Table 5 Pension plan membership by industry
| 1991 | 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defined-benefit plan | Defined-contribution plan | Defined-benefit plan | Defined-contribution plan | |
| % | ||||
| Industry | 91.1 | 8.9 | 83.6 | 16.4 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 55.1 | 44.9 | 44.4 | 55.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 82.6 | 17.4 | 45.8 | 54.2 |
| Utilities | 99.4 | 0.6 | 94.3 | 5.7 |
| Construction | 90.5 | 9.5 | 85.9 | 14.1 |
| Manufacturing | 90.5 | 9.5 | 76.5 | 23.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 71.7 | 28.3 | 48.9 | 51.1 |
| Retail trade | 79.2 | 20.8 | 75.4 | 24.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 89.0 | 11.0 | 81.5 | 18.5 |
| Information, culture, arts, entertainment and recreation | 93.8 | 6.2 | 57.5 | 42.5 |
| Finance and insurance, administrative and professional services, real estate | 87.3 | 12.7 | 77.4 | 22.6 |
| Educational services, health care and social assistance | 93.8 | 6.2 | 89.4 | 10.6 |
| Accomodation and food services | 81.4 | 18.6 | 70.8 | 29.2 |
| Other services | 71.5 | 28.5 | 34.9 | 65.1 |
| Public administration | 96.9 | 3.1 | 95.9 | 4.1 |
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Note: Excluded are plans with fewer than three members, inactive plans and plans other than defined-benefit and defined-contribution. Source: Statistics Canada, Pension Plans in Canada Survey. |
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