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Arborist (ISA)

Oak Bay, British Columbia · posted 2026-09-03

$40.78 hourly

Pay is above the local median for this work ($25.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)

What the posting asks for

  • English

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Hours and terms

  • Full time, Permanent employment

Usually needed for this kind of work

  • An apprenticeship program is available for horticulturists, arboriculturists and landscape gardeners.
  • A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Arborists and tree service technicians (NOC 22114). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

  • Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease, and apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions.

About the employer

  • Region: Vancouver Island and Coast Region

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