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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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| 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. | |||||||||
