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Harvesting labourers

Occupation · NOC 2021 85101 · Canada

NOC 2021 code
85101
TEER
5
Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
129,701
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
7,137
NOC85101TEER 5
Year by year
Data as at 2026
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About this occupation

Harvesting labourers and related workers assist other farm workers to plant, harvest, sort and pack crops. They participate in soil preparation, irrigation and crop planting, spraying and thinning. They are employed on fruit, vegetable and specialty crop farms.

Example job titles

  • apple picker
  • berry picker
  • crop farm labourer - harvesting
  • fruit picker
  • fruit sorter - farm
  • harvest hand
  • vegetable packer - farm

Main duties

  • This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Prepare and irrigate soil
  • Plant, fertilize, thin and harvest crops
  • Pick row and orchard crops
  • Sort, weigh and pack fruit and vegetables at the farm
  • Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies, farm produce and products for transport
  • Clean up racks, trays, and harvest bins and general clean-up of growing, producing and packing areas
  • Assist with general farm maintenance and maintenance of equipment and tools
  • May assist in preparing garden beds for planting
  • May write daily progress reports of inventory harvested.

Employment requirements

  • There are no specific education or training requirements.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification 2021 Version 1.0. Statistics Canada Open LicenceData as at NOC 2021 v1.0

Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)

Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.

Approved positions by year

29k59k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
29k59k201620182020202220242026
Data table
20161,366
20172,114
20181,027
20191,721
20202,016
20212,224
20222,657
20231,515
202441,376
202558,856
202614,829
By province or territory
  1. Ontario53,362
  2. Quebec37,395
  3. British Columbia28,847
  4. Nova Scotia4,223
  5. Alberta2,338
  6. New Brunswick907
  7. Saskatchewan873
  8. Prince Edward Island858
  9. Manitoba833
  10. Newfoundland and Labrador65
Employers with the most positions
  1. Jealous Fruits Ltd.2,407
  2. Highline Produce Limited2,341
  3. Procyk Farms (1994) Ltd1,598
  4. Les Entreprises Pitre Inc.1,493
  5. Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd.1,373
  6. Champs Fresh Farms Inc1,372
  7. Northern Cherries Inc.1,065
  8. Highline Mushrooms West Limited1,060
  9. G.P. Sandher Holdings Ltd1,025
  10. S SUNDHER ORCHARDS LTD.973
  11. Schuyler Farms Limited917
  12. Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers Inc.800
  13. Ferme Onésime Pouliot791
  14. Pure Flavor Farms LP737
  15. Cultures Gen V inc.722
By stream
  1. Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)128,118
  2. Low-wage stream (TFWP)212
  3. High-wage stream (TFWP)5
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

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).

YearTFWP permitsIMP permits
202648,68040
202553,55030
202452,36010
202328,2000
20222,1500
20211,6650
20201,39010
20191,07010
20181,27515
20171,05515
20169550
20151,0605

All work permits by year

27k54k201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
27k54k2015201720192021202320252026
Data table
20151,065
2016955
20171,070
20181,290
20191,080
20201,400
20211,665
20222,150
202328,200
202452,370
202553,580
202648,720
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Permanent residence

Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).

New permanent residents by year

901802019202120222023202420252026
901802019202220242026
Data table
20195
20215
202210
2023120
2024180
202540
202630
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Wages

Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.

AreaLowMedianHigh
CanadaC$16.00C$18.00C$25.00
AlbertaC$16.00C$20.00C$30.00
British ColumbiaC$17.85C$17.85C$20.00
ManitobaC$17.00C$22.00C$29.78
New BrunswickC$15.75C$18.28C$23.00
Newfoundland and LabradorC$16.00C$17.00C$21.00
Nova ScotiaC$16.50C$17.20C$21.00
OntarioC$17.60C$17.71C$22.50
QuebecC$16.10C$19.00C$25.00
SaskatchewanC$20.00C$26.00C$33.00
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
7,137
Vacancies advertised
89,316
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$17.60
Source: ESDC, Wages by occupation and economic region (2025 release). Open Government Licence – Canada; ESDC, Job Bank job postings, January–September 2026. Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 24 Oct 2026

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