In 2022, the total employment income through wages, salaries, and commissions in Canada increased by 100 billion dollars (+9.43 percent) since 2021. With 1.2 trillion dollars, the total income thereby reached its highest value in the observed period.
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Total employment income through wages, salaries, and commissions in Canada from 2002 to 2022
(in billion Canadian dollars)
1) Taxfilers are people who filed a tax return for the reference year and were alive at the end of the year. 2) Dependent is a member of a family who did not file a personal income tax return for the referenced year. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2001 to 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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StatCan. (June 27, 2024). Total employment income through wages, salaries, and commissions in Canada from 2002 to 2022 (in billion Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/484805/employment-income-through-wages-salaries-and-commissions-in-canada/
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StatCan. (2024). Total employment income through wages, salaries, and commissions in Canada from 2002 to 2022 (in billion Canadian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484805/employment-income-through-wages-salaries-and-commissions-in-canada/
StatCan. "Total Employment Income through Wages, Salaries, and Commissions in Canada from 2002 to 2022 (in Billion Canadian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484805/employment-income-through-wages-salaries-and-commissions-in-canada/
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