Tradesppl Hiring Index

Who tells you the pay up front

How often trades employers name a wage in the ad, province by province. Counted from the jobs on our board and updated every month. These are the September 2026 figures.

Canadian postings disclosing pay

21.3%

282 of 1,321 sampled

Jurisdictions with posting mandates

4

4 provinces (2026)

How often the ad names a wage

Only places with at least 20 jobs counted in September 2026 are shown. “Law” marks the provinces where employers must put a wage or range in the ad by law, with the year that rule started.

RegionDisclosure ratePostingsPosting law
British Columbia38.5%218since 2023
Manitoba29%69—
Ontario27.6%399since 2026
Nova Scotia15.6%32—
Saskatchewan12%108—
Quebec12%50—
Alberta10.8%409—

Counted from 1,321 jobs posted on Tradesppl in September 2026. Only a wage the employer actually wrote counts here; computer-guessed figures from feeds are thrown out as jobs come in. Keep in mind these laws usually only apply to bigger employers — Ontario's, for instance, starts at 25 staff — so even where the law applies you should expect less than 100%. See how we work these numbers out. Free to use anywhere, as long as you credit Tradesppl and link back to this page.

What the advertised pay actually is

Per-trade salary guides drawn from the same postings this report measures.

Use this data

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Tradesppl Hiring Index, September 2026 edition. Tradesppl. https://tradesppl.ca/hiring-index/september-2026. Retrieved 2026-10-18.