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

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Union wage rates for major construction trades — Sheet metal worker, heavy equipment operator, bricklayer, painter
Table summary
This table displays a summary of the Union wage rates in dollars per hour for the sheet metal worker trade, the heavy equipment trade, the bricklayer trade and the painter trade, by Census Metropolitan Areas. The row headers give information on the Census Metropolitan Areas. The column headers give information on the reference month of the data, the type of trade, the basic rate and the rate including supplements.
March  2013 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 32.63 46.18 29.03 43.00 32.70 44.51 28.93 42.14
Halifax, Nova Scotia 31.78 45.15 28.31 39.46 30.94 42.27 27.60 38.41
Saint John, New Brunswick 31.78 39.16 28.57 39.47 28.05 38.74 26.32 36.10
Québec, Quebec 34.79 46.84 31.22 42.37 34.07 45.79 32.40 43.86
Saguenay, Quebec 34.79 46.84 31.22 42.37 34.07 45.79 32.40 43.86
Montréal, Quebec 34.79 46.84 31.22 42.37 34.07 45.79 32.40 43.86
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec 34.45 51.17 34.01 48.30 36.42 49.41 28.72 40.69
Toronto, Ontario 34.98 51.48 35.68 50.28 38.47 51.11 33.63 46.09
Hamilton, Ontario 35.37 51.17 34.77 49.73 35.92 50.11 32.04 44.34
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario 35.37 51.17 34.77 49.73 34.15 50.11 32.04 44.34
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario 36.89 50.20 34.77 49.73 36.45 49.41 28.10 40.01
London, Ontario 36.59 49.98 33.83 48.21 40.66 49.41 30.75 42.93
Windsor, Ontario 34.64 51.22 33.94 48.29 35.51 49.41 29.23 41.25
Greater Sudbury, Ontario 37.41 50.60 34.02 48.37 36.72 48.99 28.50 40.45
Thunder Bay, Ontario 37.41 50.60 33.73 48.08 34.38 48.99 28.87 40.86
Winnipeg, Manitoba .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Regina, Saskatchewan 37.52 50.91 34.85 49.89 39.68 50.15 32.91 41.10
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 37.52 50.91 34.85 49.89 39.68 50.15 32.91 41.10
Calgary, Alberta 35.39 45.02 40.61 51.82 35.40 43.54 39.81 50.19
Edmonton, Alberta 35.39 45.02 40.61 51.82 35.40 43.54 39.81 50.19
Vancouver, British Columbia 32.23 42.75 34.56 46.79 35.08 45.46 32.74 41.99
Victoria, British Columbia 32.23 42.75 34.56 46.79 35.08 45.46 32.74 41.99
Source(s):
CANSIM table number 327-0003.
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Construction union wage rates and indexes" section.
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