Minimum Wage Updates
Several jurisdictions have changed or will change their minimum wages in 2019 and subsequent years.
The minimum wage table that follows includes the most up-to-date current rate listing for all jurisdictions across Canada as well as any upcoming rate changes including recently announced.
| Jurisdiction |
Rate/Hour Effective Date |
Effective Date |
| Federal (Canada Labour Code, Part III) |
Aligned with provincial/ territorial minimum wage in each jurisdiction |
December 1996 |
| Alberta (under 18 and works 28 hours a week or less) |
$13.00 |
June 26, 2019 |
| Alberta |
$15.00 |
October 1, 2018 |
| British Columbia |
|
|
| General |
$13.85 |
June 1, 2019 |
|
$14.60 |
June 1, 2020 |
|
$15.20 |
June 1, 2021 |
| Liquor Servers |
$12.70 |
June 1, 2019 |
|
$13.95 |
June 1, 2020 |
|
$15.20 |
June 1, 2021 |
| Manitoba |
|
|
| General |
$11.65 |
October 1, 2019 |
| Security guard workers |
$12.50 |
October 1, 2017 |
| New Brunswick1 |
$11.50
$11.70 |
April 1 2019
April 1, 2020 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
$11.40
$11.65
$12.15 |
April 1 2019
April 1, 2020
October 1,2020 |
| Northwest Territories |
$13.46 |
April 1, 2018 |
| Nova Scotia |
|
|
| Experienced workers |
$11.55 |
April 1, 2019 |
| Experienced workers |
$12.55 |
April 1, 2020 |
| Inexperienced workers2 |
$11.05 |
April 1, 2019 |
| Inexperienced workers2 |
Eliminated |
April 1, 2020 |
| Nunavut |
$13.00
$16.00 |
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2020 |
| Ontario |
|
|
| General |
$14.00 |
January 1, 2018 |
| Students under 18 working 28 hours week or less |
$13.15 |
January 1, 2018 |
| Serving alcohol on licensed property |
$12.20 |
January 1, 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island |
$12.25 |
April 1, 2019 |
|
$12.85 |
April 1, 2020 |
| Quebec |
|
|
| General |
$12.50 |
May 1, 2019 |
|
$13.10 |
May 1, 2020 |
| Employees receiving tips |
$10.05 |
May 1, 2019 |
|
$10.45 |
May 1, 2020 |
| Saskatchewan |
$11.32 |
October 1, 2019 |
| Yukon |
$12.71
$13.71
|
April 1, 2019
April 1, 2020 |
1 There are special minimum wage rates for certain categories of employees in government construction work, and counsellors and program staff at residential summer camps.
2 An inexperienced employee is an employee who has not been employed by their current employer or other employers to do their current job for three calendar months.