Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Canada
Canada: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain was 30.2 Percentage of employees in 2024. ▼ Falling
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employees.
Analysis
In 2024, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Canada stood at 30.2 Percentage of employees.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Canada peaked at 39.6 Percentage of employees in 1982 and was at its lowest, 28.8 Percentage of employees, in 1964.
Canada ranks 20th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain in Canada, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.8 Percentage of employees | — |
| 1961 | 31.1 Percentage of employees | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 29.5 Percentage of employees | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 29.2 Percentage of employees | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 28.8 Percentage of employees | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 29.1 Percentage of employees | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 30 Percentage of employees | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 32.2 Percentage of employees | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 32.9 Percentage of employees | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 32.8 Percentage of employees | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 33.8 Percentage of employees | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 33.6 Percentage of employees | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 34.7 Percentage of employees | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 36.1 Percentage of employees | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 36.1 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 37.4 Percentage of employees | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 37.6 Percentage of employees | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 38.2 Percentage of employees | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 38.7 Percentage of employees | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 37.7 Percentage of employees | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 37.1 Percentage of employees | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 36.8 Percentage of employees | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 39.6 Percentage of employees | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 38.6 Percentage of employees | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 38.4 Percentage of employees | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 37 Percentage of employees | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 37.6 Percentage of employees | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 37 Percentage of employees | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 36.4 Percentage of employees | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 36.5 Percentage of employees | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 38 Percentage of employees | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 38.4 Percentage of employees | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 38.8 Percentage of employees | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 38.9 Percentage of employees | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.4 Percentage of employees | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 37 Percentage of employees | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 36 Percentage of employees | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 33.7 Percentage of employees | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 33 Percentage of employees | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 32.3 Percentage of employees | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 32.3 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.3 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.2 Percentage of employees | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.2 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.7 Percentage of employees | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 32 Percentage of employees | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 31.6 Percentage of employees | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 31.3 Percentage of employees | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 31 Percentage of employees | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 31.5 Percentage of employees | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.4 Percentage of employees | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.8 Percentage of employees | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 30.9 Percentage of employees | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.9 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.2 Percentage of employees | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.4 Percentage of employees | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 30 Percentage of employees | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 30 Percentage of employees | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.6 Percentage of employees | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.8 Percentage of employees | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 31 Percentage of employees | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 30.7 Percentage of employees | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 30.4 Percentage of employees | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 30.5 Percentage of employees | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.2 Percentage of employees | -1.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 30.2 Percentage of employees is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.25 Percentage of employees, 60% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.74 Percentage of employees | 28.8 Percentage of employees | 32.9 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.39 Percentage of employees | 33.6 Percentage of employees | 38.7 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.5 Percentage of employees | 36.4 Percentage of employees | 39.6 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.35 Percentage of employees | 32.3 Percentage of employees | 38.9 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.81 Percentage of employees | 31 Percentage of employees | 32.3 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4 Percentage of employees | 29.6 Percentage of employees | 31.4 Percentage of employees | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.56 Percentage of employees | 30.2 Percentage of employees | 31 Percentage of employees | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Canada?
- Collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain in Canada was 30.2 Percentage of employees in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6 Percentage of employees in 1982.
- What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8 Percentage of employees in 1964.
- How does Canada rank for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
- Canada ranks 20th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database on Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts (ICTWSS) was developed by Prof. Jelle Visser at the University of Amsterdam. It was first released in May 2007. In its initial form, the ICTWSS database combined data from various sources and projects with a main focus on trade union in EU and OECD countries, collective bargaining and employment relations in Europe, and social pacts. In 2021, the ICTWSS database was rebranded as the OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database to reflect the joint effort by the OECD and AIAS-HSI to ensure the continuation of the database following Prof. Visser’s retirement. The OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database is publicly available at: http://www.oecd.org/employment/ictwss-database.htm