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Current And Forthcoming Minimum Hourly Wage Rates For Experienced Adult Workers in Canada
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| Jurisdiction | Effective Date | Wage Rate | Note |
| Federal | The minimum wage rate applicable in regard to employees under federal jurisdiction is the general adult minimum rate of the province or territory where the employee is usually employed | ||
| Alberta | 01-Oct-15 | $11.20 | Minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to Average Weekly Earnings and the Consumer Price Index. |
| British Columbia | 01-Sep-15 | $10.45 | On September 15 of each year, minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index. |
| Manitoba | 01-Oct-15 | $11.00 | On October 1 of each year, minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index. |
| New Brunswick | 01-Apr-16 | $10.65 | In 2017 (exact timing to be determined), New Brunswick's minimum wage will increase from $10.65 to $11.00. |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 01-Oct-15 | $10.50 | On October 1 of each year, minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index. |
| Northwest Territories | $12.50 | Minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index. | |
| Nova Scotia | 01-Apr-16 | $10.70 | On April 1 of each year, this rate is adjusted by the percentage change in the projected annual Consumer Price Index for Canada in the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest $0.05. |
| Nunavut | 01-Apr-16 | $13.00 | |
| Ontario | $11.25 | On October 1 of each year, minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index. | |
| Prince Edward Island | 01-Jun-16 | $10.75 | On October 1, 2016, minimum wage will increase to $11.00 per hour. |
| Quebec | 01-May-16 | $10.75 | |
| Saskatchewan | 01-Oct-15 | $10.50 | On October 1 of each year, minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index and Average Hourly Wage. |
| Yukon | 01-Apr-16 | $11.07 | On April 1 of each year, this rate increases by an amount corresponding to the annual increase for the preceding year in the Consumer Price Index for the city of Whitehorse. |