Employee Relations Trends
Prepare for productive collective bargaining with trends in union wages, ratification, and work stoppages.
The Employee Relations Trends is a dynamic online dashboard that provides a holistic view of the collective bargaining landscape. Powered by multiple data sources, it highlights key trends in wage growth, labour disruptions, and work stoppages over the past five years, giving you and your team essential historical context.
The dashboard is fully configurable by industry and region, so you can quickly access the trends and data most relevant to your organization. It also offers a forward-looking perspective, including projected wage growth for the upcoming year and the major economic or demographic factors influencing it. As well, the Employee Relations Trends provides a detailed overview of recent ratifications and agreements set to expire, helping you stay on top of the latest developments.
Explore trends and insights by industry and region across the following areas:
Wages (2020–24)
- average first-year wage increase versus annual increase
- average annual wage increase in major settlements
Wage settlements (past five years)
- number of major settlements and average duration
- number of work stoppages and average duration
- person-days lost in work stoppages
- compensation losses due to work stoppages
Agreement ratification (past six years)
- detailed list of ratified agreements from the previous year, including employer, first-year increase, annual increase and more
- list of ratification agreements set to expire in 2025, including employer, timelines, region, and industry
The Employee Relations Trends is your all-in-one source for Canadian labour relations data, trends, and insights.
Recent releases
Trends in Wages, Bargaining, and Work Stoppages
Person-days lost due to work stoppages in 2024 totalled 2.3 million—a decline from the 6.6 million recorded in 2023. The past two years have the most person-days lost since 2006. While in 2023 the impact was primarily due to strikes involving Quebec workers in education, health, and social services, and federal government employees, most of the disruptions last year stemmed from the federally regulated transportation sector, which accounted for 1.3 million person-days lost.
May 21, 2025 • Online experience • 3-min read
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