Canada Average Hourly Wages of Permanent Employees

Average Hourly Earnings in Canada increased 28.50 percent in May of 2019 over the previous month. Average Hourly Earnings in Canada averaged 21.68 CAD from 1997 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 28.50 CAD in May of 2019 and a record low of 15.88 CAD in January of 1997.

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Canada Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	5.40	5.70	13.10	2.90	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	19056.80	19029.10	19056.80	9636.70	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	1081.80	1158.70	1748.90	691.50	Thousand	[+]
Part Time Employment	0.00	33.60	136.30	-124.40	Thousand	[+]
Full Time Employment	27.70	73.00	148.40	-145.10	Thousand	[+]
Employment Change	27.70	106.50	106.50	-124.80	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	65.70	65.90	67.70	61.40	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.00	10.30	20.70	10.00	percent	[+]
Productivity	105.97	105.68	106.56	67.27	Index Points	[+]
Labour Costs	108.49	107.34	108.49	43.75	Index Points	[+]
Wages	25.53	25.75	25.75	13.73	CAD/Hour	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	25.73	26.26	26.37	14.96	CAD/Hour	[+]
Minimum Wages	14.00	14.00	14.00	1.00	CAD/Hour	[+]
Population	37.31	36.96	37.31	17.91	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00		[+]
Wage Growth	1.90	1.20	5.50	-0.40	percent	[+]
Non Farm Payrolls	16873.90	16842.20	16873.90	10863.80	Thousand	[+]
Job Vacancies	547770.00	551170.00	551170.00	329710.00		[+]
Living Wage Family	2580.00	2640.00	2640.00	2440.00	CAD/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	1930.00	1960.00	1960.00	1790.00	CAD/Month	[+]
Adp Employment Change	-16.00	61.70	74.00	-21.20	Thousand	[+]
Average Hourly Earnings	28.50	28.37	28.50	15.88	CAD	[+]
Employment Rate	62.20	62.10	63.70	56.00	percent	[+]

Average Hourly Wages of Permanent Employees in Canada refers to the usual wages or salary of permanent employees at their main job. Respondents are asked to report their wage/salary before taxes and other deductions, and include tips and commissions. Weekly and hourly wages/salary are calculated in conjunction with usual paid work hours per week. This page provides - Canada Average Hourly Wage of Permanent Employees- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Canada Average Hourly Wages of Permanent Employees - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2019.