Canfor and Canfor Pulp have 4,096 employees who are paid on an hourly basis, most in mill production positions, and 1,217 in salaried positions. The hourly employees include 3,789 men and 307 women; the salaried positions include 875 men and 342 women.
Entry-level employees working for Canfor earn substantially more than the minimum wage. In British Columbia and Alberta, entry-level employees earn a starting wage between $24 and $26 an hour – roughly two-and-a-half times the minimum wage ($10.25 an hour in British Columbia; $10.20 in Alberta). Our competitive benefits and compensation earned us recognition as one of BC's top employers for 2015.