Labourers in textile processing and cutting
Occupation · NOC 2021 95105 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 95105
- TEER
- 5
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 122
- Median wage, Canada
- C$18.50 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 101
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About this occupation
Labourers in textile processing perform a variety of manual duties to assist in processing fibres into yarn or thread, or to assist in weaving, knitting, bleaching, dyeing or finishing textile fabrics or other textile products. Labourers in textile cutting cut fabric, fur, or leather to make parts for garments, linens, shoes and other articles. Labourers in textile processing and cutting are employed by clothing and textile manufacturers and other manufacturers of fabric products such as leather and fur.
Example job titles
- clothing cutter - clothing manufacturing
- doffer
- dyeing and finishing machine loader
- fabric cutter - fabric products manufacturing
- fur cutter
- glove cutter
- helper - textiles
- leather cutter
- sample cutter
- shoe cutter
- textile machine cleaner
- waste machine feeder
- yarn handler
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Labourers in textile processing
- Load and off-load machines
- Clean textile machines and work areas
- Push carts, trucks, or cans of fibres from one work area to another
- Assist machine operators and other textile workers as required.
- Fabric cutters
- Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric using electric or manual knives, cutters or computer numerically controlled (CNC) cutting devices
- Adjust cutting technique to type of fabric and style of garment
- May cut fabric samples.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education may be required.
- Experience as a fabric, fur or leather cutter is required for fabric, fur or leather sample cutters.
- On-the-job training is provided for some occupations in this unit group.
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 | 5 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2024 | 38 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 |
- Texel matériaux techniques inc24
- Les Vêtements SP Inc.14
- Niedner Inc11
- Essity Canada inc.9
- ATTRACTION.INC8
- Essity Canada Inc.6
- Canadian Textile Services Inc5
- Canada Today Manufacturing Inc.4
- LES TEXTILES CORALTEX INC.4
- Expansion Enterprises (Canada) Inc.4
- ESTAMPRO INC4
- Ideal Canopy Tent & Structure Ltd3
- Ameublement Elran2
- Le Groupe Bellon Prestige inc.2
- La Fabrica Fashions Inc.2
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$15.00 | C$18.50 | C$24.00 |
| British Columbia | C$18.23 | C$20.73 | C$25.50 |
| Ontario | C$17.60 | C$19.00 | C$26.50 |
| Quebec | C$16.10 | C$18.86 | C$24.15 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 101
- Vacancies advertised
- 248
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$20.00
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