B.C. has released its latest pay transparency findings, marking the Province’s third annual report on the gender pay gap and salary transparency.
Some of the findings were promising, even if they made it clear there’s still work ahead.
The ministry says that the 2026 report indicates that the measures the Province has taken are making positive changes. According to the B.C. Ministry of Finance, in 2025, the gender pay gap between men and women decreased by around 85 cents on average for every dollar men earned. It says that the gender pay gap “narrowed” from 18.4 per cent in 2022 to 14.5 per cent in 2025.
The professions that the changes are most improved in include mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction, agriculture, fishing and hunting, and a few other industries.
According to the transparency report, the situation is still the worst among racialized and Indigenous women, who earn 74 cents and 83 cents for every dollar earned by non-racialized men and non-Indigenous men, respectively.
It’s worse yet for female newcomers, as the report states that recent newcomer women earned 69 cents for every dollar earned by Canadian-born men.
Another area the transparency report seeks to address is salary transparency.
The Province says that as of March 2026, 81 per cent of Indeed job postings in B.C. included salary info, compared to 56 per cent across Canada.
Around 700 employers with 300 or more employees were also required to prepare and post pay transparency reports by November 2025. The ministry says that around 64 per cent of employers met the requirement, meaning that over one-third of employers did not.
“In Fall 2026, the reporting requirement will apply to employers with 50 or more employees, approximately 8,500 employers,” the ministry says.
New legislation was introduced back in March 2023.
“Everyone deserves fair working conditions. Being transparent about the wages an employer pays its workers brings us one step closer to reducing the gender pay gap,” said Harry Bains, minister of labour at the time. “Our government is committed to keep working together to eliminate wage discrimination and empowering all workers.”