Canada Weekly Earnings Growth Increases in September

Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in Canada rose 2.5% year-on-year to C$1,317 in November 2025, picking up from a 2.0% increase in October. The strongest gains were recorded in forestry, logging and support activities (9.4%), real estate and rental and leasing (8.0%), and management of companies and enterprises (6.4%). In contrast, earnings fell in wholesale trade (-5.9%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (-5.2%). By province, Prince Edward Island posted the largest increase (5.6%), while the Northwest Territories saw the steepest decline (-12.5%). On a month-on-month basis, average weekly earnings were broadly unchanged in November.

Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in Canada increased 2.2% year-on-year to C$1,312 in October 2025, easing from a 2.9% rise in September. The strongest earnings gains were recorded in forestry, logging and support activities (+7.6% to C$1,545.59), real estate and rental and leasing (+7.4% to C$1,374.15), and administrative and support, waste management and remediation services (+7.0% to C$1,114.57). By contrast, earnings declined in wholesale trade (-4.9% to C$1,486.34), arts, entertainment and recreation (-2.4% to C$744.54), and finance and insurance (-0.9% to C$1,773.63). On a month-on-month basis, average weekly earnings were broadly unchanged in October.

Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in Canada rose by 3.1% year-on-year to $1,317.09 in September 2025, following a 2.7% year-over-year increase in August, with 17 of the 20 sectors reporting gains. The largest increases were recorded in forestry, logging and support (+7.9% to $1,493.39); construction (+7.2% to $1,625.65); management of companies and enterprises (+5.5% to $1,833.61) and real estate and rental and leasing (+5.0% to $1,331.35). Conversely, earnings decreased in arts, entertainment and recreation (-3.9% to $739.73); wholesale trade (-2.4% to $1,527.70) and retail trade (-0.9% to $739.29).