In February, the average weekly Canadian earnings of all payroll employees (full and part-time) increased to $786.80. Compared with a year earlier, average weekly earnings were up 3.1 percent.

Among Canada’s largest industrial sectors, earnings rose 5.8% in health and social assistance, 2.6 percent in manufacturing, 2.5 percent in educational services, and 0.9 percent in retail trade compared with a year earlier.

Alberta (4.9 percent) and Manitoba (4.5 percent) posted the strongest year-over-year earnings growth among the provinces.

The average hourly earnings ($19.59) and the average weekly hours for hourly paid employees (31.1 hours) were unchanged from January.

Canadian Average Weekly Earnings By Province
February 2008

Province
Average Weekly Earnings $
Newfoundland and Labrador 727
Prince Edward Island 635
Nova Scotia 685
New Brunswick 725
Quebec 729
Ontario 821
Manitoba 723
Saskatchewan 742
Alberta 867
British Columbia 777

Canadian Average Weekly Earnings By Industry
February 2008

Industry
Average Weekly Earnings $
Forestry and logging 1028
Mining, oil and gas 1482
Utilities 1170
Construction 942
Manufacturing 951
Wholesale trade 926
Retail trade 489
Transportation and warehousing 820
Information and cultural industries 1007
Finance and insurance 1018
Real estate, rental and leasing 722
Professional, scientific and technical services 1012
Management of companies and enterprises 1016
Health care and social assistance 732
Arts, entertainment and recreation 482
Accommodation and food services 335
Educational services 848
Public administration 988

1 May 2008