Increase for the Ontario's Minimum Wage

Increase for the Ontario’s Minimum Wage

As of October 1st, 2021, the new Ontario’s minimum wage will be $14.35 an hour for both full-time and part-time adult employees. Under the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, this 10 cents increase is tied to the Ontario Consumer Price Index for 2020.

Changes were also made to the general and specialized minimum wage rates, including students and liquor services. Those also may impact your business. The student minimum wage rate is going from $13.40 to $13.50 per hour whereas the liquor servers minimum wage will be $12.55 an hour with a previous rate of $12.45.

The chart below outlines all the new general and specialized minimum wages.

Minimum wage rate	Rates from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2020	Rates from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021	Rates from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022
General minimum wage	$14.00 per hour	$14.25 per hour	$14.35 per hour
Student minimum wage	$13.15 per hour	$13.40 per hour	$13.50 per hour
Liquor servers minimum wage	$12.20 per hour	$12.45 per hour	$12.55 per hour
Hunting and fishing guides minimum wage	$70.00 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $140.00 Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive	$71.30 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $142.60 Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive	$71.75 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $143.55 Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive
Homeworkers wage	$15.40 per hour	$15.70 per hour	$15.80 per hour
Wilderness guides minimum wage	Rates from June 3, 2019 $70.00 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $140.00 Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive	$71.30 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $142.60 Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive	$71.75 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $143.55 Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive

Did You Know?

As of October 1^st, 2020, the minimum wage rates may increase on an annual basis. The new rates to come into effect on October 1st will be publicly shared on or before April 1st of every year.

If a change to the minimum wage rates comes into effect in the middle of an employee’s pay period, the pay period will be treated as if it were two separate pay periods. The employee will be entitled to at least the minimum wage that applies in each of those periods.

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