Average Job Tenure: Other services (except public administration), Canada
Verified average job tenure for the selected Other services (except public administration) population in Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Other services (except public administration) · Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Canada, other services (except public administration) ranks 10th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, below the middle. It sits 3% below Canada's all-industries figure of 100.3 months. Across the sectors reported for Canada, average job tenure runs from 56.5 months in accommodation and food services to 189.2 months in agriculture.
Average tenure describes the people who are still there, not the ones who left. A sector can hold long-serving staff and still lose newcomers quickly, so read it next to your own first-year exits, not instead of them.
Take every current employee's months since their start date and average them. Most HR systems report this directly.
How Other services (except public administration) compares in Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
Across Canada, average job tenure in other services (except public administration) was 96.9 months in 2025, according to Statistics Canada. That figure describes the whole national workforce in the industry, so it is a population benchmark rather than a report card on any single employer's retention. Read it alongside your own tenure distribution and exit interview data before drawing conclusions about your staffing. For cost framing, SHRM puts the cost of replacing an employee at 50% to 200% of that person's annual salary depending on their level.
Average job tenure: Other services (except public administration) vs regional average
| Measure | Other services (except public administration) | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 96.9 months | 106.1 months |