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Norquay Building
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 0P8
email : lmsd@gov.mb.ca

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Minimum Wage Rates Across Canada

Current Minimum Wage Rates Across Canada

Jurisdiction
General Minimum
Wage Rate
Effective Date
British Columbia
$   8.75
$   9.50
$ 10.25
May 1, 2011
November 1, 2011
May 1, 2012
Alberta
$   8.80
$   9.40
April 1, 2009
September 1, 2011
Saskatchewan
$   9.25
$   9.50
May 1, 2009
September 1, 2011
Manitoba
$   9.50
$ 10.00
October 1, 2010
October 1, 2011
Ontario
$ 10.25
March 31, 2010
Quebec
$   9.65
$   9.90
May 1, 2011
May 1, 2012
New Brunswick
$   9.50
$ 10.00
April 1, 2011
April 12, 2012
Nova Scotia

$ 10.00
$ 10.15

October 1, 2011
April 1, 2012
Prince Edward Island
$   9.30
$   9.60
$ 10.00
June 1, 2011
October 1, 2011
 April 1, 2012
Newfoundland
& Labrador
$ 10.00
July 1, 2010
Northwest Territories
$ 10.00
April 1, 2011
Yukon
$   9.00
$   9.27
April 1, 2011
April 1, 2012
Nunavut
$ 11.00
January 1, 2011

Note: 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.

Updated May 14, 2012