The region's government-sector workers enjoy an average wage premium of 11.9 per cent.
public sector compensation
February 3, 2020
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May 29, 2019
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More than half of all City of Toronto spending is on wages and salaries.
January 29, 2019
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For comparable jobs, government-sector wages in Ontario are 10.6 per cent higher (on average) than wages in the private sector.
December 9, 2016
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Government-sector workers in Canada retire 2.3 years earlier, on average, than private-sector workers.
October 12, 2016
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In Ontario a whopping 77 cents of every dollar spent on K-12 public education goes to compensate teachers and staff.
August 31, 2016
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On health care, despite a high level of spending, Canadians have comparatively poor access to technology and doctors, and long wait times for surgery.
July 7, 2016
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Already, Montreal taxpayers see 13 per cent of their city’s operating budget go to fund pensions.