Canada: Wages for June 2007

In June, the Canadian average weekly earnings of payroll employees increased by $2.27 from May to $769 (£362). The year-to-date growth was 3.1%.

In Canada’s largest industrial sectors, earnings grew for the first six months of 2007 in manufacturing (+3.6%), health and social assistance (+3.2%), educational services (+0.5%), while they declined 0.5% in retail trade.

Nationally, the number of occupied payroll jobs edged up 12,700 to 14,291,700 in June. Growth among the provinces varied, with Alberta showing the strongest increase (+0.6%), followed by British Columbia (+0.2%).

The industrial sectors showing the strongest employment growth in June were arts, entertainment and recreation (+1.2%), and construction (+0.9%).

The average hourly earnings for hourly-paid employees edged down $0.05 in June to $19.02 (£8.97). The average weekly hours for hourly-paid employees remained at 31.3 hours.

Canadian Average Weekly Earnings
June 2007

Province	Earnings $ (£)
Newfoundland and Labrador	726 (342)
Prince Edward Island	632 (298)
Nova Scotia	678 (320)
New Brunswick	715 (337)
Quebec	722 (341)
Ontario	803 (379)
Manitoba	711 (335)
Saskatchewan	723 (341)
Alberta	834 (393)
British Columbia	761 (359)

exchange rate £1 = $2.12 CAN