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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 |
$17.40 |
Effective as of June 1, 2025, B.C.’s minimum wage will rise to $17.85 per hour. The increase is consistent with the annual increase in the consumer price index for British Columbia in December 2024. View more information. |
| Manitoba |
$15.80 |
Effective as of October 1, 2024 the minimum wage will rise to $15.80. View more information. |
| New Brunswick |
$15.30 |
Effective as of April 1, 2024, the minimum wage is $15.30 per hour. View more information. |
| Newfoundland & Labrador |
$15.60 |
As of April 1, 2024, the minimum wage is $15.60 per hour. The minimum wage will be adjusted on April 1 of each year relative to the Consumer Price Index. View more information. |
| Northwest Territories |
$16.70 |
Effective as of September 1, 2024. The minimum wage is adjusted annually using a formula based on the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Yellowknife and the percentage change in the average hourly wage (AHW) in the NWT for the preceding calendar year. View more information. |
| Nova Scotia |
$15.20 |
On April 1, 2025, the minimum wage rate will increase to $15.70. On October 1, 2025, the minimum wage rate will increase to $16.50. Following these special increases, the province will return to its legislated formula for adjusting minimum wage by the change in the rate of inflation plus an additional 1%. View more information and a report from Minimum Wage Review Committee. |
| Nunavut |
$19.00 |
Effective as of January 1, 2024. View more information. |
| Ontario |
$17.20 |
Effective October 1, 2024, the minimum of Ontario is $17.20 per hour, following the annual inflation adjustment. View more information. |
| Prince Edward Island |
$16.00 |
Effective as of October 1, 2024, the minimum wage is $16.00. View more information. |
| Quebec |
$15.75 |
Effective as of May 1, 2024. On May 1, 2025, the minimum wage rate will increase to $16.10. View more information (in French). |
| Saskatchewan |
$15.00 |
Effective as of October 1, 2024 the minimum wage is $15.00. View more information. |
| Yukon |
$17.59 |
Effective April 1, 2025, the Yukon’s minimum wage will increase to $17.94 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
- Yukon Minimum Wage Increase to $17.94 Effective April 1, 2025Beginning April 1, 2025, Yukon’s minimum wage will increase to $17.94 per hour. The wage adjustment is made annually on April 1, in line with changes in the … Continued
- B.C. Minimum Wage Increase Set for June 1, 2025Effective June 1, 2025, British Columbia’s minimum wage will rise to $17.85 per hour. This increase reflects the annual adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index change recorded … Continued
- Historic $1.30 Minimum Wage Hike Set for 2025Nova Scotia’s newly re-elected government is making good on its campaign pledge, implementing the province’s largest-ever minimum wage increase in 2025. The base wage will rise by $1.30 in … Continued
- Minimum Wage Increases October 1, 2024Attention 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 Canada’s Minimum Wage … Continued