Average weekly earnings of Canadian non-farm payroll employees rose 3.4% year-on-year to C$1,337.77 in May 2026, easing from a 3.8% increase in April and marking the slowest growth since February. The strongest wage gains were recorded in management of companies and enterprises (10%), utilities (9.2%), information and cultural industries (8.3%), retail trade (8.1%), and transportation and warehousing (7.1%). In contrast, earnings declined in real estate and rental and leasing (-1.8%) and construction (-0.1%). By province, Nunavut posted the largest increase (6.6%), followed by Nova Scotia (5.3%), Manitoba (4.8%), British Columbia (4.6%), and Prince Edward Island (4.5%), while Newfoundland and Labrador recorded a 1.3% decline. On a monthly basis, average weekly earnings fell 0.4%. Meanwhile, average weekly hours worked were unchanged at 33.4 hours. source: Statistics Canada
Wages in Canada increased 3.40 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Canada averaged 2.57 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 10.10 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -0.40 percent in May of 2001. This page provides - Canada Average Weekly Earnings YoY- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Canada Average Weekly Earnings YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.
Wages in Canada increased 3.40 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Canada is expected to be 3.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Average Weekly Earnings YoY is projected to trend around 1.80 percent in 2027 and 2.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.