Median wage in Canada
$22.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$30.00 an hour
British Columbia
Lowest median wage
$20.00 an hour
New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for aquaculture and marine harvest labourers by province and territory Canada: $22.00 (low $17.00, high $36.06). British Columbia: $30.00 (low $20.00, high $39.56). Newfoundland and Labrador: $25.35 (low $17.00, high $36.06). Quebec: $23.32 (low $19.77, high $32.62). Nova Scotia: $21.15 (low $16.50, high $35.00). New Brunswick: $20.00 (low $17.00, high $35.00). Prince Edward Island: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $30.00). Alberta: not stated. Saskatchewan: not stated. Manitoba: not stated. Ontario: not stated. Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $22.00 (low $17.00, high $36.06) Canada $22.00 British Columbia: $30.00 (low $20.00, high $39.56) British Columbia $30.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $25.35 (low $17.00, high $36.06) Newfoundland and Labrador $25.35 Quebec: $23.32 (low $19.77, high $32.62) Quebec $23.32 Nova Scotia: $21.15 (low $16.50, high $35.00) Nova Scotia $21.15 New Brunswick: $20.00 (low $17.00, high $35.00) New Brunswick $20.00 Prince Edward Island: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $30.00) Prince Edward Island $20.00 Alberta: not stated Alberta Not stated Saskatchewan: not stated Saskatchewan Not stated Manitoba: not stated Manitoba Not stated Ontario: not stated Ontario Not stated Yukon: not stated Yukon Not stated Northwest Territories: not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Nunavut: not stated Nunavut Not 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 aquaculture and marine harvest labourers by province and territory (table) Where Low Median High Canada $17.00 $22.00 $36.06 British Columbia $20.00 $30.00 $39.56 Newfoundland and Labrador $17.00 $25.35 $36.06 Quebec $19.77 $23.32 $32.62 Nova Scotia $16.50 $21.15 $35.00 New Brunswick $17.00 $20.00 $35.00 Prince Edward Island $16.50 $20.00 $30.00 Alberta Not stated Not stated Not stated Saskatchewan Not stated Not stated Not stated Manitoba Not stated Not stated Not stated Ontario Not stated Not stated Not stated Yukon Not stated Not stated Not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Not stated Not stated Nunavut Not stated Not stated Not stated
Job outlook by province and territory
Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for 2025-2027, on a scale of 1 (very limited) to 5 (very good).
Job outlook for aquaculture and marine harvest labourers by province and territory, 1 to 5 British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: undetermined. Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). Alberta: undetermined. Saskatchewan: undetermined. Manitoba: undetermined. Ontario: Good (4 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Quebec: undetermined Quebec Undetermined Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good Alberta: undetermined Alberta Undetermined Saskatchewan: undetermined Saskatchewan Undetermined Manitoba: undetermined Manitoba Undetermined Ontario: Good (4 of 5) Ontario Good Yukon: undetermined Yukon Undetermined Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
Occupation titles, codes and TEER categories come from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada .