HR Vendors Guide 2015
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Compensation - Salary Surveys
sAlARy suRVeys
Alberta Wage and Salary Survey
Website: www.alis.alberta.ca/wageinfo
Cost: Free
The Alberta Learning Information
Service conducts the Alberta Wage
and Salary Survey every two to three
years to gather information on wages
and salaries for more than 400 oc-
cupations in Alberta. The information,
gathered from 6,700 employers, is
broken down by occupation, geo-
graphic area and industry group.
Associations of Professional Engineers
& Geoscientists
Website: www.apegs.ca, www.apeg.
bc.ca, www.apegga.org, www.apegm.
mb.ca
Cost: Free
The annual survey of provincial asso-
ciation 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 infor-
mation is available based on years
of experience, membership category,
field and location. Reports include
information on base salary, overtime
and bonuses.
Aon Hewitt
Website: www.aon.com/canada,
www.totalcompensationcenter.com
Cost: Varies
A global provider of human resource
consulting and outsourcing. Total-
CompensationCenter.com allows users
to: search online for multiple survey
resources, model salary structures,
view salary increase survey data or
find up-to-the-minute news, informa-
tion and practices. Search surveys
by country and industry. Annual total
compensation measurement survey
covers base pay, increases, incentive
programs, pay strategy and pay phi-
losophy for more than 350 Canadian
companies.
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Website: www.afpnet.org
Cost: Free (members), $150 (non-
members)
Provides compensation and benefits
surveys for fundraising professionals
in Canada and the United States.
Canadian Society of Association Execu-
tives
Website: www.csae.com
Cost: $279 (non-members)
CSAE Benefits and Compensation
Report includes compensation and
benefits data for CEOs and senior
managers of associations, charities
and other not-for-profit organizations
across Canada.
Canadian Tourism Human Resource
Council
Website: www.cthrc.ca
Cost: $249
National, provincial and territorial
wage tables from the Canadian Tour-
ism Sector Compensation Study show
the median annual salary or hourly
wage for 45 tourism occupations by
industry group, region and employ-
ment status. The full report includes
data on gratuity practices, benefits,
perquisites, investment in human
resource management practices,
turnover and the impact of minimum
wage increases.
CanadaVisa.com
Website: www.canadavisa.com
Cost: Free
Immigration law office provides a
Canadian Salary Survey that includes
a summary of the range of salaries
being earned by professionals in
skilled occupations.
Certified Technicians and Technologists
Association of Manitoba
Website: www.cttam.com
Cost: Free
The association conducts annual
surveys of its members. The report
includes information on average and
median income by age, level, years
of experience, field, industry, location
and more.
CharityVillage
Website: www.charityvillage.com
Cost: $97
Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary &
Benefits Study: An annual compensa-
tion and benefits study. A survey of
nearly 1,400 Canadian charities and
non-profit organizations. The report
includes details of cash compensa-
tion at all employee levels as well as
incentives and benefits. Data is ana-
lyzed by sector, gender, age, educa-
tion, location and unionization.
Conference Board of Canada
Website: www.conferenceboard.ca
Cost: $1,150
Compensation Planning Outlook: An
annual survey of mostly large and
medium-sized organizations in a
variety of regions and sectors. The
survey covers base pay, variable
pay, incentive plans, pensions and
rewards strategies.
CostMine
Website: www.costs.infomine.com/
laborcompensationreports
Cost: US$945 (print), US$1,045 (pdf )
Part of InfoMine, CostMine's an-
nual labour compensation reports
are based on a survey of mines in
Canada, the United States and inter-
nationally. InfoMine's cost data centre
includes a summary table of the
reports' wage and benefits data.
