Female Federally Regulated Staff Owed $2.37 More an Hour, 2026 Report Shows

Female federally regulated employees in Canada deserve an average of $2.37 more an hour, according to the Pay Equity Commissioner’s 2025-2026 Annual Report.

The findings, released by Canadian Human Rights Commission, revealed that nearly 20% of employers who’ve filed statements so far owe increases to female-predominant job classes.

When it comes to the steepest pay equity gaps, it’s concentrated in 2 sectors:

• Banking (30%)
• Trucking (25%)

“Equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right and closing the wage gap benefits everyone,” Pay Equity Commissioner Lori Straznicky said in the report.

“Across Canada, women’s participation in the workforce is strong, and it continues to grow. This progress presents an important opportunity to ensure women are recognized and compensated fairly for the value of their work.”

Statistics Canada data claims that the gender wage gap still ranges from:

• 5.9% for workers aged 15 to 24
• 16.6% for staff aged 55 and older

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