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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.

For more on:

In BC, the Employment Standards Act is administered by the Employment Standards Branch of the Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services.


Alberta

Alberta Minimum Wage Rate

Alberta's Employment Standards Regulation outlines three minimum wage rates:

  • Minimum wage in Alberta (includes students and youth): $8.80 per hour
  • Minimum weekly rate for salespersons and professionals: $352 per week
  • Minimum monthly wage for domestic employees: $1677 per month.

Additional information on Alberta's minimum wage:

Other Provincial Minimum Wage Rates

Saskatchewan Minimum Wage Rate

Manitoba Minimum Wage Rate

Ontario Minimum Wage Rate



Quebec Minimum Wage Rate

Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Rate

Prince Edward Islands Minimum Wage Rate

Newfoundland Minimum Wage Rate

New Brunswick Minimum Wage Rate

Northwest Territories Minimum Wage Rate

Yukon Minimum Wage Rate

Nunavut Minimum Wage Rate

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.

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