For several years, Construction Canada has conducted an annual salary survey, asking readers about the state of the country’s construction industry. This, of course, is the sector responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining our built environment, whether it is condo towers and mixed-use mid-rises, or hospitals, schools, and offices.
Construction Canada is the official publication of the Construction Specifications Canada (CSC). An interdisciplinary association, CSC brings together professionals from across the building industry. Its membership includes architects, specifiers, engineers, project managers, product manufacturers’ representatives, contractors, and other experts across the architecture, engineering, and construction spectrum.
Our readers are not necessarily CSC members. In fact, over 83 per cent of survey respondents do not have a CSC professional designation. However, having such a wide cross-section of participants offers a bigger perspective on the current state of the industry. We asked questions on everything from income and social media to job satisfaction and future predictions. From coast to coast, around hundreds of you answered, sharing your insight into where we are now…and where we might be headed.
This year, we had responses from every province, as well as the territories. With 182 respondents, Ontario is home to a majority of our readers. This is followed by Alberta and British Columbia. The gender gap appears to have narrowed slightly as women represent 26 per cent of participants, a one per cent increase from 2019.
A significant age gap still exists—more than half of those surveyed are over 50, while only 17 per cent are under 35.
Changes are visible in the occupational longevity category. Nearly half of the respondents have been in the business for 10 to 29 years, the section that grew the most in 2019. In the past, the majority of the participants have been in the industry for more than 30 years.
However, mobility among employees is similar to previous years—58 per cent have been with the current employer for less than a decade.
Architects form the bulk of the participants. Specifiers, engineers, and project managers are well represented, too.
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