In 2020, the grand total number of people working in the Canadian mining industry amounted to approximately 377,000 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 2020
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. (March 9, 2022). Number of employees working in mining and metal manufacturing in Canada from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/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 2020." Chart. March 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552685/number-of-mining-support-activity-and-mineral-processing-employees-in-canada/
Mining Association of Canada. (2022). Number of employees working in mining and metal manufacturing in Canada from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/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 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552685/number-of-mining-support-activity-and-mineral-processing-employees-in-canada/ (last visited September 18, 2024)
Number of employees working in mining and metal manufacturing in Canada from 2010 to 2020 [Graph], Mining Association of Canada, March 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/552685/number-of-mining-support-activity-and-mineral-processing-employees-in-canada/
