For our tenth annual hiring trends survey, we received over 3,000 responses from professionals and employers across the nation. This year, employers tackled familiar problems in hiring and retention while employees raised their expectations around compensation and job satisfaction. Here’s a preview of what you can find in guide:

Economy poised for growth, despite the sluggish start

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Canada’s major industries reported a positive outlook for the economy in 2020 despite seeing a slow start in 2019. Nevertheless, downward pressure from the first half of 2019 led to lower hiring projections compared to the previous year.

Employers willing to pay more money to attract new talent

The majority of employers are willing to pay more to attract new hires. But they aren’t applying the same philosophy to retain existing talent. More than half of employers have no plans to raise the salaries of current employees beyond annual inflation rate.

A diverse, inclusive workplace is a high priority for today’s employees

This year’s respondents overwhelmingly indicated their desire to work in diverse, inclusive workplaces. That said, it appears as though many organizations either are not implementing D&I processes or clearly communicating company positioning with staff. Furthermore, the majority of respondents said they are not aware of any diversity and inclusion staff within their workplace.

Human touch points will be vital as technology revolutionizes recruitment

Recruitment is a high touch process that technology will streamline in terms of sourcing and screening. This will raise the significance of human interactions later in the hiring process.
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Year Over Year Trends


The Hays 2020 Salary Guide survey was conducted from July 24 to August 22, 2019 with a representative sample of n= 3,591. The survey was conducted online in English and French and has a two per cent margin of error.

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The Canadian Salary Survey provides a summary of the range of salaries that are currently being earned by professionals in each of numerous skilled occupations, listed as A, B, or 0 on the National Occupation Classification (NOC).

A wide range of factors will affect the salary that a professional is entitled to, including prior experience and education, industry, and specific skills and attributes. Salaries are provided only as means of reference. Occupations have been alphabetically sorted for convenience:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A [see Canadian Salary Range A]

Accountants, Actuaries; Aerospace Engineers; Agricultural Engineers; Air Traffic Controllers; Aircraft Inspectors; Aircraft Instrument Mechanics and Technicians; Aircraft Mechanics; Animal Health Technologists; Applied Chemical Technicians and Technologists; Architects, Archivists; Art Directors; Astronomers; Audiologists; Avionics Inspectors, Mechanics, and Technicians.

B [see Canadian Salary Range B]

Biologists, Biomedical Engineers.

C [see Canadian Salary Range C]

Chefs and Specialist Chefs; Chemical Engineers; Chemists; Civil Engineering Technicians and Technologists; Civil Engineers; Clinical Perfusionists; Community Pharmacists and Hospital Pharmacists; Computer Hardware Engineers; Computer Programmers; Computer Systems Analysts; Conservation and Fishery Officers; Cooks; Copywriters; Credit Managers.

D [see Canadian Salary Range D]

Dental Hygienists; Dental Technicians; Directors; Directors of Photography; Drafting Technicians and Technologists.

E [see Canadian Salary Range E]

Economic Development Officers and Marketing Researchers and Consultants; Economists and Economic Policy Researchers and Analysts; Editors; Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians and Technologists; Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Engineering Physicists and Engineering Scientists; Executive Chefs.

F [see Canadian Salary Range F]

Film Editors; Film, Television and Radio Producers; Financial and Investment Analysts; Financial Auditors; Financial Managers; Flight Dispatchers; Flight Engineers (Second Officers); Flying Instructors; Food Processing Engineers; Forestry Professionals.

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G [see Canadian Salary Range G]

Geographic Information System (GIS) Technologists and Technicians; Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists.

H [see Canadian Salary Range H]

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Horticulturalists.

I [see Canadian Salary Range I]

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineers; Industrial Electricians; Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technicians and Technologists; Industrial Instrument Technicians and Mechanics; Industrial Pharmacists; Inspectors, Weights and Measures.

J [see Canadian Salary Range J]

Jewellers and Related Workers.

K [N/A]

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L [see Canadian Salary Range L]

Landscape Architects; Landscape Designers and Landscape Architectural Technicians and Technologists; Legal Assistants and Paralegals; Librarians; Library and Archive Technicians and Assistants; Linguists.

M [see Canadian Salary Range M]

Management Consultants; Marine and Naval Engineers; Materials Scientists Mathematicians; Mechanical Engineering Technicians and Technologists; Mechanical Engineers; Medical Laboratory Technologists; Medical Sonographers; Medical Transcriptionists; Metallurgical and Materials Engineers; Metallurgists; Meteorological Technicians; Meteorologists; Microbiologists and Cell and Molecular Biologists; Mining Engineers.

N [see Canadian Salary Range N]

Nuclear Medicine Technologists.

O [see Canadian Salary Range O]

Occupational Therapists.

P [see Canadian Salary Range P]

Pathologists'Assistants; Pharmacists; Photogrammetric Technologists and Technicians; Physicists; Physiotherapists; Pilots; Psychologists.

Q [N/A]

R [see Canadian Salary Range R]

Radiation Therapists and Radiography Technologists; Respiratory Therapists; Retail and Wholesale Buyers.

S [see Canadian Salary Range S]

Social Workers; Software Engineers; Soil Scientists; Sous-Chefs; Specialists in Human Resources; Speech-Language Pathologists; Statisticians.

T [see Canadian Salary Range T]

Technical Sales Specialists, Wholesale Trade; Technical Writers; Textile Engineers; Tool and Die Makers; Travel Counsellors.

U [see Canadian Salary Range U]

Urban and Land Use Planners.

V [see Canadian Salary Range V]

Veterinarians.

W [see Canadian Salary Range W]

Welders.

X [N/A]

Y [N/A]

Z [N/A]