Canada Wage Growth

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

3.7

Units In

4.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 26, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
10.3 May 2020	-0.4 May 2001	2.56 %	1992-2025	Statistics Canada

In Canada, average weekly earnings (including overtime) refers to the gross taxable payroll (including overtime) divided by the number of employees. It is calculated for all types of employees. In general, changes in weekly earnings reflect a number of factors, including wage growth; changes in the composition of employment by industry, occupation and level of job experience; and average hours worked per week.

Latest Updates

Average weekly earnings in Canada rose by 3.7% year-over-year to CAD 1,302.11 in June 2025, accelerating from a 3.3% gain in the previous month. In general, growth in average weekly earnings can reflect a range of factors, including changes in wages, composition of employment, hours worked and base-year effects.Month over month, average weekly earnings were up 0.7% in June. Average weekly hours worked (33.4 hours) were little changed in June both on a month-over-month and year-over-year basis.