The average weekly earnings of employees (full-time and part-time) stood at $789.99 in April, up 0.3 percent from March according to figures fron Statistics Canada. Compared with a year earlier, average weekly earnings were up 3.2 percent.

In Canada’s largest industrial sectors, earnings rose 4.0 percent in health and social assistance, 3.0 percent in manufacturing, 2.7 percent in retail trade, and 1.9 percent in educational services compared with a year earlier.

Alberta and Saskatchewan had the strongest year-over-year earnings growth of all provinces at 6.0 percent and 5.4 percent respectively.

The average hourly earnings for hourly paid employees edged up from $19.82 in March to $19.85 in April.

Canadian Average Weekly Earnings By Province
April 2008

Province
Average Weekly Earnings $
Newfoundland and Labrador 746
Prince Edward Island 636
Nova Scotia 689
New Brunswick 729
Quebec 744
Ontario 817
Manitoba 722
Saskatchewan 751
Alberta 873
British Columbia 774

Canadian Average Weekly Earnings By Industry
April 2008

Industry
Average Weekly Earnings $
Forestry and logging 987
Mining, oil and gas 964
Utilities 1183
Construction 955
Manufacturing 963
Wholesale trade 927
Retail trade 492
Transportation and warehousing 827
Information and cultural industries 989
Finance and insurance 1014
Real estate, rental and leasing 729
Professional, scientific and technical services 1006
Management of companies and enterprises 1021
Health care and social assistance 726
Arts, entertainment and recreation 498
Accommodation and food services 334
Educational services 847
Public administration 991

29 Jun 2008