Statistics Canada has issued average wage figures for Canadian provinces.

Workers in northern Canada - where many are employed in oil and mining - had the highest wages. In the southern provinces, workers in Alberta were paid most.

The average wages quoted below include part-timers.

Average (Mean) Weekly Earnings
in Canadian Provinces October 2006

Province Average Weekly Earnings C$
Newfoundland and Labrador 699
Prince Edward Island 597
Nova Scotia 659
New Brunswick 692
Quebec 708
Ontario 793
Manitoba 680
Saskatchewan 700
Alberta 821
British Columbia 747
Yukon 865
Northwest Territories 982
Nunavut 893
Canada Average 757

5 Jan 2007