Median wage in Canada
$19.50 an hour
Highest median wage
$20.50 an hour
Ontario
Lowest median wage
$16.00 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 nursery and greenhouse labourers by province and territory Canada: $19.50 (low $15.25, high $29.00). Ontario: $20.50 (low $17.60, high $33.33). Quebec: $20.00 (low $16.64, high $25.78). Alberta: $19.50 (low $15.00, high $25.00). British Columbia: $19.00 (low $17.85, high $29.36). Nova Scotia: $18.50 (low $16.50, high $24.00). New Brunswick: $18.00 (low $15.65, high $21.00). Prince Edward Island: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $27.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.35 (low $16.00, high $24.85). Saskatchewan: $17.00 (low $15.35, high $25.00). Manitoba: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $21.50). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $19.50 (low $15.25, high $29.00) Canada $19.50 Ontario: $20.50 (low $17.60, high $33.33) Ontario $20.50 Quebec: $20.00 (low $16.64, high $25.78) Quebec $20.00 Alberta: $19.50 (low $15.00, high $25.00) Alberta $19.50 British Columbia: $19.00 (low $17.85, high $29.36) British Columbia $19.00 Nova Scotia: $18.50 (low $16.50, high $24.00) Nova Scotia $18.50 New Brunswick: $18.00 (low $15.65, high $21.00) New Brunswick $18.00 Prince Edward Island: $18.00 (low $16.50, high $27.00) Prince Edward Island $18.00 Newfoundland and Labrador: $17.35 (low $16.00, high $24.85) Newfoundland and Labrador $17.35 Saskatchewan: $17.00 (low $15.35, high $25.00) Saskatchewan $17.00 Manitoba: $16.00 (low $16.00, high $21.50) Manitoba $16.00 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 nursery and greenhouse labourers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Ontario: Good (4 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Limited (2 of 5). British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Saskatchewan: Limited (2 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Ontario: Good (4 of 5) Ontario Good Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5) Quebec Moderate Alberta: Limited (2 of 5) Alberta Limited British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5) British Columbia Limited Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5) Nova Scotia Good New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5) New Brunswick Moderate Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5) Prince Edward Island Good Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Saskatchewan: Limited (2 of 5) Saskatchewan Limited Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5) Manitoba Limited 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 .