Canada’s manufacturing capacity utilization rate increased to 82.3% in June 2026 from 82.2% in May. The largest increases were recorded in the non-metallic mineral products subsector, up 4.3 percentage points, followed by primary metals, which rose 1.9 percentage points, and machinery, up 0.6 percentage points. In contrast, capacity utilization in the transportation equipment subsector declined 2.9 percentage points. source: Statistics Canada

Capacity Utilization in Canada averaged 78.39 percent from 2017 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 83.70 percent in March of 2018 and a record low of 54.60 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Canada Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Canada Capacity Utilization - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Capacity Utilization in Canada is expected to be 79.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Capacity Utilization is projected to trend around 80.00 percent in 2027 and 80.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-15 12:30 PM
Capacity Utilization
May 82.5% 80.4% 80.5%
2026-08-14 12:30 PM
Capacity Utilization
Jun 82.3% 82.2% 82.0%
2026-09-14 12:30 PM
Capacity Utilization
Jul 82.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 322.00 300.00 Companies Jun 2026
Capacity Utilization 82.30 82.20 percent Jun 2026
New Motor Vehicle Sales 190600.00 183921.00 Units May 2026
Changes in Inventories 10630.00 -12627.00 CAD Million Mar 2026
Corporate Profits 151074.00 155399.00 CAD Million Mar 2026
Industrial Production 2.40 0.40 percent May 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.90 1.40 percent May 2026
Manufacturing Production 0.10 -1.40 percent May 2026
Manufacturing Sales MoM 0.10 1.30 percent Jun 2026
Mining Production 6.70 3.50 percent May 2026
New Orders 71372609.00 86310297.00 CAD Thousand Jun 2026
Wholesale Sales MoM 2.80 0.00 percent Jun 2026


Canada Capacity Utilization
The rates of capacity utilization are measures of the intensity with which industries use their production capacity. Capacity utilization is the percentage of actual to potential output.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
82.30 82.20 83.70 54.60 2017 - 2026 percent Monthly
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