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On October 1, 2026, the minimum wage in Ontario will be increasing from $17.60 to $17.95 per hour, representing an approximately 2% increase. This follows a previous increase from $17.20 to $17.60 per hour, effective October 1, 2025. Ontario’s new minimum wage will remain the second highest of all provinces in the country after British … Continued
Read moreOn October 1, 2024 the minimum wage in Ontario will be increasing from $16.55 to $17.20 per hour, representing an approximate 3.9% increase.
Read moreOn October 1, 2024, the general minimum wage in Ontario will be increasing from $16.55 to $17.20 per hour, representing an approximate 3.9% increase. This follows a previous increase to the minimum wage last year from $15.50 to $16.55 per hour effective October 1, 2023.
Read moreOn October 1, 2023, the general minimum wage in more than half the provinces across the country is set to increase, including Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador. These increases come on the tail of similar increases which occurred recently in British Columbia and Quebec.
Read moreBritish Columbia Labour Minister, Harry Bains, announced that effective June 1, 2023, the general minimum wage in BC will increase by $1.10, elevating the minimum wage from $15.65 an hour to $16.75.
Read moreThe general minimum wage in Ontario will be increasing from $15.50 to $16.55 an hour, representing an approximate 6.8% increase.
Read moreEffective June 1, 2022 the general minimum wage in BC increased to $15.65 per hour. BC now has the highest minimum wage of all provinces in Canada.
Read moreThe ON Government announced that the general minimum wage will increase to $15.50 per hour. This follows a previous increase to $15 per hour in January 2022, as well as other announcements regarding the Working for Workers Act, 2022.
Read moreOntario introduced Bill 88 – known as the Working for Workers Act, 2022 – if passed would provide for a minimum wage and other foundational rights for digital platform workers who offer rides or deliver food and other items for companies like Uber, Lyft, Door Dash and Instacart.
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