Median wage in Canada
$32.50 an hour
Highest median wage
$42.00 an hour
Saskatchewan
Lowest median wage
$29.34 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 mine labourers by province and territory Canada: $32.50 (low $21.00, high $48.65). Saskatchewan: $42.00 (low $28.00, high $52.88). British Columbia: $36.15 (low $22.48, high $50.14). Nunavut: $34.67 (low $19.00, high $63.94). Northwest Territories: $34.30 (low $21.92, high $37.20). Alberta: $33.26 (low $23.05, high $50.47). Newfoundland and Labrador: $32.00 (low $24.00, high $51.00). Ontario: $32.00 (low $20.00, high $45.00). New Brunswick: $31.91 (low $17.14, high $56.81). Quebec: $30.10 (low $22.46, high $47.94). Manitoba: $30.00 (low $16.85, high $39.00). Nova Scotia: $29.34 (low $19.28, high $42.51). Prince Edward Island: not stated. Yukon: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 Canada: $32.50 (low $21.00, high $48.65) Canada $32.50 Saskatchewan: $42.00 (low $28.00, high $52.88) Saskatchewan $42.00 British Columbia: $36.15 (low $22.48, high $50.14) British Columbia $36.15 Nunavut: $34.67 (low $19.00, high $63.94) Nunavut $34.67 Northwest Territories: $34.30 (low $21.92, high $37.20) Northwest Territories $34.30 Alberta: $33.26 (low $23.05, high $50.47) Alberta $33.26 Newfoundland and Labrador: $32.00 (low $24.00, high $51.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $32.00 Ontario: $32.00 (low $20.00, high $45.00) Ontario $32.00 New Brunswick: $31.91 (low $17.14, high $56.81) New Brunswick $31.91 Quebec: $30.10 (low $22.46, high $47.94) Quebec $30.10 Manitoba: $30.00 (low $16.85, high $39.00) Manitoba $30.00 Nova Scotia: $29.34 (low $19.28, high $42.51) Nova Scotia $29.34 Prince Edward Island: not stated Prince Edward Island Not stated Yukon: not stated Yukon 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 mine labourers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Nunavut: Limited (2 of 5). Northwest Territories: Very limited (1 of 5). Alberta: Very limited (1 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Very limited (1 of 5). New Brunswick: undetermined. Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5). Manitoba: Very limited (1 of 5). Nova Scotia: undetermined. Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Yukon: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Nunavut: Limited (2 of 5) Nunavut Limited Northwest Territories: Very limited (1 of 5) Northwest Territories Very limited Alberta: Very limited (1 of 5) Alberta Very limited Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate Ontario: Very limited (1 of 5) Ontario Very limited New Brunswick: undetermined New Brunswick Undetermined Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5) Quebec Very limited Manitoba: Very limited (1 of 5) Manitoba Very limited Nova Scotia: undetermined Nova Scotia Undetermined Prince Edward Island: undetermined Prince Edward Island Undetermined Yukon: undetermined Yukon 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 .