Ontario Minimum Wage

• Ontario promises October minimum wage increase to $15.50

  Ontario's Progressive Conservative government says it plans to raise the minimum wage by 50 cents this fall, after the provincial election.

  Canada

  Apr 5
  
• Ontario to establish basic gig worker rights including $15 minimum wage

  Ontario is set to introduce legislation that would establish employment standards for gig workers, including minimum wage and regular pay days.

  Canada

  Feb 28
  
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• Ontario minimum wage hike in effect, liquor servers and students get pay bump

  Minimum wage workers will now earn $15 per hour, up from the previous hourly rate of $14.35.

  Canada

  Jan 1
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• Ontario government announces $15 hourly minimum wage by 2022

  Premier Doug Ford said the hourly minimum wage will increase from the current $14.35 an hour to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2022 in Ontario.

  Consumer

  Nov 2, 2021
• Living wage rate in Hamilton climbs to $17.20 per hour

  The Ontario Living Wage Network has calculated a new living wage for Hamilton of $17.20 per hour, up from an hourly rate of $16.45 two years ago.

  News

  Nov 1, 2021
• Minimum wage hike more beneficial for workers than tax credit, says FAO

  Financial Accountability Officer Peter Weltman says in a report today that the tax credit will benefit only 38 per cent of minimum wage workers since many already pay no provincial tax.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2019
• Bill Kelly: ‘For the people’ rings hollow in Doug Ford’s plan for Ontario

  A few months into Ontario Premier Doug Ford's administration, his political catchphrase — 'for the people' — has a hollow ring to it, Bill Kelly says.

  Blogs

  Nov 20, 2018
• Living wage now $4+ more than minimum wage in City of Kawartha Lakes

  A family of four (two parents and two children) would need a household income of $74,000 to make basic ends meet in City of Kawartha Lakes.

  Economy

  Nov 13, 2018
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• Ontario government freezes minimum wage hike as part of labour reforms rollback

  The Progressive Conservatives say businesses were hurt by the changes brought in by the previous regime.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2018
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• Ontario PC government to halt minimum wage hike scheduled for 2019

  Labour Minister Laurie Scott says the minimum wage will remain at $14 an hour rather than rising to $15 as planned by the previous Liberal government.

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2018