Meta’s lawyers have argued that certain evidence should be withheld from public view on the grounds of attorney-client privilege in the ongoing lawsuits over alleged harm to teens’ safety and mental health. Lawyers suing the company said this week that the label has been applied far too broadly, while pointing to a recently unsealed document showing that the team behind launching Instagram’s Teen Accounts in 2024 put in an order for baseball caps that simply said “a/c priv.”
The lawyers suing Meta argue the Project Nido (an internal name for the Teen Accounts team) swag is part of “culture of privilege abuse at Meta” aimed at keeping the re …
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-stack-of-canadian-money-right-a-canada-and-quebec-flag-wave-next-to-one-another.jpg?id=61137743&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=97%2C0%2C98%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Feeling like your <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/cost-of-living" target="_blank">paycheque doesn't stretch as far as it used to</a>? You're not alone. But according to new data from Statistics Canada, wages across the country are going up, just not equally everywhere.</p><p>In its <a href="https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250626/dq250626a-eng.htm" target="_blank">latest report on employment and earnings</a>, Statistics Canada revealed the average weekly wage in Canada rose 4.4% in April 2025, landing at $1,297.44. That works out to roughly $67,467 per year before taxes.</p><p>In Quebec, the average is $1,250.26/week, or $65,214/year — about $2,250 less than the national average.</p><p>The increase in weekly earnings is mostly due to higher salaries in key sectors and more hours worked overall. Industries like health care, tech, construction, and manufacturing were among the biggest contributors to wage growth across Canada.</p><p>With that in mind, here's how Quebec's average weekly earnings compare across the provinces and territories, according to <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/statistics-canada" target="_blank">Statistics Canada</a>:</p><p><strong>Prince Edward Island</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,125.29<br/> Yearly: $58,515.08</p><p><strong>Nova Scotia</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,157.44<br/> Yearly: $60,186.84</p><p><strong>Manitoba</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,162.42<br/> Yearly: $60,445.84</p><p><strong>New Brunswick</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,180.48<br/> Yearly: $61,384.96</p><p><strong>Quebec</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,250.26<br/> Yearly: $65,214.00</p><p><strong>Saskatchewan</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,260.36<br/> Yearly: $65,538.72</p><p><strong>Newfoundland and Labrador</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,279.25<br/> Yearly: $66,521.12</p><p><strong>British Columbia</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,310.45<br/> Yearly: $68,143.40</p><p><strong>Ontario</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,329.64<br/> Yearly: $69,141.28</p><p><strong>Alberta</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,362.04<br/> Yearly: $70,826.08</p><p><strong>Yukon</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,484.53<br/> Yearly: $77,195.56</p><p><strong>Northwest Territories</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,734.03<br/> Yearly: $90,167.48</p><p><strong>Nunavut</strong><br/> Weekly: $1,735.87<br/> Yearly: $90,215.32</p><p>Quebec ranks ninth overall out of Canada's 13 provinces and territories when it comes to average weekly earnings. That puts it ahead of the Atlantic provinces and Manitoba — but still behind the western provinces, Ontario, and all three territories.</p><span></span><p>So, if you're earning around $1,250 a week (before taxes), you're more or less on par with most full-time workers in the province. But depending on your city, your field, or your expenses, that number might feel like it's not going as far as it used to — especially with prices rising across the board.</p><p>You can find more breakdowns and tables from the full StatCan report <a href="https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250626/dq250626a-eng.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em></p><p><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em></p>
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