The minimum wage in Ontario is $16.55 per hour for most workers. This general minimum wage applies to most workers in Ontario, including servers, bartenders, and waiters.
What is student minimum wage in Ontario
The minimum wage in Ontario for students under the age of 18 is currently $15.60 per hour. The student minimum wage rate applies to students under the age of 18 who work 28 hours a week or less when school is in session or work during a school break or summer holidays.
What is minimum wage in Ontario for homeworkers
The minimum wage for those working from home in Ontario is $18.20 an hour. This rate applies to those employees who do paid work from their own homes. For example,
Is the minimum wage in Ontario expected to go up in 2025?
Yes. It is expected that the Ontario government will increase minimum wage in Ontario on October 1, 2024, similar to the increase that happened on October 1, 2023. The increase in the minimum wage for the last half of 2024 and for the first 9 months of 2025 will likely be announced in or around April 2024.
Minimum wage rates by province
- Ontario – $16.55 per hour (as of Oct. 1, 2023)
- Quebec – $15.25 per hour
- British Columbia – $16.75 per hour
- Alberta – $15 an hour
- Saskatchewan – $14 an hour (As of Oct. 1)
- Manitoba – $15.30 an hour (as of Oct. 1)
- New Brunswick – $14.75 an hour
- Nova Scotia – $15 an hour (as of Oct. 1)
- Prince Edward Island – $15 an hour (as of Oct. 1)
- Newfoundland and Labrador – $15 an hour (as of Oct. 1)
- Yukon – $16.77 an hour
- Northwest Territories – $16.05 an hour
- Nunavut – $16 an hour