Minimum Wage in Canada 2015-2016

Minimum Wage in Canada 2015- 2016
Current And Forthcoming Minimum Hourly Wage Rates For Experienced Adult Workers in Canada
Jurisdiction	Effective Date	Wage Rate	Note
Federal			The minimum wage rate applicable in regard to employees under federal jurisdiction is the general adult minimum rate of the province or territory where the employee is usually employed
Alberta	01-Oct-15	$11.20	Minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to Average Weekly Earnings and the Consumer Price Index.
British Columbia	01-Sep-15	$10.45	On September 15 of each year, minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index.
Manitoba	01-Oct-15	$11.00	On October 1 of each year, minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index.
New Brunswick	01-Apr-16	$10.65	In 2017 (exact timing to be determined), New Brunswick's minimum wage will increase from $10.65 to $11.00.
Newfoundland and Labrador	01-Oct-15	$10.50	On October 1 of each year, minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index.
Northwest Territories		$12.50	Minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index.
Nova Scotia	01-Apr-16	$10.70	On April 1 of each year, this rate is adjusted by the percentage change in the projected annual Consumer Price Index for Canada in the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest $0.05.
Nunavut	01-Apr-16	$13.00
Ontario		$11.25	On October 1 of each year, minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index.
Prince Edward Island	01-Jun-16	$10.75	On October 1, 2016, minimum wage will increase to $11.00 per hour.
Quebec	01-May-16	$10.75
Saskatchewan	01-Oct-15	$10.50	On October 1 of each year, minimum wage is adjusted annually relative to the Consumer Price Index and Average Hourly Wage.
Yukon	01-Apr-16	$11.07	On April 1 of each year, this rate increases by an amount corresponding to the annual increase for the preceding year in the Consumer Price Index for the city of Whitehorse.