Licence status by province and territory

Where fish harvesters need certification
Newfoundland and Labrador: Voluntary certification

Boundaries simplified for display. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files.

  • Voluntary certification
  • Not confirmed yet
  • British Columbia: Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta: Not confirmed yet
  • Saskatchewan: Not confirmed yet
  • Manitoba: Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario: Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec: Not confirmed yet
  • New Brunswick: Not confirmed yet
  • Nova Scotia: Not confirmed yet
  • Prince Edward Island: Not confirmed yet
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: Voluntary certification
  • Yukon: Not confirmed yet
  • Northwest Territories: Not confirmed yet
  • Nunavut: Not confirmed yet
Fish harvester: licence status, regulator and guide in each jurisdiction
WhereLicence statusRegulatorGuide
British Columbia Not confirmed yet — —
Alberta Not confirmed yet — —
Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet — —
Manitoba Not confirmed yet — —
Ontario Not confirmed yet — —
Quebec Not confirmed yet — —
New Brunswick Not confirmed yet — —
Nova Scotia Not confirmed yet — —
Prince Edward Island Not confirmed yet — —
Newfoundland and Labrador Voluntary certification — Read the guide for Newfoundland and Labrador
Yukon Not confirmed yet — —
Northwest Territories Not confirmed yet — —
Nunavut Not confirmed yet — —

Demand and pay

Median wage

Median hourly wage for fish harvesters by province and territoryCanada: $27.77 (low $18.10, high $60.00). British Columbia: $38.84 (low $20.00, high $50.00). Alberta: not stated. Saskatchewan: not stated. Manitoba: $30.00 (low $20.00, high $100.00). Ontario: not stated. Quebec: $22.88 (low $17.50, high $33.60). New Brunswick: $22.00 (low $17.14, high $50.00). Nova Scotia: $30.00 (low $19.77, high $60.00). Prince Edward Island: $25.00 (low $17.50, high $45.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $40.00 (low $20.00, high $100.00). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated.$0$25$50$75$100Canada: $27.77 (low $18.10, high $60.00)Canada$27.77British Columbia: $38.84 (low $20.00, high $50.00)British Columbia$38.84Alberta: not statedAlbertaNot statedSaskatchewan: not statedSaskatchewanNot statedManitoba: $30.00 (low $20.00, high $100.00)Manitoba$30.00Ontario: not statedOntarioNot statedQuebec: $22.88 (low $17.50, high $33.60)Quebec$22.88New Brunswick: $22.00 (low $17.14, high $50.00)New Brunswick$22.00Nova Scotia: $30.00 (low $19.77, high $60.00)Nova Scotia$30.00Prince Edward Island: $25.00 (low $17.50, high $45.00)Prince Edward Island$25.00Newfoundland and Labrador: $40.00 (low $20.00, high $100.00)Newfoundland and Labrador$40.00Yukon: not statedYukonNot statedNorthwest Territories: not statedNorthwest TerritoriesNot statedNunavut: not statedNunavutNot 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.
Median hourly wage for fish harvesters by province and territory (table)
WhereLowMedianHigh
Canada$18.10$27.77$60.00
British Columbia$20.00$38.84$50.00
AlbertaNot statedNot statedNot stated
SaskatchewanNot statedNot statedNot stated
Manitoba$20.00$30.00$100.00
OntarioNot statedNot statedNot stated
Quebec$17.50$22.88$33.60
New Brunswick$17.14$22.00$50.00
Nova Scotia$19.77$30.00$60.00
Prince Edward Island$17.50$25.00$45.00
Newfoundland and Labrador$20.00$40.00$100.00
YukonNot statedNot statedNot stated
Northwest TerritoriesNot statedNot statedNot stated
NunavutNot statedNot statedNot stated

Job outlook

Job outlook for fish harvesters by province and territory, 1 to 5British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Alberta: undetermined. Saskatchewan: undetermined. Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: undetermined. Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Limited (2 of 5). Nova Scotia: Limited (2 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined.12345British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5)British ColumbiaLimitedAlberta: undeterminedAlbertaUndeterminedSaskatchewan: undeterminedSaskatchewanUndeterminedManitoba: Limited (2 of 5)ManitobaLimitedOntario: undeterminedOntarioUndeterminedQuebec: Limited (2 of 5)QuebecLimitedNew Brunswick: Limited (2 of 5)New BrunswickLimitedNova Scotia: Limited (2 of 5)Nova ScotiaLimitedPrince Edward Island: Limited (2 of 5)Prince Edward IslandLimitedNewfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5)Newfoundland and LabradorModerateYukon: undeterminedYukonUndeterminedNorthwest Territories: undeterminedNorthwest TerritoriesUndeterminedNunavut: undeterminedNunavutUndetermined
1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for fish harvesters by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
WhereOutlook
British ColumbiaLimited (2 of 5)
AlbertaOutlook not determined
SaskatchewanOutlook not determined
ManitobaLimited (2 of 5)
OntarioOutlook not determined
QuebecLimited (2 of 5)
New BrunswickLimited (2 of 5)
Nova ScotiaLimited (2 of 5)
Prince Edward IslandLimited (2 of 5)
Newfoundland and LabradorModerate (3 of 5)
YukonOutlook not determined
Northwest TerritoriesOutlook not determined
NunavutOutlook not determined

Wages in every province and territory

Tools and tables

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