Alberta Wages

• Experts say Alberta’s ‘wage premium’ rapidly eroding

  For years, Alberta workers have been the highest paid in the country thanks to the province's lucrative oil and gas sector.

  Economy

  Nov 25, 2022
  
• Alberta employers offer pay raises and signing bonuses to get people back to work

  Alberta businesses are handing out numerous incentives amid severe worker shortages in certain industries.

  Economy

  Aug 4, 2021
  
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• Wage talks could be delayed again due to Alberta government appeal: AUPE

  The province is appealing the decision by Court of Queen's Bench Justice Eric Macklin.

  Economy

  Jul 31, 2019
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• Alberta introduces labour bill to change overtime pay, reduce youth minimum wage

  Alberta is cutting the minimum wage for young workers and making other changes to overtime, holiday pay and votes for union certification.

  Economy

  May 27, 2019
• Higher restaurant prices not stopping Albertans from eating out

  In the final two months of 2017, Albertans spent a record $789 million dining out in restaurants and bars — but the spending surge was largely due to higher menu prices because of increased minimum wages.

  Consumer

  Mar 1, 2018
• Challenging the Wage Gap: Canadian women still earn less than men

  In the first part of her Challenging the Wage Gap series, Dallas Flexhaug explores the most recent data on the discrepancy between men and women’s wages in Canada and explores one industry where the gap doesn’t apply.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2017
• Canada’s highest (and lowest) paid regions, by average hourly full-time wage

  Almost all of Alberta's economic regions made the top 10.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2017
• Alberta’s Rachel Notley stops short of asking unions for wage freeze in bargaining

  The Opposition Wildrose party has been calling for public-sector wages to be frozen, but Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she won't bargain in public.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2017