Canadian Minimum Wage Rates

The following Canadian minimum wage rates give a brief summary of the minimum wage rates of the provinces and territories. (Recently Updated May 31, 2019)

Provincial Minimum Wage Rates

British Columbia

BC Minimum Wage Rate

Current minimum hourly wage in British Columbia $16.75.
(Applicable to all employees - whether hourly, salary, commission, or incentive based).
Minimum wage per hour for employees serving liquor: $16.75 per hour plus tips earned.

• Live-in home support workers: the minimum wage is: $124.73 per day or part day worked.
• Resident caretakers: (in apartment buildings with more than 9 to 60 suites), the minimum wage is: $1002.53 per month plus $40.17 for each suite.
• Resident caretakers: (in apartment buildings with more than 60 suites), the minimum monthly salary is: $3,414.85 per month.
• Live-in camp leaders: the minimum wage is: $133.69 per day.
• Farm workers: who get paid hourly, by salary get paid the regular minimum wage rate.
• Crop harvesters: the minimum wage is calculated on a piece rate basis which is based on gross volume or weight.

For more on:

• BC Minimum Wage
  
• Guide to the Employment Standards Act

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

Alberta Minimum Wage Rate

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

• Minimum wage in Alberta: $15.00 per hour.
  (Students under 18 years wages reduced to $13.00 per hour (some restrictions do apply).
• Minimum weekly rate for salespersons and professionals: $598 per week.
• Minimum monthly wage for domestic employees: $2,848 per month.

For more on:

• Alberta Minimum Wage
  

Saskatchewan Minimum Wage Rate

• Saskatchewan's minimum wage is currently: $13.00 per hour.
• Saskatchenwan's Labour Standards Act.

Manitoba Minimum Wage Rate

• Manitoba Minimum Wage Rate: $14.15.
• A Quick Guide to Manitoba Employment Standards.

Ontario Minimum Wage Rate

• Ontario Minimum Wage Rate up to September 30, 2023: $15.50 General Workers per hour.
  $15.50 Liquor Servers Students $14.60
  
• Ontario Minimum Wage Rate from 1 October 2023: $16.50 General Workers per hour. Students $15.60 and Liquor Servers $16.50
  
• For more on the minimum wage, go to: Ontario Ministry of Labour.

Quebec Minimum Wage Rate

• Quebec Minimum Wage Rate: $15.25 ($13.50 May 1, 2023).
  $12.20 if gratuities apply ($12.20 May 1, 2023)
• Commission des normes du travail Quebec.

Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Rate

• Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Rate from October 1, 2023: $15.00 per hour, ($14.50 per hour until 30 September 2023).
• Nova Scotia Environment and Labour.

Prince Edward Islands Minimum Wage Rate

• Prince Edward Island Minimum Wage Rate from October 1, 2023: $15.00 ($14.50 per hour until September 30, 2023).
• PEI Employment Standards Act.

Newfoundland and Labrador Minimum Wage Rate

• Newfoundland Minimum Wage Rate from October 1, 2023: $15.00 per hour, (currently $14.50 per hour until September 30, 2023).
• Labrador Minimum Wage Rate: $14.50 per hour.
• Newfoundland Labour Standards.

New Brunswick Minimum Wage Rate

• Minimum Wage Rate: $14.75 per hour. Minimum overtime rate: $22.13.
• New Brunswick Employment Standards.

Northwest Territories Minimum Wage Rate

• Minimum Wage Rate: $15.20 per hour.
• Northwest Territories Employment Standards Act which replaces the Labour Standards Act.

Yukon Minimum Wage Rate

• Yukon Current Minimum Wage Rate: $16.77 per hour.
• Yukon Minimum Wage and Minimum Wage Regulation.

Nunavut Minimum Wage Rate

• Minimum Wage Rate: $16.00 per hour, (applies to all age groups).
• Labour Standards Act of Nunavut.

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.