Contract drilling operations (except oil and gas extraction), 2016
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Contract drilling operations (except oil and gas extraction), 2016
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Province or Territory | Metres Drilled | Income From Drilling | Average Number of Employees | Total Salaries and Wages Paid | |
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Surface | Underground | $000 | $000 | ||
Maritime provinces | 104,735 | 53,093 | 16,477,552 | 132 | 5,612,364 |
Quebec | 903,389 | 680,685 | 108,910,265 | 778 | 50,106,689 |
Ontario | 1,013,852 | 1,186,221 | 188,019,809 | 1,188 | 81,945,156 |
Prairie provinces | 400,169 | 270,602 | 93,442,375 | 541 | 39,763,468 |
British Columbia | 180,821 | 115,488 | 43,185,792 | 419 | 20,397,023 |
Yukon , Nunavut and Northwest Territories | 288,215 | 72,410 | 58,881,984 | 281 | 20,402,155 |
Total | 2,891,181 | 2,378,499 | 508,917,777 | 3,339 | 218,226,855 |
This table excludes petroleum and natural gas. For the symbols and abbreviations used in the table, refer to: Symbols and Abbreviations
Source: Natural Resources Canada