Minimum Wage

Effective October 1, 2024, Ontario will increase its minimum wage from $16.55 to $17.20 per hour, following the annual inflation adjustment. This 3.9% rise aligns with the Ontario All-items CPI index....Learn More

The annual adjustment in the minimum wage rates across all Atlantic Provinces takes effect on April 1, 2024, and it is crucial for all businesses to update their payroll systems accordingly to ensure ...Learn More

Effective October 1, 2024, Manitoba will increase its minimum wage by 50 cents to $15.80 per hour, following a CPI-indexed formula established annually. As part of RCC’s Vote Retail Election Campaig...Learn More

As Prince Edward Island adjusts to its new reality of economic, population, and inflationary growth, the provincial government has approved the recent recommendation from the PEI Employment Standards ...Learn More

Nova Scotia’s minimum wage will rise to $15.00 an hour on October 1, 2023, being one of five provinces to increase the total. The increase comes six months earlier than initially scheduled by No...Learn More

Manitoba’s minimum wage is increasing to $15.30 on October 1, 2023 marking the second increase this year, and a significant increase over the past year from $11.95. RCC will have better clarity foll...Learn More

In 2022 the government of the Northwest Territories announced it was changing the way it calculated adjustments the territory’s minimum wage.  On September 1, 2023, the minimum wage in the...Learn More

The federal government has published its enforcement guidelines for the wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements which will become illegal on June 23, 2023. As of June 23, 2023, it is a criminal offense...Learn More

The Alberta NDP and the United Conservative Party have responded to RCC’s interview questions related to a number of top-priority issues for the province’s retail sector. You can find out where th...Learn More

On June 1, 2023, B.C.’s minimum wage will rise from $15.65 to $16.75 per hour, an increase of $1.10. The government has said that the increase reflects the average annual inflation rate for 2022. B....Learn More