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Participation rate at 65 and over: Canadian provinces ranked (2025)

Measure: Participation rate at 65 and over (%). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Young and older workers 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: 2026-11-09

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National value: 15.2 (Canada).

Lowest: 11.9 to 13.4 %
Group 2: 13.4 to 15.5 %
Group 3: 15.5 to 16.5 %
Group 4: 16.5 to 17.3 %
Highest: 17.3 to 19 %

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: Labour Force Survey annual averages for the ten provinces; the territories are surveyed separately.


1	Saskatchewan	19
2	Alberta	17.3
3	Prince Edward Island	16.9
4	Manitoba	16.5
5	British Columbia	15.9
6	Ontario	15.5
7	Nova Scotia	14.2
8	Quebec	13.4
9	New Brunswick	12.4
10	Newfoundland and Labrador	11.9

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 participation rate at 65 and over (%) (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-participation-rate-at-65-and-over/

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