Minimum Wages Across Canada

Minimum wage rates as of Feb. 23, 2010

Province General Employees
Under 18 		Tipped Employees New
Entrants
Alberta $8.80
(enacted Apr. 1/09)		      
British Columbia $8.00
(enacted Nov. 1/01)		     $6.00 - First 6 months of employment or 500 hours worked (which ever comes first)
Manitoba $8.75
(enacted May. 1/09)

Planned increases:
Oct. 1/09: $9.00

     
New Brunswick

$8.25
(enacted Sept. 1, 2009)

Planned increases:
April 1/10: $8.50
Sept. 1/10: $9.00
April 1/11: $9.50
Sept. 1/11: $10.00

     
Newfoundland and Labrador $9.00
(enacted July 1, 2009)

Planned increases:
Jan. 1/10: $9.50
July 1/10: $10.00

     
Nova Scotia $8.60
(enacted April 1/09)

Planned increases:
April 1/10: $9.20
Oct. 1/10: $9.65

 Inexperienced workers (not working more than 3 months): $8.10
(enacted April 1/09)

Planned increases:
April 1/10: $8.70
Oct. 1/10: $9.15

   
Ontario $9.50
(enacted Mar. 31/09)

Planned increases:
Mar. 31/10: $10.25

$8.90
(enacted Mar. 31/09)

Planned increases:
Mar. 31/10: $9.60

$8.25
(enacted Mar. 31/09)

Planned increases:
Mar. 31/10: $8.90

Note: applies to liquor servers only.

 
P.E.I. $8.20
(enacted June 1/09)

Planned increases:
Oct. 1/09: $8.40

     
Quebec

$9.00
(enacted May. 1/09)

Planned increases:
May. 1/10: $9.50

 

$8.00
(enacted May. 1/09)

Planned increases:
May. 1/10: $8.25

 
Saskatchewan $9.25
(enacted May. 1/08)		      
N.W.T. $8.25
(enacted Dec. 23/03)		      
Yukon $8.58
(enacted Apr. 1/08)		 The minimum wage rate applies to employees who are 17 years of age or over.    
Nunavut $10.00
(enacted Sept. 5/08)