Median wage in Canada
$20.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$23.00 an hour
Alberta
Lowest median wage
$17.00 an hour
Nova Scotia
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 livestock labourers by province and territory Canada: $20.00 (low $15.00, high $28.00). Alberta: $23.00 (low $15.00, high $29.00). Saskatchewan: $20.69 (low $15.37, high $32.16). New Brunswick: $20.14 (low $15.65, high $27.69). British Columbia: $20.00 (low $17.85, high $27.50). Manitoba: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $29.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $19.80 (low $17.38, high $24.06). Ontario: $19.50 (low $17.60, high $28.00). Quebec: $19.00 (low $16.10, high $27.00). Prince Edward Island: $17.93 (low $16.50, high $33.32). Nova Scotia: $17.00 (low $16.50, high $24.62). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $20.00 (low $15.00, high $28.00) Canada $20.00 Alberta: $23.00 (low $15.00, high $29.00) Alberta $23.00 Saskatchewan: $20.69 (low $15.37, high $32.16) Saskatchewan $20.69 New Brunswick: $20.14 (low $15.65, high $27.69) New Brunswick $20.14 British Columbia: $20.00 (low $17.85, high $27.50) British Columbia $20.00 Manitoba: $20.00 (low $16.00, high $29.00) Manitoba $20.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $19.80 (low $17.38, high $24.06) Newfoundland and Labrador $19.80 Ontario: $19.50 (low $17.60, high $28.00) Ontario $19.50 Quebec: $19.00 (low $16.10, high $27.00) Quebec $19.00 Prince Edward Island: $17.93 (low $16.50, high $33.32) Prince Edward Island $17.93 Nova Scotia: $17.00 (low $16.50, high $24.62) Nova Scotia $17.00 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 livestock labourers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Ontario: Good (4 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Very good (5 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 New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5) New Brunswick Good British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Ontario: Good (4 of 5) Ontario Good Quebec: Limited (2 of 5) Quebec Limited Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good Nova Scotia: Very good (5 of 5) Nova Scotia Very good 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.
Licence needed?
Not required. Certification is available but optional in 1 province or territory: Quebec.
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 .