2023 Ontario Agricultural Wage Rates


Piece work rate is a way of calculating pay that is based on the change of work an employee completes.
Piece work rage must be set at a level so that the employee earns at minimum a hourly rate of no less than $15.83 which represents the Ontario SAWP wage as of January 1, 2023.

Wage rates that do not specify lower skilled or higher skilled are considered to be “General Farm Labour” wage rates.  For Supervisor positions please contact Service Canada for the current median wage.

Commodity Wage Term
Apiary

Supervisor $17.64 / HR

Technician/Worker $15.83 / HR

Labourer $15.83 / HR

As of January 1/23
Vegetables
(includes ginseng and mechanically harvested tomatoes but excludes legumes)
$15.83 / HR As of January 1/23
Seed Corn $16.60 / HR As of Jan.1/23
*Wages are set at the median Job Bank wage rate
Dairy

Higher Skilled (Manager, supervisor or specialized livestock worker) $17.50 / HR

Lower Skilled (Labourer or farm machinery operator) $15.83 / HR

As of January 1/23
Nurseries / Sod
Including Christmas Trees

$15.83 / HR

As of January 1/23
Flowers $15.83 / HR As of January 1/23
Fruit
(Includes apples)
$15.83 / HR As of January 1/23
Greenhouse Vegetables $15.83 / HR As of January 1/23
Grains / Oil Seeds

$16.60 / HR

As of January 1/23
*Wages are set at the median Job Bank wage rate
Tobacco Black / Flue

$15.83 / HR

As of January 1/23
Mushrooms

Worker $16.50 / HR

Labourer $15.50 / HR

As of January 1/23

 

Pedigreed Canola Seed $16.50 / HR
As of January 1/23
*Wages are set at the median Job Bank wage rate
Poultry / Duck Higher Skilled (Manager/supervisor/specialized livestock worker) $17.10 / HR

Lower Skilled (Labourer or farm machinery operator) $15.83 / HR

 

As of January 1/23
Bovine / Horse / Mink / Sheep Higher Skilled (Manager/supervisor/specialized livestock worker) $17.10/ HR

Lower Skilled (Labourer or farm machinery operator) $15.83 / HR

 

As of January 1/23
Swine Higher Skilled (Manager/supervisor/specialized livestock worker) $16.85 / HR

Lower Skilled (Labourer or farm machinery operator) $15.83 / HR

 

As of January 1/23
Maple Syrup $16.60 / HR As of January 1/23
*Wages are set at the median Job Bank wage rate