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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by labour force

All 10 provinces and territories with data in Employment and labour force by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01. 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: 2026-10-26

National value: 22,567.6 (Canada).

Lowest: 101.6 to 436.3 thousand
Group 2: 436.3 to 651.2 thousand
Group 3: 651.2 to 2,791 thousand
Group 4: 2,791 to 4,921.1 thousand
Highest: 4,921.1 to 8,911 thousand
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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.


1	Ontario	8,911
2	Quebec	4,921.1
3	British Columbia	3,140.8
4	Alberta	2,791
5	Manitoba	781.9
6	Saskatchewan	651.2
7	Nova Scotia	560.3
8	New Brunswick	436.3
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	272.3
10	Prince Edward Island	101.6

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01: Labour force characteristics by gender and detailed age group, annual. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by labour force (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-labour-force/

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