Minimum Wage Increases October 1, 2024
Attention Employers with operations in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba: Effective October 1, 2024, the minimum wage in all three provinces will increase. Also see Retail Council of...Learn More
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Minimum Wage Hike Coming September 2024
Attention all businesses in NWT: Starting September 1, 2024, NWT’s minimum wage jumps from $16.05 to $16.70 per hour. This increase, based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the ...Learn More
New Protections for B.C. App-Based Workers
Attention retailers using app-based third-party delivery services: Starting September 3, 2024, third-party app-based ride-hailing and delivery workers in B.C. will earn a minimum of $20.88 per hour ...Learn More
Ontario Boosts Minimum Wage in Line with Inflation for October 1, 2024
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
Annual Minimum Wage Adjustments Start April 1 in Atlantic Provinces
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
Manitoba Sets Predictable Minimum Wage Increase to $15.80
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
PEI approves two more minimum wage increases
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
Minimum wage to jump to $15 an hour in Nova Scotia, PEI & Newfoundland and Labrador
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 and Saskatchewan minimum wage increasing
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
Minimum wage rises to $16.05-an-hour on September 1, 2023
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