Average Job Tenure: Utilities, Quebec (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Utilities population in Quebec, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Utilities · Quebec, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Quebec, utilities ranks 2nd of 16 sectors for average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 38% above Quebec's all-industries figure of 101.2 months. Across the sectors reported for Quebec, average job tenure runs from 48 months in accommodation and food services to 192 months in agriculture. Across provinces, Quebec ranks 6th of 10 for utilities average job tenure, below the middle. It sits 4% 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 Quebec, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Quebec, average job tenure in the Utilities sector was 139.8 months, according to Statistics Canada. It describes the sector's workforce across the province as a population, not the retention performance of any individual employer. Read it next to your own tenure data and the exit information you collect, which is where employer-specific patterns show up. SHRM's range of 50% to 200% of annual salary for replacing an employee gives you a way to price whatever gap you find.
Average job tenure: Utilities vs regional average
| Measure | Utilities | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 139.8 months | 106.8 months |