1926 271 1927 275 1928 290 1929 301 1930 319 1931 322 1932 311 1933 283 1934 286 1935 281 1936 281 1937 323 1938 383 1939 382 1940 359 1941 362 1942 462 1943 578 1944 665 1945 724 1946 711 1947 832 1948 912 1949 978 1950 1006 1951 1029 1952 1146 1953 1220 1954 1268 1955 1268 1956 1352 1957 1386 1958 1454 1959 1459 1960 1459 1961 1447 1962 1423 1963 1449 1964 1493 1965 1589 1966 1736 1967 1921 1968 2010 1969 2075 1970 2173 1971 2231 1972 2371 1973 2591 1974 2732 1975 2884 1976 3042 1977 3149 1978 3278 1979 3375.5 1980 3397 1981 3160.1 1982 3054.4 1983 3391.2 1984 3438.7 1985 3492.6 1986 3603.3 1987 3669.7 1988 3780.8 1989 3881.0 1990 3897.6 1991 3898.2 1992 3866.1 1993 3835.0 1994 3853.0 1995 3917.4 1996 3732 1997 3547 1998 3565 1999 3583 2000 3740 2001 3788 Union membership from Anderson & Gunderson, p. 149 for 1926-1980 (1979 interpolated), prior to 1951 the previous year's Dec 31 data were used for Jan 1. 1981-1992 from Statistics Canada, 71-202, various annual issues. 1993-1995 from Statistics Canada, 75-001, June 1999. 1996 interpolated. 1997-2001 from 75-001, various issues.