Human Resources Legislative Update

Ontario Minimum Wage Increasing to $11.25 on October 1, 2015

Human Resources Legislative Update

Ontario Minimum Wage Increasing to $11.25 on October 1, 2015

Date: March 19, 2015

On March 19, 2015, the Ontario government announced that the general minimum wage will increase from $11 to $11.25 per hour, effective October 1, 2015. A list of the new minimum wage rates for students, liquor servers, hunting and fishing guides and homeworkers is available on the Ministry of Labour’s website.

Background information on the recent changes to the minimum wage rules enacted by Bill 18 can be found in our blog post of July 23, 2014.