Average weekly earnings of Canadian non-farm payroll employees rose 2% year-over-year to C$1,320.46 in January 2026, up from 1.9% in December. The biggest gains were in management of companies and enterprises (6.5%), transportation and warehousing (5.8%), professional, scientific and technical services (5.0%), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4.4%), and public administration (4.2%). Earnings declined in finance and insurance (-11.4%) and wholesale trade (-1.6%). By province, earnings rose most in Nunavut (9.0%), Prince Edward Island (5.1%), Nova Scotia (4.4%), and New Brunswick (4.4%). Average weekly hours worked held steady at 33.1 hours on both month-over-month and year-over-year bases. Month-over-month, average weekly earnings were little changed in January.