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Alberta Wage and Salary Survey
Website: www.alis.alberta.ca/wage-
info
Cost: Free
The Alberta Learning Information
Service and WAGEinfo conducts
the Alberta Wage and Salary Survey
every two to three years to gather
information on wages and salaries
for more than 400 occupations in
Alberta. The information, gathered
from 6,700 employers, is broken
down by occupation, geographic
area and industry group.
Associations of Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists
Website: www.apegs.sk.ca,
www.apeg.bc.ca, www.apegga.org,
www.apegm.mb.ca
Cost: Free
The annual survey of provincial
association members provides
information on current salary levels
by degree, designation, industry,
function and years' experience.
Provincial reports available for
Saskatchewan, B.C., Alberta and
Manitoba.
Association of Science and
Engineering Technology
Professionals of Alberta
Website: www.aset.ab.ca
Cost: Free
The association produces the an-
nual ASET Salary Survey, based on
a survey of its members. Salary
information is available based on
years of experience, membership
category, field and location. Re-
ports include information on base
salary, overtime and bonuses.
Aon Hewitt
Website: www.aon.com/canada,
www.totalcompensationcenter.com
Cost: Varies for specific surveys;
some surveys only available to
participants
A global provider of human re-
source consulting and outsourcing.
TotalCompensationCenter.com al-
lows users to search online for mul-
tiple survey resources, model salary
structures, view salary increase sur-
vey data or find up-to-the-minute
news, information and practices.
Search surveys by country and
industry. Annual total compensation
survey covers base pay, increases,
incentive programs, pay strategy
and pay philosophy for more than
500 Canadian companies.
Association of Fundraising
Professionals
Website: www.afpnet.org
Cost: Free for members; $95 for
non-members
Provides compensation and ben-
efits surveys for fundraising profes-
sionals in Canada and the United
States.
Compensation — Salary Surveys
SALARY SURVEYS
JURISDICTION EFFECTIVE DATE PER HOUR
Canada July 1, 1996 Aligned with general adult minimum
Labour Code wage rate in each province/territory
Alberta Sept. 1, 2013 General rate $9.95
Liquor servers $9.05
Specified salepersons weekly $389
Domestic employees who live in the
employer's residence monthly $1,854.00
B.C. May 1, 2012 General rate $10.25
Serving liquor on licensed premises $9.00
premises $9.00
Manitoba Oct. 1, 2013 $10.45
Oct. 1, 2012 $10.25
New Brunswick April 1, 2012 $10.00
Newfoundland July 1, 2010 $10.00
and Labrador
N.W.T. April 1, 2011 $10.00
Nova Scotia April 1, 2013 (no experience) $9.80
(experienced) $10.30
Nunavut Jan. 1, 2011 $11.00
Ontario March 31, 2010 General rate $10.25
Students under 18 $9.60
Serving liquor on licensed premises $8.90
P.E.I. April 1, 2012 $10.00
Quebec May 1, 2013 General rate $10.15
Employees in hotels $8.75
Saskatchewan Dec. 1, 2012 $10.00
Yukon April 1, 2013 $10.54
Source: Canadian Payroll Manual, Carswell. Please note that these are general rates. Other rates in specific positions may apply.
CANADIAN MINIMUM WAGE RATES
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