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Workforce: General Adult Minimum Wage Rates Across Canada
Costs: Average Wages, All Industries 
Wages by Occupation Wages by Manufacturing Minimum Wages by Province
Statutory Benefits Workers Compensation Health & Social Services
As at October 2009
Source: Manitoba Labour & Immigration and US Department of Labour
| Jurisdiction | Rate $/hr |
| Alberta | $8.80 |
| British Columbia | $8.00 |
| Manitoba | $9.00 |
| New Brunswick | $8.25 |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | $9.00 |
| Northwest Territories | $8.25 |
| Nova Scotia | $8.60 |
| Nunavut | $10.00 |
| Ontario | $9.50 |
| Prince Edward Island | $8.40 |
| Quebec | $9.00 |
| Saskatchewan | $9.25 |
| Yukon | $8.89 |
Notes: For workers in federal jurisdiction industries, the minimum wage is the general adult minimum wage rate of the province or territory where the work is performed.
| United States Federal Rate* | US$ 7.25 (CAD $7.79) | eff July 24,2009 |
Note: Many U.S. states also have minimum wage laws.
The exchange rate used for converting U.S. dollars to equivalent Canadian dollars was US$1 = CAD $1.0746 (Sept 11/09 nominal rate).
