Canada Wage Growth

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

2.2

Units In

3.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 30, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 11 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
10.3 May 2020	-0.4 May 2001	2.57 %	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 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.