Ontario increases minimum salary wage to $17.20 per hour. Apply for Canada work permit now!

Highlights: Ontario increases minimum salary wage to $17.20 per hour

• There is an increase in  Ontario minimum wage increase, which will be effective from October 1, 2024
• The minimum wage will increase from $16.55 to $17.20 per hour on October 1, 2024.
• The annual salary rise of 3.9%, based on Ontario consumer prices, made Ontario the second-highest-paying province.
• From June 1, 2024, British Columbia will offer the highest minimum wage, $17.40 per hour.
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Details of Ontario Wage Increment

The new rate is effective from April 1 to October 1. A worker earning the minimum wage and working 40 hours per week can earn an annual pay of $1,355.

 

In addition to the increase in general wages, the exceptional salaries for students and WFH workers will also be applicable from October 1.

 

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Increase in hourly wages

• Students under 18 who work less than 28 hours or 28 hours during school will have their hourly wages increased by $15.60 to $16.20.
• Ontario's WFH workers will increase from $18.20 to $18.90 per hour.
• Minimum wages for hunting, fishing, and wilderness have also increased from $82.85 to $86 per day for those working less than five hours. Those working more than five hours can earn between $165.75 and $172.05 per hour.

 

Ontario expects to raise the minimum wage to $165.75 to $172.05 per hour as of October 1.

 

Here is the detail of Ontario minimum wages:

Minimum wage rate	Effective October 1, 2024	Effective October 1, 2023	Effective October 1, 2022	Effective January 1, 2022	Effective October 1, 2021	Effective October 1, 2020
General minimum wage	$17.20 per hour	$16.55 per hour	$15.50 per hour	$15.00 per hour	$14.35 per hour	$14.25 per hour

 

Increase in Student’s hourly wages

Ontario has also taken the initiative of increasing the minimum wage for students below 18 years in Ontario; here are the details:

Minimum wage rate	Effective October 1, 2024	Effective October 1, 2023	Effective October 1, 2022	Effective January 1, 2022	Effective October 1, 2021	Effective October 1, 2020
Student minimum wage	$16.20 per hour	$15.60 per hour	$14.60 per hour	$14.10 per hour	$13.50 per hour	$13.40 per hour

 

Increase in homeworkers' hourly wages

The homeworkers also have an increase in hourly wages; here are the details:

Minimum wage rate	Effective October 1, 2024	Effective October 1, 2023	Effective October 1, 2022	Effective January 1, 2022	Effective October 1, 2021	Effective October 1, 2020
Homeworkers wage	$18.90 per hour	$18.20 per hour	$17.05 per hour	$16.50 per hour	$15.80 per hour	$15.70 per hour

 

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Minimum wages in Ontario are still short for living

According to the latest Ontario Living Wage Network report, the average survival wage in Ontario is $21 per hour ($20.97), exceeding $25 in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

 

Here is the Ontario living wages report:

Region	Living Wage
Greater Toronto Area	$25.05
Grey Bruce Perth Huron Simcoe	$22.75
Dufferin Waterloo Guelph-Wellington	$20.90
Brant Niagara Haldimand Norfolk	$20.35
North	$19.80
Ottawa	$21.95
East	$20.60
Hamilton	$20.80
Southwest	$18.65
London Elgin Oxford	$18.85

 

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