Canada vs South Africa: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts

Canada
0.25 0-6 scale
in 2025
South Africa
0.5 0-6 scale
in 2012
Canada rank
40th
South Africa rank
38th

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time

  • Canada
  • South Africa
00.10.20.30.40.5198520052025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.5 0-6 scale against 0.25 0-6 scale in Canada, a difference of 0.25 0-6 scale.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.0 times Canada's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 38th of 41 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.25 0-6 scale 0.5 0-6 scale 0.25 0-6 scale South Africa
2010s 0.25 0-6 scale 0.5 0-6 scale 0.25 0-6 scale South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Canada or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.5 0-6 scale against 0.25 0-6 scale in Canada as of 2012.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Canada and South Africa?
0.25 0-6 scale, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
Canada ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

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