In 2022, the grand total number of people working in the Canadian mining industry amounted to approximately 420,000 people. With a historically resource-based economy, mining continues to be an important industry in Canada.
Number of employees working in mining and metal manufacturing in Canada from 2010 to 2022
Figures are a grand total of the number of employees in the Canadian mining and quarrying, support activities for mining, non-metallic mineral product manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing, and fabricated metal product manufacturing sectors.
Figures differ from the 2008-2017 figures as the source for 2018 and 2019 only states that the figure refers to 'Direct' mining jobs.
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Mining Association of Canada. (June 4, 2024). Number of employees working in mining and metal manufacturing in Canada from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/552685/number-of-mining-support-activity-and-mineral-processing-employees-in-canada/
Mining Association of Canada. "Number of employees working in mining and metal manufacturing in Canada from 2010 to 2022." Chart. June 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/552685/number-of-mining-support-activity-and-mineral-processing-employees-in-canada/
Mining Association of Canada. (2024). Number of employees working in mining and metal manufacturing in Canada from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/552685/number-of-mining-support-activity-and-mineral-processing-employees-in-canada/
Mining Association of Canada. "Number of Employees Working in Mining and Metal Manufacturing in Canada from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/552685/number-of-mining-support-activity-and-mineral-processing-employees-in-canada/
Mining Association of Canada, Number of employees working in mining and metal manufacturing in Canada from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/552685/number-of-mining-support-activity-and-mineral-processing-employees-in-canada/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of employees working in mining and metal manufacturing in Canada from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], Mining Association of Canada, June 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/552685/number-of-mining-support-activity-and-mineral-processing-employees-in-canada/
