CURRENT MINIMUM WAGE ACROSS CANADA
Province |
Minimum Hourly Wage | Notes |
Alberta | $15.00 | Effective as of October 1, 2018. |
British Columbia | $13.85 | Effective as of June 1st, 2019. The minimum wage in B.C. will further rise to $14.60 on June 1st, 2020 and to at least $15.20 on June 1st, 2021. |
Manitoba | $11.65 | Effective as of October 1, 2019. |
New Brunswick | $11.50 | Effective as of April 1, 2019. The minimum wage is adjusted annually on April 1 relative to the Consumer Price Index. |
Newfoundland & Labrador | $11.40 | Effective as of April 1, 2019. |
Northwest Territories | $13.46 | Effective as of April 1, 2018. The regulation in N.W.T. does not specify that there must be an annual increase. |
Nova Scotia | $11.55 | Effective as of April 1, 2019. The minimum wage for inexperienced employees is $11.05 per hour. In 2020 and 2021 the minimum wage in N.S. will increase by about 55 cents each year, calculated based on a 30-cent increase plus inflation, which is projected to be 25 cents over the next three years. Starting April 1, 2022, the rate will be adjusted annually with inflation. |
Nunavut | $13.00 | Effective as of April 1, 2016. The minimum wage is reviewed annually on April 1. |
Ontario | $14.00 | Effective as of January 1, 2018. Starting in 2020, the minimum wage rates may increase annually on October 1 of each year. |
Prince Edward Island | $12.25 | Effective as of April 1, 2019. |
Quebec | $12.50 | Effective as of May 1, 2019. |
Saskatchewan | $11.32 | Effective as of October 1, 2019. The minimum wage is adjusted annually on October 1st each year relative to the Consumer Price Index. |
Yukon | $12.71 | Effective as of April 1, 2019. The minimum wage is adjusted on April 1 of each year relative to the Consumer Price Index. |