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Table EC17: Labour Actions in the Transport Sector, by mode, 2014–2023
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018R | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022R | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Stoppages | |||||||||||
| Air1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine1,2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| Rail1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Truck | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Bus/transit3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29 | |
| Taxi/limousine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 8 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 39 | |
| Number of Workers Involved | |||||||||||
| Air1 | 475 | 56 | 0 | 730 | 0 | 84 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine1,2 | 0 | 285 | 250 | 54 | 33 | 61 | 1,360 | 1,335 | 569 | 7,629 | |
| Rail1 | 0 | 4,137 | 0 | 0 | 3,200 | 3,681 | 0 | 0 | 838 | 0 | |
| Truck | 60 | 256 | 138 | 0 | 155 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | |
| Bus/transit3 | 549 | 48 | 615 | 602 | 564 | 208 | 771 | 427 | 2,332 | 4,772 | |
| Taxi/limousine | 22 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other4 | 15 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 50,551 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 213 | |
| Total | 1,121 | 5,141 | 1,003 | 1,386 | 54,503 | 4,221 | 2,202 | 1,767 | 3,992 | 12,815 | |
| Person-days Not Worked | |||||||||||
| Air1 | 25,280 | 40 | 0 | 41,090 | 0 | 160 | 1,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine1,2 | 0 | 3,910 | 27,330 | 540 | 130 | 4,553 | 29,678 | 6,420 | 21,090 | 118,380 | |
| Rail1 | 0 | 22,990 | 0 | 0 | 3,200 | 25,164 | 0 | 0 | 14,380 | 0 | |
| Truck | 10,260 | 14,770 | 1,730 | 0 | 420 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,210 | |
| Bus/transit3 | 9,570 | 240 | 4,830 | 1,810 | 3,770 | 4,000 | 10,380 | 3,275 | 18,010 | 94,160 | |
| Taxi/limousine | 770 | 21,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other4 | 80 | 3,710 | 0 | 0 | 150,830 | 2,210 | 0 | 0 | 3,460 | 7,500 | |
| Total | 45,960 | 67,250 | 33,890 | 43,440 | 158,350 | 36,249 | 41,758 | 10,125 | 56,940 | 224,250 | |
Notes and Sources
Notes: R = Revised data. Transportation industries based on NAICS definition. NAICS = North American Industry Classification System.
1 Includes support activities.
2 Includes marine sightseeing.
3 Includes urban transit systens, interurban and rural bus transport, school buses, charter bus transport, land sightseeing and other transit and ground passenger transportation.
4 Includes freight forwarders, support services for ground transport, other sightseeing, pipelines, postal service, couriers and messengers, and warehousing.
Source: Transport Canada, adapted from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) special tabulation
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Notes: R = Revised data. Transportation industries based on NAICS definition. NAICS = North American Industry Classification System.
1 Includes support activities.
2 Includes marine sightseeing.
3 Includes urban transit systens, interurban and rural bus transport, school buses, charter bus transport, land sightseeing and other transit and ground passenger transportation.
4 Includes freight forwarders, support services for ground transport, other sightseeing, pipelines, postal service, couriers and messengers, and warehousing.
Source: Transport Canada, adapted from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) special tabulation
1 Includes support activities.
2 Includes marine sightseeing.
3 Includes urban transit systens, interurban and rural bus transport, school buses, charter bus transport, land sightseeing and other transit and ground passenger transportation.
4 Includes freight forwarders, support services for ground transport, other sightseeing, pipelines, postal service, couriers and messengers, and warehousing.
Source: Transport Canada, adapted from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) special tabulation