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 2015 were taken from previous editions.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc, 2010 to 2019. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Labor costs - Canadian railroad transportation 2010-2019
This statistic illustrates the annual labor costs per employee in Canada's rail transportation from 2010 to 2019, with a breakdown by occupational group. In 2019, the average labor costs of an employee working on track maintenance came to around * Canadian dollars.
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StatCan. (May 5, 2021). Annual labor costs per employee in Canada's rail transportation from 2010 to 2019, by occupational group (in Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 14, 2026, from /statistics/554822/canada-rail-transportation-labor-costs/
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Annual labor costs per employee in Canada's rail transportation from 2010 to 2019, by occupational group (in Canadian dollars) [Graph], StatCan, May 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/554822/canada-rail-transportation-labor-costs/