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Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers

Occupation · NOC 2021 85121 · Canada

NOC 2021 code
85121
TEER
5
Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
11,720
Median wage, Canada
C$20.75 per hour
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
3,780
NOC85121TEER 5
Year by year
Data as at 2026
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About this occupation

Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers perform work to assist in the construction of landscapes and related structures, and to maintain lawns, gardens, athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, parks, landscaped interiors and other landscaped areas. They are employed by landscaping and lawn care companies, golf courses, cemeteries, and landscaping operations of public works departments and private establishments.

Example job titles

  • bulb planter - landscaping
  • cemetery labourer
  • gardening helper
  • golf course worker
  • grass cutter
  • grounds maintenance worker
  • landscape labourer
  • park maintenance labourer
  • park maintenance worker
  • sod layer
  • transplanter - landscape maintenance

Main duties

  • This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Spread top soil, lay sod, plant flowers, grass, shrubs and trees and perform other duties to assist with the construction of a landscape and related structures
  • Cut grass, rake, aerate, dethatch, fertilize and water lawns, weed gardens, prune shrubs and trees and perform other maintenance duties as directed by supervisor
  • Maintain lawns and grass along roadsides
  • Operate and maintain power mowers, tractors, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, pruning saws, snowblowers and other landscape maintenance equipment
  • Spray and dust trees, shrubs, lawns and gardens, as directed, to control insects and disease
  • Perform other manual duties to clean and maintain landscaped environments.

Employment requirements

  • Some secondary school education may be required.
  • A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.
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

1,0912,18220162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
1,0912,182201620182020202220242026
Data table
2016277
2017186
2018319
2019667
2020819
2021453
20222,182
20231,959
20242,169
20252,163
2026526
By province or territory
  1. Quebec9,240
  2. Alberta913
  3. Ontario868
  4. British Columbia518
  5. New Brunswick66
  6. Saskatchewan44
  7. Manitoba28
  8. Nova Scotia21
  9. Newfoundland and Labrador10
  10. Prince Edward Island10
  11. Northwest Territories2
Employers with the most positions
  1. Les Terrassements Multi-Paysages inc275
  2. Jardins Groupe Design inc.228
  3. Paysaco Inc.215
  4. Envirostable Inc.196
  5. NMP Golf Construction Inc.181
  6. Paysages Rossignol Inc.170
  7. 9170-5921 Québec inc164
  8. Groupe Ferti151
  9. Terrassement Technique Sylvain Labrecque Inc.133
  10. G.T.L. PAYSAGISTE INC.130
  11. Les Artisans du paysage du Québec inc.113
  12. Entrepreneur Paysagistes Strathmore Landscape (1997) LTEE113
  13. Groupe Bel Cour inc112
  14. Les Entretiens de pelouse Eco-Verdure Inc.110
  15. Entretiens David Gosselin inc.104
By stream
  1. Low-wage stream (TFWP)11,103
  2. High-wage stream (TFWP)335
  3. Primary agriculture 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
20261,5400
20251,9550
20242,0850
20231,77520
20221,0505
20214800
20203250
201951015
201832020
201722530
201619045
201531040

All work permits by year

1,0432,085201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
1,0432,0852015201720192021202320252026
Data table
2015350
2016235
2017255
2018340
2019525
2020325
2021480
20221,055
20231,795
20242,085
20251,955
20261,540
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$17.00C$20.75C$28.00
AlbertaC$17.00C$21.00C$29.47
British ColumbiaC$18.00C$22.50C$30.85
ManitobaC$16.00C$18.39C$24.20
New BrunswickC$15.65C$18.50C$23.00
Newfoundland and LabradorC$16.00C$18.00C$25.00
Nova ScotiaC$16.50C$18.83C$24.00
OntarioC$17.60C$20.96C$27.41
QuebecC$17.36C$21.89C$28.50
SaskatchewanC$15.50C$20.00C$27.00
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
3,780
Vacancies advertised
13,217
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$19.47
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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