WHO WORKS WHERE | CANADA
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Industry Statistics, unclassified excluded. Based
on 2016 information. Total: establishments by employers and non-employers/indeter-minate. NAICS 337 includes: household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet
manufacturing; office furniture & fixtures manufacturing; architectural woodworking; and
other furniture related product manufacturing.
Ontario: 2,732
Quebec: 2,443
British Columbia: 995
Alberta: 528
Manitoba: 177
Saskatchewan: 115
New Brunswick: 93
Nova Scotia: 86
Other*: 67 *Other: Newfoundland & Labrador: 43, Prince Edward Island: 8, Yukon: 6, Northwest
Territories: 2, Nunavut: 1, Unidentified: 7.
CABINETMAKERS:
AVERAGE EARNINGS PER HOUR
(Sector 7272. Includes furniture, patternmakers, journeymen)
Location Median wage/hour
Alberta $24.00
British Columbia $22.00
Manitoba $18.27
New Brunswick N/A
Newfoundland & Labrador $20.00
Nova Scotia N/A
Ontario $19.00
Quebec $19.00
Saskatchewan N/A
Source: Government of Canada-Job Bank, Labour Market Information-ESDC. People working as a cabinetmaker in Canada usually earn between $14.42/hour and $28.00/hour. Information is not available for
New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, Northwest or Yukon Territories due to data limitations.
Where are the woodworking jobs?
7,236 Establishments: NAICS 337 Canada’s top trading partners for furniture, cabinets & related wood products
(NAICS 337)
EXPORTS: $5.67 billion in 2017
United States $5.46 billion
Mexico $32.07 million
China $24.58 million
United Kingdom $15.23 million
Kuwait $11.63 million
Japan $10.16 million
Saudi Arabia $7.18 million
Columbia $6.08 million
Germany $5.81 million
France $4.92 million
The U.S. market took in 96% of Canada’s 2017 exports of furniture, cabinets and related items. Columbia
moved into the top 10 export markets, replacing Australia. Kuwait moved from tenth to fifth spot on the list.
IMPORTS: $8.06 billion in 2017
China $2.77 billion
United States $2.51 billion
Mexico $1.01 billion
Vietnam $397.27 million
Italy $274.08 million
Poland $144.53 million
Taiwan $128.42 million
Malaysia $104.98 million
Germany $102.99 million
India $64.35 million
China remains the top importer of products into Canada. In 2017, China accounted for 34% of the country’s imports, while the U.S. is at 31%.
Source: Statistics Canada
Establishments, manufacturing and financial data based on 2016 information. Trade data based on 2017
information. NAICS: 3371, 3372, 3219, 3212. Source: Canada Industry Statistics – Government of Canada
Household & Institutional Furniture
and Kitchen Manufacturing
Establishments: 5,752 (Cabinets: 2,908,
Furniture: 2,844)
Financial performance: Average revenue
$550.1 thousand ( 78.7% profitable)
Total salaries: $2.0 billion
Manufacturing: Net revenue: $406.0 million; shipments $6.5 billion, value-added
$3.4 billion
Trade: Exports $2.1 billion (Cabinets:
$755.5 million, Furniture: $1.3 billion),
Imports $4.1 billion (Cabinets: $280.8
million, Furniture: $3.9 billion)
Office Furniture, Fixtures & Architectural
Establishments: 1,135
Financial performance: Average revenue
$778.4 thousand ( 78.3% profitable)
Total salaries: $1.1 billion
Manufacturing: Net revenue: $350.2 million; shipments $4.4 billion, value-added
$2.3 billion
Trade: Exports $3.6 billion, Imports $3.6
billion
Millwork, Pallets & Containers and
Other Wood Products Manufacturing
Establishments: 4,381
Financial performance: Average revenue
$629.7 thousand ( 80.3% profitable)
Total salaries: $1.7 billion
Manufacturing: Net revenue: $590.6 million; shipments $7.8 billion, value-added
$3.4 billion
Trade: Exports $1.9 billion, Imports $1.1
billion
Veneer, Plywood & Engineered
Wood Products Manufacturing
Establishments: 567
Financial performance: Average revenue
$1.1 million ( 73.3% profitable)
Total salaries: $1.0 billion
Manufacturing: Net revenue: $783.6 million; shipments $6.5 billion, value-added
$2.6 billion
Trade: Exports $4.2 billion, Imports $1.5
billion
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