Statistics Canada has released information on the earnings and mobility of newly certified journeypersons in Canada in 2022. Overall, the median employment income for journeypersons one year after achieving their certification was $56,580, which was an increase of 1% from 2021. Additionally, the unemployment rate returned to pre-pandemic levels. And while median employment income rose in 17 of the 27 trades, it remained below pre-pandemic levels in several trades, including ironworkers and early childhood educators. StatCan also noted that interprovincial mobility rates had increased: one year after earning a certification, 5.8% of journeypersons were living or working in a province or territory that was different from their jurisdiction of certification.
