Labour Policy

— Jan 24, 2023
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Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2023 Edition

Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2023 Edition finds that the wages of government employees in Ontario are 34.4 per cent higher, on average, than wages in the private sector in 2021, the most recent year of available comparable data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey.

— Jan 24, 2023
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Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Quebec, 2023 Edition

Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Quebec, 2023 Edition finds that the wages of government employees in Quebec are 32.2 per cent higher, on average, than wages in the private sector in 2021, the most recent year of available comparable data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey.

— Jan 17, 2023
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Comparing Median Employment Income in the Atlantic Region to the Rest of Canada

Comparing Median Employment Income in the Atlantic Region to the Rest of Canada is a new study that focuses on Atlantic Canada compared to central and western Canada, and finds that the average median employment income in Atlantic Canada in 2019 was $32,175 while in central and western Canada the average median employment income was $37,583—16.8 per cent higher.

— Nov 8, 2022
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Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, 2021

Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, 2021 is a new study that finds even after adjusting for differences such as age, gender, education, tenure, type of work, industry, and occupation, government employees are still paid 5.6 per cent higher wages on average in Alberta compared to their private sector counterparts, in addition to many non-wage benefits such as Registered Pension Plans, personal leave, and early retirement.

— Oct 25, 2022
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Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Atlantic Canada, 2021

Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Atlantic Canada, 2021 is a new study that finds even after adjusting for differences such as age, gender, education, tenure, type of work, industry, and occupation, government employees are still paid 11.9 per cent higher wages on average in Atlantic Canada compared to their private sector counterparts, in addition to many non-wage benefits such as Registered Pension Plans, personal leave, and early retirement.

— Sep 29, 2022
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The Canadian-Australian Productivity Gap: Comparative Institutions and Policy Settings

The Canadian-Australian Productivity Gap: Comparative Institutions and Policy Settings finds that if Canada followed Australia’s lead in several key policy areas, it could help increase productivity growth and raise living standards for Canadians.

— Sep 1, 2022
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Comparing Government and Private Sector Job Growth in the COVID-19 Era

Comparing Government and Private Sector Job Growth in the COVID-19 Era is a new study that finds the government sector accounted for nearly 9-in-10 new jobs created since the start of the pandemic, and there has been almost no net job creation in the private sector. In fact, after adjusting for population growth, private sector employment in July 2022 was still below where it was in February 2020 before the pandemic struck.

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