Median wage in Canada
$17.25 an hour
Highest median wage
$20.00 an hour
Ontario
Lowest median wage
$16.50 an hour
Prince Edward Island
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 fish and seafood plant workers by province and territory Canada: $17.25 (low $15.50, high $20.00). Ontario: $20.00 (low $17.60, high $29.00). British Columbia: $19.70 (low $17.85, high $25.00). Quebec: $19.50 (low $17.00, high $22.00). Manitoba: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $22.12). Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.60 (low $16.00, high $18.93). New Brunswick: $16.97 (low $15.65, high $19.25). Nova Scotia: $16.80 (low $16.50, high $20.00). Prince Edward Island: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $16.75). Alberta: not stated. Saskatchewan: not stated. Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 Canada: $17.25 (low $15.50, high $20.00) Canada $17.25 Ontario: $20.00 (low $17.60, high $29.00) Ontario $20.00 British Columbia: $19.70 (low $17.85, high $25.00) British Columbia $19.70 Quebec: $19.50 (low $17.00, high $22.00) Quebec $19.50 Manitoba: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $22.12) Manitoba $18.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.60 (low $16.00, high $18.93) Newfoundland and Labrador $17.60 New Brunswick: $16.97 (low $15.65, high $19.25) New Brunswick $16.97 Nova Scotia: $16.80 (low $16.50, high $20.00) Nova Scotia $16.80 Prince Edward Island: $16.50 (low $16.50, high $16.75) Prince Edward Island $16.50 Alberta: not stated Alberta Not stated Saskatchewan: not stated Saskatchewan Not stated 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.
Median hourly wage for fish and seafood plant workers by province and territory (table) Where Low Median High Canada $15.50 $17.25 $20.00 Ontario $17.60 $20.00 $29.00 British Columbia $17.85 $19.70 $25.00 Quebec $17.00 $19.50 $22.00 Manitoba $16.50 $18.00 $22.12 Newfoundland and Labrador $16.00 $17.60 $18.93 New Brunswick $15.65 $16.97 $19.25 Nova Scotia $16.50 $16.80 $20.00 Prince Edward Island $16.50 $16.50 $16.75 Alberta Not stated Not stated Not stated Saskatchewan Not stated Not stated Not stated Yukon Not stated Not stated Not stated Northwest Territories Not stated Not stated Not stated Nunavut Not stated Not stated Not stated
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 fish and seafood plant workers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Ontario: undetermined. British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: undetermined. Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5). Alberta: undetermined. Saskatchewan: undetermined. Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Ontario: undetermined Ontario Undetermined British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Manitoba: undetermined Manitoba Undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5) Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5) New Brunswick Good Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Prince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5) Prince Edward Island Very good Alberta: undetermined Alberta Undetermined Saskatchewan: undetermined Saskatchewan Undetermined 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.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 .