Average Job Tenure: Total employed, all industries, Ontario
Verified average job tenure for the selected Total employed, all industries population in Ontario, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Total employed, all industries · Ontario, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
Across the sectors reported for Ontario, average job tenure runs from 63.9 months in accommodation and food services to 176.9 months in agriculture. Across provinces, Ontario ranks 5th of 10 for total employed, all industries average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 2% above the Canada-wide figure of 100.3 months. The range runs from 94.5 months in Alberta to 111.5 months in Saskatchewan.
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 Total employed, all industries compares in Ontario, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Ontario, average job tenure across Total employed, all industries was 101.9 months in 2025, according to Statistics Canada. This is a population-wide benchmark describing the province's labor market, not a report card on a single organization's retention. Compare it with your own tenure records and exit interviews, and keep the stakes in view: SHRM estimates the cost of replacing an employee at 50% to 200% of their annual salary, depending on their level.
Average job tenure: Total employed, all industries vs regional average
| Measure | Total employed, all industries | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 101.9 months | 107.3 months |