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Wages, staffing changes and children per educator, province by province. Official figures only — where a province doesn't publish something, we show "—" instead of estimating.
Educator wages are the federal Job Bank figures for early childhood educators and assistants only (occupation 42202), measured by Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey. Each yearly release covers the two years before it.
Median educator wage over time
Educator wages by province (2023-2024)
| Province | Low | Median | High | Median change since 2019-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $16.95 | $22.30 | $30.03 | +12% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00 | $20.00 | $27.33 | +27% |
| Nova Scotia | $16.50 | $21.49 | $28.21 | +26% |
| New Brunswick | $16.90 | $23.47 | $25.60 | +44% |
| Quebec | $18.00 | $24.00 | $30.03 | +12% |
| Ontario | $17.60 | $22.00 | $31.00 | +10% |
| Manitoba | $16.00 | $18.00 | $25.90 | +26% |
| Saskatchewan | $15.35 | $18.75 | $26.92 | +23% |
| Alberta | $15.60 | $19.00 | $28.85 | +9% |
| British Columbia | $19.00 | $24.00 | $30.00 | +27% |
Longer view: wider occupation group, 2012 onward
For a longer trend: Statistics Canada occupation group 422, which includes educators plus social and legal support workers.
By province
| Province | Wider group wage (2025) | Change since 2020 | Centres that hired (2023) | Centres that lost staff (2023) | Vacant position (Apr 2024) | Children 0–5 per educator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $26.00 | +20% | 62% | 44% | 27% | — |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $24.00 | +26% | 75% | 37% | 20% | — |
| Prince Edward Island | $29.00 | +41% | 77% | 27% | 19% | — |
| Nova Scotia | $26.80 | +37% | 78% | 44% | 14% | — |
| New Brunswick | $23.99 | +41% | 62% | 38% | 20% | — |
| Quebec | $27.01 | +20% | 64% | 44% | 34% | — |
| Ontario | $26.00 | +16% | 50% | 46% | 22% | — |
| Manitoba | $21.00 | +18% | 48% | 34% | 26% | — |
| Saskatchewan | $23.00 | +15% | 65% | 43% | 34% | — |
| Alberta | $22.50 | +4% | 80% | 51% | 34% | — |
| British Columbia | $27.00 | +25% | 66% | 40% | 20% | 14.9 |
Children per educator is only available for British Columbia, which publishes a monthly educator count (2026-05). It's a staffing indicator, not the legal ratio in a room. Territories aren't covered by the wage survey.
Sources and more detail: Childcare workforce · Data sources