Ontario Minimum Wage

• United Way Peterborough report highlights income ‘inadequacy’

  Entitled "The Gap: Income (In)Adequacy," the report reviews the past 34 years and shows how Ontario's minimum wage rate and social safety net have both changed.

  Economy

  Apr 10
  
• Ontario’s minimum wage is going up this weekend. Here’s how much it will increase

  Ontario's minimum wage is increasing this weekend, a move the government says will help more than 900,000 workers in the province.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2023
  
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• As Ontario announces minimum wage increase, here’s how others compare

  Ontario announced Friday that its minimum wage will increase on Oct. 1 to $16.55. Here is a list of the minimum wages in other jurisdictions across the country as of the same date.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2023
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• Ontario minimum wage to increase to $16.55 per hour on Oct. 1

  It marks a 6.8 per cent boost from the current rate of $15.50 an hour, an increase tied to inflation.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2023
• Living wage jumps to $19.05 an hour in Hamilton: Ontario Living Wage Network

  The Ontario Living Wage Network has released its latest recommendation on what the province's minimum wage should be for Hamilton and area.

  Economy

  Nov 15, 2022
• Hourly wages needed to live in Ontario rise as inflation persists

  In the report, the Ontario Living Wage Network says the living wage in Toronto is now $23.15 an hour, up almost five per cent from $22.08 a year earlier.

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2022
• Ontario minimum wage hike kicks in; most workers now make at least $15.50 per hour

  Starting today, the general minimum wage is up 50 cents to $15.50 per hour -- a move announced by the Ford government in April.

  Consumer

  Oct 1, 2022
• 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, 2022
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• 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, 2022
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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, 2022