This statistic depicts foreign affiliate employment in Canada over the period from 2000 to 2017. In 2017, Canadian-owned foreign affiliates employed around 1.44 million people.
Foreign affiliate employment in Canada from 2000 to 2017
(in 1,000s)
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Foreign affiliate employment in Canada from 2000 to 2017
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Data prior to 2011 has been derived from previous data table.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2000 to 2017. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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