Licence status by province and territory

Where lumber graders need certification
Quebec: Voluntary certification

Boundaries simplified for display. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files.

  • Voluntary certification
  • Not confirmed yet
  • British Columbia: Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta: Not confirmed yet
  • Saskatchewan: Not confirmed yet
  • Manitoba: Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario: Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec: Voluntary certification
  • New Brunswick: Not confirmed yet
  • Nova Scotia: Not confirmed yet
  • Prince Edward Island: Not confirmed yet
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: Not confirmed yet
  • Yukon: Not confirmed yet
  • Northwest Territories: Not confirmed yet
  • Nunavut: Not confirmed yet
Lumber grader: licence status, regulator and guide in each jurisdiction
WhereLicence statusRegulatorGuide
British Columbia Not confirmed yet — —
Alberta Not confirmed yet — —
Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet — —
Manitoba Not confirmed yet — —
Ontario Not confirmed yet — —
Quebec Voluntary certification Centre administratif de la qualification professionnelle Read the guide for Quebec
New Brunswick Not confirmed yet — —
Nova Scotia Not confirmed yet — —
Prince Edward Island Not confirmed yet — —
Newfoundland and Labrador Not confirmed yet — —
Yukon Not confirmed yet — —
Northwest Territories Not confirmed yet — —
Nunavut Not confirmed yet — —

What the Quebec guide lists

The Quebec guide lists no one-time fees and does not state a time for every step.

Routes, exams, language, listed fees and time, median wage and outlook in the Quebec guide
WhereRoutesExamsLanguage Listed feesListed timeMedian wageOutlook
Quebec Trained in Canada — — Not listed — $25.00 an hour Moderate (3 of 5)

Demand and pay

Median wage

Median hourly wage for lumber graders by province and territoryCanada: $27.50 (low $20.00, high $38.00). British Columbia: $29.00 (low $22.00, high $38.00). Alberta: $34.92 (low $27.00, high $44.33). Saskatchewan: not stated. Manitoba: not stated. Ontario: $24.78 (low $20.03, high $31.33). Quebec: $25.00 (low $18.96, high $33.75). New Brunswick: $24.08 (low $19.54, high $25.86). Nova Scotia: not stated. Prince Edward Island: not stated. Newfoundland and Labrador: not stated. Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated.$0$20$40$60Canada: $27.50 (low $20.00, high $38.00)Canada$27.50British Columbia: $29.00 (low $22.00, high $38.00)British Columbia$29.00Alberta: $34.92 (low $27.00, high $44.33)Alberta$34.92Saskatchewan: not statedSaskatchewanNot statedManitoba: not statedManitobaNot statedOntario: $24.78 (low $20.03, high $31.33)Ontario$24.78Quebec: $25.00 (low $18.96, high $33.75)Quebec$25.00New Brunswick: $24.08 (low $19.54, high $25.86)New Brunswick$24.08Nova Scotia: not statedNova ScotiaNot statedPrince Edward Island: not statedPrince Edward IslandNot statedNewfoundland and Labrador: not statedNewfoundland and LabradorNot statedYukon: not statedYukonNot statedNorthwest Territories: not statedNorthwest TerritoriesNot statedNunavut: not statedNunavutNot stated
Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Median hourly wage for lumber graders by province and territory (table)
WhereLowMedianHigh
Canada$20.00$27.50$38.00
British Columbia$22.00$29.00$38.00
Alberta$27.00$34.92$44.33
SaskatchewanNot statedNot statedNot stated
ManitobaNot statedNot statedNot stated
Ontario$20.03$24.78$31.33
Quebec$18.96$25.00$33.75
New Brunswick$19.54$24.08$25.86
Nova ScotiaNot statedNot statedNot stated
Prince Edward IslandNot statedNot statedNot stated
Newfoundland and LabradorNot statedNot statedNot stated
YukonNot statedNot statedNot stated
Northwest TerritoriesNot statedNot statedNot stated
NunavutNot statedNot statedNot stated

Job outlook

Job outlook for lumber graders by province and territory, 1 to 5British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: undetermined. Manitoba: undetermined. Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: undetermined. Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined.12345British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5)British ColumbiaModerateAlberta: Moderate (3 of 5)AlbertaModerateSaskatchewan: undeterminedSaskatchewanUndeterminedManitoba: undeterminedManitobaUndeterminedOntario: Moderate (3 of 5)OntarioModerateQuebec: Moderate (3 of 5)QuebecModerateNew Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5)New BrunswickModerateNova Scotia: undeterminedNova ScotiaUndeterminedPrince Edward Island: undeterminedPrince Edward IslandUndeterminedNewfoundland and Labrador: undeterminedNewfoundland and LabradorUndeterminedYukon: undeterminedYukonUndeterminedNorthwest Territories: undeterminedNorthwest TerritoriesUndeterminedNunavut: undeterminedNunavutUndetermined
1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for lumber graders by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
WhereOutlook
British ColumbiaModerate (3 of 5)
AlbertaModerate (3 of 5)
SaskatchewanOutlook not determined
ManitobaOutlook not determined
OntarioModerate (3 of 5)
QuebecModerate (3 of 5)
New BrunswickModerate (3 of 5)
Nova ScotiaOutlook not determined
Prince Edward IslandOutlook not determined
Newfoundland and LabradorOutlook not determined
YukonOutlook not determined
Northwest TerritoriesOutlook not determined
NunavutOutlook not determined

Wages in every province and territory

Tools and tables

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