Median wage in Canada
$18.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$26.00 an hour
Saskatchewan
Lowest median wage
$17.00 an hour
Newfoundland and Labrador
Very good job outlook
3 provinces and territories
Job Bank, 2025-2027
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for harvesting labourers by province and territory Canada: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00). Saskatchewan: $26.00 (low $20.00, high $33.00). Manitoba: $22.00 (low $17.00, high $29.78). Alberta: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $30.00). Prince Edward Island: $19.00 (low $16.50, high $22.00). Quebec: $19.00 (low $16.10, high $25.00). New Brunswick: $18.28 (low $15.75, high $23.00). British Columbia: $17.85 (low $17.85, high $20.00). Ontario: $17.71 (low $17.60, high $22.50). Nova Scotia: $17.20 (low $16.50, high $21.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.00 (low $16.00, high $21.00). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00) Canada $18.00 Saskatchewan: $26.00 (low $20.00, high $33.00) Saskatchewan $26.00 Manitoba: $22.00 (low $17.00, high $29.78) Manitoba $22.00 Alberta: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $30.00) Alberta $20.00 Prince Edward Island: $19.00 (low $16.50, high $22.00) Prince Edward Island $19.00 Quebec: $19.00 (low $16.10, high $25.00) Quebec $19.00 New Brunswick: $18.28 (low $15.75, high $23.00) New Brunswick $18.28 British Columbia: $17.85 (low $17.85, high $20.00) British Columbia $17.85 Ontario: $17.71 (low $17.60, high $22.50) Ontario $17.71 Nova Scotia: $17.20 (low $16.50, high $21.00) Nova Scotia $17.20 Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.00 (low $16.00, high $21.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $17.00 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.
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 harvesting labourers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Very good (5 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Very good (5 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Prince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5) Prince Edward Island Very good Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate New Brunswick: Very good (5 of 5) New Brunswick Very good British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Ontario: Good (4 of 5) Ontario Good Nova Scotia: Very good (5 of 5) Nova Scotia Very good Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined 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 .