Median wage in Canada
$20.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$26.67 an hour
Saskatchewan
Lowest median wage
$20.00 an hour
Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, and Quebec
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 instructors by province and territory Canada: $20.00 (low $15.00, high $31.50). Saskatchewan: $26.67 (low $15.35, high $32.00). Prince Edward Island: $25.00 (low $16.50, high $28.00). Nunavut: $24.91 (low $19.00, high $50.62). Nova Scotia: $23.00 (low $18.75, high $35.00). Manitoba: $22.98 (low $17.14, high $34.31). New Brunswick: $22.36 (low $17.33, high $41.40). British Columbia: $21.67 (low $17.85, high $33.50). Alberta: $21.16 (low $15.57, high $34.07). Newfoundland and Labrador: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $28.00). Ontario: $20.00 (low $17.60, high $35.00). Quebec: $20.00 (low $16.10, high $28.50). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $20.00 (low $15.00, high $31.50) Canada $20.00 Saskatchewan: $26.67 (low $15.35, high $32.00) Saskatchewan $26.67 Prince Edward Island: $25.00 (low $16.50, high $28.00) Prince Edward Island $25.00 Nunavut: $24.91 (low $19.00, high $50.62) Nunavut $24.91 Nova Scotia: $23.00 (low $18.75, high $35.00) Nova Scotia $23.00 Manitoba: $22.98 (low $17.14, high $34.31) Manitoba $22.98 New Brunswick: $22.36 (low $17.33, high $41.40) New Brunswick $22.36 British Columbia: $21.67 (low $17.85, high $33.50) British Columbia $21.67 Alberta: $21.16 (low $15.57, high $34.07) Alberta $21.16 Newfoundland and Labrador: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $28.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $20.00 Ontario: $20.00 (low $17.60, high $35.00) Ontario $20.00 Quebec: $20.00 (low $16.10, high $28.50) Quebec $20.00 Yukon: not stated Yukon Not stated Northwest Territories: not stated Northwest Territories 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 instructors by province and territory, 1 to 5 Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Nunavut: undetermined. Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5). Ontario: undetermined. Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5) Prince Edward Island Moderate Nunavut: undetermined Nunavut Undetermined Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5) New Brunswick Good British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Good Ontario: undetermined Ontario Undetermined Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate Yukon: undetermined Yukon Undetermined Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories 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 .