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Current minimum wage across Canada
|
Province |
Minimum Hourly Wage |
Notes |
| Alberta |
$15.00 |
Effective as of October 1, 2018. View more information. |
| British Columbia |
$15.20 |
Effective as of June 1, 2021. The minimum wage will rise to $15.65 on June 1, 2022. View more information. |
| Manitoba |
$11.95 |
Based on Manitoba’s Consumer Price Index for 2021, the minimum wage will increase on October 1, 2022 from $11.95 per hour to $12.35 per hour. View more information. |
| New Brunswick |
$12.75 |
Effective as of April 1, 2022. The minimum wage in NB will rise to $13.75 in October 1, 2022. View more information. |
| Newfoundland & Labrador |
$13.20 |
Effective April 1, 2022. View more information. |
| Northwest Territories |
$15.20 |
Effective as of September 1, 2021. NWT’s minimum wage is reviewed by committee every two years. View more information. |
| Nova Scotia |
$13.35 |
Effective as of April 1, 2022. Nova Scotia is in the midst of a five step plan to bring the wage to $15.00 by April 1, 2024. Beginning April 1, 2025, the minimum wage rate will be adjusted with inflation plus an additional 1% annually. View more information and report from Minimum Wage Review Committee. |
| Nunavut |
$16.00 |
Effective as of April 1, 2020. The minimum wage in NU is reviewed annually on April 1. View more information. |
| Ontario |
$15.00 |
Effective as of January 1, 2022. The general minimum wage in Ontario will rise to $15.50 on October 1, 2022. View more information. |
| Prince Edward Island |
$13.70 |
Effective as of April 1, 2022. View more information. |
| Quebec |
$14.25 |
Effective as of May 1, 2022. View more information (in French). |
| Saskatchewan |
$11.81 |
The government has announced that on October 1, 2022, the minimum wage will increase from $11.81 to $13.00 per hour. On October 1, 2023, minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour and on October 1, 2024, it will increase to $15 per hour. View more information. |
| Yukon |
$15.70 |
Effective as of April 1, 2022. The minimum wage is adjusted on April 1 of each year relative to the Consumer Price Index. View more information. |
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