Median wage in Canada
$19.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$23.07 an hour
Nunavut
Lowest median wage
$16.96 an hour
Northwest Territories
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for home child care providers by province and territory Canada: $19.00 (low $15.00, high $28.00). Nunavut: $23.07 (low $19.00, high $34.97). Quebec: $21.00 (low $16.10, high $26.00). Alberta: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00). New Brunswick: $19.19 (low $15.75, high $25.26). British Columbia: $19.00 (low $17.85, high $28.00). Nova Scotia: $19.00 (low $16.50, high $23.00). Ontario: $19.00 (low $17.60, high $30.00). Manitoba: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $22.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00). Saskatchewan: $18.00 (low $15.35, high $29.81). Northwest Territories: $16.96. Prince Edward Island: not stated. Yukon: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $19.00 (low $15.00, high $28.00) Canada $19.00 Nunavut: $23.07 (low $19.00, high $34.97) Nunavut $23.07 Quebec: $21.00 (low $16.10, high $26.00) Quebec $21.00 Alberta: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00) Alberta $20.00 New Brunswick: $19.19 (low $15.75, high $25.26) New Brunswick $19.19 British Columbia: $19.00 (low $17.85, high $28.00) British Columbia $19.00 Nova Scotia: $19.00 (low $16.50, high $23.00) Nova Scotia $19.00 Ontario: $19.00 (low $17.60, high $30.00) Ontario $19.00 Manitoba: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $22.00) Manitoba $18.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $25.00) Newfoundland and Labrador $18.00 Saskatchewan: $18.00 (low $15.35, high $29.81) Saskatchewan $18.00 Northwest Territories: $16.96 Northwest Territories $16.96 Prince Edward Island: not stated Prince Edward Island Not stated Yukon: not stated Yukon 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 home child care providers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Nunavut: Limited (2 of 5). Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5). Alberta: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Very limited (1 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Saskatchewan: Limited (2 of 5). Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Yukon: Good (4 of 5). 1 2 3 4 5 Nunavut: Limited (2 of 5) Nunavut Limited Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5) Quebec Very limited Alberta: Limited (2 of 5) Alberta Limited New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate British Columbia: Very limited (1 of 5) British Columbia Very limited Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5) Nova Scotia Moderate Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5) Ontario Moderate Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Saskatchewan: Limited (2 of 5) Saskatchewan Limited Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest Territories Moderate Prince Edward Island: undetermined Prince Edward Island Undetermined Yukon: Good (4 of 5) Yukon Good 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 .