Underground mining jobs in Canada: roles, tickets, rotations, and pay

Government of Canada Job Bank's wage report for Miner (NOC 83100) -- the closest occupation Job Bank tracks nationally -- shows a national low of $28.00/hour, median $42.00/hour, and high $56.00/hour, sourced from Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey and updated November 19, 2025 (checked 2026-09-08). A Common Core certificate (Ontario's standard underground mining safety training) is the usual minimum before a mine will consider you for underground work.

Yes -- surface support, camp services, and some entry-level underground roles hire without prior mining experience. Getting your Common Core certificate done first is the single highest-leverage step; see our jobs hub for the realistic path in.

14/14 means 14 days on, 14 days off; 21/7 means 21 days on, 7 days off. Which one you work depends on the mine and how remote it is -- see our rotations hub for how each schedule actually plays out.

It depends on the mine. Sudbury, Timmins, and Val-d'Or are real towns with drive-in/drive-out commuting, while remote sites like Red Lake and the Yellowknife-area diamond mines run fly-in fly-out camps. See our rotations hub for the camp-vs-town breakdown by region.

Yes -- Ontario residents 19 and older can use online gambling operators registered with AGCO/iGaming Ontario. Only AGCO-registered operators should be used; see our comparison page for the current list. Visitors in Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan have a single government platform instead, and the Northwest Territories does not currently license a regulated online option.