Canada's Private Sector Union
Union Density in Canada, 2000 – 2010
From 2000 to 2010, union membership in Canada increased by approximately 19%, but during the same time period total union density in Canada declined from 32.8% to 30.8%.
By the Numbers: Government Benefits 2011
An overview of this year’s government benefits for the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP); Old Age Security (OAS); Unemployment Insurance (UI); and Workers Compensation.
By the Numbers: Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Canada
The Consumer Price Index, or CPI, is used to estimate the extent to which the purchasing power of money changes, or put another way it’s a measure of inflation or deflation over time.
By the Numbers: Unionization in Canada
According to Statistics Canada, approximately one in three Canadian workers belonged to a union in 2009. In fact, last year 31.4% of the national workforce belonged to a union, which represents a slight increase from 2008 when 31.2% of Canadian workers bargained collectively.
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United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Canada's private sector union