Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS)
Population and Labour Force Data
**UPDATE NOTICE**: The COPS team is currently working on updating the projections (2026-2035). Results will be published progressively starting in fall 2026.
The latest projections were developed in 2024 and cover the 2024 to 2033 period. Click here to find a summary of the main results.
Users can access the projection results for population by gender and age group, as well as labour force and participation rates by gender, age or educational level.
- Files Structure Definition
- Population projections by gender and age groups
- Participation rate projections by gender and age groups
- Participation rate projections by educational levels
- Labour force projections by gender and age groups
- Labour force projections by educational levels
Sources for Labour force data: Employment and Social Development Canada - 2024 COPS Projections.
Source for the population data: Employment and Social Development Canada - COPS 2024 Projections; and; Statistics Canada - Canada's Population Projections 2024