Canadian business labor productivity rose 0.9% quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2025, rebounding from a 1.0% decline in Q2 and beating expectations of 0.4% growth. The increase marked the sixth gain in eight quarters. Real business GDP also rebounded 0.9%, reversing a 0.8% contraction in the previous quarter. Productivity advanced in nine of 16 major industry sectors, led by goods-producing businesses (+1.6%) and modest gains in services (+0.2%). Manufacturing, mining and oil and gas, agriculture, and real estate were the main contributors, while utilities declined for a second consecutive quarter. Overall hours worked in the business sector fell 0.1%, with a 0.6% drop in goods-producing industries more than offsetting a 0.2% rise in services. Wildfires in July and August had a minimal impact, reducing hours by 0.01 percentage point. Unit labour costs rose 0.3%, slowing from 0.8% in Q2, as hourly compensation increased 1.2%. source: Statistics Canada

Productivity in Canada increased to 104.42 points in the third quarter of 2025 from 103.48 points in the second quarter of 2025. Productivity in Canada averaged 85.58 points from 1981 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 119.00 points in the second quarter of 2020 and a record low of 62.70 points in the third quarter of 1981. This page provides - Canada Productivity - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Canada Productivity - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Productivity in Canada increased to 104.42 points in the third quarter of 2025 from 103.48 points in the second quarter of 2025. Productivity in Canada is expected to be 102.50 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Productivity is projected to trend around 102.70 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-09-03 12:30 PM
Labor Productivity QoQ
Q2 -1.0% -0.1% 0.2% 0.15%
2025-12-03 01:30 PM
Labor Productivity QoQ
Q3 0.9% -1.0% 0.4% 0.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Hourly Wages 38.02 38.01 CAD Dec 2025
Employed Persons 21143.70 21135.50 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change 8.20 53.60 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Rate 60.90 60.90 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment Chg 50.20 -9.40 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 492475.00 506490.00 Sep 2025
Participation Rate 65.40 65.10 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 130.98 130.57 points Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 17.60 17.20 CAD/Hour Oct 2025
Non Farm Payrolls 18285.00 18264.00 Thousand Oct 2025
Part Time Employment Chg -42.00 63.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 41.53 40.78 Million Dec 2024
Labor Productivity 104.42 103.48 points Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 1550.70 1477.80 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 6.80 6.50 percent Dec 2025
Average Weekly Earnings YoY 2.50 2.00 percent Nov 2025
Wages 32.56 32.40 CAD/Hour Nov 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 32.08 32.00 CAD/Hour Oct 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 13.30 12.80 percent Dec 2025


Canada Productivity
In Canada, Productivity is the real value of output produced by a unit of labor during a certain time.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
104.42 103.48 119.00 62.70 1981 - 2025 points Quarterly
SA, 2017=100

News Stream
Canadian Labor Productivity Rebounds in Q3
Canadian business labor productivity rose 0.9% quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2025, rebounding from a 1.0% decline in Q2 and beating expectations of 0.4% growth. The increase marked the sixth gain in eight quarters. Real business GDP also rebounded 0.9%, reversing a 0.8% contraction in the previous quarter. Productivity advanced in nine of 16 major industry sectors, led by goods-producing businesses (+1.6%) and modest gains in services (+0.2%). Manufacturing, mining and oil and gas, agriculture, and real estate were the main contributors, while utilities declined for a second consecutive quarter. Overall hours worked in the business sector fell 0.1%, with a 0.6% drop in goods-producing industries more than offsetting a 0.2% rise in services. Wildfires in July and August had a minimal impact, reducing hours by 0.01 percentage point. Unit labour costs rose 0.3%, slowing from 0.8% in Q2, as hourly compensation increased 1.2%.
2025-12-03
Canada Labour Productivity Falls the Most Since 2022
Canadian business labor productivity fell 1.0% in Q2 2025, following a revised 0.1% fall in Q1 and missing expectations of 0.2% growth. It was the sharpest drop since Q4 2022 (-1.1%), as uncertainty surrounding international trade led businesses to reduce their output for the first time in seven quarters while hours worked continued to increase but at half the pace of the previous quarter. Notable declines were seen in utilities (-4.0%), wholesale trade (-2.6%), and manufacturing (-2.1%), while construction edged down 0.1%. Also, hourly compensation fell 0.5%, its first decline since early 2021, pushing unit labor costs up 0.5%.
2025-09-03
Canada Labour Productivity Growth Slows
Labour productivity of Canadian businesses rose 0.2% in Q1 2025, slowing from a upwardly revised 1.2% in Q4 2024. Still, this marks a second consecutive quarterly gain—the first such streak since the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase was driven by goods-producing industries, where productivity rose 0.8% versus 0.3% in the previous quarter. In contrast, service-producing sectors saw a 0.5% decline after a 1.3% rebound in Q4. Productivity increased in half of the 16 main sectors, led by wholesale trade (2.6%), agriculture and forestry (2.0%), and utilities (1.5%), while real estate posted the sharpest drop (-3.9%). Total hours worked rose 0.4%, rebounding from a 0.5% decline, driven by services. Unit labour costs fell 0.3%, the first drop after four straight quarters of increases.
2025-06-04