Median wage in Canada
$23.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$27.12 an hour
Yukon
Lowest median wage
$20.00 an hour
Manitoba
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for other assisting occupations in support of health services by province and territory Canada: $23.00 (low $18.00, high $29.81). Yukon: $27.12 (low $18.44, high $42.41). British Columbia: $25.00 (low $18.00, high $29.07). Prince Edward Island: $25.00 (low $16.50, high $38.00). Nova Scotia: $24.00 (low $16.50, high $25.00). New Brunswick: $23.00 (low $18.65, high $28.00). Quebec: $23.00 (low $17.00, high $26.00). Saskatchewan: $22.83 (low $15.87, high $26.00). Alberta: $22.50 (low $20.00, high $29.81). Newfoundland and Labrador: $22.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00). Ontario: $22.00 (low $18.00, high $30.47). Manitoba: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $24.84). Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $23.00 (low $18.00, high $29.81) Canada $23.00 Yukon: $27.12 (low $18.44, high $42.41) Yukon $27.12 British Columbia: $25.00 (low $18.00, high $29.07) British Columbia $25.00 Prince Edward Island: $25.00 (low $16.50, high $38.00) Prince Edward Island $25.00 Nova Scotia: $24.00 (low $16.50, high $25.00) Nova Scotia $24.00 New Brunswick: $23.00 (low $18.65, high $28.00) New Brunswick $23.00 Quebec: $23.00 (low $17.00, high $26.00) Quebec $23.00 Saskatchewan: $22.83 (low $15.87, high $26.00) Saskatchewan $22.83 Alberta: $22.50 (low $20.00, high $29.81) Alberta $22.50 Newfoundland and Labrador: $22.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $22.00 Ontario: $22.00 (low $18.00, high $30.47) Ontario $22.00 Manitoba: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $24.84) Manitoba $20.00 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 other assisting occupations in support of health services by province and territory, 1 to 5 Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Northwest Territories: Limited (2 of 5). Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Good Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Northwest Territories: Limited (2 of 5) Northwest Territories Limited Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Licence needed?
For some roles. This occupation group is not licensed as a whole, but some roles in it are:
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years 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 .