Agricultural Commodity Wages
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- Apiary products
- Fruits, vegetables (including canning/processing of these products if grown on the farm)
- Mushrooms
- Flowers
- Nursery-grown trees including Christmas trees, greenhouses/nurseries
- Pedigreed canola seed
- Seed Corn
- Grains
- Oil Seeds
- Maple Syrup
- Sod
- Tobacco
- Bovine
- Dairy
- Duck
- Horse
- Mink
- Poultry
- Sheep
- Swine
Forthcoming minimum hourly wage rates for workers in Canada
Apiary products
Supervisor = Higher-skilled occupation
Technician/worker = One or more years of apiary work experience, lower-skilled occupation
Labourer = No apiary work experience, lower-skilled occupation
| Province | Position | June 1, 2021 wage ($/hour) |
|---|---|---|
| AB | Supervisor | $15.42 |
| Technician/worker | $15.42 | |
| Labourer | $15.42 | |
| BC | Supervisor | $15.21 |
| Technician/worker | $15.20 | |
| Labourer | $15.20 | |
| MB | Supervisor | $14.04 |
| Technician/worker | $12.43 | |
| Labourer | $11.93 | |
| NB | Supervisor | $14.40 |
| Technician/worker | $12.28 | |
| Labourer | $11.75 | |
| NL | Supervisor | $15.20 |
| Technician/worker | $12.91 | |
| Labourer | $12.50 | |
| NS | Supervisor | $14.13 |
| Technician/worker | $12.91 | |
| Labourer | $12.95 | |
| ON | Supervisor | $16.47 |
| Technician/worker | $14.39 | |
| Labourer | $14.39 | |
| PE | Supervisor | $17.09 |
| Technician/worker | $13.00 | |
| Labourer | $13.00 | |
| SK | Supervisor | $15.24 |
| Technician/worker | $12.63 | |
| Labourer | $11.52 |
Fruits, vegetables (including canning/processing of these products if grown on the farm)
| Province | June 1, 2021 wage ($/hour) |
|---|---|
| AB | $15.42 |
| BC | $15.20 |
| MB | $11.90 |
| NB | $11.75 |
| NL | $12.50 |
| NS | $12.95 |
| ON | $14.39 |
| PE | $13.00 |
| SK | $11.52 |
| YT | $13.85 |
Mushrooms
Labourer (NOC 8611) = Job duties include picking, sorting, loading and cleaning mushrooms.
Worker (NOC 8431) = Job duties include picking, sorting, loading and cleaning mushrooms, as well as planting, examining mushrooms for quality and monitoring waterlines, airflow, humidity and temperature
| Province | Position | June 1, 2021 wage ($/hour) |
|---|---|---|
| AB | Labourer | $15.00 |
| Worker | $20.00 | |
| BC | Labourer | $15.20 |
| Worker | $16.50 | |
| MB | Labourer | $17.00 |
| Worker | $17.31 | |
| NB | Labourer | $14.00 |
| Worker | $16.00 | |
| NL | Labourer | $13.80 |
| Worker | $15.30 | |
| NS | Labourer | $13.70 |
| Worker | $15.00 | |
| ON | Labourer | $14.25 |
| Worker | $15.50 | |
| PE | Labourer | $13.75 |
| Worker | $14.25 | |
| SK | Labourer | $20.00 |
| Worker | $21.00 |
Flowers
| Province | June 1, 2021 wage ($/hour) |
|---|---|
| AB | $15.42 |
| BC | $15.20 |
| MB | $11.90 |
| NB | $11.75 |
| NL | $12.50 |
| NS | $12.95 |
| ON | $14.39 |
| PE | $13.00 |
| SK | $11.52 |
| YT | $13.85 |
Nursery-grown trees including Christmas trees, greenhouses/nurseries
| Province | June 1, 2021 wage ($/hour) |
|---|---|
| AB | $15.42 |
| BC | $15.20 |
| MB | $11.90 |
| NB | $11.75 |
| NL | $12.50 |
| NS | $12.95 |
| ON | $14.39 |
| PE | $13.00 |
| SK | $11.52 |
| YT | $13.85 |
Pedigreed canola seed
| Province | June 1, 2021 wage ($/hour) |
|---|---|
| AB | $20.00 |
| BC | $16.50 |
| MB | $17.31 |
| NB | $16.00 |
| NL | $15.30 |
| NS | $15.00 |
| ON | $15.50 |
| PE | $14.25 |
| SK | $21.00 |
Seed Corn
| Province | June 1, 2021 wage ($/hour) |
|---|---|
| AB | $20.00 |
| BC | $16.50 |
| MB | $17.31 |
| NB | $16.00 |
| NL | $15.30 |
| NS | $15.00 |
| ON | $15.50 |
| PE | $14.25 |
| SK | $21.00 |
Grains
| Province | June 1, 2021 wage ($/hour) |
|---|---|
| AB | $20.00 |
| BC | $16.50 |
| MB | $17.31 |
| NB | $16.00 |
| NL | $15.30 |
| NS | $15.00 |
| ON | $15.50 |
| PE | $14.25 |
| SK | $21.00 |
Oil Seeds
| Province | June 1, 2021 wage ($/hour) |
|---|---|
| AB | $20.00 |
| BC | $16.50 |
| MB | $17.31 |
| NB | $16.00 |
| NL | $15.30 |
| NS | $15.00 |
| ON | $15.50 |
| PE | $14.25 |
| SK | $21.00 |
Maple Syrup
| Province | June 1, 2021 wage ($/hour) |
|---|---|
| AB | $20.00 |
| BC | $16.50 |
| MB | $17.31 |
| NB | $16.00 |
| NL | $15.30 |
| NS | $15.00 |
| ON | $15.50 |
| PE | $14.25 |
| SK | $21.00 |
