Minimum Wages in Canada remained unchanged at 14 CAD/Hour in 2020 from 14 CAD/Hour in 2019. The minimum wage in Ontario will increase on October 1st, 2020 to 14.25 CAD/Hour. source: Statistics Canada

Minimum Wages in Canada averaged 6.03 CAD/Hour from 1965 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14 CAD/Hour in 2018 and a record low of 1 CAD/Hour in 1966. This page provides - Canada Minimum Wages- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Canada Minimum Hourly Wages in Ontario - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on January of 2021.

Minimum Wages in Canada is expected to reach 14.25 CAD/Hour by the end of 2020, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Minimum Hourly Wages in Ontario is projected to trend around 14.50 CAD/Hour in 2021 and 15.00 CAD/Hour in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Canada Minimum Hourly Wages in Ontario

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
14.00 14.00 14.00 1.00 1965 - 2020 CAD/Hour Yearly

Canada Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 8.60 8.50 13.70 2.90 percent [+]
Employed Persons 18553.00 18615.60 19189.40 9636.70 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 1755.80 1735.20 2619.20 691.50 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment -99.00 -37.40 464.80 -536.70 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 36.50 99.40 488.10 -1472.00 Thousand [+]
Employment Change -62.60 62.10 952.90 -1993.80 Thousand [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 64.90 65.10 67.70 59.80 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 17.70 17.40 29.40 10.20 percent [+]
Productivity 111.81 124.61 124.61 67.26 points [+]
Labour Costs 115.02 116.31 116.31 44.07 points [+]
Wages 27.28 27.08 27.31 13.73 CAD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 26.76 26.48 27.71 14.96 CAD/Hour [+]
Minimum Wages 14.00 14.00 14.00 1.00 CAD/Hour [+]
Population 37.78 37.31 37.78 17.91 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 15106.90 14367.20 17080.90 10863.80 Thousand [+]
Wage Growth 5.90 6.60 10.30 -0.40 percent [+]
Job Vacancies 512760.00 508590.00 581595.00 330215.00 [+]
Adp Employment Change 40.80 -79.50 116.70 -2951.40 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 30.48 30.35 31.35 15.88 CAD [+]
Employment Rate 59.30 59.50 63.70 52.10 percent [+]


Canada Minimum Hourly Wages in Ontario
The minimum wage in Canada (Ontario) is a basic labor standard that sets the lowest wage rate that an employer can pay per hour to employees who are covered by the legislation. Every province and territory in Canada provides a minimum wage in its employment standards legislation.