Statistics Canada has just released its latest research on Canadian employment and payrolls. According to this report at the end of 2019, the average Canadian weekly earnings were $1,042 which works out to an annual income of roughly $54,184. That is up by 3.4 percent over 2018.

Each one of the ten Canadian provinces and three territories determines the minimum wages, and every year each province and territory reviews its current rate. The minimum wage in Canada in late 2019 was:

• Alberta - $15.00 per hour

• British Columbia - $13.85 per hour

• Manitoba - $11.65 per hour

• New Brunswick - $11.50 per hour

• Newfoundland & Labrador - $11.40 per hour

• Northwest Territories - $13.46 per hour

• Nova Scotia - $11.55 per hour

• Nunavut - $13.00 per hour

• Ontario - $14.00 per hour

• Prince Edward Island - $12.25

• Quebec - $12.50 per hour

• Saskatchewan - $11.32 per hour

• Yukon - $12.71 per hour 

*Canadian Dollars

Assuming that you work full time for minimum wage and were paid for a full 40 hours a week, those pay rates would translate into an annual income of between $23,608 and $31,200 Canadian dollars per year. Keep in mind that the cost of living is different from province to province, it doesn’t mean that you will make more in Ontario just because the minimum wage is $14.00, salaries it means the cost of living is higher as well.

How much money you can make will also depend on the kind of industry you are working on and other factors such as your language skills and adaptability. The top-paying sectors right now are in the Mining, Oil and Gas industry, Utilities, as well as the Management of Companies and Enterprises. On the other hand, the lowest-paying jobs tend to be in the Accommodation and Food Services sector, the Retail Trades. Again each person is different and has a different set of skills that can be introduced to employers as a new skill set for a specific industry, it really depends on how you put yourself out there.

WHAT EACH SECTOR IS PAYING YEARLY:

• Forestry, logging, and support – $61,016

• Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction – $108,271 

• Utilities – $101,074 

• Construction – $68,143 

• Manufacturing – $60,251

• Wholesale trade – $64,379 

• Retail trade – $32,567 

• Transportation and warehousing – $57,901 

• Information and cultural industries – $70,206 

• Finance and insurance – $72,492 

• Real estate and rental and leasing – $52,027

• Professional, scientific and technical services – $75,136 

• Management of companies and enterprises – $83,826 

• Administrative and support – $45,363 

• Educational services – $57,194 

• Health care and social assistance – $49,848 

• Arts, entertainment and recreation – $31,484 

• Accommodation and food services – $22,036 

• Public administration – $70,859

*Canadian Dollars

Statistics Canada also has created an interactive website that allows you to see the latest wages and the latest changes all over the country and you can consult it here.

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