Increase In Hourly Wages in Canada

Average hourly wages in #Canada on the rise for both salaried & hourly employees

StatsCan has released new data revealing that the average hourly wages for both salaried and hourly employees in Canada increased in February 2023. On a monthly basis, salaried employees across the country experienced a rise in their wages from $42.37 to $42.58, while hourly employees saw their average wage increase from $29.25 to $29.44.

Note: Both average hourly wage increases encompass overtime hours.

The upward trend in wage growth persists in both cases. Salaried employees in Canada have experienced a rise in their hourly wages for six consecutive months, while hourly-paid workers have seen their wages increase for eight consecutive months.

The data incorporated through StatsCan comprises information on the average hourly wage by province/territory and industry, and this is what is given below.

Average hourly wages for salaried employees are categorized by province/territory.

The table presents data on the average hourly wages of salaried employees in each province during the period from December 2022 to February 2023, showing the changes that occurred over that time frame.

Province December 2022 January 2023 February 2023

Alberta $45.12 $44.67 $45.29

British Columbia $42.24 $42.78 $42.92

Manitoba $38.55 $39.04 $38.73

New Brunswick $39.70 $39.49 $40.23

Newfoundland and Labrador $41.10 $40.95 $40.39

Northwest Territories $52.04 $51.59 $52.61

Nova Scotia $38.03 $37.37 $37.18

Nunavut $55.06 $56.79 $53.52

Ontario $43.20 $43.17 $43.44

Prince Edward Island $35.48 $34.48 $35.30

Quebec $41.04 $40.68 $40.82

Saskatchewan $41.32 $41.19 $41.16

Yukon $47.45 $47.89 $47.31

The following sections are categorized by region and highlight the top three industries in each province/territory where salaried employees have experienced the highest average hourly wage increases. Conversely, the three industries where wages have most significantly decreased between January and February 2023 are also identified in each section.

Alberta (AB)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Transportation and Warehousing (+$3.66) – $40.23 to $43.89

·?????Manufacturing (+$3.61) – $45.52 to $49.13

·?????Forestry, Logging and Support (+$3.57) – $38.60 to $42.17

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Administrative & Support, Remediation Services & Waste Management (-$4.18) – $40.41 to $36.23

·?????Insurance & Finance (-$2.22) – $44.50 to $42.28

·?????Real Estate, Rental & Leasing (-$2.04) – $45.50 to $43.46

British Columbia (BC)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Forestry, Logging and Support (+$3.16) – $40.77 to $43.93

·?????Utilities (+$1.95) – $59.98 to $61.93

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$1.61) – $45.74 to $47.35

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Mining, Oil & Gas Extraction & Quarrying (-$3.96) – $67.75 to $63.79

·?????Transportation & Warehousing (-$1.53) – $37.08 to $35.55

·?????Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (-$1.18) – $38.51 to $37.33

Manitoba (MB)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Manufacturing (+$3.52) – $41.06 to $44.58

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$2.54) – $40.87 to $43.41

·?????Information and Cultural Industries (+$2.52) – $38.13 to $40.65

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Entertainment, Arts, & Recreation (-$4.98) – $40.47 to $35.49

·?????Healthcare & Social Assistance (-$2.37) – $34.38 to $32.01

·?????Real Estate, Rental & Leasing (-$1.65) – $33.31 to $31.66

New Brunswick (NB)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Cultural & Information Industries (+$11.55) – $42.75 to $54.30

·?????Accommodation and Food Services (+$2.42) – $20.54 to $22.96

·?????Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services (+$1.31) – $33.76 to $35.07

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Logging, Forestry, & Support (-$8.36) – $41.23 to $32.87

·?????Transportation and Warehousing (-$0.83) – $35.62 to $34.79

·?????Social & Healthcare Assistance (-$0.73) – $39.76 to $39.03

Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Manufacturing (+$2.03) – $42.94 to $44.97

·?????Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (+$1.19) – $33.03 to $34.22

·?????Waste Management, Administrative & Support, & Remediation Services (+$0.99) – $38.84 to $39.83

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Other Services – Not including Public Administration (-$3.89) – $39.12 to $35.23

·?????Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (-$3.26) – $54.65 to $51.39

·?????Cultural & Information Industries (-$1.68) – $39.04 to $37.36

Northwest Territories (NWT)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (+$10.05) – $57.08 to $67.13

·?????Healthcare and Social Assistance (+$7.08) – $51.45 to $58.53

·?????Construction (+$6.54) – $51.67 to $58.21

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Waste Management, Administrative and Support, & Remediation Services (-$5.51) – $34.07 to $28.56

·?????Other Services – Not including Public Administration (-$4.41) – $52.42 to $48.01

·?????Food & Accommodation Services (-$0.99) – $26.58 to $25.89

Nova Scotia (NS)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$2.19) – $41.21 to $43.40

·?????Educational Services (+$0.57) – $34.86 to $35.43

·?????Manufacturing (+$0.22) – $40.18 to $40.40

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Other Services – Not including Public Administration (-$2.95) – $34.10 to $31.15

·?????Waste Management, Administrative and Support, & Remediation Services (-$2.87) – $34.86 to $31.99

·?????Insurance & Finance (-$2.75) – $42.05 to $39.30

Nunavut (NU)

Note: It was only possible to report the top two industries that experienced wage increases/decreases for salaried employees, due to Nunavut data limitations.

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (+$2.17) – $41.93 to $44.10

·?????Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services (+$1.23) – $42.28 to $43.51

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Social & Healthcare Assistance (-$4.08) – $60.03 to $55.95

·?????Transport & Warehouse (-$0.04) – $40.96 to $40.92

Ontario (ON)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Information and Cultural Industries (+$2.34) – $49.05 to $51.39

·?????Utilities (+$2.31) – $60.96 to $63.27

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$2.02) – $46.47 to $48.49

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Logging, Forestry, & Support (-$2.93) – $41.13 to $38.20

·?????Insurance & Finance (-$2.19) – $45.27 to $43.08

·?????Entertainment, Arts, & Recreation (-$2.06) – $35.47 to $33.41

Prince Edward Island (PEI)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Information and Cultural Industries (+$17.74) – $34.83 to $52.57

·?????Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (+$3.58) – $34.51 to $38.09

·?????Healthcare and Social Assistance (+$1.53) – $37.52 to $39.05

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Educational Services (-$3.13) – $36.01 to $32.88

·?????Finance and Insurance (-$2.10) – $38.95 to $36.85

·?????Waste Management, Administrative and Support, & Remediation Services (-$1.28) – $29.24 to $27.96

Quebec (QC)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (+$3.58) – $35.82 to $39.40

·?????Utilities (+$3.49) – $65.61 to $69.10

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$3.15) – $44.16 to $47.31

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Oil and Gas Extraction, Mining, & Quarrying (-$3.79) – $56.21 to $52.42

·?????Logging, Forestry, & Support (-$3.03) – $32.81 to $29.78

·?????Food & Accommodation Services (-$2.06) – $27.74 to $25.68

Saskatchewan (SK)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (+$3.42) – $31.69 to $35.11

·?????Transportation and Warehousing (+$1.71) – $38.49 to $40.20

·?????Manufacturing (+$1.60) – $44.12 to $45.72

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Insurance & Finance (-$4.72) – $43.48 to $38.76

·?????Waste Management, Administrative Support, & Remediation Services (-$4.16) – $40.02 to $35.86

·?????Other Services – excluding Public Administration (-$2.53) – $33.80 to $31.27

Yukon (YU)

Note: Only the top two industries where salaried employees experienced wage increases could be reported, due to limitations in Yukon data.

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Information and Cultural Industries (+$6.09) – $47.71 to $53.80

·?????Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (+$1.10) – $38.05 to $39.15

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Food & Accommodation Services (-$2.60) – $29.25 to $26.65

·?????Waste Management, Administrative and Support, & Remediation Services (-$2.46) – $37.56 to $35.10

·?????Construction (-$1.35) – $46.84 to $45.49

Average hourly wages – hourly-paid employees, as per province/territory

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The table below illustrates the fluctuations in average hourly wages for employees paid on an hourly basis across different provinces during the period from December 2022 to February 2023.

Province December 2022 January 2023 February 2023

Alberta $31.17 $30.57 $31.00

British Columbia $30.40 $29.94 $30.34

Manitoba $28.46 $28.02 $27.9

New Brunswick $27.14 $27.16 $26.85

Newfoundland and Labrador $28.83 $28.77 $28.45

Northwest Territories $42.96 $41.37 $41.93

Nova Scotia $26.45 $26.05 $25.99

Nunavut $39.49 $38.59 $38.68

Ontario $28.68 $28.71 $28.84

Prince Edward Island $24.77 $24.51 $24.89

Quebec $29.85 $29.76 $29.81

Saskatchewan $28.88 $28.70 $29.28

Yukon $33.19 $32.09 $32.82

The following breakdown categorizes each province/territory by region and highlights the top three industries where hourly employees have observed the greatest average hourly wage growth between January and February 2023. Additionally, it identifies the three industries that have experienced the most significant wage decreases during the same period.

Alberta (AB)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Forestry, Logging and Support (+$3.16) – $40.77 to $43.93

·?????Information and Cultural Industries (+$1.95) – $59.98 to $61.93

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$1.61) – $45.74 to $47.35

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Warehousing & Transport (-$1.53) – $37.08 to $35.55

·?????Social & Healthcare Assistance (-$7.08) – $51.45 to $58.53

·?????Insurance & Finance (-$3.72) – $23.85 to $27.57

British Columbia (BC)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Utilities (+$5.22) – $44.68 to $49.90

·?????Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (+$1.92) – $46.90 to $48.82

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$1.90) – $36.91 to $38.81

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Insurance & Finance (-$0.69) – $34.96 to $34.27

·?????Educational Services (-$0.65) – $23.83 to $23.18

·?????Other Services – excluding Public Administration (-$0.19) – $27.78 to $27.59

Manitoba (MB)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Manufacturing (+$0.87) – $29.21 to $30.08

·?????Construction (+$0.78) – $33.35 to $34.13

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$0.60) – $33.25 to $33.85

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Cultural & Information Industries (-$7.57) – $40.93 to $33.36

·?????Warehousing & Transport (-$0.86) – $30.73 to $29.87

·?????Education Services (-$0.49) – $22.11 to $21.62

New Brunswick (NB)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Transportation and Warehousing (+$1.36) – $27.11 to $28.47

·?????Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services (+$1.31) – $22.43 to $23.74

·?????Other Services – excluding Public Administration (+$0.30) – $24.08 to $24.38

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Cultural & Information Industries (-$15.79) – $47.57 to $31.78

·?????Manufacturing (-$0.38) – $27.21 to $26.83

·?????Food & Accommodation Services (-$0.32) – $16.72 to $16.40

Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$2.78) – $38.12 to $40.90

·?????Construction (+$1.73) – $35.52 to $37.25

·?????Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (+$1.25) – $44.77 to $46.02

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Cultural & Information Industries (-$13.20) – $37.26 to $24.06

·?????Manufacturing (-$1.50) – $30.76 to $29.26

·?????Waste Management, Administrative and Support, & Remediation Services (-$0.93) – $25.13 to $24.20

Northwest Territories (NWT)

Note: Due to limitations in the available data from the NWT, only the top two industries where employees paid by the hour experienced wage decreases could be reported.

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Construction (+$1.64) – $40.32 to $41.96

·?????Healthcare and Social Assistance (+$1.61) – $38.31 to $39.92

·?????Accommodation and Food Services (+$1.13) – $19.91 to $21.04

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Educational Services (-$0.22) – $22.09 to $21.87

·?????Warehousing & Transport (-$0.18) – $35.10 to $34.92

Nova Scotia (NS)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Finance and Insurance (+$10.27) – $11.70 to $21.97

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$1.35) – $30.73 to $32.08

·?????Transportation and Warehousing (+$1.06) – $28.70 to $29.76

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Waste Management, Administrative and Support, & Remediation Services (-$1.18) – $22.37 to $21.19

·?????Education Services (-$0.39) – $22.22 to $21.83

·?????Social & Healthcare Assistance (-$0.16) – $30.02 to $29.86

Nunavut (NU)

Note: Due to data limitations in Nunavut, only the top industry that witnessed a decline in wages among hourly employees could be reported.

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Transportation and Warehousing (+$1.04) – $30.69 to $31.73

·?????Construction (+$0.94) – $38.92 to $39.86

·?????Accommodation and Food Services (+$0.58) – $23.72 to $24.30

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Waste Management, Administrative and Support, & Remediation Services (-$0.71) – $28.91 to $28.20

Ontario (ON)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (+$4.63) – $41.92 to $46.55

·?????Information and Cultural Industries (+$3.82) – $34.45 to $38.27

·?????Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$2.03) – $34.46 to $36.49

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Manufacturing (-$1.04) – $31.27 to $30.23

·?????Warehousing & Transport (-$0.52) – $29.39 to $28.87

·?????Logging, Forestry, & Support (-$0.46) – $32.09 to $31.63

·?????Prince Edward Island (PEI)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Information and Cultural Industries (+$3.08) – $30.46 to $33.54

·?????Construction (+$0.61) – $27.78 to $28.39

·?????Healthcare and Social Assistance (+$0.33) – $30.08 to $30.41

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Educational Services (-$1.56) – $23.43 to $21.87

·?????Other Services – excluding Public Administration (-$0.18) – $24.21 to $24.03

·?????Waste Management, Administrative and Support, & Remediation Services (-$0.17) – $19.96 to $19.79

Quebec (QC)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (+$12.38) – $40.27 to $52.65

·?????Other Services – excluding Public Administration (+$1.05) – $26.01 to $27.06

·?????Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (+$0.90) – $24.09 to $24.99

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Cultural & Information Industries (-$6.05) – $39.92 to $33.87

·?????Entertainment, Arts, & Recreation (-$0.88) – $24.93 to $24.05

·?????Manufacturing (-$0.81) – $31.35 to $30.54

Saskatchewan (SK)

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (+$3.79) – $20.94 to $24.73

·?????Finance and Insurance (+$3.72) – $23.85 to $27.57

·?????Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (+$1.83) – $44.12 to $45.95

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Cultural & Information Industries (-$4.28) – $33.66 to $29.38

·?????Warehousing & Transport (-$1.94) – $33.26 to $31.32

·?????Real Estate, Leasing & Rental (-$1.12) – $30.06 to $28.94

Yukon (YU)

Note: Due to limitations in the available data for Yukon, we can only provide information on the two industries where employees paid by the hour experienced a decrease in wages.

Most significant boosts in hourly wages

·?????Information and Cultural Industries (+$4.89) – $32.31 to $37.20

·?????Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (+$1.97) – $24.77 to $26.74

·?????Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services (+$1.39) – $23.54 to $24.93

Most substantial reductions in hourly wages

·?????Transportation and Warehousing (-$0.33) – $35.93 to $35.60

·?????Construction (-$0.30) – $37.46 to $37.16