Time For A Raise
Ontario's Minimum Wage Increasing This Fall
Those on minimum wage in Ontario are getting a raise this fall. Queen’s Park announced this morning it’s boosting the general minimum wage by 15 cents an hour to $11.40 and hour. The minimum for students will also rise 15 cents to $10.70 an hour; liquor servers will get a dime more at $9.90 an hour. With the increases, Ontario’s minimum wage remains the highest in Canada.
| Job Categories | Oct. 1, 2015 to Sept. 30, 2016 | Oct. 1, 2016 to Sept. 30, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| General Minimum Wage | $11.25 per hour | $11.40per hour |
| Students under 18 who work not more than 28 hours per weekwhen school is in session, or work during a school break or summer holidays | $10.55 per hour | $10.70per hour |
| Liquor server | $9.80 per hour | $9.90per hour |
| Hunting and Fishing guides | $56.30: Rate for workingless than five consecutive hours in a day
$112.60: Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive |
$56.95
$113.95 |
| Homeworkers (employees doing paid work in their own home for an employer) | $12.40 per hour | $12.55per hour |
