Canada New Graduate Pay and Student Hiring Rates Survey

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Whether it’s hiring new graduates or figuring out student rates of pay for internships and co-ops, recruitment and retention can be challenging in today’s tight labor market. To gain the upper-hand, you need in-depth insights on how to competitively compensate the next wave of talent entering the workforce.

Make strategic HR decisions, with regards to young talent, using the Canada New Graduate Pay and Student Hiring Rates Survey. Get your starting pay right, with compensation data across nine degree types and 15 discipline types. Gain valuable insights into the average college graduate salary, top recruitment, and compensation trends with data from 51 organizations from across the country. Evaluate your talent strategy by comparing:

  • Annual starting salaries for new graduates
  • Hourly rates for co-op students
  • Hourly rates for summer interns
  • Tuition reimbursement or assistance for co-op students and summer interns
Do you have the data necessary to better position your workforce for the future?

Participation open: June – July

Results publish: September

2019 results available

  • 51 organizations
  • CAD 545 – 1,635
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Survey Statistics

  • # Organizations: 40

Based on data from the 2020 Canada New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey.

Data Collected

  • 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

Data Analyzed

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.

2021 Survey Participation

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Survey participation is open to all organizations with matching jobs. To participate, simply complete the questionnaire provided above. Rest assured that the importance of your data security is not taken lightly at Mercer, so we take the utmost precautions to protect it.

What's new in 2021

  • Identify flexible work trends and the impacts on new graduates, interns, and on recruiting.
  • Compare perks offered by peer organizations and learn what’s most important to Gen Z.
  • Understand the impact of the pandemic on your workforce and determine what’s happening with vaccination requirements.

Why should you participate?

  • Align your pay to the market.
  • Secure a significant discount on survey results.

2021 survey schedule

  • Participation opens: June 15
  • Participation closes: July 16
  • Results available: October

2021 survey pricing

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2021 Canada New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey CAD 600 CAD 1,800

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2020 Canada New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey CAD 600 CAD 1,800

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  • Additional users may be added during checkout for CAD 220 each per module/survey.
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  • 2020 results now available.

 

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.
  • 2018 results will be available for purchase in October.

Schedule

  • Participation Opens: June 15
  • Participation Deadline: July 16
  • Report Available: October

Participating Companies

  • ALBERTA INNOVATES TECHNOLOGY FUTURES
  • ATCO
  • AVIGILON CORPORATION
  • BANK OF CANADA
  • BELL CANADA
  • BONDUELLE AMERICAS
  • CAA SOUTH CENTRAL ONTARIO
  • CARGILL LIMITED
  • CHUBB INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA
  • CONESTOGA ROVERS & ASSOCIATES
  • DOMINION DIAMOND EKATI CORPORATION
  • FORTIS, INC. - FORTISALBERTA, INC.
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS - CANADA
  • GHD INC.
  • GROUPE DYNAMITE INC.
  • HALIFAX PORT AUTHORITY
  • HATCH LTD
  • HEWLETT-PACKARD (CANADA) CO.
  • IBM CANADA, LTD.
  • INDEPENDENT ELECTRICITY SYSTEM OPERATOR
  • INTER PIPELINE
  • IVANHOE CAMBRIDGE
  • J.D. IRVING, LTD.
  • JOHN DEERE LIMITED CANADA
  • KLENZOID CANADA, INC.
  • MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES, LTD.
  • MAPLE LEAF FOODS, INC.
  • NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
  • OMICRON CANADA, INC.
  • PACIFIC & WESTERN BANK OF CANADA
  • PANASONIC CANADA INC
  • PARADIGM TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • PAREX RESOURCES INC.
  • PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION
  • PEPSICO CANADA
  • PETER KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE CO.
  • PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTS COUNCIL
  • REGION OF PEEL
  • RIO TINTO
  • SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CANADA, INC.
  • SEVEN GENERATIONS ENERGY LTD.
  • SPECTRA ENERGY TRANSMISSION - UNION GAS
  • TAQA NORTH, LTD.
  • TECK RESOURCES LIMITED
  • TELUS CORPORATION
  • THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
  • TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CANADA, INC.
  • WSP CANADA, INC.

2020 Survey Participation

2020 Survey Participation is now closed. Survey participation is open to all organizations with matching jobs and is not required to purchase results. The act of submitting data to a survey is known as survey participation and your company is then viewed as a participant. To learn more about how you can become a participant, please contact us. As a survey participant, you do receive key benefits:

  • A discount on survey results!
  • Inclusion in survey results allows you to easily determine your market position.
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