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CAPP. (June 23, 2022). Number of employees in the oil sands and conventional crude oil & gas industry in Canada from 2014 to 2019 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346122/canada-oil-industry-employment-by-sector/
CAPP. "Number of employees in the oil sands and conventional crude oil & gas industry in Canada from 2014 to 2019 (in 1,000)." Chart. June 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346122/canada-oil-industry-employment-by-sector/
CAPP. (2022). Number of employees in the oil sands and conventional crude oil & gas industry in Canada from 2014 to 2019 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346122/canada-oil-industry-employment-by-sector/
CAPP. "Number of Employees in The Oil Sands and Conventional Crude Oil & Gas Industry in Canada from 2014 to 2019 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346122/canada-oil-industry-employment-by-sector/
CAPP, Number of employees in the oil sands and conventional crude oil & gas industry in Canada from 2014 to 2019 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346122/canada-oil-industry-employment-by-sector/ (last visited July 23, 2025)
Number of employees in the oil sands and conventional crude oil & gas industry in Canada from 2014 to 2019 (in 1,000) [Graph], CAPP, June 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346122/canada-oil-industry-employment-by-sector/
