Median wage in Canada
$20.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$23.00 an hour
Alberta
Lowest median wage
$18.00 an hour
Manitoba
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for labourers in food and beverage processing by province and territory Canada: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $25.67). Alberta: $23.00 (low $17.00, high $26.00). Saskatchewan: $21.00 (low $15.35, high $29.63). Newfoundland and Labrador: $20.39 (low $16.00, high $22.88). Quebec: $20.05 (low $16.45, high $26.00). Nova Scotia: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $24.00). Ontario: $20.00 (low $17.60, high $26.57). Prince Edward Island: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $23.00). New Brunswick: $19.60 (low $16.00, high $26.50). British Columbia: $19.19 (low $17.85, high $25.00). Manitoba: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $21.90). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 Canada: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $25.67) Canada $20.00 Alberta: $23.00 (low $17.00, high $26.00) Alberta $23.00 Saskatchewan: $21.00 (low $15.35, high $29.63) Saskatchewan $21.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $20.39 (low $16.00, high $22.88) Newfoundland and Labrador $20.39 Quebec: $20.05 (low $16.45, high $26.00) Quebec $20.05 Nova Scotia: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $24.00) Nova Scotia $20.00 Ontario: $20.00 (low $17.60, high $26.57) Ontario $20.00 Prince Edward Island: $20.00 (low $16.50, high $23.00) Prince Edward Island $20.00 New Brunswick: $19.60 (low $16.00, high $26.50) New Brunswick $19.60 British Columbia: $19.19 (low $17.85, high $25.00) British Columbia $19.19 Manitoba: $18.00 (low $16.00, high $21.90) Manitoba $18.00 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.
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 labourers in food and beverage processing by province and territory, 1 to 5 Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Ontario: Limited (2 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5) Alberta Moderate Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5) Saskatchewan Moderate Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5) Quebec Very limited Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good Ontario: Limited (2 of 5) Ontario Limited Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5) Manitoba Moderate 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 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 .