The gender pay gap in B.C. is down to 14.5 per cent.
For every dollar men earned in 2025, women made 15 cents less on average, according to the provincial government’s most recent report.
Compared to three years ago, the gap narrowed by almost 4 per cent.
The third Pay Transparency Annual Report states that the largest improvements were seen in the agriculture and fishing and hunting sector, decreasing by 12 per cent.
The income gap for jobs in the administrative and support in waste management and remediation services industry reduced by 11 per cent, followed by 10 per cent the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector.
However, the gap is significantly higher for racialized women and women who have recently immigrated to Canada.
The report says that female workers who have entered Canada within five or fewer years only earn 69 cents for every dollar earned by Canadian-born men.
This development is a worsening of four per cent points compared to the last report.
This is slightly less for racialized women, who make 74 cents for every dollar earned by non-racialized men.
Indigenous women are earning 83 cents for every dollar earned by non-Indigenous men, an improvement of two per cent.
The government says that pay transparency is the key to narrowing the gap even further.
As of November this year, the Pay Transparency Act will require employers with more than 50 workers to post pay transparency reports.
In the most recent report, about 700 employers did so.
The report adds that due to the B.C. law, 81 per cent of job ads posted on online platforms such as Indeed indicate pay information, compared to 56 per cent across the country.