Canada vs United States: Strictness of employment: Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment: Individual dismissals over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.5873 0-6 scale against 0.0933 0-6 scale in United States, a difference of 0.494 0-6 scale.
That makes Canada's figure about 6.3 times United States's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 40th and United States ranks 41st of 41 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5873 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.494 0-6 scale | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.5873 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.494 0-6 scale | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.5873 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.494 0-6 scale | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.5873 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.494 0-6 scale | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.5873 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.494 0-6 scale | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 0.5873 0-6 scale against 0.0933 0-6 scale in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Canada and United States?
- 0.494 0-6 scale, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Canada ranks 40th and United States ranks 41st of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org