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With many companies using agencies when looking for new employees or opting to hire temporary employees, the employment services industry has grown in recent years.
Across Canada, 4,698 firms reported that they were in the employment services industry in 2007. Their operating revenues reached $8.9 billion in 2007, up 10.8% from 2006. This followed an 8.5% increase from 2005 to 2006.
Ontario accounted for the majority of the industry with a 59% share of operating revenues, down from 62% in 2002. However, operating revenues grew strongly in Western Canada, with Saskatchewan and British Columbia posting double-digit increases in 2007.
Although temporary staffing services accounted for the bulk of operating revenues earned, its share has declined. Revenue gains for the industry in 2006 and 2007 came almost entirely from permanent placements and contract staffing services.
