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Minimum wage by province calculator

Choose a province, enter your hours, and see the minimum wage in force today, what it pays per week and per year, and how your own wage compares.

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    Working with a different rate? Edit the rates this calculator uses

    These are the figures we verified on 2026-10-23. Change them to work with a historic period, or with a new rate that has been announced but which we have not published yet.

    For a rate that has been announced but not published here yet, or an earlier period.

    General adult rates. Special rates and sectors can differ.These are the general minimum wages. Provinces set different rates for students, domestic workers, liquor servers, construction and other groups, and some wages change on dates we cannot see in advance. Quebec, New Brunswick, Yukon and Nunavut are not listed because their pages block automated reading, so we could not verify them; use the links below. This is general information, not legal advice.

    What is the minimum wage in each province?

    From October 1, 2026 Ontario's general minimum wage is $17.95 an hour, British Columbia's is $18.25, Manitoba's is $16.40, Nova Scotia's is $17.00, Saskatchewan's is $15.70 and Prince Edward Island's is $17.30. Alberta is $15.00, Newfoundland and Labrador $16.35, the Northwest Territories $17.20, and the federal rate is $18.15. Full-time at Ontario's rate is $37,336.00 a year.

    Why we built this calculator

    There is no single minimum wage in Canada. Each province and territory sets its own, they change on different dates through the year, and the federal rate applies only to federally regulated workplaces. Most lists online are a year old by the time you read them.

    This page shows each rate with the date it took effect and the date of the page it came from, and works out what it pays by the week and the year. For the overtime and holiday pay that sit on top, see the Ontario overtime calculator and the Ontario vacation pay calculator.

    It runs in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere, and there is no sign-up.

    When to use it

    • Checking whether a job offer pays at least the minimum
    • Budgeting a yearly income at minimum wage
    • Comparing what the same hours pay in two provinces
    • Seeing whether a scheduled increase is coming

    Mistakes it helps you avoid

    • Using a rate from a list that predates the latest increase.
    • Applying the federal rate to a provincially regulated job. The federal rate covers only federally regulated workers.
    • Forgetting that students, domestic workers and some sectors have their own rates.
    • Assuming every province changes on the same date. They range from April to October.

    How the pay is worked out

    It is the hourly rate multiplied up to the period you want.

    • per week = hourly rate × hours per week
    • per year = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year
    • per month = per year ÷ 12
    • your wage compared with the minimum = your hourly wage − the minimum

    The calculator uses your device's date to pick the rate in force, so a scheduled increase takes over on its effective date without anything changing here. Prince Edward Island's order lists two steps, which is why its entry shows a later rate. Gross pay before tax is shown; for what is left after tax, CPP and EI use the income tax calculator.

    Worked example: full-time at Ontario's minimum wage

    You work 40 hours a week for 52 weeks at Ontario's general minimum wage.

    1. Ontario general minimum wage from October 1, 2026$17.95
    2. Per week: $17.95 × 40$718.00
    3. Per year: × 52 weeks$37,336.00
    4. Per month: ÷ 12$3,111.33

    Full-time at Ontario's minimum wage pays $37,336.00 a year before tax.

    The same hours at British Columbia's $18.25 pay $37,960.00, and at Alberta's $15.00 pay $31,200.00.

    The rates and where they come from

    Each rate below comes from the jurisdiction's own page or order, read on October 23, 2026.

    General minimum wage by jurisdiction
    JurisdictionRateEffectiveSource page dated
    Federal (federally regulated workers)$18.15April 1, 20262026-04-01
    Ontario$17.95October 1, 20262026-09-28
    British Columbia$18.25June 1, 20262026-06-01
    Alberta$15.00not statedno page date
    Manitoba$16.40October 1, 20262026-10-01
    Saskatchewan$15.70October 1, 2026no page date
    Nova Scotia$17.00October 1, 2026no page date
    Prince Edward Island$17.30, then $17.60 from April 1, 2027October 1, 20262026-03-31
    Newfoundland and Labrador$16.35April 1, 20262026-02-26
    Northwest Territories$17.20September 1, 20262026-07-31

    Quebec, New Brunswick, Yukon and Nunavut are missing on purpose. Their official pages block automated reading and we will not publish a figure we have only seen in a search excerpt. Check the official page for each: Quebec, New Brunswick, Yukon, Nunavut.

    Terms on this page

    General minimum wage
    The lowest hourly wage most adult workers can be paid in a jurisdiction, before special rates for students and certain sectors.
    Federally regulated
    Workplaces such as banks, airlines and interprovincial transport, covered by federal rather than provincial labour standards.

    What has changed, and when

    Rates on this page have not always been what they are today. If you are working on an earlier period, use the figure that applied at the time rather than the current one.

    1. October 1, 2026 Ontario $17.95, Manitoba $16.40, Nova Scotia $17.00, Saskatchewan $15.70 and Prince Edward Island $17.30 took effect.
    2. September 1, 2026 The Northwest Territories rose to $17.20.
    3. June 1, 2026 British Columbia rose to $18.25.
    4. April 1, 2026 The federal rate rose to $18.15 and Newfoundland and Labrador to $16.35.

    Common questions

    What is the minimum wage in Ontario?

    $17.95 an hour from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, according to the Ontario government's Employment Standards Act guide. Students under 18 working 28 hours a week or less have a lower rate of $16.90.

    What is the minimum wage in British Columbia?

    $18.25 an hour since June 1, 2026. The province says it changes each June 1 with BC's consumer price index.

    Which province has the highest minimum wage?

    Among the rates we could verify, British Columbia's $18.25 is the highest provincial rate, and the federal rate for federally regulated workers is $18.15. Nunavut and Yukon are not included because we could not verify them.

    Does the federal minimum wage apply to me?

    Only if your employer is federally regulated, such as banks, airlines, interprovincial transport and telecommunications. Most workers fall under their province's rate.

    Why are some provinces missing?

    Quebec, New Brunswick, Yukon and Nunavut publish their rates on pages that block automated reading, and we only add a figure we can read at the source. Their links are on this page.

    What to work out next

    Where these numbers come from

    Last verified 2026-10-23 Rates on this page are checked against the sources above at least once a year, and whenever the governing authority announces a change. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.

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