Know Latest Average Weekly Earnings In Canada & All The Provinces

On November 24, 2022 – Statistics Canada released September 2022 data for average weekly earnings in Canada and all provinces. Due to administrative steps that lead to the collection and compilation of data from our widely dispersed Canada, this data is typically delayed by two months.

In September 2022, the number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer increased by 85,300 (+0.5%), according to the Survey of Employment, Payrolls, and Hours. Average weekly earnings in Canada is at $1,175.37, an increase of 3.5% year-on-year.

Overall, the payroll employment were largest in Quebec (+39,100; +1.0%), Ontario (+15,300; +0.2%), British Columbia (+10,500; +0.4%) and Alberta (+10,400; +0.5%). The only province to see a decrease in payroll employment was Newfoundland and Labrador (-900; -0.4%).

Overall, average weekly earnings increased by 3.5% year on year in September 2022, slightly higher than the 3.2% increase in August. Below are the province-wise and industry-wise weekly earnings as per Statistics Canada.

Industry-Wise Weekly Earnings in Canada (Including overtime) – September 2022

Industry	Average Weekly Earnings
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	2304.44
Utilities	1927.56
Finance and insurance	1724.12
Professional, scientific and technical services	1639.86
Information and cultural industries	1621.54
Public administration	1532.19
Management of companies and enterprises	1493.67
Construction	1456.61
Forestry, logging and support	1411.59
Wholesale trade	1399.45
Manufacturing	1248.50
Transportation and warehousing	1226.55
Real estate and rental and leasing	1204.10
Sector aggregate	1175.37
Educational services	1145.01
Health care and social assistance	1016.67
Other services (excluding public administration)	981.10
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	952.89
Arts, entertainment and recreation	729.04
Retail trade	704.73
Accommodation and food services	468.30

Province-Wise Weekly Earnings in Canada

Geography	Weekly Earnings Sep 2022	Weekly Earnings Aug 2022
Nunavut	$1593.33	$1559.50
Northwest Territories	$1560.30	$1552.27
Yukon	$1334.02	$1348.75
Alberta	$1266.05	$1257.16
Ontario	$1206.70	$1198.79
British Columbia	$1175.98	$1170.23
Newfoundland and Labrador	$1159.31	$1145.71
Saskatchewan	$1155.70	$1143.55
Quebec	$1118.25	$1120.40
New Brunswick	$1082.99	$1066.62
Manitoba	$1066.67	$1070.27
Nova Scotia	$1020.83	$1027.02
Prince Edward Island	$985.73	$975.54

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Canadian province has the highest average weekly earnings?

Nunavut has the highest weekly earnings at $1593.33 followed by Northwest Territories at $1560.30 and Yukon at $1334.02. However, these provinces have very low population being in the northern Canada.

Alberta has the average weekly earnings of $1266.05 among the major Canadian provinces followed by Ontario at $1206.70 and British Columbia at $1175.98.