Surveys & Reports
Innovative and technology-driven compensation survey databases
Our compensation surveys are based on our deep understanding of how jobs, work and compensation are structured. We use this data to draw out meaningful insights and help you maintain competitiveness in the market. Our research reports provide topical market insights on a variety of topics.
The Benefits of Our Compensation Surveys
Simplified Participation
Use simple templates to facilitate transfers from your HRIS to jobs matched by Southlea
Holistic Perspectives
Ongoing engagement with participants to customize job matching and to ensure meaningful data matches
Improved Reporting and Insights
Use customized reporting templates to draw out insights and trends with regular bi-annual updates
Compensation Survey Offerings
Southlea’s proprietary Asset Management Compensation Survey is the most comprehensive Canadian asset management survey on the market. It is the only survey that includes all of the following:
- Comprehensive survey that includes a wide array of investment and corporate positions from CEO to admin assistant (~45 unique jobs across 10 levels)
- Only survey on the market to include target, actual, and maximum incentive data. New for 1H 2024 is the inclusion of carried interest dollars at work and carried interest allocation
- Ability to provide multiple data cuts to show the variations in pay across all participants, large organizations, small organizations, and independent alternative asset managers
Southlea maintains a database of over 65 Canadian organizations across industry and corp. structure.
This survey captures actual and planned salary budget data from companies across Canada in a variety of industries. The survey is run twice per year (in September and January) and participants receive a free copy of the results.
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Southlea’s Mining Industry Executive Compensation Survey provides a complete source for industry data in Canada, driven by our deep understanding of the drivers of executive compensation in the mining industry. This survey offers:
Simplified participation
- Effortless data submission via our user-friendly template
- Expert job matching and a secure online platform for data reporting, supported by our understanding of factors that affect executive compensation levels
Holistic perspectives
- Access to detailed compensation data for your entire executive team (including and below c-suite)
- Engage in shaping this survey for maximum value
Improved reporting and insights
- Receive a detailed Participant Report and join a group call to review findings
- Customized reports tailored to your needs available for additional cost
Southlea’s Financial Services Industry Executive Compensation Survey provides a complete source for industry data in Canada, driven by our deep understanding of the drivers of executive compensation in the Financial Services sector. This survey offers:
Simplified participation
- Effortless data submission via our user-friendly template
- Expert job matching and a secure online platform for data reporting, supported by our understanding of factors that affect executive compensation levels
Holistic perspectives
- Access to detailed compensation data for your entire executive team (including and below c-suite)
- Engage in shaping this survey for maximum value
Improved reporting and insights
- Receive a detailed Participant Report and join a group call to review findings
- Customized reports tailored to your needs available for additional cost
Reports Based on Southlea’s Extensive Research
This year’s eighth annual research report by the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group is entitled 2025 Global Trends in Stakeholder Incentives: Climate Strategies and Incentives for Corporate Sustainability. The report details environmental incentive trends across regions and industries, and provides timely insights and data useful for corporate decision-makers to align their environmental strategies with executive compensation.
Southlea’s latest research report summarizes year-over-year director compensation trends among the companies within the S&P/TSX Composite Index.
This year’s seventh annual research report by the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group is entitled 2024 Global Trends in ESG Incentives: Entering the Next Phase of Maturity. The report analyzes data on ESG incentives from over 500 companies in nine countries around the world.
View the 2024 report
In this report, we review the pay levels and design of the compensation programs offered to boards of directors in the S&P/TSX composite index.
View the 2023 report
In this report, we review the pay levels and design of the compensation programs offered to CEOs and CFOs in the S&P/TSX composite index.
View the 2023 report
Based on our extensive experience working with Human Resources Committees (HRC), we developed a toolkit and reference guide to reinforce an effective HRC. This is the first of a two-part series that outlines 13 key questions that HRCs can consider to align their programs in the best interests of the organization
Download the HRC Toolkit in English
Download the HRC Toolkit in French
Based on our extensive experience working with Human Resources Committees (HRC), we developed a toolkit and reference guide to reinforce an effective HRC. This is the second of a two-part series that outlines 18 key questions that HRCs can consider to align their executive compensation programs in the best interests of the organization.
Download the EC Toolkit in English
Download the EC Toolkit in French
Podcast – Conversations in Executive Compensation
Access or Participate in One of Our Compensation Surveys
If you are interested in learning more or participating in these surveys, please email us at surveys@www.southlea.com.