Compliance Manager Salary in Canada

The average salary for a Compliance Manager in Canada is C$74,726.

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MEDIAN C$74,726

Salary

C$52k - C$102k

Profit Sharing

C$1k - C$10k

Total Pay

C$51k - C$111k

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Job Description for Compliance Manager

Compliance managers work on a company's legal, management, and compliance issues. They make sure that their company is up to date with all the regulatory requirements. Their tasks include conducting audits, identifying issues, filing reports, consulting with attorneys, assisting employees, analyzing sales, investigating customer complaints, guiding and teaching fellow employees, overseeing compliance systems, and verifying policies. Compliance managers typically need to be strong leaders, as wel…Read more

Compliance Manager Tasks

Create, implement, administer, and enforce policies, procedures and laws required for a company to operate in accordance with the law and regulations.
Establish and update a compliance manual.
Perform routine internal audits to ensure that business is operating in accordance with regulations.
Consult with company about processes, practices, and systems and areas of improvement.

Career Paths

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Compliance Director

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Compliance Officer

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Popular Skills for Compliance Manager

Regulatory Compliance

C$76,808

102 responses

Risk Management / Risk Control

C$82,601

32 responses

Legal Compliance

C$75,632

19 responses

Internal Audit

C$74,160

17 responses

Safety Compliance

C$71,834

11 responses

Skills in Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management / Risk Control and Legal Compliance are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Safety Compliance and Internal Audit.

Pay by Experience Level for Compliance Manager

An early career Compliance Manager with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of C$69,841 based on 43 salaries. A mid-career Compliance Manager with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of C$72,808 based on 57 salaries. An experienced Compliance Manager with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of C$86,156 based on 67 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of C$85,755.

Pay Difference by Location

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Vancouver, British Columbia

▼6%

Mississauga, Ontario

▼6%

Winnipeg, Manitoba

▼14%

Employees with Compliance Manager in their job title in Calgary, Alberta earn an average of 13.7% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Edmonton, Alberta (10.7% more) and Toronto, Ontario (8.7% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Winnipeg, Manitoba (14.4% less), Mississauga, Ontario (6.3% less) and Vancouver, British Columbia (6.0% less).