Caregiver Salary in Canada: CAD 20.50 an Hour Median
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Quick answer
The Government of Canada's Job Bank puts the wage for a home support worker or caregiver at CAD 16.00 low, CAD 20.50 median and CAD 27.00 high per hour, updated 19 November 2025. Provincial medians run from CAD 17.05 in Newfoundland and Labrador to CAD 37.61 in Nunavut.
Every figure on this page is from Government of Canada, Job Bank's own published documents.
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Home Support Worker in Canada, Wages1. PHGuides is independent and not affiliated with any agency.
The Government of Canada’s Job Bank publishes prevailing wages by occupation and region. For a home support worker, the occupation group that covers caregivers under NOC 44101, the national median is CAD 20.50 an hour, on data updated 19 November 2025.
The national figure
| Per hour | |
|---|---|
| Low | CAD 16.00 |
| Median | CAD 20.50 |
| High | CAD 27.00 |
By province and territory
| Province or territory | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | CAD 16.00 | CAD 20.50 | CAD 27.00 |
| Alberta | CAD 15.50 | CAD 20.00 | CAD 25.25 |
| British Columbia | CAD 18.25 | CAD 24.50 | CAD 30.00 |
| Manitoba | CAD 16.00 | CAD 17.75 | CAD 23.00 |
| New Brunswick | CAD 16.00 | CAD 20.00 | CAD 21.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | CAD 16.35 | CAD 17.05 | CAD 18.00 |
| Northwest Territories | CAD 23.00 | CAD 33.92 | CAD 41.94 |
| Nova Scotia | CAD 16.75 | CAD 22.00 | CAD 25.00 |
| Nunavut | CAD 26.53 | CAD 37.61 | CAD 52.39 |
| Ontario | CAD 17.60 | CAD 22.00 | CAD 28.00 |
| Prince Edward Island | CAD 17.00 | CAD 22.00 | CAD 26.38 |
| Quebec | CAD 16.60 | CAD 21.00 | CAD 26.00 |
| Saskatchewan | CAD 15.35 | CAD 20.00 | CAD 25.00 |
| Yukon Territory | CAD 20.77 | CAD 35.00 | CAD 37.89 |
What the spread tells you
| Comparison | Difference per hour |
|---|---|
| Nunavut median against Newfoundland and Labrador median | CAD 20.56 |
| Nunavut median against the national median | CAD 17.11 |
| Nunavut high against Newfoundland and Labrador high | CAD 34.39 |
| British Columbia median against Manitoba median, the widest provincial gap | CAD 6.75 |
Those subtractions are arithmetic on the published figures, not values Job Bank prints.
The three territories are in a different league: every one of them has a median above the national high. That is a published wage difference and nothing more. Job Bank’s wage page says nothing about the cost of housing, food or travel in the far north, and neither does this page.
Newfoundland and Labrador is the outlier at the other end, with a range of only CAD 1.65 from low to high. Caregiver pay there is close to a fixed rate.
Benefits, which Job Bank does publish
65.7 percent of workers in NOC 44101 in Canada receive at least one type of non-wage benefit.
Job Bank explains what that can include: employer-sponsored pension plans, dental, medical and life insurance, leave entitlements such as maternity, parental or caregiver leave, sick days and vacation days, and payroll taxes such as employer contributions to Employment Insurance and the Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan.
The figure is the share receiving any one of those, not a package, and about a third of the occupation receives none.
Caregiving against nursing
Both figures come from the same source, on the same date, on the same basis, so this is one of the few genuinely like-for-like comparisons available.
| Occupation | National median |
|---|---|
| Registered nurse | CAD 43.27 |
| Home support worker or caregiver | CAD 20.50 |
Nursing is CAD 22.77 an hour above caregiving on Job Bank’s medians, which is more than double.
What this page does not tell you
Job Bank describes these as prevailing wages for the occupation at the stated location. They are not an offer, not a guarantee, and not what any particular employer pays.
The wage page does not cover Canadian immigration, work permits, caregiver pilot programs, credential recognition or language requirements, so none of that is stated here. The work visa requirements guide explains why the Philippine government controls the exit documents but not the visa.
The Philippine side
| Charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| DMW processing, direct hire | USD 100, in peso equivalent |
| DMW processing, manual OEC through a landbased agency | ₱200.00 |
| OWWA membership | USD 25 |
| Pag-IBIG | ₱600.00 |
Charging above the allowable schedule is illegal recruitment under RA 10022, carrying 12 years and 1 day to 20 years and a fine of ₱1,000,000.00 to ₱2,000,000.00.
The recruitment agencies guide covers the licence directory and the OEC guide covers the exit certificate.
Related
The caregiver salary abroad comparison puts Job Bank’s figures beside the other destinations that publish caregiver pay, the nurse salary in Canada guide covers the same country’s nursing wages from the same source, and the PEOS guide covers the free seminar to take before applying.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a caregiver earn in Canada?
- Job Bank publishes a national low of CAD 16.00, a median of CAD 20.50 and a high of CAD 27.00 an hour for home support workers and caregivers, NOC 44101, updated 19 November 2025. Those are prevailing wages, not an offer.
- Which province pays the most?
- The territories. Nunavut has the highest median at CAD 37.61 an hour and the highest single figure at CAD 52.39. Yukon is CAD 35.00 and the Northwest Territories CAD 33.92. Among the provinces, British Columbia leads at CAD 24.50.
- Which pays the least?
- Newfoundland and Labrador, with a median of CAD 17.05 and a high of only CAD 18.00, the narrowest range in the country. Saskatchewan has the lowest starting figure at CAD 15.35.
- Do caregivers get benefits?
- Job Bank publishes one figure on this: 65.7 percent of workers in NOC 44101 in Canada receive at least one type of non-wage benefit. That can include pension plans, dental, medical and life insurance, leave entitlements, sick days and vacation days.
- How does this compare with nursing?
- Job Bank puts the registered nurse median at CAD 43.27 an hour against CAD 20.50 for a home support worker, so nursing is more than double on the published medians.
- Is a live-in caregiver paid differently?
- Job Bank publishes separate wage reports for Family Caregiver, Live-in Caregiver for Seniors and Home Child Care Provider within the same occupation group. This page carries the Home Support Worker report.
- Does this cover the caregiver immigration route?
- No. The wage page covers pay only. Job Bank does not publish work permits, caregiver pilot programs, credential recognition or language requirements there, so none is stated here.
- Does the Philippine side still apply?
- Yes. You still need an Overseas Employment Certificate, OWWA membership and either a licensed agency or a qualifying direct hire, whatever Canada decides about entry.