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The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has switched to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). Learn more about the NOC 2021 transition.

Apiary products

  • Supervisor
  • Technician/worker = 1 or more years of apiary work experience
  • Labourer = No apiary work experience, occupation

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

Alberta

  • Supervisor: $17.44
  • Technician/worker: $17.44
  • Labourer: $17.44

British Columbia

  • Supervisor: $17.20
  • Technician/worker: $16.95
  • Labourer: $16.95

Manitoba

  • Supervisor: $15.87
  • Technician/worker: $15.30
  • Labourer: $15.30

New Brunswick

  • Supervisor: $16.28
  • Technician/worker: $15.30
  • Labourer: $15.30

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Supervisor: $17.19
  • Technician/worker: $15.60
  • Labourer: $15.60

Nova Scotia

  • Supervisor: $15.99
  • Technician/worker: $15.20
  • Labourer: $15.20

Ontario

  • Supervisor: $18.63
  • Technician/worker: $16.71
  • Labourer: $16.71

Prince Edward Island

  • Supervisor: $19.32
  • Technician/worker: $15.40
  • Labourer: $15.40

Saskatchewan

  • Supervisor: $17.23
  • Technician/worker: $14.28
  • Labourer: $14.00

Quebec employers: Consult the website of the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI) (French only).

Fruits, vegetables (including canning/processing of these products if grown on the farm)

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

  • Alberta: $17.44
  • British Columbia: $16.95
  • Manitoba: $15.30
  • New Brunswick: $15.30
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $15.60
  • Nova Scotia: $15.20
  • Ontario: $16.71
  • Prince Edward Island: $15.40
  • Saskatchewan: $14.00
  • Yukon: $17.59

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Mushrooms

  • Labourer (NOC 85101) = Job duties include picking, sorting, loading and cleaning mushrooms.
  • Worker (NOC 85101 or 84120) = Job duties include picking, sorting, loading and cleaning mushrooms, as well as planting, examining mushrooms for quality and monitoring waterlines, airflow, humidity and temperature, and/or loading and unloading crops or containers of materials.

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

Alberta

  • Labourer: $17.43
  • Worker: $21.12

British Columbia

  • Labourer: $16.95
  • Worker: $18.28

Manitoba

  • Labourer: $15.30
  • Worker: $18.57

New Brunswick

  • Labourer: $15.84
  • Worker: $16.89

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Labourer: $15.60
  • Worker: $15.60

Nova Scotia

  • Labourer: $15.20
  • Worker: $15.84

Ontario

  • Labourer: $16.55
  • Worker: $17.42

Prince Edward Island

  • Labourer: $15.40
  • Worker: $15.84

Saskatchewan

  • Labourer: $21.98
  • Worker: $19.82

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Flowers

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

  • Alberta: $17.44
  • British Columbia: $16.95
  • Manitoba: $15.30
  • New Brunswick: $15.30
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $15.60
  • Nova Scotia: $15.20
  • Ontario: $16.71
  • Prince Edward Island: $15.40
  • Saskatchewan: $14.00
  • Yukon: $17.59

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Nursery-grown trees (including Christmas trees, greenhouses/nurseries)

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

  • Alberta: $17.44
  • British Columbia: $16.95
  • Manitoba: $15.30
  • New Brunswick: $15.30
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $15.60
  • Nova Scotia: $15.20
  • Ontario: $16.71
  • Prince Edward Island: $15.40
  • Saskatchewan: $14.00
  • Yukon: $17.59

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Pedigreed canola seed

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

  • Alberta: $21.12
  • British Columbia: $18.28
  • Manitoba: $19.01
  • New Brunswick: $16.50
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $15.60
  • Nova Scotia: $15.20
  • Ontario: $17.42
  • Prince Edward Island: $15.40
  • Saskatchewan: $22.17

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Seed corn

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

  • Alberta: $22.62
  • British Columbia: $18.66
  • Manitoba: $19.58
  • New Brunswick: $18.10
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.31
  • Nova Scotia: $16.97
  • Ontario: $17.53
  • Prince Edward Island: $16.11
  • Saskatchewan: $23.75

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Grains

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

  • Alberta: $22.62
  • British Columbia: $18.66
  • Manitoba: $19.58
  • New Brunswick: $18.10
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.31
  • Nova Scotia: $16.97
  • Ontario: $17.53
  • Prince Edward Island: $16.11
  • Saskatchewan: $23.75

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Oil seeds

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

  • Alberta: $22.62
  • British Columbia: $18.66
  • Manitoba: $19.58
  • New Brunswick: $18.10
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.31
  • Nova Scotia: $16.97
  • Ontario: $17.53
  • Prince Edward Island: $16.11
  • Saskatchewan: $23.75

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Maple syrup

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

  • Alberta: $22.62
  • British Columbia: $18.66
  • Manitoba: $19.58
  • New Brunswick: $18.10
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.31
  • Nova Scotia: $16.97
  • Ontario: $17.53
  • Prince Edward Island: $16.11
  • Saskatchewan: $23.75

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Sod

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

  • Alberta: $17.44
  • British Columbia: $16.95
  • Manitoba: $15.30
  • New Brunswick: $15.30
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $15.60
  • Nova Scotia: $15.20
  • Ontario: $16.71
  • Prince Edward Island: $15.40
  • Saskatchewan: $14.00

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Tobacco

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

  • Alberta: $17.44
  • British Columbia: $16.95
  • Manitoba: $15.30
  • New Brunswick: $15.30
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $15.60
  • Nova Scotia: $15.20
  • Ontario: $16.71
  • Prince Edward Island: $15.40
  • Saskatchewan: $14.00

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Bovine

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

Alberta

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $17.44
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.09

British Columbia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.95
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $16.95

Manitoba

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.55
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

New Brunswick

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Nova Scotia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.20
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $15.50

Ontario

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.71
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.06

Prince Edward Island

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.40
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Saskatchewan

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.55
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Dairy

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

Alberta

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $17.44
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.48

British Columbia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.95
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $16.95

Manitoba

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.55
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

New Brunswick

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.60
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Nova Scotia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.20
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $15.50

Ontario

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.71
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.48

Prince Edward Island

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.40
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Saskatchewan

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.55
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Duck

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

Alberta

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $17.44
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

British Columbia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.95
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $16.95

Manitoba

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

New Brunswick

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Nova Scotia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.20
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $15.50

Ontario

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.71
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.06

Prince Edward Island

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.40
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Saskatchewan

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $14.19
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Horse

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

Alberta

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $17.44
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.68

British Columbia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.95
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $16.95

Manitoba

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.16
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

New Brunswick

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Nova Scotia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.20
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $15.50

Ontario

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.71
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.06

Prince Edward Island

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.40
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Saskatchewan

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.16
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Mink

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

Alberta

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $17.44
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

British Columbia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.95
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $16.95

Manitoba

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

New Brunswick

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.60
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.48

Nova Scotia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.20
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $15.50

Ontario

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.71
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.06

Prince Edward Island

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.40
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Saskatchewan

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $14.00
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Poultry

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

Alberta

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $17.44
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.56

British Columbia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.95
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $16.95

Manitoba

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

New Brunswick

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.60
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.48

Nova Scotia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.20
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $15.50

Ontario

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.71
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.06

Prince Edward Island

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.40
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Saskatchewan

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $14.00
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Sheep

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

Alberta

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $17.44
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.56

British Columbia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.95
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $16.95

Manitoba

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

New Brunswick

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Nova Scotia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.20
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $15.50

Ontario

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.71
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.06

Prince Edward Island

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.40
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Saskatchewan

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $14.90
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.46

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

Swine

Wages ($/hour) as of April 1, 2024

Alberta

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $17.44
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.17

British Columbia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.95
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $16.95

Manitoba

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.17

New Brunswick

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.30
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.17

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.60
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $15.27

Nova Scotia

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.20
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $15.27

Ontario

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $16.71
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $17.79

Prince Edward Island

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $15.40
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.17

Saskatchewan

  • Labourer or farm machinery operator: $14.00
  • Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock workerFootnote *: $18.17

Quebec employers: Consult the MIFI website (French only).

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