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Title: Fractional CFO hourly rate in Canada, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional CFO pay in Canada: median wage CA$63 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$160. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

Canada · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Fractional CFO hourly rate in Canada

The market median wage for a Fractional CFO in Canada is **CA$63.23 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$160 an hour** on Deftridge.

**CA$160/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$63.23/hr** median wage

**CA$51-77** middle half of wages

**CA$3,470** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional CFO 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$40.93 | CA$890 | CA$85,100 |
| 25th | CA$51.11 | CA$1,110 | CA$106,300 |
| Median | CA$63.23 | CA$1,370 | CA$131,500 |
| 75th | CA$77.23 | CA$1,670 | CA$160,600 |
| 90th | CA$97.55 | CA$2,110 | CA$202,900 |

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 Fractional CFO, from the same sources as the table above.

- **CA$80.79** highest median wage, Nunavut

- **CA$54.46** 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 Fractional CFO 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Director | CA$135 | CA$2,930 |
| Executive | CA$160 | CA$3,470 |

- Regular role **CA$160**

- One-off task **CA$185**

- Task bundle **CA$165**

- Expert hour **CA$210**

## Fractional CFO pay by region in Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional CFO, highest first; 9 of 13 places shown.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$80.79 | CA$205 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$73.21 | CA$185 |
| Alberta | CA$68.49 | CA$175 |
| Yukon | CA$65.42 | CA$165 |
| Ontario | CA$64.77 | CA$165 |
| British Columbia | CA$63.05 | CA$160 |
| Quebec | CA$62.19 | CA$160 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$61.08 | CA$155 |
| New Brunswick | CA$58.56 | CA$150 |

## 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.

[Fractional CFO rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/) · [Fractional CFO jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cfo/canada/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
