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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 |
$15.65 |
Effective as of June 1, 2022. View more information. |
| Manitoba |
$13.50 |
Effective as of October 1, 2022. Minimum wage will further increase on April 1, 2023 to $14.15/an hour. The province will then return to annual adjustments based on provincial CPI, and projected the hourly rate to be approximately $15 on October 1, 2023. View more information. |
| New Brunswick |
$13.75 |
Effective as of October 1, 2022. View more information. |
| Newfoundland & Labrador |
$13.70 |
Effective October 1, 2022. View more information. This increase is part of a three step plan to bring the wage to $15.00 by April 1, 2024. The Minister is still considering the recommendation from the Minimum Wage Review Committee to adjust minimum wage rates after 2024 by inflation plus an additional 1% annually. View report from Minimum Wage Review Committee. |
| 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 |
$13.60 |
Effective as of February 3, 2023. The province is in the midst of a two step plan to bring the wage to $15.00 by October 1, 2023. Beginning April 1, 2024, the minimum wage rate will be adjusted with inflation plus an additional 1% annually. View more information and a 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 |
$15.50 |
Effective as of October 1, 2022. View more information. |
| Prince Edward Island |
$14.50 |
Effective as of January 1, 2023. On October 1, 2023, minimum wage will increase from $14.50 to $15.00 per hour ($0.50 increase). View more information. |
| Quebec |
$14.25 |
Effective as of May 1, 2022. On May 1, 2023, Quebec’s minimum wage will increase to $15.25. View more information (in French). |
| Saskatchewan |
$13.00 |
Effective as of October 1, 2022. 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. On April 1, 2023, Yukon’s minimum wage will rise from $15.70 to $16.77 per hour. The minimum wage is adjusted on April 1 of each year relative to the Consumer Price Index. View more information. |
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Recent updates on Minimum Wage
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- Yukon’s minimum wage to increase to $16.77 per hourOn April 1, 2023, Yukon’s minimum wage will rise from $15.70 to $16.77 per hour, the territorial government confirmed on February 23, 2023. The Yukon government’s increase is … Continued
- Quebec to raise minimum wage to $15.25 an hour on May 1, 2023Quebec’s minimum wage will increase by one dollar from $14.25 an hour to $15.25 an hour on May 1, 2023, Labour Minister Jean Boulet announced on January 18, … Continued
- Nova Scotia min. wage review committee recommends accelerating the move to $15.00 per hourLast week, the Nova Scotia government informed stakeholders that it is considering a recommendation from the province’s Minimum Wage Review Committee to increase the province’s minimum wage to … Continued