Average weekly earnings by provinces in Canada 2022
The latest Statistics Canada data showed that the average weekly earnings increased 3.5% in June on a year-over-year basis. Moreover, it showed that these earnings increases were seen across nine provinces, led by New Brunswick (+5.5% to $1,067), with little change observed in Prince Edward Island.
| Provinces/Territories | Average weekly earnings in June 2022 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,137.13 |
| Prince Edward Island | 978.27 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,026.43 |
| New Brunswick | 1,066.90 |
| Quebec | 1,105.28 |
| Ontario | 1,179.61 |
| Manitoba | 1,055.70 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,139.57 |
| Alberta | 1,257.07 |
| British Columbia | 1,165.15 |
| Yukon | 1,360.59 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,538.80 |
| Nunavut | 1,530.50 |
According to Statistics Canada, average weekly earnings in all Canada increased faster in the goods-producing sector (+6.1% to $1,437) than in the services-producing sector (+3.0% to $1,102). Moreover, the largest growth in the goods-producing sector was in manufacturing (+6.9% to $1,273), while professional, scientific and technical services (+10.8% to $1,657) had the largest earnings increase in the services-producing sector.
The report pointed out that changes in the earnings growth can be the result of a number of factors, such as changes in wages, changes in the composition of employment and average hours worked each week.
| Sectors | Weekly Earnings |
|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,225.24 |
| Utilities | 2,001.83 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,656.93 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,573.01 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,552.20 |
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