Canada: Weekly Earnings Growth Accelerates in March.

Average weekly earnings of Canadian non-farm payroll employees rose 3.5% year-on-year to C$1,333 in March 2026, accelerating from a 2.8% increase in February. The strongest gains were recorded in utilities (9%), information and cultural industries (7%), and transportation and warehousing (6.2%). In contrast, earnings declined in forestry, logging and support activities (-2.4%), management of companies and enterprises (-0.8%), and real estate and rental and leasing (-9.2%). By province, the largest increases were seen in Nunavut (7.8%), Prince Edward Island (7.7%), and New Brunswick (6.7%). Meanwhile, average weekly hours worked stood at 33.4 hours, little changed from the previous month and down 0.3% from a year earlier.