Median wage in Canada
$18.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$19.49 an hour
Quebec
Lowest median wage
$17.65 an hour
Newfoundland and Labrador
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for labourers in fish and seafood processing by province and territory Canada: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $21.40). Quebec: $19.49 (low $17.10, high $22.00). British Columbia: $18.70 (low $17.85, high $24.00). Ontario: $18.43 (low $17.60, high $25.00). Manitoba: $18.25 (low $16.65, high $21.00). Nova Scotia: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $22.00). Prince Edward Island: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $24.00). New Brunswick: $17.92 (low $15.81, high $21.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.65 (low $16.00, high $19.74). Alberta: not stated. Saskatchewan: not stated. Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 Canada: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $21.40) Canada $18.00 Quebec: $19.49 (low $17.10, high $22.00) Quebec $19.49 British Columbia: $18.70 (low $17.85, high $24.00) British Columbia $18.70 Ontario: $18.43 (low $17.60, high $25.00) Ontario $18.43 Manitoba: $18.25 (low $16.65, high $21.00) Manitoba $18.25 Nova Scotia: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $22.00) Nova Scotia $18.00 Prince Edward Island: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $24.00) Prince Edward Island $18.00 New Brunswick: $17.92 (low $15.81, high $21.00) New Brunswick $17.92 Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.65 (low $16.00, high $19.74) Newfoundland and Labrador $17.65 Alberta: not stated Alberta Not stated Saskatchewan: not stated Saskatchewan 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 labourers in fish and seafood processing by province and territory (table) Where Low Median High Canada $16.00 $18.00 $21.40 Quebec $17.10 $19.49 $22.00 British Columbia $17.85 $18.70 $24.00 Ontario $17.60 $18.43 $25.00 Manitoba $16.65 $18.25 $21.00 Nova Scotia $16.50 $18.00 $22.00 Prince Edward Island $16.50 $18.00 $24.00 New Brunswick $15.81 $17.92 $21.00 Newfoundland and Labrador $16.00 $17.65 $19.74 Alberta Not stated Not stated Not stated Saskatchewan 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 labourers in fish and seafood processing by province and territory, 1 to 5 Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: Good (4 of 5). Manitoba: undetermined. Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: undetermined. Saskatchewan: undetermined. Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Ontario: Good (4 of 5) Ontario Good Manitoba: undetermined Manitoba Undetermined Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5) New Brunswick Good Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Alberta: undetermined Alberta Undetermined Saskatchewan: undetermined Saskatchewan 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 .