Railway and motor transport labourers
Occupation · NOC 2021 75211 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 75211
- TEER
- 5
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 174
- Median wage, Canada
- C$22.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 460
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About this occupation
Railway and motor transport labourers perform a variety of tasks to assist track maintenance workers and railway yard workers, or motor transport operators. They are employed by railway transport companies and motor transport companies.
Example job titles
- car checker - railway
- delivery truck helper
- furniture mover helper
- mover helper
- railway labourer
- signal gang helper
- swamper - truck transport
- truck driver helper
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Railway labourers
- Transport tools and equipment on push or hand car and perform other duties to assist railway track maintenance workers to lay, maintain and repair railway tracks
- Cut vegetation growth from railway tracks using scythes and mowers
- Check freight cars for physical damage and cleanliness.
- Motor transport labourers
- Assist truck and delivery drivers to load and unload vehicles
- Perform labouring duties in warehouses.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 41 |
| 2024 | 100 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 |
- A&B Rail Services Ltd20
- Heritage Movers Inc7
- Mecs Daedal Canada Inc.6
- Daadir Transportation Ltd6
- Blackstock Hay and Transport Inc.5
- CHOHAN GROUP LTD5
- HOFER TRANSPORT INC5
- LaPorte Moving and Storage Systems Limited4
- STI Transport Inc.4
- 1897596 Alberta Ltd.4
- KASTRATI DELIVERY INC.4
- 2011545 AB Ltd3
- Trans-Logic Truck Lines Ltd.3
- RCG Transport Ltd.3
- Simon Transportation Ltd2
Work permits
Work permit holders by year the permit took effect, mapped from NOC 2016 where the code has a single NOC 2021 successor (IRCC).
| Year | TFWP permits | IMP permits |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 |
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$17.00 | C$22.00 | C$30.00 |
| Alberta | C$18.00 | C$23.00 | C$30.00 |
| British Columbia | C$18.75 | C$24.50 | C$33.00 |
| Manitoba | C$17.00 | C$23.48 | C$31.00 |
| New Brunswick | C$16.00 | C$18.75 | C$25.25 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$16.00 | C$16.90 | C$28.00 |
| Nova Scotia | C$16.50 | C$18.00 | C$29.00 |
| Ontario | C$17.60 | C$20.41 | C$29.00 |
| Quebec | C$18.00 | C$22.00 | C$30.79 |
| Saskatchewan | C$16.65 | C$22.18 | C$30.00 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 460
- Vacancies advertised
- 790
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$20.00
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