Median wage in Canada
$60.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$64.10 an hour
Quebec
Lowest median wage
$50.48 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 veterinarians by province and territory Canada: $60.00 (low $34.15, high $84.13). Quebec: $64.10 (low $25.00, high $70.00). Alberta: $62.50 (low $40.75, high $88.94). British Columbia: $60.00 (low $35.58, high $86.54). Ontario: $60.00 (low $29.81, high $86.54). Newfoundland and Labrador: $57.35 (low $40.13, high $76.72). Saskatchewan: $52.88 (low $38.65, high $65.00). Nova Scotia: $52.20 (low $49.31, high $71.23). New Brunswick: $51.82 (low $29.33, high $71.23). Prince Edward Island: $51.82 (low $29.33, high $71.23). Manitoba: $50.48 (low $38.46, high $72.12). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $25 $50 $75 $100 Canada: $60.00 (low $34.15, high $84.13) Canada $60.00 Quebec: $64.10 (low $25.00, high $70.00) Quebec $64.10 Alberta: $62.50 (low $40.75, high $88.94) Alberta $62.50 British Columbia: $60.00 (low $35.58, high $86.54) British Columbia $60.00 Ontario: $60.00 (low $29.81, high $86.54) Ontario $60.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $57.35 (low $40.13, high $76.72) Newfoundland and Labrador $57.35 Saskatchewan: $52.88 (low $38.65, high $65.00) Saskatchewan $52.88 Nova Scotia: $52.20 (low $49.31, high $71.23) Nova Scotia $52.20 New Brunswick: $51.82 (low $29.33, high $71.23) New Brunswick $51.82 Prince Edward Island: $51.82 (low $29.33, high $71.23) Prince Edward Island $51.82 Manitoba: $50.48 (low $38.46, high $72.12) Manitoba $50.48 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 veterinarians by province and territory, 1 to 5 Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Good (4 of 5). British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Good (4 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). Manitoba: Good (4 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate Alberta: Good (4 of 5) Alberta Good British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5) British Columbia Moderate Ontario: Good (4 of 5) Ontario Good Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5) New Brunswick Good Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good Manitoba: Good (4 of 5) Manitoba Good 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.
Licence needed?
In 9 of 13 provinces and territories. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Northwest Territories.
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 .