Canada's economy is much bigger than in 1981. Gains per person have been slow in the past decade. Look past the total.
Time covered: 1981 · Quarter 1 — 2026 · Quarter 2
Showing: 1981 · Quarter 1 — 2026 · Quarter 2
Total output
122.7Last point · Start of 2015 = 100Change over 10 years: +22.4%2016 · Quarter 2 → 2026 · Quarter 2
Output per person
105.4Last point · Start of 2015 = 100Change over 10 years: +6.3%2016 · Quarter 2 → 2026 · Quarter 2
Start of 2015 = 100
Two lines show output and output per person from 1981. Both use early 2015 as 100. Price rises have been taken out.
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| Time | Total output | Output per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 · Quarter 1 | 44.8755 | 64.7173 |
| 1981 · Quarter 2 | 45.3661 | 65.2448 |
| 1981 · Quarter 3 | 44.9583 | 64.4319 |
| 1981 · Quarter 4 | 44.7515 | 63.8784 |
| 1982 · Quarter 1 | 44.2394 | 62.9979 |
| 1982 · Quarter 2 | 43.73 | 62.1158 |
| 1982 · Quarter 3 | 43.3422 | 61.3807 |
| 1982 · Quarter 4 | 42.9423 | 60.63 |
| 1983 · Quarter 1 | 43.6441 | 61.5 |
| 1983 · Quarter 2 | 44.5051 | 62.5707 |
| 1983 · Quarter 3 | 45.005 | 63.1086 |
| 1983 · Quarter 4 | 45.5645 | 63.7244 |
| 1984 · Quarter 1 | 46.3537 | 64.7052 |
| 1984 · Quarter 2 | 47.2533 | 65.8122 |
| 1984 · Quarter 3 | 47.4564 | 65.9212 |
| 1984 · Quarter 4 | 48.1971 | 66.767 |
| 1985 · Quarter 1 | 48.9376 | 67.6768 |
| 1985 · Quarter 2 | 49.095 | 67.7547 |
| 1985 · Quarter 3 | 49.7183 | 68.4362 |
| 1985 · Quarter 4 | 50.4763 | 69.2837 |
| 1986 · Quarter 1 | 50.4507 | 69.1211 |
| 1986 · Quarter 2 | 50.7406 | 69.3668 |
| 1986 · Quarter 3 | 50.8044 | 69.2388 |
| 1986 · Quarter 4 | 50.4367 | 68.5088 |
| 1987 · Quarter 1 | 51.6025 | 69.9082 |
| 1987 · Quarter 2 | 52.2635 | 70.562 |
| 1987 · Quarter 3 | 53.062 | 71.368 |
| 1987 · Quarter 4 | 53.7475 | 72.0305 |
| 1988 · Quarter 1 | 54.5306 | 72.9144 |
| 1988 · Quarter 2 | 55.0145 | 73.3503 |
| 1988 · Quarter 3 | 55.0227 | 73.0528 |
| 1988 · Quarter 4 | 55.4003 | 73.1687 |
| 1989 · Quarter 1 | 56.0404 | 73.7412 |
| 1989 · Quarter 2 | 56.2584 | 73.7135 |
| 1989 · Quarter 3 | 56.4615 | 73.6288 |
| 1989 · Quarter 4 | 56.3491 | 73.1462 |
| 1990 · Quarter 1 | 56.891 | 73.6858 |
| 1990 · Quarter 2 | 56.6628 | 73.1133 |
| 1990 · Quarter 3 | 56.2567 | 72.264 |
| 1990 · Quarter 4 | 55.7558 | 71.3213 |
| 1991 · Quarter 1 | 54.9537 | 70.1763 |
| 1991 · Quarter 2 | 55.2174 | 70.3267 |
| 1991 · Quarter 3 | 55.2907 | 70.1469 |
| 1991 · Quarter 4 | 55.3878 | 70.0448 |
| 1992 · Quarter 1 | 55.4269 | 69.96 |
| 1992 · Quarter 2 | 55.4901 | 69.8217 |
| 1992 · Quarter 3 | 55.7907 | 69.9479 |
| 1992 · Quarter 4 | 56.1085 | 70.0932 |
| 1993 · Quarter 1 | 56.4648 | 70.3907 |
| 1993 · Quarter 2 | 56.9791 | 70.8647 |
| 1993 · Quarter 3 | 57.524 | 71.3334 |
| 1993 · Quarter 4 | 57.7701 | 71.3853 |
| 1994 · Quarter 1 | 58.6219 | 72.3142 |
| 1994 · Quarter 2 | 59.4777 | 73.1877 |
| 1994 · Quarter 3 | 60.2402 | 73.8882 |
| 1994 · Quarter 4 | 60.6778 | 74.1788 |
| 1995 · Quarter 1 | 61.2353 | 74.7444 |
| 1995 · Quarter 2 | 61.2613 | 74.5974 |
| 1995 · Quarter 3 | 61.3423 | 74.4642 |
| 1995 · Quarter 4 | 61.5899 | 74.5265 |
| 1996 · Quarter 1 | 61.6792 | 74.5057 |
| 1996 · Quarter 2 | 62.1183 | 74.8655 |
| 1996 · Quarter 3 | 62.6401 | 75.2495 |
| 1996 · Quarter 4 | 63.1364 | 75.5955 |
| 1997 · Quarter 1 | 63.9823 | 76.4966 |
| 1997 · Quarter 2 | 64.7024 | 77.1851 |
| 1997 · Quarter 3 | 65.4694 | 77.87 |
| 1997 · Quarter 4 | 66.1021 | 78.3907 |
| 1998 · Quarter 1 | 67.0355 | 79.4077 |
| 1998 · Quarter 2 | 67.071 | 79.3143 |
| 1998 · Quarter 3 | 67.6821 | 79.8367 |
| 1998 · Quarter 4 | 68.5992 | 80.7137 |
| 1999 · Quarter 1 | 69.8378 | 82.094 |
| 1999 · Quarter 2 | 70.4138 | 82.6216 |
| 1999 · Quarter 3 | 71.5174 | 83.6784 |
| 1999 · Quarter 4 | 72.5194 | 84.5986 |
| 2000 · Quarter 1 | 73.6548 | 85.8267 |
| 2000 · Quarter 2 | 74.5217 | 86.6449 |
| 2000 · Quarter 3 | 75.2856 | 87.271 |
| 2000 · Quarter 4 | 75.4345 | 87.1638 |
| 2001 · Quarter 1 | 75.8591 | 87.5391 |
| 2001 · Quarter 2 | 76.0977 | 87.5685 |
| 2001 · Quarter 3 | 76.0442 | 87.1984 |
| 2001 · Quarter 4 | 76.5003 | 87.4163 |
| 2002 · Quarter 1 | 77.6188 | 88.5804 |
| 2002 · Quarter 2 | 78.0774 | 88.8658 |
| 2002 · Quarter 3 | 78.7526 | 89.3294 |
| 2002 · Quarter 4 | 79.1851 | 89.5577 |
| 2003 · Quarter 1 | 79.6257 | 89.9746 |
| 2003 · Quarter 2 | 79.5102 | 89.6442 |
| 2003 · Quarter 3 | 79.8075 | 89.7151 |
| 2003 · Quarter 4 | 80.3561 | 90.0645 |
| 2004 · Quarter 1 | 80.9404 | 90.6076 |
| 2004 · Quarter 2 | 81.8994 | 91.4829 |
| 2004 · Quarter 3 | 82.8677 | 92.2907 |
| 2004 · Quarter 4 | 83.4658 | 92.6695 |
| 2005 · Quarter 1 | 83.7581 | 92.8874 |
| 2005 · Quarter 2 | 84.3635 | 93.3665 |
| 2005 · Quarter 3 | 85.3858 | 94.1985 |
| 2005 · Quarter 4 | 86.2339 | 94.8091 |
| 2006 · Quarter 1 | 86.934 | 95.456 |
| 2006 · Quarter 2 | 86.9775 | 95.2831 |
| 2006 · Quarter 3 | 87.2223 | 95.2554 |
| 2006 · Quarter 4 | 87.5697 | 95.3125 |
| 2007 · Quarter 1 | 88.1285 | 95.8124 |
| 2007 · Quarter 2 | 88.9796 | 96.5371 |
| 2007 · Quarter 3 | 89.313 | 96.5959 |
| 2007 · Quarter 4 | 89.4304 | 96.3918 |
| 2008 · Quarter 1 | 89.4975 | 96.3226 |
| 2008 · Quarter 2 | 89.8236 | 96.4489 |
| 2008 · Quarter 3 | 90.5617 | 96.89 |
| 2008 · Quarter 4 | 89.5109 | 95.4059 |
| 2009 · Quarter 1 | 87.491 | 93.1002 |
| 2009 · Quarter 2 | 86.5473 | 91.8634 |
| 2009 · Quarter 3 | 86.9343 | 91.9516 |
| 2009 · Quarter 4 | 87.9444 | 92.666 |
| 2010 · Quarter 1 | 89.0099 | 93.6485 |
| 2010 · Quarter 2 | 89.476 | 93.9114 |
| 2010 · Quarter 3 | 90.1024 | 94.2487 |
| 2010 · Quarter 4 | 91.1131 | 94.9527 |
| 2011 · Quarter 1 | 91.8071 | 95.5806 |
| 2011 · Quarter 2 | 91.9737 | 95.5754 |
| 2011 · Quarter 3 | 93.2321 | 96.5752 |
| 2011 · Quarter 4 | 93.9731 | 97.0093 |
| 2012 · Quarter 1 | 94.0324 | 96.9055 |
| 2012 · Quarter 2 | 94.3381 | 97.0076 |
| 2012 · Quarter 3 | 94.4672 | 96.8 |
| 2012 · Quarter 4 | 94.6616 | 96.6617 |
| 2013 · Quarter 1 | 95.5089 | 97.395 |
| 2013 · Quarter 2 | 96.0589 | 97.7462 |
| 2013 · Quarter 3 | 96.8488 | 98.2011 |
| 2013 · Quarter 4 | 97.8624 | 98.867 |
| 2014 · Quarter 1 | 98.0278 | 98.9276 |
| 2014 · Quarter 2 | 98.9214 | 99.6229 |
| 2014 · Quarter 3 | 99.8696 | 100.2543 |
| 2014 · Quarter 4 | 100.5599 | 100.6037 |
| 2015 · Quarter 1 | 100 | 100 |
| 2015 · Quarter 2 | 99.727 | 99.6264 |
| 2015 · Quarter 3 | 100.0841 | 99.7094 |
| 2015 · Quarter 4 | 100.1505 | 99.443 |
| 2016 · Quarter 1 | 100.743 | 99.8979 |
| 2016 · Quarter 2 | 100.2412 | 99.1282 |
| 2016 · Quarter 3 | 101.2815 | 99.7665 |
| 2016 · Quarter 4 | 101.8497 | 99.9204 |
| 2017 · Quarter 1 | 103.1312 | 101.0223 |
| 2017 · Quarter 2 | 104.2167 | 101.8508 |
| 2017 · Quarter 3 | 104.2494 | 101.4703 |
| 2017 · Quarter 4 | 104.7783 | 101.4927 |
| 2018 · Quarter 1 | 105.9964 | 102.451 |
| 2018 · Quarter 2 | 106.8232 | 102.9647 |
| 2018 · Quarter 3 | 107.362 | 103.0132 |
| 2018 · Quarter 4 | 107.615 | 102.7381 |
| 2019 · Quarter 1 | 107.8739 | 102.771 |
| 2019 · Quarter 2 | 109.0549 | 103.6186 |
| 2019 · Quarter 3 | 109.3599 | 103.4075 |
| 2019 · Quarter 4 | 109.6721 | 103.1273 |
| 2020 · Quarter 1 | 107.5336 | 100.8493 |
| 2020 · Quarter 2 | 95.7049 | 89.5698 |
| 2020 · Quarter 3 | 104.3983 | 97.651 |
| 2020 · Quarter 4 | 106.3593 | 99.488 |
| 2021 · Quarter 1 | 108.1712 | 101.1018 |
| 2021 · Quarter 2 | 108.0444 | 100.7645 |
| 2021 · Quarter 3 | 110.221 | 102.5271 |
| 2021 · Quarter 4 | 112.1944 | 103.8019 |
| 2022 · Quarter 1 | 113.3577 | 104.5561 |
| 2022 · Quarter 2 | 114.6473 | 105.3967 |
| 2022 · Quarter 3 | 115.5745 | 105.5472 |
| 2022 · Quarter 4 | 115.6472 | 104.7152 |
| 2023 · Quarter 1 | 116.8646 | 105.2358 |
| 2023 · Quarter 2 | 117.0511 | 104.8051 |
| 2023 · Quarter 3 | 117.1098 | 104.0147 |
| 2023 · Quarter 4 | 117.1703 | 102.9924 |
| 2024 · Quarter 1 | 118.0241 | 103.0875 |
| 2024 · Quarter 2 | 118.9871 | 103.2553 |
| 2024 · Quarter 3 | 119.9618 | 103.4145 |
| 2024 · Quarter 4 | 120.8033 | 103.558 |
| 2025 · Quarter 1 | 121.6677 | 104.0977 |
| 2025 · Quarter 2 | 121.3729 | 103.7708 |
| 2025 · Quarter 3 | 121.9457 | 104.1427 |
| 2025 · Quarter 4 | 121.6451 | 104.0752 |
| 2026 · Quarter 1 | 121.7439 | 104.4194 |
| 2026 · Quarter 2 | 122.7418 | 105.4157 |
More people can mean more total output. We also need tools, homes and skills that help each person do well. A bigger total is not enough.
Let people build useful homes and firms. Open markets and help proven skills count.
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What this does not show: Output per person is an average. It is not a person's pay. The gap does not prove that people moving to Canada make others worse off.
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