The province’s minimum wage rose on Saturday, and while Ontarians got a raise, it isn’t the highest rate in the country.
A representative with the Bank of Canada displays the polymer $5 and $10 bank notes alongside the $20, $50, and $100 during a press conference at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrickrose on Saturday, and while Ontarians got a raise, it isn’t the highest rate in the country.
As of Oct. 1, Ontario’s general minimum wage increased by 50 cents to a rate of $15.50 per hour. According to the province, the hourly rate will increase each year on Oct. 1.Nunavut has the highest minimum wage at $16 an hour, with no age restriction. In Ontario, students are paid an hourly rate of $14.60, unless they are employed as homeworkers, where they get paid $17.05 an hour.is third with $15.65 an hour. Their hourly rates respectively went up on April 1 and June 1 this year.
The Northwest Territories currently have their minimum wage rate at $15.20 per hour, and it is expected to be adjusted next year in September. The last time it went up was in 2021.Since Apr. 1, 2022, Prince Edward Island’s minimum wage has been $13.70 per hour, and it will increase by 80 cents to $14.50 an hour at the start of the new year on Jan. 1, 2023.Outside of Ontario, several provinces had their wage rates go up on Oct. 1.Manitoba’s minimum wage is now $13.
Also on Oct. 1, New Brunswick’s hourly rate went up by $1 to $13.75 per hour, Nova Scotia’s rate rose by 25 cents to $13.60 an hour, and Newfoundland and Labrador’s minimum wage increased by 50 cents to $13.70 per hour.
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