- There are just under 2.3 million Canadians
employed in manufacturing across Canada – about 15% of total employment in the country.
- Manufacturing employment has increased rapidly in Canada since 1993. Over 500,000 more
Canadians are employed in manufacturing today than ten years ago.
- Canada’s manufacturing employment reached an all-time high of 2,326,000 in 2002.
- Manufacturing employs 1,091,600 workers in Ontario, 638,500 in Quebec, 451,400 in
Western Canada, and 112,400 in the Atlantic provinces.
