Public works and maintenance labourers
Occupation · NOC 2021 75212 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 75212
- TEER
- 5
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 96
- Median wage, Canada
- C$26.95 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 1,354
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About this occupation
Public works and maintenance labourers perform a variety of labouring activities to maintain sidewalks, streets, roads and similar areas. They are employed by public works departments in all levels of government or by private contractors under contract to governments.
Example job titles
- helper - garbage collection
- municipal labourer
- parking meter collector
- public works labourer
- road maintenance worker
- sewer maintenance worker
- sidewalk cleaner
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Clean and maintain sidewalks, streets, roads and public grounds of municipality and other areas, working as member of crew
- Sweep debris and remove snow from streets, sidewalks, building grounds and other areas, and load snow and debris into carts or trucks
- Shovel cement and other materials into cement mixers, spread concrete and asphalt on road surfaces using shovels, rakes and hand tampers, and perform other activities to assist in maintenance and repair of roads
- Spread sand or salt on sidewalks for snow and ice control
- Dig ditches and trenches using shovels and other hand tools
- Operate jackhammers and drills to break up pavement
- Load and unload trucks with supplies and equipment
- Collect money from coin boxes of parking meters along established route
- Collect and load refuse on garbage trucks
Employment requirements
- Several weeks of on-the-job training are provided.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 33 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2025 | 30 |
- Dexter Construction Company Ltd.17
- Alpha Bravo Charlie Maintenance Ltd.16
- Royal Environmental Inc.15
- Capital Sewer Services Inc.12
- Municipalité régionale comté de La Vallée-de-l'Or6
- 485163 BC LTD6
- Pasago Investment Management Inc.5
- 7476800 Manitoba Ltd5
- A&M Cleaning Inc o/a A&M Cleaning4
- Asphalte Henri Laberge inc2
- MRC de La Vallée-de-l'Or2
- Line King Highways Corporation1
- Clinique Tonus Santé1
- Malwa Motels Inc1
- Bell's Lake-Vu Motel & Services Inc1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | 0 | 10 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$18.00 | C$26.95 | C$34.70 |
| Alberta | C$19.53 | C$27.51 | C$37.38 |
| British Columbia | C$20.00 | C$31.00 | C$36.95 |
| Manitoba | C$17.00 | C$22.00 | C$29.00 |
| New Brunswick | C$17.00 | C$23.00 | C$30.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$16.00 | C$20.00 | C$30.64 |
| Nova Scotia | C$16.50 | C$20.00 | C$28.00 |
| Ontario | C$17.60 | C$26.70 | C$34.00 |
| Quebec | C$20.00 | C$26.99 | C$33.57 |
| Saskatchewan | C$18.80 | C$27.00 | C$30.00 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 1,354
- Vacancies advertised
- 1,963
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$24.00
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