Women had to work three months and 10 days into 2018 to earn the same amount made by a man in 2017

Nationally, women in Canada make 74 cents for every dollar earned by a man per year. That means on average, women had to work three months and 10 days into 2018 to earn the same amount made by a man in 2017.

Statistics Canada pegs the gap as being even wider for women belonging to minority groups, with Indigenous women facing a 57% gender pay gap; women with disabilities facing a 46% gap; immigrant women facing a 39% gap; and racialized women facing a 32% gap.

Unions, collective bargaining, and pay equity measures significantly reduce the wage gap for women. 

According the the Canadian Labour Congress, on average, women with unions earned $6.65/hour more than women without unions . 

Click here to learn more about equal pay equity in Canada and how you can help close the gender pay gap.

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