British Columbia Wage and Salary Survey

Data from the 2009 British Columbia Wage and Salary Survey are now available.

Note: This survey, funded through the Canada-British Columbia Agreement on Labour Market Development, was conducted on behalf of BC Stats and the BC Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development. The main objective of this study was to produce statistical information on wages, salaries, hours of work, and skills shortages for the top 100 National Occupational Categories in three large Economic Regions of British Columbia and the top 35 National Occupational Categories in the five smaller Economic Regions of the province. The information collected will be used by the clients for analytical purposes.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2920.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Alain Mbassegue (613-951-2011, alain.mbassegue@statcan.gc.ca), Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division.

Data and analytical reports are available at (www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/lss/labour/wage). For more information on the available data or analytical reports, contact Shannon Pendergast (250-387-8931, shannon.pendergast@gov.bc.ca), Labour and Social Statistics, BC Stats.