August 2026 edition
Skilled-trades hiring activity for August 2026, computed from the job postings published on Tradesppl during the month.
New jobs posted
642
Jobs that showed pay
8.6%
55 of 642 ads named a wage
Most hiring
Alberta
301 jobs
The numbers that matter — August 2026
- In the August 2026 edition, the Tradesppl Hiring Index counted 642 new skilled-trades jobs posted in Canada.
- 8.6% of the skilled-trades jobs tracked in August 2026 said what they pay (55 of 642).
- Best-paying trade tracked in August 2026, by typical advertised pay: HVAC technicians at $93,600 CAD a year (from 12 ads).
What the jobs pay
What the job ads actually offered, for the 8.6% that named a wage. Hourly rates are shown as a year's pay at full-time hours. All figures are in CAD. A blank means fewer than 8 ads named a wage, which is too few to trust.
| Trade | Typical pay (CAD/yr) |
|---|---|
| HVAC technicians | $93,600$79,300–$109,500 · from 12 ads |
| Carpenters | $62,400$60,600–$62,400 · from 10 ads |
The big number is typical pay — half the jobs pay more, half pay less. Below it is the range the middle half of jobs fall in, and how many ads that figure is based on.
Where the jobs are
Provinces, by how many trades jobs were posted in August 2026.
Based on 642 jobs posted on Tradesppl in August 2026. See how we work these numbers out before you quote them. Free to use anywhere, as long as you credit Tradesppl and link back to this page.
Use this data
Take the raw numbers and do what you like with them, under CC BY 4.0 — just credit “Tradesppl Hiring Index” and link to how we work them out.
- JSON — August 2026 edition
- CSV — Jobs and pay by trade
- CSV — Jobs by state and province
- CSV — Who names a wage, by region
- CSV — Tickets asked for, by trade
- All editions (index)
How to credit us
Tradesppl Hiring Index, August 2026 edition. Tradesppl. https://tradesppl.ca/hiring-index/august-2026. Retrieved 2026-10-18.