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Labourers in food and beverage processing

Occupation · NOC 2021 95106 · Canada

NOC 2021 code
95106
TEER
5
Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
21,922
Median wage, Canada
C$20.00 per hour
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
2,594
NOC95106TEER 5
Year by year
Data as at 2026
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About this occupation

Labourers in food and beverage processing perform material handling, clean-up, packaging and other elemental activities related to food and beverage processing. They are employed in fruit and vegetable processing plants, dairies, flour mills, bakeries, sugar refineries, meat plants, breweries and other food and beverage processing and packaging plants.

Example job titles

  • bottle-washing machine tender - food and beverage processing
  • brewery labourer
  • candy packer
  • dairy helper - food and beverage processing
  • food processing labourer
  • frozen food packer
  • meat packager
  • nut sorter - food and beverage processing
  • production helper - food and beverage processing
  • tobacco processing labourer

Main duties

  • This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials throughout plant and warehouse manually, or with powered equipment
  • Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines or mobile tank trucks
  • Feed and unload food and beverage processing machines
  • Feed flattened boxes into forming machines to construct containers
  • Remove filled containers from conveyors and manually pack goods into bags, boxes or other containers
  • Clean work areas and equipment
  • Check products and packaging for basic quality defects
  • Assist process control and machine operators in performing their duties.

Employment requirements

  • Some secondary school education 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

2,2934,58520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
2,2934,585201620182020202220242026
Data table
2016300
2017602
20181,036
20191,763
20202,107
20211,947
20224,585
20233,673
20242,772
20252,432
2026705
By province or territory
  1. Quebec13,137
  2. Ontario5,947
  3. British Columbia1,801
  4. Alberta408
  5. Nova Scotia240
  6. Manitoba193
  7. New Brunswick120
  8. Prince Edward Island41
  9. Saskatchewan35
Employers with the most positions
  1. Olymel s.e.c / l.p3,049
  2. Sun-Brite Foods Inc1,385
  3. Bonduelle Canada Inc.912
  4. ConAgra DMAT ULC891
  5. Bonduelle Canada Inc.878
  6. Aliments Nortera Inc.656
  7. Bonduelle Inc.597
  8. Salade Etcetera! Inc.574
  9. Weil's Food Processing Ltd.517
  10. Aliments Asta inc.467
  11. Olymel S.E.C.419
  12. Exceldor coopérative399
  13. Nortera Foods Inc.395
  14. Countryside Canners Co. Ltd.390
  15. Usine de congélation de St-Bruno Inc,377
By stream
  1. Low-wage stream (TFWP)21,380
  2. High-wage stream (TFWP)240
  3. Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)2
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
20262,08595
20252,255120
20242,62560
20234,28585
20222,780110
20212,32555
20201,620150
20191,43535
20181,1750
20173955
2016325135
201527585

All work permits by year

2,1854,370201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
2,1854,3702015201720192021202320252026
Data table
2015360
2016460
2017400
20181,175
20191,470
20201,770
20212,380
20222,890
20234,370
20242,685
20252,375
20262,180
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

27354520152016201720182019202120222023202420252026
273545201520172019202220242026
Data table
201565
2016140
2017150
201845
201910
2021170
2022375
2023545
2024390
2025195
2026155
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$16.50C$20.00C$25.67
AlbertaC$17.00C$23.00C$26.00
British ColumbiaC$17.85C$19.19C$25.00
ManitobaC$16.00C$18.00C$21.90
New BrunswickC$16.00C$19.60C$26.50
Newfoundland and LabradorC$16.00C$20.39C$22.88
Nova ScotiaC$16.50C$20.00C$24.00
OntarioC$17.60C$20.00C$26.57
QuebecC$16.45C$20.05C$26.00
SaskatchewanC$15.35C$21.00C$29.63
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
2,594
Vacancies advertised
12,640
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$19.25
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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