Jan. 1 / 07 Seniority List has 3226 Pilots
YYZ Bottom Captain EMB = 3115 (hired last week....;-)
YYZ " " 320 = 2783 (hired sometime in 2000?)
YVR " " EMB = 1957 ( 10 years service )
Crude, but gives you a rough idea. As for the entry level pay on the EMB, I'll have to leave that for someone in the know?
There was some conjecture about what to pay a Captain, who was still technically on 'flat salary.'