer to the total compensation per hour worked." This is the labour cost per unit of output, and it equals labour compensation divided by real value added. It is also equal to the ratio of labour compensation per hour worked and labour productivity. Unit labour cost increases when labour compensation per hour worked increases more rapidly than labour productivity. It is widely used to measure long-term inflation pressures arising from wage growth. This is the unit labour cost expressed in US dollars. This is obtained by dividing the unit labour cost by the exchange rate between Canada and the United States. Labour share corresponds to the ratio of total compensation as a percentage to the nominal value added. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system triggered by the North American Free Trade Agreement, that was developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. It is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply side or production oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, is suitable for the analysis of production related issues such as industrial performance. Since 1997, the industry classification system of the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts input-output tables is based on NAICS. In the Macroeconomic Accounts industries, the levels of the different classification systems were chosen so as to provide the most detail possible in order to maximize continuity with the previous classification systems developed by Statistics Canada since 1961. For more details, see http://www.statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/5103-eng.htm. Total economic activities that have been realized within the country. This includes both business and non-business sectors. This combines the business establishments of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 11-81, with the exception of owner occupied dwellings industry. This combines the business establishments of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 11, 21, 22, 23, 31-33. This combines the business establishments of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 11. Starting in 2014, the crop production industry incorporates the activities related to cannabis. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 111, 112. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 111 excluding 1114. Starting in 2014, the crop production industry incorporates the activities related to illegal cannabis. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 112, excluding 1125 This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 1151, 1152. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 212393, 212394, 212395, 212397, 212398. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 213111, 213118. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 213117, 213119. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 2212, 2213. Special hybrid: corresponds to sections of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 23. This combines the business establishments of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 311-316, 321-327, 331-337, 339. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 3112, 3118, 3119. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 31213, 31214. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 313, 314. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 315, 316. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 324, excluding 32411. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 3255, 3256, 3259. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 327, excluding 3273. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 3322, 3329. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 3332, 3333. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 3343, 3345, 3346. This combines the business establishments of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 41, 44-45, 48-49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 62, 71, 72, 81 with the exception of owner occupied dwelling industry. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 485, 487. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 4852, 4854, 4855, 4859, 487. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 4861, 4869. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 491, 492. This combines the business establishments for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 51112, 51113, 51114, 51119. This combines the business

CA: Average Productive Capital Stocks: Over the Year: Volume data was reported at 8,763.189 CAD bn in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 8,657.489 CAD bn for 2025. CA: Average Productive Capital Stocks: Over the Year: Volume data is updated yearly, averaging 5,565.492 CAD bn from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2026, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,763.189 CAD bn in 2026 and a record low of 2,972.055 CAD bn in 1985. CA: Average Productive Capital Stocks: Over the Year: Volume data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.EO: GDP: Potential Output and Output Gap: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. KTPV_AV - Productive capital stock, volume, annual average

This statistic shows unit labor costs in Canada in 2023, distinguished by industry. In 2023, unit labor costs in the Canadian construction industry amounted to 0.95 Canadian dollars per unit of real GDP. Labor ProductivityLabor productivity or workforce productivity is the measure of value added to the economy relative to the number of hours worked for production. It is most often measured as output per hour of labor. Labor productivity is a commonly used indicator of overall economic health, growth, and efficiency. Growth of productivity is of crucial influence on the standard of living in a society. Increased productivity should lead to higher salaries for workers as well as lower prices for consumers. Labor productivity in the business sector in Canada increased by around 20 percent from 2000 to 2023, standing at 59.1 Canadian dollars added to the GDP per hour worked in 2023. The non-profit institutions were, by far, the most productive in 2023, adding 212.7 Canadian dollars to the GDP per hour worked.