Minimum Wage, Canada

Modified on Sat, 20 Jul at 10:31 AM

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  • Summary: Update on Minimum wage, Canada. 

 

Details  

Each jurisdiction establishes a general minimum wage. In some cases, separate rates for certain types of workers will apply. Most jurisdictions have a legislative policy of reviewing the minimum wage rate annually and adjusting it based on the current rate of inflation or the Consumer Price Index. 

 

Resolution  

See the following table for detail rates for each Canadian province.

  

Minimum Wage Rates by Jurisdiction  

Jurisdiction  

Type  

Rate per hour  

Effective date  

Federal CLC part III  

General  

$15.551  

April 1, 2022  

Alberta  

General  

$15.00  

October 1, 2018  

Student  

$13.00  

June 26, 2019  

British Columbia  

General  

$15.65  

June 1, 2022  

Manitoba  

General  

$13.50  

October 1, 2022  

$14.15  

April 1, 2023  

$15.00  

October 1, 2023  

Security guard  

$12.50  

October 1, 2017  

New Brunswick  

General  

$12.75  

April 1, 2021  

$13.75  

October 1, 2022  

Newfoundland and Labrador  

General  

$13.20  

April 1, 2022  

$13.70  

October 1, 2022  

$14.50  

April 1, 2023  

$15.00  

October 1, 2023  

Northwest Territories  

General  

$15.20  

September 1, 2021  

Nova Scotia  

General  

$13.35  

April 1, 2022  

$13.60  

October 1, 2022  

$14.30  

April 1, 2023  

$14.65  

October 1, 2023  

$15.00  

April 1, 2024  

Nunavut  

General  

$16.00  

April 1, 2020  

Ontario  

General  

$15.50  

October 1, 2022  

Student  

$14.60  

October 1, 2022  

Prince Edward Island  

General  

$13.70  

April 1, 2022  

Quebec  

General  

$14.25  

May 1, 2022  

Tipped employees  

$11.40  

May 1, 2022  

Saskatchewan  

General  

$13.00  

October 1, 2022  

$14.00  

October 1, 2023  

$15.00  

October 1, 2024  

Yukon  

General  

$15.70  

August 1, 2022 

If the minimum wage rate in the province or territory of employment is higher than the federal minimum wage, then that higher rate will apply. 

 

Impact / Risks  

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Workaround  

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Related Information  

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Update History 

Date 

Details 

Link 

11/22/2022 

The first version of this Knowledge Base article was created. 

 

 

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