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Know minimum wages  for occupations and skill group","","\u002Fwork\u002Fminimum-wage\u002Fcountries\u002Fcanada\u002Fminimum-wage-in-canada-for-2012","pages.contentpage","en","1969-12-30T23:00:00+00:00","2025-12-22T09:21:23.167009+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F22350\u002Fedit\u002F",[17,20,23,26,29],{"title":18,"slug":19},"World of Work","work",{"title":21,"slug":22},"Minimum Wages","minimum-wage",{"title":24,"slug":25},"Minimum Wages per Country","countries",{"title":27,"slug":28},"Canada","canada",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":31,"canonical":32,"robots":33,"og_type":34,"twitter_card":35,"locale":12,"created_at":36,"last_modified_at":37},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fminimum-wage\u002Fcountries\u002Fcanada\u002Fminimum-wage-in-canada-for-2012\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","1969-12-31T00:00:00+01:00","2026-04-02T22:34:58.630202+02:00",[39],{"type":40,"data":41},"raw_html_block",{"content":42,"variant":43},"\u003Ctable class=\"csvtable\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\">\u003Cstrong>Province\u002FTerritory\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">\u003Cstrong>Minimum Wage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">\u003Cstrong>Exceptions By Occupational\u002FSkill Group\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Alberta\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$9.75\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">$9.05 for liquor servers.  Minimum wage does not apply to farmers, real estate brokers, securities sales persons, insurance sales persons paid entirely by commission, students engaged in a work experience program approved by the Minister of Enterprise, students engaged in an off-campus education program provided under the School Act, extras in a film or video production, non-profit camp counselors\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">British Columbia\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$10.25\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">$9.00 for liquor servers.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Manitoba\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">10.25 (starting Oct. 1, 2012)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">$12.60 for construction workers.  Minimum wage does not apply to farmers.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">New Brunswick\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$10.00\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Newfoundland and Labrador\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$10.00\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Minimum wage does not apply to employees under 16.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Northwest Territories\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$10.00\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Nova Scotia\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$10.15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">$9.65 for inexperienced workers (less than 3 months employed in sector).  Minimum wage does not apply to farmers under the age of 16, and those paid a piece rate.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Nunavut\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$11.00\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Ontario\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$10.25\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">$9.60 for students. $8.90 for liquor servers. $11.28 for homeworkers.  Minimum wage does not apply to farmers (except those who harvest fruit, vegetables or tobacco for marketing).\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Prince Edward Island\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$10.00\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Farmers are only covered if they work for a commercial operation\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Quebec\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$9.90\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">$8.55 for tipped workers.  Farmers earn a piece rate for certain types of fruit-picking.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Saskatchewan\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$9.50\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Minimum wage does not apply to farmers (except those employed by egg hatcheries, greenhouses, nurseries, or bush clearing operations).\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Yukon\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$10.30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\">Minimum wage does not apply to employees under 17.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"3\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Next Minimum Wage updation due on:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cspan>Qubec: The Quebec government has announced the minimum wage will be raised by 25 cents on May 1, 2013. The next increase will see the minimum hourly wage increased to $10.15.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cspan>Nova Scotia: Minimum wage will go up by 1.5 per cent on April 1, 2013. The increase will bring the minimum wage to $10.30 an hour. New Minimum Wage of Nova Scotia is announced on April 1 of each year.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cspan>Yukon: New Minimum Wage of Yukon is announced on April 1 of each year.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003Cstrong>Note:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cspan>Minimum Wage Rates mentioned in the above table are applicable for the year 2013 as well untill the next revision is announced.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>OVERTIME : in excess of 40 hours\u002Fweek (not to exceed 48 hours), employee gets paid 1.5 times the regular rate of pay\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>BONUSES:for the most part, bonuses determined by employer\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>HOLIDAYS :5 country-wide statutory (paid) holidays, provincial holidays vary\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Before-Tax Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICOs) aka poverty lines 2010\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable class=\"csvtable\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" colspan=\"6\">\u003Cstrong>POPULATION OF COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">\u003Cstrong>FAMILY SIZE\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">\u003Cstrong>Rural\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">\u003Cstrong>Less than 30,000\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">\u003Cstrong>30,000-99,999\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">\u003Cstrong>100,000-499,999\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\">\u003Cstrong>5,00,000\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$15,583\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$17,729\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$19,375\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$19,496\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$22,637\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$19,400\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$22,070\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$24,120\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$24,269\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$28,182\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$23,849\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$27,132\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$29,652\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$29,836\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$34,646\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$28,957\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$32,943\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$36,003\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$36,226\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$42,065\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$32,842\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$37,363\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$40,833\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$42,086\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$47,710\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$37,041\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$42,140\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$46,054\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$46,339\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$53,808\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\">7+\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$41,240\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$46,916\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$51,274\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$51,591\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\">$59,907\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>","light",{"text":45,"link":46},"Contact us",{"title":45,"url":47,"description":45,"rel":48,"type":49,"id":50},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. 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