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Table 3
Median earnings, 2005 constant dollars, of full-time full-year earners,¹ provinces and territories, 1980 to 2005
Provinces and territories	Median earnings				Change
	1980	1990	2000	2005	1980 to 2005	2000 to 2005
	2005 constant dollars				percentage
Notes: Full-time full-year earners worked 49 to 52 weeks during the year preceding the census, mainly full time (i.e., 30 hours or more per week). Individuals with self-employment income are included. Those living in institutions are excluded. The territory of Nunavut was created in 1999. Data for Nunavut and the Northwest Territories for 1980 and 1990 have been adjusted to reflect the new boundaries. Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2006.
Canada	41,348	40,778	40,443	41,401	0.1	2.4
Newfoundland and Labrador	37,510	38,153	36,079	37,429	-0.2	3.7
Prince Edward Island	32,405	33,441	33,561	34,140	5.4	1.7
Nova Scotia	36,532	38,237	36,165	36,917	1.1	2.1
New Brunswick	36,436	36,848	34,763	35,288	-3.2	1.5
Quebec	39,938	38,325	37,836	37,722	-5.5	-0.3
Ontario	41,395	42,354	44,440	44,748	8.1	0.7
Manitoba	37,247	36,564	35,425	36,692	-1.5	3.6
Saskatchewan	38,804	34,082	33,785	35,948	-7.4	6.4
Alberta	43,732	40,711	40,782	43,964	0.5	7.8
British Columbia	47,605	42,173	43,715	42,230	-11.3	-3.4
Yukon Territory	52,942	49,410	47,611	49,787	-6.0	4.6
Northwest Territories²	50,353	54,759	56,122	60,119	19.4	7.1
Nunavut²	46,140	49,701	50,542	58,088	25.9	14.9