Pay ranges
Permanent Placement pay in Calgary.
Here is what permanent placement roles in Calgary typically pay per hour. Ranges scale with experience, shift, and certifications, and follow local market rates anchored on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
| Role | Hourly range |
|---|---|
| Administrative and office staff | $18 to $30 |
| Skilled trades and technicians | $24 to $40 |
| Accounting and finance staff | $22 to $48 |
| IT and technical staff | $30 to $60 |
| Operations and team leads | $26 to $45 |
| Department managers | $35 to $60 |
Ranges reflect local market rates and scale with experience, shift, and certifications. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What we check for
- role-specific credentials
- verified references
- background screening
Shifts we cover
- direct-hire, full-time roles
- your schedule and benefits from day one
Neighborhoods we cover in Calgary
- Downtown
- Old Town
- Riverside
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FAQ
Common questions.
How fast can you fill a permanent placement role in Calgary?
Most permanent placement roles in Calgary fill fast: a short list in about one week, hires typically within 2 to 4 weeks. We keep a screened bench warm, so we send a short list quickly instead of starting a search from scratch. Call 1-866-888-6111 to brief the role.
Which permanent placement positions can you fill in Calgary?
In Calgary we place administrative and office staffs, skilled trades and technicians, accounting and finance staffs, it and technical staffs, operations and team leads, and department managers. Have a role outside that list? Ask, because we probably staff it too.
What is the pay range for permanent placement in Calgary?
Pay depends on the role, the shift, and certifications. In Calgary, rates run from about $18 per hour for entry roles up to $60 per hour for the most senior. See the pay table above for role by role ranges.
Do you offer temp, temp to hire, and direct hire in Calgary?
All three. Bring people on temporarily for seasonal work, on temp to hire to test fit first, or on direct hire from day one. We will steer you to the option that fits each Calgary role.
What do you screen for in permanent placement candidates in Calgary?
For permanent placement, the requirements that matter most are role-specific credentials, verified references, and background screening. We confirm right to work and run background and reference checks before placement.
Which areas around Calgary do you cover?
We staff Calgary and the surrounding towns, including Downtown, Old Town, Riverside. Tell us where your site is and we will confirm coverage.
What does permanent placement cost to work with you in Calgary?
There is no cost to talk to us or see candidates. For temporary work, we bill an hourly rate that covers the worker's pay, payroll taxes, workers compensation, and our service. Direct hires are a one time placement fee. You get the number in writing before you commit.
Can you staff off hours and peak season in Calgary?
Yes. We cover direct-hire, full-time roles and your schedule and benefits from day one, including weekend and peak season coverage. Give us the schedule and we staff to it.
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In depth
Permanent Placement in Calgary, explained.
Permanent Placement hiring in Calgary
Hiring in Calgary is driven by manufacturing, energy, and construction. Calgary anchors a metro of about 2.6 million, which keeps both candidate supply and competition for good workers high.
Strong workers move fast between offers, so the employers who move fastest win them. We hold a vetted bench across Downtown and Old Town so your search starts ahead instead of from scratch.
Pay tracks the local market. The Alberta minimum wage is $15.00, and we set rates that beat it to keep teams stable. Source: U.S. Department of Labor.
Our permanent placement process in Calgary
The process is simple and it does not waste your time. We get the permanent placement role on paper first, the duties, the schedule, the rate, and the deal breakers.
From there we work our screened bench, check history and credentials, and bring you a short list of people who fit. You interview, and we close the offer and run onboarding so nothing slips.
Hiring options for Calgary employers
You can bring people on three ways in Calgary. Temporary covers short term, seasonal, and surge needs, and we run payroll, taxes, and workers compensation while they are on assignment.
Temp to hire lets you try someone on the job before you commit, then convert them to your payroll. Direct hire adds them to your team from day one.
Most Calgary employers use a mix across the year, and we help you pick the option that fits each role and your budget.
Permanent Placement roles and screening in Calgary
Our Calgary permanent placement bench covers administrative and office staffs, skilled trades and technicians, accounting and finance staffs, it and technical staffs, operations and team leads, and department managers.
Coverage runs direct-hire, full-time roles and your schedule and benefits from day one, and for these roles role-specific credentials, verified references, and background screening are what we verify first.
Right to work, work history, and references are all confirmed before a start date, so you get someone who can do the job, not just fill the slot.
Industries we staff in Calgary
Calgary employers across manufacturing, energy, and construction use Langford for permanent placement year round.
We know the roles these teams run, the shifts they need covered, and what good looks like in the first two weeks. That is why our placements hold past 30 days instead of turning over in week one.
Why Calgary employers work with Langford
We move fast, we screen for real, and we stay on the file. A short list reaches you in about one business day for most permanent placement roles because we keep a bench warm in Calgary.
We carry payroll, taxes, and workers compensation on temporary placements, so the paperwork sits with us, not you. And we check in through the first 30 days, so a placement that wobbles gets fixed early.
Call 1-866-888-6111 to start, or tell us about the role online.
What a bigger market like Calgary needs
The Calgary metro is one of the larger hiring markets we cover, at about 2.6 million people. The most consistent demand is for hospitality and food service workers, but employers across manufacturing, energy, and construction all draw from the same labor pool, so competition for reliable permanent placement workers is real.
That is where volume hiring helps. When you need to staff a full direct-hire, full-time roles crew, ramp for a peak, or cover several Calgary sites at once, we scale the search without dropping the screening. You still get vetted people, just more of them, on the timeline the work demands.
From Downtown to Riverside, we keep enough screened candidates ready that a large permanent placement order does not mean a slow one.