August 30, 2022
Ontario minimum wage to increase to $15.50
Minimum wage rates in Ontario will increase on Oct. 1, 2022. This increase is tied to the Ontario Consumer Price Index for 2022. The increase to the general minimum wage will be 50 cents, which will bring the new rate to $15.50 an hour. Student minimum wage will rise to $14.60. It applies to students under the age of 18 who work 28 hours a week or less when school is in session or work during a school break or summer holidays. If a change to the minimum wage rate comes into effect partway through an employee’s pay period, the pay period will be treated as if it were two separate pay periods, and the employee will be entitled to at least the minimum wage that applies in each of those periods.