Canada: July Wage Data Released

In July, the average weekly earnings of payroll employees increased $3.41 (£1.68) from June to $773.32 (£381.25) according to Statistics Canada. The year-to-date growth, calculated as the average of the first seven months of 2007 compared with the average of the same seven months in 2006, was 3.2 percent.

In Canada’s largest industrial sectors, earnings grew for the first seven months of 2007 in manufacturing, in health and social assistance, and in educational services, and were little changed in retail trade.

Nationally, the number of occupied payroll jobs edged up 21,800 to 14,303,300 in July. Growth among the provinces varied, with Manitoba and British Columbia showing the strongest increase.

The industrial sectors showing the strongest employment growth in July were mining, oil and gas extraction, and transportation and warehousing.

The number of payroll jobs has grown 85,600 since the beginning of 2007.

The average hourly earnings for hourly-paid employees edged up in July to $19.09 (£9.41).

Canadian Average Weekly Earnings
July 2007

Province	Earnings $ (£)
Newfoundland and Labrador	721 (355)
Prince Edward Island	629 (310)
Nova Scotia	668 (329)
New Brunswick	706 (348)
Quebec	726 (358)
Ontario	805 (397)
Manitoba	703 (347)
Saskatchewan	727 (358)
Alberta	845 (417)
British Columbia	765 (377)

exchange rate £1 = $2.03 CAN