Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
Occupation · NOC 2021 33101 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 33101
- TEER
- 3
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 27
- Median wage, Canada
- C$27.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 809
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About this occupation
Medical laboratory assistants and workers in related technical occupations perform pre-analysis and pre-testing tasks such as collecting blood and other samples, processing specimens, and preparing special chemicals called reagents for use in testing. They conduct routine medical laboratory tests and set up, clean and maintain medical laboratory equipment. They are employed in medical laboratories in hospitals, clinics, research facilities, post-secondary educational institutions and government research laboratories.
Example job titles
- medical laboratory aide
- medical laboratory assistant
- medical laboratory technician
- phlebotomist
- phlebotomy aide
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Collect, label, sort and prepare blood, tissue and other samples from patients
- Log and validate patient samples and prepare them for testing
- Set up medical laboratory equipment
- Prepare chemical reagents to be combined with biological samples for testing
- Conduct routine laboratory tests and sample analyses
- Perform quality assurance of testing techniques and record results
- Clean and maintain medical laboratory and medical laboratory equipment.
Employment requirements
- Medical laboratory assistants and related technical workers require completion of a college certificate program in medical laboratory science.
- Certification by the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science is usually required by employers.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 |
- Pharmacie Nesrine Leboukh Inc.8
- 9231 9110 Quebec Inc.2
- Pulse Urgent Care (Dusk) Inc.1
- 2395772 Ontario Ltd.1
- Bridges Healthcare Inc.1
- Bioexpert International Inc.1
- Biovet Inc.1
- Clinique OVO Inc.1
- Laboratoires CDL Inc.1
- 2590390 Ontario Inc.1
- TRIO Fertility Inc1
- Biogate Laboratories LTD1
- Trenton Diagnostics Inc1
- VYANA PHARMACY LTD.1
- dufferin queen animal hospital professional corporation1
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$19.18 | C$27.00 | C$36.11 |
| Alberta | C$23.72 | C$28.62 | C$35.54 |
| British Columbia | C$20.50 | C$28.00 | C$31.00 |
| Manitoba | C$16.00 | C$26.00 | C$37.95 |
| New Brunswick | C$23.00 | C$25.20 | C$34.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$21.00 | C$26.50 | C$33.00 |
| Nova Scotia | C$20.00 | C$25.00 | C$33.00 |
| Ontario | C$17.62 | C$26.25 | C$36.00 |
| Quebec | C$21.55 | C$29.02 | C$37.03 |
| Saskatchewan | C$22.00 | C$25.75 | C$39.22 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 809
- Vacancies advertised
- 835
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$23.37
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