<P> The following table lists the hourly minimum wages for adult workers in each province and territory of Canada . The provinces which have their minimum wages in bold allow for lower wages under circumstances which are described under the "Comments" heading . </P> <P> Note: The following table can be sorted by Jurisdiction, Wage, or Effective date using the icon . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Jurisdiction </Th> <Th> Wage (C $/ h) </Th> <Th> Effective date </Th> <Th> Comments </Th> <Th> Indexation (CPI means Statistics Canada's all - items Consumer Price Index) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Federal </Td> <Td>---- </Td> <Td> December 18, 1996 </Td> <Td> Canada had a federal minimum wage until 1996, when it was abolished in favour of applying the provincial minimum wage to federally regulated industries . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alberta </Td> <Td> 13.60 </Td> <Td> October 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> To be increased on October 1, 2018 to $15.00 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Columbia </Td> <Td> 11.35 </Td> <Td> September 15, 2017 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Liquor servers: $10.10 </Li> </Ul> <P> To be increased on June 1, 2018 to $12.65, on June 1, 2019 to $13.85, on June 1, 2020 to $14.60, and on June 1, 2021 to $15.20 . Increases to the minimum wage for liquor servers have not yet been announced . </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manitoba </Td> <Td> 11.15 </Td> <Td> October 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Security guards: $12.50 </Li> <Li> Workers in the construction industry (industrial, commercial, institutional, or heavy construction sectors): rates based on occupational classification ($33.40 for a boilermaker journeyperson, $36.30 for a bricklayer journeyperson, and $25.25 for a mobile crane operator) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Each October 1st, based on Manitoba CPI for the previous calendar year, unless the government decrees a freeze due to economic conditions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Brunswick </Td> <Td> 11.00 </Td> <Td> April 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> To be increased on April 1, 2018 to $11.25 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Newfoundland and Labrador </Td> <Td> 11.00 </Td> <Td> October 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northwest Territories </Td> <Td> 12.50 </Td> <Td> June 1, 2015 </Td> <Td> To be increased on April 1, 2018 to $13.46 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nova Scotia </Td> <Td> 10.85 </Td> <Td> April 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Inexperienced workers (less than three months employed in the type of work they are hired to do): $10.35 </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Each April 1st, based on Canada CPI for January through November of the previous calendar year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nunavut </Td> <Td> 13.00 </Td> <Td> April 1, 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ontario </Td> <Td> 14.00 </Td> <Td> January 1, 2018 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Students (under age 18, working 28 hours or under per week while school is in session or work when there is a school break): $13.15 </Li> <Li> Liquor servers: $12.20 </Li> <Li> Homeworkers (includes students and supersedes the student wage): $15.40 </Li> </Ul> <P> To be increased on January 1, 2019 to $15.00 (above amounts adjusted proportionally). </P> </Td> <Td> Each October 1st (resuming in 2019), based on Ontario CPI for the previous calendar year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prince Edward Island </Td> <Td> 11.25 </Td> <Td> April 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> To be increased on April 1, 2018 to $11.55 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Québec </Td> <Td> 11.25 </Td> <Td> May 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Workers receiving gratuities: $9.45 </Li> </Ul> <P> To be increased on May 1, 2018 to $12 ($9.80 for workers receiving gratuities). </P> <P> The government previously announced that the minimum wage would increase on May 1, 2019 to $12.10, and on May 1, 2020 to $12.45 ($9.80 and $9.95 respectively for workers receiving gratuities). </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saskatchewan </Td> <Td> 10.96 </Td> <Td> October 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Each October 1st, based on the average of the changes in the Saskatchewan CPI and in the average hourly wage in Saskatchewan as measured by Statistics Canada for the previous year, subject to Cabinet approval . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yukon </Td> <Td> 11.32 </Td> <Td> April 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Each April 1st, based on Whitehorse CPI for the previous calendar year . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Jurisdiction </Th> <Th> Wage (C $/ h) </Th> <Th> Effective date </Th> <Th> Comments </Th> <Th> Indexation (CPI means Statistics Canada's all - items Consumer Price Index) </Th> </Tr>

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