‘Without stronger laws, too many Albertans will continue to be undervalued and underpaid’
Alberta is the only province without pay equity or pay transparency measures, and it’s time to change that, according to one labour group.
Currently, the province has the largest gender pay gap in the country, and that gap is “not an accident,” noted the Alberta Federation of Labour, attributing most of the disparity to systemic wage discrimination.
“In Alberta, the gender pay gap is not an accident and it is not simply a matter of career choice,” the AFL states. “The gender pay gap is mostly the result of wage discrimination. It reflects how our labour market systematically undervalues work traditionally done by women.”
The brief says the average gender wage gap for core‑age workers across Canada was 13% in 2024, while Alberta’s gap was 18% in 2024 and 17.4% in 2025, the group stated, citing data from Statistic Canada (StatCan). If the gap were eliminated, women in Alberta would earn about $7 more per hour on average, the AFL says.
Seven of ten provinces have adopted pay equity legislation requiring equal pay for work of equal value, while five have enacted pay transparency laws obliging employers to disclose certain compensation details, such as salary ranges in job postings. Four provinces have both.
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