Annual averages from 2006 to 2015 present wage information for employees in Canada and its provinces. The dataset, a customization of Statistics Canada data, includes average hourly and weekly wage rates broken down by immigrant status, industry, type of work (full- and part-time), and sex. It is published by the Government of Alberta.
Use Cases
- Analyze wage gaps between immigrant groups and native-born workers based on immigrant status categories
- Model wage trends across different industries based on industry breakdown
- Compare full-time and part-time wage rates based on type of work classification
- Study provincial wage variations based on geographic coverage of Canada and provinces
Strengths
- Covers a 10-year period from 2006 to 2015
- Includes two key wage rate variables: average hourly wage rate and average weekly wage rate
- Provides breakdowns by multiple dimensions: immigrant status, industry, work type, sex, and geography
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Statistics Canada, customized by the Government of Alberta
- Time Range
- 2006-2015
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 14:41:07.292738; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Canada and provinces