Government workers in the province enjoy higher wages and benefits compared to similar private-sector workers.
public sector compensation
January 24, 2023
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October 11, 2022
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Private employers unable to compete with government-sector wages endure longer-lasting vacancies.
August 27, 2022
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Nineteen of the region's 26 municipalities spent more than 60 per cent of their budgets on employee compensation and contracted services.
August 24, 2022
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Under the old classification, program spending would have been more than $10 billion higher.
July 24, 2020
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Government workers receive 9.4 per cent more, on average, in wages than Canadians in the private sector.
June 9, 2020
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Government workers in Atlantic Canada received 11.9 per cent more (on average) in wages than their private-sector counterparts.