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Title: BD Manager hourly rate in Canada | Deftridge
Summary: Business Development Manager pay in Canada: median wage CA$57 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$80. Free for professionals.

Canada · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Business Development Manager hourly rate in Canada

The market median wage for a Business Development Manager in Canada is **CA$56.85 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$80 an hour** on Deftridge.

**CA$80/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$56.85/hr** median wage

**CA$47-72** middle half of wages

**CA$1,730** a month at 5 hours a week

## Business Development Manager wage percentiles in Canada

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | CA$35.59 | CA$770 | CA$74,000 |
| 25th | CA$46.96 | CA$1,020 | CA$97,700 |
| Median | CA$56.85 | CA$1,230 | CA$118,200 |
| 75th | CA$71.97 | CA$1,560 | CA$149,700 |
| 90th | CA$92.26 | CA$2,000 | CA$191,900 |

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, 2023-2024; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Canada in numbers

What sets Canada apart for a Business Development Manager, from the same sources as the table above.

- **CA$70.94** highest median wage, Nunavut

- **CA$52.89** lowest median wage, Prince Edward Island

- **CA$45** country floor: no Canada rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Business Development Manager in Canada by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | CA$80 | CA$1,730 |
| Manager | CA$100 | CA$2,170 |
| Director | CA$120 | CA$2,600 |

- Regular role **CA$80**

- One-off task **CA$95**

- Task bundle **CA$85**

- Expert hour **CA$110**

## Business Development Manager pay by region in Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Business Development Manager, highest first; 9 of 13 places shown.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$70.94 | CA$105 |
| Alberta | CA$63.20 | CA$90 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$62.81 | CA$90 |
| Yukon | CA$58.64 | CA$85 |
| Ontario | CA$58.46 | CA$85 |
| New Brunswick | CA$56.85 | CA$80 |
| British Columbia | CA$55.89 | CA$80 |
| Nova Scotia | CA$54.37 | CA$80 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$54.15 | CA$80 |

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

[Business Development Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/) · [Business Development Manager jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/business-development-manager/canada/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
