Human Resources Legislative Update
Reminder to Employers: Ontario to Increase Minimum Wage Effective October 1, 2024
Date: September 19, 2024
A reminder to employers that the Ontario government will increase the general minimum wage to $17.20 an hour (from $16.55 an hour) effective October 1, 2024. This minimum wage applies to most employees.
The minimum wage for the following groups also increases on October 1, 2024:
- Student minimum wage will increase to $16.20 an hour. This wage applies to students under the age of 18 who work 28 hours a week or fewer when school is in session or who work during a school break or summer holidays.
- Hunting, fishing and wilderness guides minimum wage will increase to $86.00, the rate for working fewer than five consecutive hours in a day, or to $172.05, the rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive.
- Homeworkers minimum wage will increase to $18.90 an hour. This wage applies to employees who do paid work in their own home. Note that where students of any age are employed as homeworkers, they must be paid this wage rate.
If you have any questions about your obligations in connection with this upcoming change, please feel free to contact your regular Hicks Morley lawyer.
The article in this client update provides general information and should not be relied on as legal advice or opinion. This publication is copyrighted by Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP and may not be photocopied or reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the express permission of Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP. ©
