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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 |
$16.75 |
Effective as of June 1, 2023. View more information. |
| Manitoba |
$15.30 |
Effective as of October 1, 2023. View more information. |
| New Brunswick |
$14.75 |
Effective as of April 1, 2023. View more information. |
| Newfoundland & Labrador |
$15.00 |
Effective as of October 1, 2023. View more information. 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 |
$16.05 |
Effective as of September 1, 2023. 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 |
$15.00 |
Effective as of 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 |
$16.55 |
Effective as of October 1, 2023. View more information. |
| Prince Edward Island |
$15.00 |
Effective as of October 1, 2023. View more information. |
| Quebec |
$15.25 |
On May 1, 2023, Quebec’s minimum wage increased to $15.25. View more information (in French). |
| Saskatchewan |
$14.00 |
Effective as of October 1, 2023. View more information. |
| Yukon |
$16.77 |
Effective as of April 1, 2023. 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
- Minimum wage to jump to $15 an hour in Nova Scotia, PEI & Newfoundland and LabradorNova 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 … Continued
- Manitoba and Saskatchewan minimum wage increasingManitoba’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 … Continued
- Minimum wage rises to $16.05-an-hour on September 1, 2023In 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 … Continued
- Wage fixing and no-poaching: Federal government releases enforcement guidelinesThe 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 … Continued