Minerals Sector Employment | Natural Resources Canada
Source: Labour statistics consistent with Statistics Canada (System of National Accounts table ). Employment by industry. In the mining and quarrying industry, Footnote 5 there were a total of 71,010 jobs in 2017, representing an increase of 4,700 or % from 2016. This increase in employment was the result of 10 mines opening or reopening (), which offset job losses caused by ...