Pay cheques across Canada were little changed in February from the previous month but gained 3.4% compared with 12 months earlier.
Statistics Canada says that the average weekly non-farm payroll employee was paid $997 and worked roughly the same number of hours (32.7) as in January (32.5).
Year-over-year Quebec led wage gains (4.4%) to $926 while Albertans saw their wages rise 4.3% to $1,158. There was a 3.8% rise for New Brunswick ($905), 3.6% for PEI ($845), 3.3% in Ontario ($1,106), 3.0% in BC ($958), 2.4% in Manitoba ($929), 1.7% in Nova Scotia ($861), and 1.6% in Saskatchewan ($1,014).
Retail workers saw a 7.5% rise to $596, those in wholesale trade gained 4.4% to $1,239, and public administration workers added 3.6% to their pay cheques to $1,290.
Professional, scientific, and technical services workers were paid an average $1,373 per week, up 3.0% year-over-year; and the education sector saw a 2.9% rise to $1,049 as primary and secondary school wages increased.
Admin and support workers were paid an extra 2.4% in February 2018 compared to 12 months earlier at $793, while construction workers gained 1.7% to an average weekly wage of $1,233.