Canadian Minimum Wage Rates for the Provinces and Territories
The following Canadian minimum wage rates give a brief summary of the minimum wage rates of the provinces and territories. (Updated 7-May-2010)
British Columbia
BC Minimum Wage Rate
Minimum hourly wage in British Columbia: $8.00
(Applicable to all employees -whether hourly, salary, commission, or incentive based).
Entry level or the first job: the minimum wage is $6.00 per hour. (Only applicable to employees who had no paid work experience before November 15, 2001). Once they had worked 500 hours, for one or more employers, their minimum increases to $8.00 per hour).
Live-in home support workers: the minimum wage is: $80.00 per day or part of the day.
Resident caretakers: (in apartment buildings with more than 8 but less than 61 suites), the minimum wage is: $480 per month, plus $19.25 per each suite.
Resident caretakers: (in apartment buildings with more than 60 suites), the minimum monthly salary is: $1,635.
Live-in camp leaders: the minimum wage is: $64.00 per day.
Crop harvesters: the minimum wage is calculated on a piece rate basis which is based on gross volume or weight.
The above Canadian minimum wage rates serve as brief summaries of the minimum wage rates only, of the provinces and territories. They are not to serve as substitutes for the official statutes.
