Median wage in Canada
$45.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$55.45 an hour
Northwest Territories
Lowest median wage
$36.06 an hour
Nova Scotia
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for college and other vocational instructors by province and territory Canada: $45.00 (low $24.04, high $73.72). Northwest Territories: $55.45 (low $39.90, high $60.00). Nunavut: $52.20 (low $32.00, high $60.00). Quebec: $48.61 (low $26.00, high $59.34). Saskatchewan: $47.44 (low $25.38, high $63.07). Yukon: $46.52 (low $32.61, high $69.63). Alberta: $45.00 (low $24.00, high $65.00). Ontario: $45.00 (low $24.00, high $110.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $42.50 (low $24.62, high $62.82). British Columbia: $41.03 (low $23.08, high $67.31). Prince Edward Island: $41.03 (low $24.00, high $52.00). Manitoba: $39.87 (low $21.00, high $51.68). New Brunswick: $37.00 (low $24.04, high $54.89). Nova Scotia: $36.06 (low $21.25, high $49.52). $0 $50 $100 $150 Canada: $45.00 (low $24.04, high $73.72) Canada $45.00 Northwest Territories: $55.45 (low $39.90, high $60.00) Northwest Territories $55.45 Nunavut: $52.20 (low $32.00, high $60.00) Nunavut $52.20 Quebec: $48.61 (low $26.00, high $59.34) Quebec $48.61 Saskatchewan: $47.44 (low $25.38, high $63.07) Saskatchewan $47.44 Yukon: $46.52 (low $32.61, high $69.63) Yukon $46.52 Alberta: $45.00 (low $24.00, high $65.00) Alberta $45.00 Ontario: $45.00 (low $24.00, high $110.00) Ontario $45.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $42.50 (low $24.62, high $62.82) Newfoundland and Labrador $42.50 British Columbia: $41.03 (low $23.08, high $67.31) British Columbia $41.03 Prince Edward Island: $41.03 (low $24.00, high $52.00) Prince Edward Island $41.03 Manitoba: $39.87 (low $21.00, high $51.68) Manitoba $39.87 New Brunswick: $37.00 (low $24.04, high $54.89) New Brunswick $37.00 Nova Scotia: $36.06 (low $21.25, high $49.52) Nova Scotia $36.06 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.
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 college and other vocational instructors by province and territory, 1 to 5 Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5). Nunavut: Good (4 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: Good (4 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest Territories Moderate Nunavut: Good (4 of 5) Nunavut Good Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Yukon: Good (4 of 5) Yukon Good Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Ontario: Limited (2 of 5) Ontario Limited Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Good British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Prince Edward Island: Limited (2 of 5) Prince Edward Island Limited Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree is usually required.
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 .