The average Canadian weekly earnings of employees stood at $792.56 in August, up 0.2 percent from July. Compared with a year earlier, average weekly earnings were up 2.8 percent.

In August, earnings increased the most in the accommodation & food services sector (up by 8.6 percent annually). Health and social assistance, educational services and retail trade earnings all increased annually by over 4 percent.

Alberta and Saskatchewan had the strongest year-over-year earnings growth of all provinces at 4.9 percent and 4,8 percent respectively.

Canadian Average Weekly Earnings By Province
August 2008

Province
 Average Weekly Earnings $
Newfoundland and Labrador 744
Prince Edward Island 652
Nova Scotia 689
New Brunswick 731
Quebec 732
Ontario 826
Manitoba 727
Saskatchewan 760
Alberta 872
British Columbia 787

Canadian Average Weekly Earnings By Industry
August 2008

Industry
 Average Weekly Earnings $
Forestry & logging 1019
Mining, oil & gas 1534
Utilities 1177
Construction 955
Manufacturing 955
Wholesale trade 925
Retail trade 510
Transportation & warehousing 821
Information & cultural industries 1006
Finance & insurance 1025
Real estate, rental & leasing 718
Professional, scientific & technical services 1005
Management of companies & enterprises 964
Health care & social assistance 741
Arts, entertainment & recreation 493
Accommodation & food services 346
Educational services 858
Public administration 965

3 Nov 2008