One in 4 working Canadians work for the government:
Over 24% of Canada’s work force is in the ‘public sector” (i.e. government) Fraser institute article from 2022
“However, since then the share increased, peaking at 24.4 per cent in 2010 before dropping slightly to 24.1 per cent by 2013. The public sector now employs a bigger chunk of Canadians than it did in 2003. In fact, over the 10 years leading up to 2013, all provinces (except Newfoundland & Labrador) saw an increase in their share of public-sector employment. Today, over 3.6 million Canadians now work for the public sector.”