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Minimum Wage Calculator

Minimum wage in every province and territory and the federal rate, per hour, week, month and year.

Updated: Rates in force October 28, 2026

Result

Minimum wage, Ontario

$17.95

Per hour
$17.95
Per week
$718.00
Per month
$3,111.33
Per year
$37,336.00
In force since October 1, 2026. Students under 18: $16.90 an hour. Before tax, CPP and EI.

How it's calculated

Each province and territory sets its own minimum wage, and it covers almost every employee who works there. The federal rate of $18.15 applies only to federally regulated jobs, and those employees get the higher of the federal and the provincial rate. The calculator takes the general adult rate and multiplies it by your weekly hours.

Hourly
= provincial rate (federally regulated: the higher of it and $18.15)
Weekly
= hourly × hours per week Monthly = weekly × 52 / 12 Yearly = weekly × 52

Worked example

A full-time minimum wage job in Ontario, 40 hours a week:

  1. $17.95 × 40 = $718.00 a week
  2. $718.00 × 52 = $37,336.00 a year, or $3,111.33 a month, before tax, CPP and EI

Minimum wage by province and territory

General minimum wage by jurisdiction, in force on October 28, 2026 (each government's own page)
JurisdictionPer hourSinceNotes
Jurisdiction: Federal (federally regulated jobs)Per hour$18.15SinceApril 1, 2026Notes
Jurisdiction: AlbertaPer hour$15.00SinceOctober 1, 2018NotesStudents under 18: $13 an hour for school-year hours
Jurisdiction: British ColumbiaPer hour$18.25SinceJune 1, 2026Notes
Jurisdiction: ManitobaPer hour$16.40SinceOctober 1, 2026Notes
Jurisdiction: New BrunswickPer hour$15.90SinceApril 1, 2026Notes
Jurisdiction: Newfoundland and LabradorPer hour$16.35SinceApril 1, 2026Notes
Jurisdiction: Nova ScotiaPer hour$17.00SinceOctober 1, 2026Notes
Jurisdiction: Northwest TerritoriesPer hour$17.20SinceSeptember 1, 2026Notes
Jurisdiction: NunavutPer hour$20.17SinceSeptember 1, 2026Notes
Jurisdiction: OntarioPer hour$17.95SinceOctober 1, 2026NotesStudents under 18: $16.90 an hour
Jurisdiction: Prince Edward IslandPer hour$17.30SinceOctober 1, 2026Notes$17.60 from April 1, 2027
Jurisdiction: QuebecPer hour$16.60SinceMay 1, 2026NotesEmployees receiving tips: $13.30 an hour
Jurisdiction: SaskatchewanPer hour$15.70SinceOctober 1, 2026Notes
Jurisdiction: YukonPer hour$18.51SinceApril 1, 2026Notes

Frequently asked questions

What is the federal minimum wage in Canada?

$18.15 an hour since April 1, 2026, up from $17.75. It applies only to federally regulated jobs such as banks, airlines, railways, telecoms and interprovincial trucking. Where the province's rate is higher, those employees get the higher rate. Everyone else is covered by their province's minimum wage.

Which province has the highest minimum wage?

Nunavut at $20.17 an hour. Among the provinces, British Columbia is highest at $18.25. The lowest is Alberta at $15.00.

What is the minimum wage in Ontario?

$17.95 an hour from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, up from $17.60. Students under 18 working 28 hours a week or less during the school year, or on a school break, can be paid $16.90. Ontario raises the rate every October 1 in line with inflation.

When does the minimum wage go up next?

Most jurisdictions index their rate to inflation once a year: the federal rate, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Yukon on April 1, Quebec on May 1, British Columbia on June 1, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut on September 1, and Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on October 1. Prince Edward Island has already set $17.60 from April 1, 2027.

How is the yearly pay worked out?

Hourly rate × hours per week × 52 weeks. A month is 52 ÷ 12 weeks, so about 4.33 weeks, not 4. The figures are before income tax, CPP and EI; vacation pay and statutory holiday pay come on top.

Sources

General adult rates only; student, tip, liquor-server, farm, commission and piece-work rules and mid-year changes are not applied. Results are for guidance only.

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