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Average annual hours worked per job: Canadian provinces ranked (2024)

Measure: Average annual hours worked per job. All 13 provinces and territories with data in Labour productivity by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 36-10-0480-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated
2026-11-04
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National value: 1,727 (Canada).

British Columbia: 1,678Alberta: 1,803Saskatchewan: 1,757Manitoba: 1,726Ontario: 1,734Quebec: 1,689New Brunswick: 1,767Yukon: 1,772Nunavut: 1,956Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,814Nova Scotia: 1,732Northwest Territories: 1,868Prince Edward Island: 1,788
  • Lowest: 1,678 to 1,726
  • Group 2: 1,726 to 1,757
  • Group 3: 1,757 to 1,772
  • Group 4: 1,772 to 1,814
  • Highest: 1,814 to 1,956
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: Statistics Canada has marked this table inactive (no longer updated); it is shown because it is the latest published provincial productivity series.

1Nunavut1,956
2Northwest Territories1,868
3Newfoundland and Labrador1,814
4Alberta1,803
5Prince Edward Island1,788
6Yukon1,772
7New Brunswick1,767
8Saskatchewan1,757
9Ontario1,734
10Nova Scotia1,732
11Manitoba1,726
12Quebec1,689
13British Columbia1,678

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 36-10-0480-01: Labour productivity and related measures by business sector industry and by non-commercial activity consistent with the industry accounts (inactive). Reference period: 2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by average annual hours worked per job (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 36-10-0480-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-04. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-average-annual-hours-worked-per-job/

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