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Canada New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey

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It’s exciting to recruit fresh talent, but with shifting preferences, setting graduate hiring salaries or figuring out perks that Generation Z finds the most valuable, can leave many scratching their heads.

Make strategic HR decisions, with regards to young talent, using the Canada New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey. Get your starting pay right, with compensation data across nine degree types and 15 discipline types. Gain valuable insights into the top recruitment and compensation trends with data from 124 organizations from across the country. Evaluate your talent strategy by comparing data from this gen z survey, such as:

  • New graduate salaries
  • Hourly rates for co-op students
  • Hourly intern rates
  • Tuition reimbursement or assistance for co-op students and summer interns

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It’s exciting to recruit fresh talent, but with shifting preferences, setting graduate hiring salaries or figuring out perks that Generation Z finds the most valuable, can leave many scratching their heads.

Make strategic HR decisions, with regards to young talent, using the Canada New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey. Get your starting pay right, with compensation data across nine degree types and 15 discipline types. Gain valuable insights into the top recruitment and compensation trends with data from 124 organizations from across the country. Evaluate your talent strategy by comparing data from this gen z survey, such as:

  • New graduate salaries
  • Hourly rates for co-op students
  • Hourly intern rates
  • Tuition reimbursement or assistance for co-op students and summer interns
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  • Additional users may be added during checkout for CAD 220 each per module/survey.
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  • 2018 results will be available for purchase in October.

 

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Please note:

  • Additional users may be added during checkout for CAD 220 each per module/survey.
  • Individuals or companies using Mercer data for consulting services or commercial purposes are subject to different rates. Please call for more information.
  • 2020 results now available.
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  • Participation Start Date03/02/2026
  • Participation End Date05/04/2026
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Product Highlights

Product Participants Non-Participants
2022 Canada New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey CAD 650 CAD 1,950
  • # Organizations: 113

Based on data from the 2022 Canada New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey.

  • Annual starting salaries for new graduates
  • Hourly rates for summer interns
  • Tuition reimbursement or assistance for co-op students and summer interns
  • Hourly rates for co-op students
  • Sign-on bonuses for new graduates

Types of degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA)
    • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)/Bachelor in Commerce (BCom)
    • Bachelor of Engineering (BEng/BSc Eng)
    • Bachelor of Science (BS/BSc)
    • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • Community college diploma/Associate degree
  • Master of Arts (MA)
    • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
    • Master of Science (MSc)

Discipline types

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Biology
  • Business/Finance
  • Chemistry
  • Computer science
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Human resources
  • Humanities and social sciences
  • Information technology
  • Law
  • Life sciences
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics/Statistics
  • Pharmacy
  • Physics

Region

  • Atlantic Canada
  • Greater Calgary
  • Greater Montreal
  • Greater Toronto
  • Greater Vancouver
  • Manitoba
  • Other Alberta
  • Other British Columbia
  • Other Ontario
  • Other Quebec
  • Saskatchewan

Position Families Analyzed

  • Co-op student
  • New graduate
  • Summer intern

Want to understand new graduate trends in the US? Access the US New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey for key insights.

Survey results are delivered in a published PDF format to your imercer.com account under My Downloads.

Product Highlights

Product Participants Non-Participants
2022 Canada New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey CAD 650 CAD 1,950
  • # Organizations: 113

Based on data from the 2022 Canada New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey.

  • Annual starting salaries for new graduates
  • Hourly rates for summer interns
  • Tuition reimbursement or assistance for co-op students and summer interns
  • Hourly rates for co-op students
  • Sign-on bonuses for new graduates

Types of degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA)
    • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)/Bachelor in Commerce (BCom)
    • Bachelor of Engineering (BEng/BSc Eng)
    • Bachelor of Science (BS/BSc)
    • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • Community college diploma/Associate degree
  • Master of Arts (MA)
    • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
    • Master of Science (MSc)

Discipline types

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Biology
  • Business/Finance
  • Chemistry
  • Computer science
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Human resources
  • Humanities and social sciences
  • Information technology
  • Law
  • Life sciences
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics/Statistics
  • Pharmacy
  • Physics

Region

  • Atlantic Canada
  • Greater Calgary
  • Greater Montreal
  • Greater Toronto
  • Greater Vancouver
  • Manitoba
  • Other Alberta
  • Other British Columbia
  • Other Ontario
  • Other Quebec
  • Saskatchewan

Position Families Analyzed

  • Co-op student
  • New graduate
  • Summer intern

Want to understand new graduate trends in the US? Access the US New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey for key insights.

Survey results are delivered in a published PDF format to your imercer.com account under My Downloads.

Participation
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Participating in the survey

You tell us what’s happening in your organization – from what you pay to how you pay – for your positions and we’ll give you a discount on the results. Survey participation is open to all organizations with matching jobs. Missed this year’s participation window? Contact us to learn how you can participate in the next edition.

Participation Window

Opens: 03/02/2026

Closes: 05/04/2026

Learn more about participation

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