Median wage in Canada
$25.00 an hour
Highest median wage
$32.50 an hour
Northwest Territories
Lowest median wage
$20.00 an hour
Saskatchewan
Wages by province and territory
Median wage in Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).
Median hourly wage for silviculture and forestry workers by province and territory Canada: $25.00 (low $19.75, high $34.00). Northwest Territories: $32.50 (low $27.50, high $38.00). Yukon: $29.54 (low $27.36, high $33.00). British Columbia: $27.00 (low $21.00, high $38.50). Quebec: $26.60 (low $21.00, high $35.00). Ontario: $25.38 (low $20.75, high $33.00). New Brunswick: $24.30 (low $20.00, high $30.74). Nova Scotia: $23.28 (low $18.00, high $27.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $23.00 (low $18.00, high $29.57). Alberta: $22.44 (low $20.00, high $27.12). Manitoba: $20.13 (low $18.00, high $25.50). Saskatchewan: $20.00 (low $15.35, high $27.16). Prince Edward Island: not stated. Nunavut: not stated. $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Canada: $25.00 (low $19.75, high $34.00) Canada $25.00 Northwest Territories: $32.50 (low $27.50, high $38.00) Northwest Territories $32.50 Yukon: $29.54 (low $27.36, high $33.00) Yukon $29.54 British Columbia: $27.00 (low $21.00, high $38.50) British Columbia $27.00 Quebec: $26.60 (low $21.00, high $35.00) Quebec $26.60 Ontario: $25.38 (low $20.75, high $33.00) Ontario $25.38 New Brunswick: $24.30 (low $20.00, high $30.74) New Brunswick $24.30 Nova Scotia: $23.28 (low $18.00, high $27.00) Nova Scotia $23.28 Newfoundland and Labrador: $23.00 (low $18.00, high $29.57) Newfoundland and Labrador $23.00 Alberta: $22.44 (low $20.00, high $27.12) Alberta $22.44 Manitoba: $20.13 (low $18.00, high $25.50) Manitoba $20.13 Saskatchewan: $20.00 (low $15.35, high $27.16) Saskatchewan $20.00 Prince Edward Island: not stated Prince Edward Island 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 silviculture and forestry workers by province and territory, 1 to 5 Northwest Territories: undetermined. Yukon: undetermined. British Columbia: Very limited (1 of 5). Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5). Ontario: Very limited (1 of 5). New Brunswick: Limited (2 of 5). Nova Scotia: Limited (2 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Alberta: Very limited (1 of 5). Manitoba: undetermined. Saskatchewan: undetermined. Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined. 1 2 3 4 5 Northwest Territories: undetermined Northwest Territories Undetermined Yukon: undetermined Yukon Undetermined British Columbia: Very limited (1 of 5) British Columbia Very limited Quebec: Very limited (1 of 5) Quebec Very limited Ontario: Very limited (1 of 5) Ontario Very limited New Brunswick: Limited (2 of 5) New Brunswick Limited Nova Scotia: Limited (2 of 5) Nova Scotia Limited Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined Newfoundland and Labrador Undetermined Alberta: Very limited (1 of 5) Alberta Very limited Manitoba: undetermined Manitoba Undetermined Saskatchewan: undetermined Saskatchewan Undetermined Prince Edward Island: undetermined Prince Edward Island 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 .