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Title: Executive Assistant hourly rate in Canada | Deftridge
Summary: Part-Time Executive Assistant pay in Canada: median wage CA$36 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$50. Free for professionals.

Canada · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Part-Time Executive Assistant hourly rate in Canada

The market median wage for a Part-Time Executive Assistant in Canada is **CA$35.89 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$50 an hour** on Deftridge.

**CA$50/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$35.89/hr** median wage

**CA$31-42** middle half of wages

**CA$1,080** a month at 5 hours a week

## Part-Time Executive Assistant 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$26.80 | CA$580 | CA$55,700 |
| 25th | CA$31.02 | CA$670 | CA$64,500 |
| Median | CA$35.89 | CA$780 | CA$74,700 |
| 75th | CA$41.68 | CA$900 | CA$86,700 |
| 90th | CA$50.79 | CA$1,100 | CA$105,600 |

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 Part-Time Executive Assistant, from the same sources as the table above.

- **CA$49.69** highest median wage, Nunavut

- **CA$29.77** 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 Part-Time Executive Assistant 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specialist (country floor) | CA$45 | CA$980 |
| Senior | CA$50 | CA$1,080 |

- Regular role **CA$50**

- One-off task **CA$60**

- Task bundle **CA$55**

Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the Canada floor of CA$45 applies instead.

## Part-Time Executive Assistant pay by region in Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Part-Time Executive Assistant, highest first; 9 of 13 places shown.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$49.69 | CA$70 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$41.78 | CA$60 |
| British Columbia | CA$39.20 | CA$55 |
| Yukon | CA$38.29 | CA$55 |
| Alberta | CA$37.40 | CA$55 |
| Ontario | CA$36.87 | CA$55 |
| Quebec | CA$33.68 | CA$50 |
| New Brunswick | CA$32.13 | CA$45 |
| Nova Scotia | CA$31.90 | CA$45 |

## 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.

[Part-Time Executive Assistant rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/part-time-executive-assistant/) · [Part-Time Executive Assistant jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/part-time-executive-assistant/canada/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
