To fully measure the shock to the Canadian labour market resulting from the COVID-19 economic shutdown, a series of survey enhancements have been included in the Labour Force Survey as of April 2020, including additional questions on: working from home; concerns related to job loss; capacity to meet financial obligations; and applications to federal COVID-19 assistance programs.
To ensure that the full scope of the labour market disruption is captured, supplementary indicators are also featured, including measures of the number of Canadians who kept their job but worked reduced hours, and the number who did not look for work because of the unique circumstances associated with the shutdown.
The following groups of tables are included in the Canada and regions file package:
- January 2021
- LFS Supplementary Indicators Tables
- LFS populations groups designated as visible minorities
- December 2020
- LFS Supplementary Indicators Tables
- LFS populations groups designated as visible minorities
- November 2020
- LFS Supplementary Indicators Tables
- LFS populations groups designated as visible minorities
- October 2020
- LFS Supplementary Indicators Tables
- September 2020
- LFS Supplementary Indicators Tables
- LFS populations groups designated as visible minorities
- August 2020
- LFS Supplementary Indicators Tables
- LFS populations groups designated as visible minorities
- July 2020
- LFS Supplementary Indicators Tables
- LFS populations groups designated as visible minorities
- June 2020
- Supplementary Indicators Tables
- May 2020
- LFS Supplementary Indicators Tables
- April 2020
- Supplementary Indicators Tables
The tables at Census Metropolitan Area and Economic Region geographies do not have the data for visible minority population groups. The data in the CMA/ER tables run from March 2019 to January 2021.
Starting with the March 1st release, these estimates (from March 2019 to the most recent data) are now based on population counts from the 2016 Census. Previous releases were based on the 2011 Census.
IMPORTANT: The data tables for Census Metropolitan Areas and Economic Regions are produced on a monthly basis and therefore include quality indicators. Please use the data with caution and refer to the quality indicators that are included to assess the reliability of the data. For any variable, make sure to check the Coefficient of variation and follow these guidelines:
- Category 1 - If the CV is <= 16.5% - no release restrictions: data are of sufficient accuracy that no special warnings to users or other restrictions are required.
- Category 2 - If the CV is > 16.5% and <= 33.3% - release with caveats: data are potentially useful for some purposes but should be accompanied by a warning to users regarding their accuracy.
- Category 3 - If the CV > 33.3% - not recommended for release: data contain a level of error that makes them so potentially misleading that they should not be released in most circumstances. If users insist on inclusion of Category 3 data in a non-standard product, even after being advised of their accuracy, the data should be accompanied by a disclaimer. The user should acknowledge the warnings given and undertake not to disseminate, present or report the data, directly or indirectly, without this disclaimer.