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Salaries
In six of the provinces and the two territories, basic salary scales and fringe benefits are
established through negotiations between the teachers' association and
representatives of the government. In some cases, supplementary negotiations
take place at the school board level concerning additional fringe benefits and
conditions of work. In British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario, all
negotiations take place at the local or regional level.
Average Teacher Salaries by Province
| |
4 Years of Education |
6 Years of Education |
| Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Alberta (2003-04
simple average) |
$43,653 |
$68,967 |
$48,779 |
$74,126 |
| British Columbia |
$37,908 |
$56,743 |
$45,506 |
$70,684 |
| Saskatchewan |
$38,700 |
$59,500 |
$43,570 |
$66,103 |
| Manitoba |
$37,948 |
$58,737 |
$42,887 |
$65,310 |
| Ontario |
$37,043 |
$62,625 |
$42,258 |
$73,472 |
| Quebec |
$36,196 |
$58,633 |
$41,982 |
$63,527 |
| New Brunswick |
$33,776 |
$52,231 |
$40,482 |
$62,292 |
| Nova Scotia |
$35,906 |
$57,376 |
$44,168 |
$67,978 |
| Prince Edward Island |
$30,341 |
$46,871 |
$38,480 |
$59,657 |
Newfoundland
& Labrador |
$34,838 |
$45,264 |
$45,280 |
$60,212 |
| Yukon |
$56,717 |
$83,428 |
$62,074 |
$90,663 |
Alberta teacher salaries are based on agreements in place as of September 2004 – 44 settlements
Ontario teacher salaries are based on the average of elementary and secondary figures
Teachers' salaries increased an average of 2.9% per year between 1999 and 2003, slightly above the 2.7% CPI average annual growth over the same period. These increases reflect a number of retroactive collective agreements. Teachers' salaries had increased by less than 1% per year from 1994 to 1998.
Fringe Benefits:
Fringe benefits provided for in collective agreements may, but do not
necessarily, include the following:
- compassionate leave
- supplementary medical insurance
- cumulative sick leave
- longterm disability insurance
- maternity leave
- retirement gratuities
- sabbatical and study leave
- life insurance
- dental insurance
General Social Security
As citizens of
Canada, teachers are required to participate in the social security programs of
the federal government. These include Unemployment Insurance and the
Canada/Quebec Pension Plan. The Unemployment Insurance plan provides benefits to
persons who are unemployed through maternity or illness, as well as through
general unavailability of suitable work. The Canada/Quebec Pension Plan provides
a basic minimum retirement allowance and, in addition, some disability and
survivors' benefits.
Teachers also participate in the provincial hospital and medical insurance
plans. The costs of these plans are shared by the federal and provincial
governments. The plans cover the basic expenses of hospital accommodation and
physicians' services. Details of coverage vary from province to province.
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