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Number of persons employed in the fisheries of Canada and in processing establishments connected therewith, 1933 to 1935

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Number of persons employed in the fisheries of Canada and in processing establishments connected therewith, 1933 to 1935
  Fish-canning and -curing establishments
  1933 1934 1935
  Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
  number
Lobster canneries 2,649 3,513 6,162 2,633 3,429 6,062 2,269 3,312 5,581
Salmon canneries 2,586 2,187 4,773 2,714 2,341 5,055 2,509 2,331 4,840
Clam canneries 31 64 95 45 108 153 64 158 222
Sardine and other fish canneries 202 285 487 292 360 652 311 335 646
Fish-curing establishments 2,054 126 2,180 2,321 201 2,522 2,376 265 2,641
Freezing plants 103 3 106 51 2 53 163 21 184
Reduction plants 229 10 239 292 13 305 239 8 247
Total, personnel in establishment 7,854 6,188 14,042 8,348 6,454 14,802 7,931 6,430 14,361
Grand total, all personnel 73,360 6,188 79,518 76,182 6,454 83,436 76,488 6,430 82,918
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937.