Pay ranges
Skilled Trades Staffing pay in Montreal.
Montreal skilled trades staffing pay, by role and per hour, is below. Expect movement with experience, shift differentials, and certifications. Ranges are anchored on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for the Quebec market.
| Role | Hourly range |
|---|---|
| Maintenance technician | $24 to $36 |
| Industrial electrician | $28 to $42 |
| HVAC technician | $26 to $40 |
| Millwright | $28 to $42 |
| Plumber / pipefitter | $27 to $42 |
| Facilities technician | $22 to $32 |
Ranges reflect local market rates and scale with experience, shift, and certifications. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What we check for
- journeyman or trade license
- EPA 608
- PLC and controls experience
Shifts we cover
- first and second shift
- on-call and emergency coverage
- rotating maintenance shifts
Neighborhoods we cover in Montreal
- Hillcrest
- Northside
- Southside
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FAQ
Common questions.
How fast can you fill a skilled trades staffing role in Montreal?
Most skilled trades staffing roles in Montreal fill fast: most skilled trades in 1 to 2 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.
What skilled trades staffing roles do you staff in Montreal?
We staff maintenance technicians, industrial electricians, hvac technicians, millwrights, plumbers and pipefitters, and facilities technicians for Montreal employers. If you need a role that is not on that list, ask us, because we likely cover it.
What do skilled trades staffing workers in Montreal typically get paid?
It varies by role, shift, and certifications. Montreal rates start around $24 per hour for entry work and reach about $32 per hour for senior roles. The pay table above breaks it out role by role.
Do you offer temp, temp to hire, and direct hire in Montreal?
Yes. You can hire someone for a short season, try them out and convert them to your payroll, or hire them directly from day one. We help you pick the option that fits the role and your budget.
What do you screen for in skilled trades staffing candidates in Montreal?
The credentials that count most for skilled trades staffing are journeyman or trade license, EPA 608, and PLC and controls experience. Before anyone is placed, we verify right to work and run background and reference checks.
Do you staff beyond Montreal itself?
We staff Montreal and the surrounding towns, including Hillcrest, Northside, Southside. Tell us where your site is and we will confirm coverage.
What does skilled trades staffing cost to work with you in Montreal?
Talking to us and reviewing candidates is free. Temporary placements bill at an hourly rate that covers pay, payroll taxes, workers compensation, and our service. Direct hires carry a one time placement fee. Either way, you get the number in writing first.
Do you cover weekend, night, and peak season shifts in Montreal?
Yes. We cover first and second shift and on-call and emergency coverage, including weekend and peak season coverage. Give us the schedule and we staff to it.
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Skilled Trades Staffing in Montreal, explained.
Inside the Montreal skilled trades staffing market
Hiring in Montreal is driven by manufacturing, technology, and healthcare. Montreal anchors a metro of about 3.5 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 Hillcrest and Northside so your search starts ahead instead of from scratch.
Pay tracks the local market. The Quebec minimum wage is $16.10, and we set rates that beat it to keep teams stable. Source: U.S. Department of Labor.
How hiring works in Montreal
Every skilled trades staffing placement in Montreal starts the same way. We write down the real job: the tasks, the shift, the must-haves, and the pay range.
Then we pull from candidates we already know and screen them for work history, reliability, and the right credentials before you ever see a name. You interview the people you like, and we handle the offer, the paperwork, and onboarding.
Temporary, temp to hire, or direct hire
There is no single right way to hire skilled trades staffing in Montreal, so we offer three. Temporary handles seasonal and surge work with payroll and compliance carried by us.
Temp to hire is the test drive: work with someone first, then move them to your payroll if it fits. Direct hire puts them on your team from the start.
We help Montreal employers match each role to the option that makes sense for the work and the budget.
Skilled Trades Staffing roles and screening in Montreal
Our Montreal skilled trades staffing bench covers maintenance technicians, industrial electricians, hvac technicians, millwrights, plumbers and pipefitters, and facilities technicians.
Coverage runs first and second shift and on-call and emergency coverage, and for these roles journeyman or trade license, EPA 608, and PLC and controls experience 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.
Montreal employers we work with
Montreal employers across manufacturing, technology, and healthcare use Langford for skilled trades staffing 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 Montreal 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 skilled trades staffing roles because we keep a bench warm in Montreal.
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.
Hiring volume in the Montreal market
The Montreal metro is one of the larger hiring markets we cover, at about 3.5 million people. The most consistent demand is for warehouse and light industrial workers, but employers across manufacturing, technology, and healthcare all draw from the same labor pool, so competition for reliable skilled trades staffing workers is real.
That is where volume hiring helps. When you need to staff a full first and second shift crew, ramp for a peak, or cover several Montreal 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 Hillcrest to Southside, we keep enough screened candidates ready that a large skilled trades staffing order does not mean a slow one.