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What employers posted for this occupation in Northwest Territories, from Job Bank’s open data, and the employers approved to hire foreign workers for it. Counts and medians of what was posted, nothing more.
3 vacancies, 100% full time, 100% permanent, 0% relayed from other job boards. Over the last twelve months: 21 postings, about 3 a month.
Medians are of the pay written in the postings, hourly and salaried postings separately, never converted. Half of postings paid more, half less.
TEER 3: usually a college diploma, apprenticeship of under two years, or more than six months of training. Express Entry programs count work in TEER 0 to 3, so Canadian experience in this occupation could count toward the Canadian Experience Class.
Not on any of IRCC’s current Express Entry category lists, so it does not open a category-based round by itself.From IRCC’s category-based selection page, as our rules engine reads it.
Not on IRCC's high-wage occupation list, so a job offer in it earns no extra Express Entry points under the November 3, 2026 changes.From IRCC’s high-wage occupation list, as our rules engine reads it.
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| Posted | Title in the posting | Place | Pay as posted | Terms | Asked for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | truck driver, long haul | Yellowknife | $30.00 hourly30 to 40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Evening, Weekend, Night, Early morning, Morning, On call, Overtime | College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years, 1 year to less than 2 years, English |
| Sep 21, 2026 | driver, truck | Yellowknife | $25.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)40 to 48 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Overtime | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 2 years to less than 3 years, English |
| Aug 31, 2026 | driver, truck | Yellowknife | $25.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)40 to 48 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Overtime | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 2 years to less than 3 years, English |
| Aug 28, 2026 | driver, truck | Yellowknife | $25.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)40 to 48 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Overtime | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 2 years to less than 3 years, English |
| Aug 26, 2026 | long haul truck driver | Hay River | $48.00 hourly40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Overtime | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, No experience, English |
| Aug 3, 2026 |
Employers issued a positive labour market impact assessment for this occupation in Northwest Territories, as Employment and Social Development Canada publishes them each quarter. An approval is a position on an LMIA in that quarter: not a vacancy today, not a promise to hire you, and not a work permit. The department leaves out employers named after a person, so the list is not complete.
| Employer | Location | Stream | Positions | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Farmer Inc | YELLOWKNIFE, NT X1A 0E7 | High Wage | 1 | July to September 2025 |
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| truck driver |
| Yellowknife |
| $30.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)40 hours a week |
| Full time, Permanent employment, On call, Overtime |
| No degree, certificate or diploma, 1 year to less than 2 years, English |