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Personnel Systems
Website: www.compinsight.com
Cost: Varies by subscription
compINSIGHT: A database of real-
time compensation data on the
high-tech, IT, biotechnology, legal,
microelectronics and photonics
sectors. Only available to organiza-
tions that also submit data.
Purchasing Management
Association (PMAC)
See Supply Chain Management
Association (SCMA)
Real Property Association of Canada
Website: www.realpac.ca
Cost: $5,000 for non-members;
$3,000 for members
Canadian Real Estate Compensation
Survey: The survey of association
members provides information on
base salary, annual incentives and
long-term incentives for positions
commonly found in real estate or-
ganizations. RealPAC also publishes
the Canadian Mortgage Lender
Compensation Survey, which pro-
vides base pay and incentive pay
for more than 30 lender companies.
These include commercial banks,
corporate banks, credit unions and
mortgage brokers.
Robert Half International
Website: www.rhi.com/SalaryGuides
Cost: Free
Annual salary guides for finance
and accounting, technology, legal
and creative and communications
professions, as well as administra-
tive positions.
SalaryExpert
Website: www.salaryexpert.com
Cost: Varies
Salary Calculator provides broad
range and personal salary reports
on various positions in Canada, the
U.S., the U.K. and Europe. Search
by job title and location for free
basic reports; detailed reports
available for purchase.
Statistics Canada
Website: www.statcan.gc.ca
Cost: Varies
See labour and employment areas
for specific information on employ-
ment and wages. For example,
the average earnings by region
and education level, and average
weekly earnings by industry.
Supply Chain Management
Association (SCMA)
www.scmanational.ca
SCMA conducts the Annual Sur-
vey of the Canadian Supply Chain
Professional in partnership with
Canadian Transportation and Lo-
gistics, MM&D and PurchasingB2B
magazines. The most comprehen-
sive study of the state of the sup-
ply chain profession in Canada, the
survey pegs average rates of pay
by variables such as geographic
location, industry, gender, educa-
tion, and years of experience, and
identifies key issues supply chain
professionals face today and antici-
pate encountering in the future.
Cost: Free for SCMA members;
$399 for non-members.
Toronto Board of Trade
Website: www.bot.com/surveys
Cost: Varies according to survey;
discount for members and partici-
pants.
Conducts and publishes annual and
ad-hoc surveys on compensation,
benefits and employment practices
in the GTA. Offers five specific
compensation reports on executive;
middle management; professional,
supervisory and sales; IT; and
administrative and manufacturing
positions. Also one Benefits and
Employment Practices Report that
identifies trends in benefits and
employment practices.
Towers Watson
Website: www.towerswatson.com,
www.twdataservices.com
Cost: Varies according to survey
Global data centre covers 100 coun-
tries across six continents. Annual
survey reports on the pay, benefits
and employment practices of local
and multinational companies across
major industries.
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