New Minimum Wage In Ontario and 5 Provinces Effective Today

The minimum wage is the fundamental income that employers are required by law to pay their employees.

Periodically, these rates are reviewed and adjusted to keep up with the cost of living and to ensure that employees are paid fairly for their labour.

Province-Wise New Minimum Wages Effective Today (October 1)
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Province-Wise New Minimum Wages Effective Today (October 1)

1. Ontario Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in Ontario has now increased significantly, from the current $15.50 to the new $16.55 per hour. $1.05 raise.This modification has increased the incomes of approximately 900,000 workers in the province working on minimum wages, putting $2,200 more in their pockets.

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Get updates on the latest posts and more from Immigration News Canada straight to your inbox for free. The student minimum wage, which applies to those under the age of 18 who work 28 hours per week or less when school is in session or during summer vacation, will now rise by $1 per hour, from $14.60 to $15.60.Homeworkers, who do paid work from their homes for companies, would see their minimum salary rise by $1.15, from $17.05 to $18.20. Hunting, fishing, and wilderness guides will now earn $77.60 to $82.85 per day while working fewer than five consecutive hours, and $155.25 to $165.75 per day when working five or more hours.

 

2. Manitoba’s New Minimum Wage
Effective today (October 1, 2023), Manitoba has also raised the minimum wage from $14.15 to $15.30 per hour, thereby enhancing the lives of its workers.

Thousands of Manitobans who depend on minimum-wage jobs to support their families will now benefit from this decision.

This is the second time that Manitoba has increased the minimum wage in 2023. Previously, they increased the minimum wage from $13.50 to $14.15 on April 1, 2023.

The province will now resume yearly adjustments based on the province’s CPI, and the following hourly rate revision is anticipated on October 1, 2024.

 

3. Saskatchewan Minimum Wage

Raise Saskatchewan’s minimum wage goes from $13 to $14 per hour, effective today, a raise of $1.

The purpose of this modification is to improve the financial standing of the lowest-paid workers in the province.

Saskatchewan is on an annual schedule of revising the minimum wage and is expected to raise it further in 2024 to more than $15 per hour.

 

4. Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Increase
Individuals working at the minimum wage in Nova Scotia are set to hear this good news for the second time this year.

Nova Scotians will now not be paid less than $15 per hour, a raise of 50 cents since the last revision on April 1, 2023.

Individuals working at the minimum wage used to earn $13.60 per hour until October 1, 2022.