B.C. introduced new salary guidelines under the Pay Transparency Act, which some notable employers seem to be failing to follow.
The Pay Transparency Act requires all B.C. employers to list salary information in public job postings, with some exceptions within federally regulated industries.
However, many employers outside those exempted industries don’t seem to be following the rules, like the Vancouver Canucks. While the Canucks have been very transparent about their new seats, they haven’t been as transparent about salaries.
Just before last week, someone responded to a Canucks job posting on X with the following post:
Hi John, just a reminder that BC law requires job postings to contain salary info. Have noticed the Canucks generally don’t include it. https://t.co/FXyytSuLwa
— Joey Hansen (@joeydhansen) May 16, 2025
Currently, none of the positions on the Canucks head office jobs page lists salaries.
We followed up on that with the B.C. Ministry of Finance, which gave us some additional information and clarification around the rules, including the fact that the ministry has reached out to the Canucks to remind them of the rules.
It’s not just the Canucks. If you scroll through the job listings on Indeed, you’ll occasionally run into an employer that isn’t federally regulated and doesn’t list salary information. For example, Apple has a few job listings on Indeed that don’t list salaries.
The rules state that any B.C. employer that isn’t federally regulated must post salary information on publicly advertised job postings.
The BC Lions seem to be following the rules, and the same goes for the Vancouver Whitecaps.
New B.C. salary rules incoming, and you can help
Beginning this November, there are additional rules to make employment and salary practices in the province more transparent. There is also a way that you can help in the event you discover anyone breaking the rules.
Starting Nov. 1 this year, employers with over 300 employees must post pay transparency reports.
The Ministry of Finance’s Gender Equity Office (GEO) monitors and acts on non-compliance reports.
The GEO told Daily Hive that “members of the public are welcome to report any job postings that do not follow requirements under the Act by emailing paytransparency@gov.bc.ca.”
“The GEO acts on these confidential reports and follows up with employers where needed to provide information about the Act.”
Regarding compliance with the rules, the GEO says that around 85 per cent of job listings include pay details.
B.C. introduced the Pay Transparency Act to address the gender pay gap. The province has historically had one of the highest gaps in the country.
We’ve contacted the Canucks for additional info.