3 Canadian Provinces Plan October Minimum Wage Increases

April 8, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC

Canada’s provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island will each raise their hourly minimum wages Oct. 1, their governments said.

Manitoba’s hourly minimum wage will increase to C$16.40 (US$11.85) Oct. 1, from C$16, its government said April 1. Minimum wages for construction workers in the province were previously scheduled to increase May 1 and again on May 1, 2027.

Ontario’s hourly minimum wage will increase to C$17.95 Oct. 1, up from C$17.60, its government said April 1.

Ontario’s hourly minimum wage for students will increase to C$16.90, from C$16.60, its government said. The daily minimum wage for hunting, ...

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