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Wage Gap is the difference between the average wages earned by men and the average wages earned by women.

It is caused by outdated societal attitudes and beliefs about the place and value of women in the workplace.

Cause and Contributors pie chart-E

 

 

Provincial Hourly Wage Gap 2021 E
NBProvincial Hourly Wage Gap 2016-2021 E
 

How do you compare with other provinces?

 

 

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Canada

13.6%

13.3%

13.0%

12.1%

11.45%

11.3%

NFLD & Labrador

17.2%

12.8%

11.1%

14.1%

12.9%

11.4%

Prince Edward Island

3.0%

-1.9%

-0.1%

-1.0%

1.5%

0.4%

Nova Scotia

7.6%

10.0%

10.1%

9.8%

8.9%

7.2%

New Brunswick

8.2%

7.4%

8.5%

8.3%

4.66%

6.7%

Quebec

11.4%

10.2%

11.0%

10.2%

8.2%

9.2%

Ontario

12.6%

12.6%

11.3%

10.9%

11.6%

11.1%

Manitoba

9.1%

11.1%

11.5%

10.5%

10.5%

9.8%

Saskatchewan

14.2%

15.2%

15.5%

13.2%

12.2%

11.3%

Alberta

18.4%

18.4%

16.9%

15.9%

14.0%

14.5%

British Columbia

16.4%

15.8%

17.6%

15.0%

14.3%

13.5%


 

 

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