CAN ONT GVT Raises Minimum Wage


On Mar. 28, CAN ONT GVT raised minimum wage to $17.20 an hour.


  • CAN ONT GVT reported raise in minimum wage to $17.20 per hour to support workers.
  • Follows CAN ONT GVT Mar. 2024 passage of Working for workers act, see #191432.
  • Also, follows CAN ONT GVT Mar. 2023 increase to $16.55 an hour, see #168172.
  • Minimum Wage Increase
  • The 3.9% annualized wage increase is based on Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI).
  • Noted tTere were 935,600 minimum wage workers below $17.20 per hour in 2023.
  • Effectiveness
  • The new minimum wage is effective Oct. 1, 2024.

Regulators CAN ONT GVT
Entity Types CNSM; Corp
Reference PR, 3/28/2024
Functions Compliance; HR; Legal
Countries Canada
Category
State
Products Payments
Regions Am
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 3/28/2024
Effective Date 10/1/2024
Rule Id 206506
Linked to Rule :191432
Reg. Last Update 3/28/2024
Report Section International

Last substantive update on 04/02/2024