SAWP Agricultural Commodity List and Salaries – Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program
The Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) enables certain nationalities to work in Canada. However, the program covers certain farm activities only. The following table shows the list of commodities and the estimated salary range in Ontario, Canada, for the SAWP work permits. Of course, you may click the links for official figures in all provinces.
| Commodity | Remarks | Salary/hr |
| Apiary products | Honey and other honeybee products | $14.00-$16.02 |
| Fruits and vegetables | Includes production and onsite processing or canning the products | $14.00 |
| Mushrooms | $14.00-$15.00 | |
| Flowers | $14.00 | |
| Trees | Only nursery-grown trees such as Christmas trees | $14.00 |
| Pedigreed canola seed | Pure and true-to-type canola seed | $15.00 |
| Sod or turf | Grass that you may transfer to another location to cover the ground | $14.00 |
| Tobacco | $14.00 | |
| Bovine | Cattle (e.g. to produce meet) | $14.00-$15.54 |
| Dairy | Milk products | $14.00-$15.90 |
| Duck | $14.00-$15.54 | |
| Horse | $14.00-$15.54 | |
| Mink | An animal from the otters family that farmers breed for their fur | $14.00-$15.54 |
| Poultry | Domestic ducks, chickens, geese, turkeys, and alike | $14.00-$15.54 |
| Sheep | $14.00-$15.54 | |
| Swine | Breeding pigs | $14.00-$15.30 |
Relevant posts:
- SAWP Job Categories – Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program
- Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program – SAWP Canada
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