Statistics Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada
Skip to content |

Common menu bar links

Home > Publications > 62-007-X > Capital Expenditure Price Statistics > Tables >

Page content follows

Table 3-3
Union wage rates for major construction trades — Sheet metal worker, heavy equipment operator, bricklayer, painter

Warning View the most recent version.

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

PDF | Symbols | Next | Previous

Sheet metal worker, heavy equipment operator, bricklayer, painter
September  2008 Sheet metal worker Heavy equipment operator Bricklayer Painter
Basic rate Including supplements Basic rate Including supplements Basic rate Including supplements Basic rate Including supplements
Selected metropolitan areas dollars per hour
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 23.76 36.18 21.47 33.00 25.19 35.01 21.66 29.82
Halifax, Nova Scotia 29.28 40.62 25.06 34.98 28.70 37.91 23.30 32.28
Saint John, New Brunswick 24.30 31.24 23.09 33.04 24.57 32.62 22.08 30.59
Québec, Quebec 31.65 42.24 28.41 38.20 31.00 41.29 29.47 39.55
Saguenay, Quebec 31.65 42.24 28.41 38.20 31.00 41.29 29.47 39.55
Montréal, Quebec 31.65 42.24 28.41 38.20 31.00 41.29 29.47 39.55
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec 31.22 46.22 28.94 40.92 32.00 42.07 25.96 34.36
Toronto, Ontario 31.95 46.53 30.61 42.90 33.20 44.88 30.55 39.41
Hamilton, Ontario 31.61 44.97 29.70 42.25 31.01 43.75 29.06 37.77
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario 30.04 40.90 29.70 42.25 32.06 43.75 29.06 37.77
Kitchener, Ontario 31.74 43.22 29.70 42.25 31.46 43.05 25.39 33.73
London, Ontario 33.45 45.03 28.11 40.13 34.64 43.05 27.86 36.45
Windsor, Ontario 32.27 46.27 28.86 40.91 31.01 43.05 26.44 34.88
Greater Sudbury, Ontario 28.82 40.31 28.95 40.95 31.18 42.68 25.76 34.14
Thunder Bay, Ontario 34.09 45.72 28.65 40.65 31.75 42.70 26.57 35.03
Winnipeg, Manitoba 27.90 31.75 20.58 27.39 24.10 28.17 16.95 18.64
Calgary, Alberta 26.44 33.15 30.51 40.46 27.08 34.29 30.39 39.13
Edmonton, Alberta 26.44 33.15 30.51 40.46 27.08 34.29 28.21 35.83
Vancouver, British Columbia 30.41 40.64 26.88 36.40 25.74 33.30 26.25 33.91
Victoria, British Columbia 25.33 33.34 26.88 36.40 25.74 33.30 22.50 28.91
Source(s):
CANSIM table number 327-0003.
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Construction union wage rates and indexes" section.
Date Modified: 2009-03-04

Top of Page
Important Notices