Average Job Tenure: Utilities, Ontario (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Utilities population in Ontario, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Utilities · Ontario, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Ontario, utilities ranks 2nd of 16 sectors for average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 35% above Ontario's all-industries figure of 101.9 months. 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 7th of 10 for utilities average job tenure, below the middle. It sits 2% above the Canada-wide figure of 134.6 months. The range runs from 113.2 months in Alberta to 170.5 months in Prince Edward Island.
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 Utilities compares in Ontario, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Ontario, average job tenure in the Utilities sector was 137.8 months, according to Statistics Canada. The figure describes the sector's provincial workforce broadly and is not an assessment of how well any single employer retains its people. Compare it with your own tenure numbers and exit data before deciding what, if anything, it means for your organization. Gallup estimates replacement costs at one-half to two times a departing employee's annual salary, and calls that a conservative estimate.
Average job tenure: Utilities vs regional average
| Measure | Utilities | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 137.8 months | 107.3 months |