Statistics Canada has released preliminary labour productivity data for 2025, showing wide variation across industries, with real estate and rental and leasing generating the highest output per hour worked in the country.
The data, released June 26, measures labour productivity as real gross domestic product (GDP) per hour worked. Across all industries, Canada’s labour productivity averaged $60.90 per hour in 2025.
Sector breakdown
Real estate and rental and leasing led all sectors at $389.70 per hour — more than six times the national average. Other high-productivity sectors included:
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: $211.70
- Utilities: $192.40
- Pay and specialty television, telecommunications and other information services: $151.50
- Information and cultural industries: $100.30
Goods-producing industries as a whole averaged $72.40 per hour worked, compared with $58.00 for services-producing industries.
Lower-productivity sectors
Accommodation and food services posted the lowest productivity at $22.80 per hour. Management of companies and enterprises came in at $13.80, though that figure reflects the nature of how that sector’s output is measured rather than operational inefficiency.
Other sectors below the national average included retail trade at $30.50 per hour, arts, entertainment and recreation at $32.60, administrative and support services at $33.60, and health care and social assistance at $41.40.
Construction came in at $51.50 per hour, while professional, scientific and technical services reached $59.60 — just below the national average.
Data notes
The 2025 figures are preliminary and aligned with GDP by industry data for the provinces and territories released May 1, 2026. The release also incorporates revised data for 2011 to 2024, consistent with updates to the GDP by industry program and the implementation of the North American Industry Classification System published November 5, 2025.
Revised provincial and territorial estimates covering 1997 to 2010 are expected with the next release in February 2027.
