* Includes number of employees working in scheduling, dispatching and operating trains and other ancillary services, the operation of terminal facilities and the distribution of cars and motive power. Figures prior to 2016 are from previous reports.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc, 2010 to 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Canadian railroad transportation's employees by occupation 2010-2021
In 2021, some * people were employed in the railway industry in Canada. Around ** percent of them worked on track maintenance, which was the second main occupational group for rail transport. It was followed by general services, which were comprised of some employees.
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