Effective January 1st, 2022 minimum wage in Ontario will be increasing.
After the January 1st increase, the minimum wage will be re-indexed to inflation. Businesses can expect a rate increase announcement in Spring 2022, to take effect October 1st, 2022.
For more information visit the Ministry of Labour website.
| Minimum wage rate | Rates as of October 1, 2021 | Rates from January 1, 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| General minimum wage | $14.35 per hour | $15.00 |
| Student minimum wage | $13.50 per hour | $14.10 |
| Liquor servers minimum wage | $12.55 per hour | $15.00
(the liquor servers' wage category will be eliminated and replaced with the general minimum wage) |
| Hunting and fishing guides minimum wage | $71.75 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $143.55 |
$75.00 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $150.05 |
| Homeworkers wage | $15.80 per hour | $16.50 per hour |