# Canada Average weekly earnings (incl. overtime): Health care and social assistance (monthly, SA)

Canada Average weekly earnings (incl. overtime): Health care and social assistance (monthly, SA) was up 0.9% year on year in August 2026, compared with −1.1% in July 2026.
The level stood at 1,180.9 Current dollars (CAD per week).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.0% (May 2021) to 8.8% (Aug 2020), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.AHE.M.SA.NACE-HEALTH`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Current dollars (CAD per week)
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (308 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/average-weekly-earnings-incl-overtime-health-care-and-social-assistance

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 1,180.9 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 0.9 |
| July 2026 | 1,172.3 Current dollars (CAD per week) | −1.1 |
| June 2026 | 1,184.9 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 1,177.0 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 1.2 |
| April 2026 | 1,196.7 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 1,187.2 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 3.0 |
| February 2026 | 1,189.4 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 2.8 |
| January 2026 | 1,174.1 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 1,183.8 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 3.2 |
| November 2025 | 1,180.8 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 3.1 |
| October 2025 | 1,159.7 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 2.5 |
| September 2025 | 1,175.0 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 4.0 |
| August 2025 | 1,170.3 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,185.3 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 4.4 |
| June 2025 | 1,173.0 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 4.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,162.6 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 3.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,184.6 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 5.3 |
| March 2025 | 1,152.8 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 3.7 |
| February 2025 | 1,157.3 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 5.9 |
| January 2025 | 1,152.3 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 1,147.2 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 4.7 |
| November 2024 | 1,145.0 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 5.1 |
| October 2024 | 1,131.6 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 2.5 |
| September 2024 | 1,129.8 Current dollars (CAD per week) | 4.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.AHE.M.SA.NACE-HEALTH"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.AHE.M.SA.NACE-HEALTH",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```