Median wage in Canada
$25.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$29.85 an hour
Quebec
Lowest median wage
$20.00 an hour
New Brunswick
Very good job outlook
1 province or territory
Job Bank, 2025-2027
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for construction trades helpers and labourers by province and territory Canada: $25.00 (low $18.25, high $40.00). Quebec: $29.85 (low $20.00, high $37.80). Nunavut: $29.00 (low $22.00, high $42.00). Yukon: $28.50 (low $24.00, high $34.71). Ontario: $27.00 (low $18.50, high $42.00). Alberta: $25.00 (low $19.00, high $35.00). British Columbia: $25.00 (low $20.00, high $38.50). Northwest Territories: $25.00 (low $20.84, high $30.00). Saskatchewan: $23.00 (low $17.00, high $31.00). Manitoba: $22.00 (low $17.50, high $31.25). Newfoundland and Labrador: $22.00 (low $16.00, high $39.45). Prince Edward Island: $21.50 (low $17.00, high $29.00). Nova Scotia: $21.00 (low $16.50, high $29.74). New Brunswick: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $26.00). $0 $20 $40 $60 Canada: $25.00 (low $18.25, high $40.00) Canada $25.00 Quebec: $29.85 (low $20.00, high $37.80) Quebec $29.85 Nunavut: $29.00 (low $22.00, high $42.00) Nunavut $29.00 Yukon: $28.50 (low $24.00, high $34.71) Yukon $28.50 Ontario: $27.00 (low $18.50, high $42.00) Ontario $27.00 Alberta: $25.00 (low $19.00, high $35.00) Alberta $25.00 British Columbia: $25.00 (low $20.00, high $38.50) British Columbia $25.00 Northwest Territories: $25.00 (low $20.84, high $30.00) Northwest Territories $25.00 Saskatchewan: $23.00 (low $17.00, high $31.00) Saskatchewan $23.00 Manitoba: $22.00 (low $17.50, high $31.25) Manitoba $22.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $22.00 (low $16.00, high $39.45) Newfoundland and Labrador $22.00 Prince Edward Island: $21.50 (low $17.00, high $29.00) Prince Edward Island $21.50 Nova Scotia: $21.00 (low $16.50, high $29.74) Nova Scotia $21.00 New Brunswick: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $26.00) New Brunswick $20.00 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 construction trades helpers and labourers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5). Nunavut: Good (4 of 5). Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Limited (2 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5) Quebec Very limited Nunavut: Good (4 of 5) Nunavut Good Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5) Yukon Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest Territories Moderate Saskatchewan: Good (4 of 5) Saskatchewan Good Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited Newfoundland and Labrador: Limited (2 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Limited Prince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5) Prince Edward Island Very good Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate 1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Licence needed?
In 1 of 13 provinces and territories. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in Quebec.
Certification is available but optional in 9 provinces or territories: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 .