Average weekly earnings in Canada rose 3.0% year-on-year to $1,312 in August, following a downwardly revised 3.2% increase in July. Earnings growth can reflect a range of factors, including changes in wages, composition of employment, hours worked and base-year effects. Month-over-month, average weekly earnings were unchanged, while average weekly hours worked held steady at 33.3, down 0.6% from a year earlier.