Human Resources Legislative Update
Ontario Minimum Wage to Increase October 1, 2023
Date: March 31, 2023
On March 31, 2023, the Ontario government announced that the general provincial minimum wage will increase from $15.50 to $16.55 per hour on October 1, 2023. This minimum wage applies to most employees.
Minimum wage rates will also increase on the same date for the following groups of employees:
- students under age 18 (if the student’s weekly hours do not exceed 28 hours or if the student is employed during a school holiday): from $14.60 to $15.60 an hour
- homeworkers: from $17.05 to $18.20 an hour
- hunting, fishing and wilderness guides: from $77.60 to $82.85 per day to $155.25 to $165.75 per day depending on the number of hours worked
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