Statistics Canada has released an analysis of the employment income and mobility of newly certified journeypersons. According to 2023 data, median employment income rose by 1.8% from 2022 levels, with the greatest increases noted among agricultural equipment technicians (10.1%), heavy-duty equipment technicians (7.5%), and truck and transport mechanics (6.8%). They also note that four provinces saw declines in median income: New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. StatCan noted that mobility of journeypersons increased to 6% after facing steady declines from 2014 to 2020. Journeypersons were most commonly migrating from Alberta, while British Columbia and Ontario were the top migration destinations.
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