{
  "dataset": "Canadian minimum wage and employment standards schedule",
  "jurisdiction": "CA",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "generatedOn": "2026-08-28",
  "lastVerified": "27 August 2026",
  "coverage": "13 provinces and territories",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "PayStub IQ Canada",
    "url": "https://payslip-canada.vercel.app",
    "editor": "Rocco Clayfield",
    "contact": "hello@paystubiq.com",
    "methodology": "https://payslip-canada.vercel.app/methodology"
  },
  "licence": {
    "name": "Free to use with attribution",
    "terms": "https://payslip-canada.vercel.app/terms",
    "requiredAttribution": "PayStub IQ Canada — https://payslip-canada.vercel.app/data"
  },
  "citation": "PayStub IQ Canada, \"Canadian minimum wage and employment standards schedule\", version 1.0.0, verified 27 August 2026. https://payslip-canada.vercel.app/data/minimum-wage.json",
  "disclaimer": "General adult rates only. Many industries, occupations and age groups have their own rates and exemptions. Educational reference data, not legal or payroll advice.",
  "jurisdictions": [
    {
      "code": "ON",
      "authority": "Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (Employment Standards Act, 2000)",
      "source": "https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-0",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$17.60",
        "rateNumeric": 17.6,
        "inForceSince": "2025-10-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": {
        "rate": "$17.95",
        "rateNumeric": 17.95,
        "effectiveOn": "2026-10-01"
      },
      "notes": "Student rate $16.60 (rising to $16.90). Ontario has no separate tipped or liquor-server rate — the server rate was abolished on 1 January 2022. Homeworkers $19.35; hunting, fishing and wilderness guides $88.05 for under five hours in a day and $176.15 for five hours or more.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 44 hours in a work week",
      "overtimeRate": "1.5× your regular rate. Ontario has no daily overtime threshold.",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks under 5 years of service; 3 weeks at 5 years or more",
      "vacationPay": "4% of gross wages under 5 years; 6% at 5 years or more",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "9 public holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "The later of 7 days after employment ends or the next regular pay day",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$17.60",
          "effectiveOn": "2025-10-01"
        },
        {
          "rate": "$17.95",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-10-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "QC",
      "authority": "Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)",
      "source": "https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$16.60",
        "rateNumeric": 16.6,
        "inForceSince": "2026-05-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": null,
      "notes": "Employees who receive tips: $13.30 per hour, paid exclusive of tips. Quebec has no student or youth rate. Quebec adjusts the rate each 1 May.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 40 hours in a week",
      "overtimeRate": "1.5× your regular rate. Quebec has no general daily threshold.",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks from 1 year of service; 3 weeks at 3 years or more",
      "vacationPay": "4% of gross wages under 3 years; 6% at 3 years or more",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "8 statutory holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "All sums owing must be paid when the employment ends",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$16.60",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-05-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "BC",
      "authority": "Employment Standards Branch, Government of British Columbia",
      "source": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$18.25",
        "rateNumeric": 18.25,
        "inForceSince": "2026-06-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": null,
      "notes": "British Columbia indexes the rate each 1 June to the provincial consumer price index. No further increase has been announced.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 8 hours in a day, or 40 hours in a week",
      "overtimeRate": "1.5× for hours 8–12 in a day, 2× beyond 12 hours, 1.5× over 40 hours a week",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks after 12 months; 3 weeks after 5 years",
      "vacationPay": "4% of wages for the first 5 years; 6% after 5 years",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "11 statutory holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "Within 48 hours if the employer ends it; within 6 days if you quit",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$18.25",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-06-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "AB",
      "authority": "Alberta Employment Standards",
      "source": "https://www.alberta.ca/employment-standards",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$15.00",
        "rateNumeric": 15,
        "inForceSince": "2018-10-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": null,
      "notes": "Alberta has not raised the general rate since 2018, does not index it, and has nothing scheduled — the lowest general minimum wage in Canada.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 8 hours in a day or 44 hours in a week, whichever gives more",
      "overtimeRate": "1.5× your wage rate, or banked time off at 1 hour per overtime hour by agreement",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks after each of the first 4 years; 3 weeks after 5 years",
      "vacationPay": "4% of yearly wages for 1–4 years; 6% at 5 years or more",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "9 general holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "10 days after the end of the pay period, or 31 days after your last day",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$15.00",
          "effectiveOn": "2018-10-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MB",
      "authority": "Manitoba Employment Standards",
      "source": "https://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$16.00",
        "rateNumeric": 16,
        "inForceSince": "2025-10-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": {
        "rate": "$16.40",
        "rateNumeric": 16.4,
        "effectiveOn": "2026-10-01"
      },
      "notes": "Manitoba adjusts the rate each 1 October, indexed to the provincial consumer price index.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week",
      "overtimeRate": "1.5× your regular wage for every overtime hour or part hour",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks after each of the first 4 years; 3 weeks after 5 years",
      "vacationPay": "4% of gross wages for 2 weeks; 6% for 3 weeks",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "9 general holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "Within 10 working days of your last day",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$16.00",
          "effectiveOn": "2025-10-01"
        },
        {
          "rate": "$16.40",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-10-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "SK",
      "authority": "Saskatchewan Labour Standards",
      "source": "https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/employment-standards",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$15.35",
        "rateNumeric": 15.35,
        "inForceSince": "2025-10-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": {
        "rate": "$15.70",
        "rateNumeric": 15.7,
        "effectiveOn": "2026-10-01"
      },
      "notes": "Saskatchewan adjusts the rate each 1 October under its indexation formula.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 8 hours in a day and 40 hours in a week (10 and 40 on a four-day schedule)",
      "overtimeRate": "At least 1.5× your hourly wage rate",
      "vacationEntitlement": "3 weeks a year for the first 9 years; 4 weeks after 10 years — the most in Canada",
      "vacationPay": "5.77% of wages for 3 weeks; 7.69% for 4 weeks",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "10 public holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "Within 14 days of your last day of work",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$15.35",
          "effectiveOn": "2025-10-01"
        },
        {
          "rate": "$15.70",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-10-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "NS",
      "authority": "Nova Scotia Labour Standards",
      "source": "https://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$16.75",
        "rateNumeric": 16.75,
        "inForceSince": "2026-04-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": {
        "rate": "$17.00",
        "rateNumeric": 17,
        "effectiveOn": "2026-10-01"
      },
      "notes": "Nova Scotia now steps the rate twice a year, on 1 April and 1 October.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 48 hours in a week — the highest threshold in Canada",
      "overtimeRate": "1.5× your regular wage. Some roles instead get 1.5× the minimum wage.",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks a year; 3 weeks in your ninth year of service",
      "vacationPay": "4% of gross wages, rising to 6% at the start of your eighth year",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "6 paid holidays, plus Remembrance Day under separate legislation",
      "finalPayDeadline": "Wages within 5 working days of the end of the pay period; vacation pay within 10 days",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$16.75",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-04-01"
        },
        {
          "rate": "$17.00",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-10-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "NB",
      "authority": "New Brunswick Employment Standards",
      "source": "https://www.gnb.ca/en/topic/jobs-workplaces/labour-market-workforce/employment-standards.html",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$15.90",
        "rateNumeric": 15.9,
        "inForceSince": "2026-04-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": null,
      "notes": "In force since 1 April 2026. Indexed each 1 April to the New Brunswick consumer price index and rounded to the nearest five cents.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 44 hours in a work week. Banking hours is not permitted.",
      "overtimeRate": "1.5× the MINIMUM wage — $23.85 an hour — not 1.5× your own rate, unless your rate is higher",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks under 8 years of service; 3 weeks after 8 years",
      "vacationPay": "4% of gross wages under 8 years; 6% after 8 years",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "8 paid public holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "Wages due on the next regular pay day; anything else on the pay day after that",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$15.90",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-04-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "NL",
      "authority": "Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Standards",
      "source": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/labour/",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$16.35",
        "rateNumeric": 16.35,
        "inForceSince": "2026-04-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": null,
      "notes": "Newfoundland and Labrador adjusts the rate automatically each 1 April to the national consumer price index.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 40 hours in a work week. No daily threshold.",
      "overtimeRate": "A flat $24.53 an hour — 1.5× the minimum wage, not 1.5× your own rate, unless your rate is higher",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks a year; 3 weeks after 15 years of continuous service",
      "vacationPay": "4% of wages under 15 years; 6% at 15 years or more",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "6 paid public holidays — the fewest in Canada",
      "finalPayDeadline": "Within 1 week of the contract of service ending",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$16.35",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-04-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "PE",
      "authority": "Prince Edward Island Employment Standards Board",
      "source": "https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/employment-standards",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$17.00",
        "rateNumeric": 17,
        "inForceSince": "2026-04-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": {
        "rate": "$17.30",
        "rateNumeric": 17.3,
        "effectiveOn": "2026-10-01"
      },
      "notes": "Prince Edward Island publishes its steps well in advance and moves the rate twice a year, on 1 April and 1 October.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 44 hours in a work week. Hours can be averaged over 2–4 weeks by agreement.",
      "overtimeRate": "1.5× your regular wage rate",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks under 5 years of service; 3 weeks at 5 years or more",
      "vacationPay": "4% of wages under 5 years; 6% at 5 years or more",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "8 paid holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "By the last day of the pay period after the one in which employment ended",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$17.00",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-04-01"
        },
        {
          "rate": "$17.30",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-10-01"
        },
        {
          "rate": "$17.60",
          "effectiveOn": "2027-04-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "YT",
      "authority": "Yukon Employment Standards",
      "source": "https://yukon.ca/en/employment/employment-standards",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$18.51",
        "rateNumeric": 18.51,
        "inForceSince": "2026-04-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": null,
      "notes": "Yukon indexes the rate each 1 April to the Whitehorse consumer price index.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week — 32 hours in a week with a holiday",
      "overtimeRate": "1.5× your regular rate",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks for every completed year, with no increase for longer service",
      "vacationPay": "4% of gross wages, flat, with no increase for longer service",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "11 general holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "Within 7 days of the employment ending",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$18.51",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-04-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "NT",
      "authority": "Northwest Territories Employment Standards",
      "source": "https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/employment-standards",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$16.95",
        "rateNumeric": 16.95,
        "inForceSince": "2025-09-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": {
        "rate": "$17.20",
        "rateNumeric": 17.2,
        "effectiveOn": "2026-09-01"
      },
      "notes": "The Northwest Territories reviews the rate each 1 September.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week — 32 hours in a week with a holiday",
      "overtimeRate": "No less than 1.5× your regular rate",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks a year; 3 weeks from your sixth year with the same employer",
      "vacationPay": "4% of total earnings for the first 5 years; 6% after 5 years",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "11 statutory holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "Within 10 days of your last day of work",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$16.95",
          "effectiveOn": "2025-09-01"
        },
        {
          "rate": "$17.20",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-09-01"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "NU",
      "authority": "Labour Standards Compliance Office, Government of Nunavut",
      "source": "https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/employment-training-and-career-development/labour-standards-compliance-office",
      "generalMinimumWage": {
        "rate": "$19.75",
        "rateNumeric": 19.75,
        "inForceSince": "2025-09-01"
      },
      "nextScheduledChange": {
        "rate": "$20.17",
        "rateNumeric": 20.17,
        "effectiveOn": "2026-09-01"
      },
      "notes": "Nunavut reviews the rate each 1 September. It remains the highest general minimum wage in Canada.",
      "overtimeThreshold": "After 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week",
      "overtimeRate": "1.5× your regular hourly rate",
      "vacationEntitlement": "2 weeks a year for the first 5 years; 3 weeks after that",
      "vacationPay": "4% of wages for a 2-week year; 6% for a 3-week year",
      "paidPublicHolidays": "11 general holidays",
      "finalPayDeadline": "Within 10 days of the employment ending",
      "fullSchedule": [
        {
          "rate": "$19.75",
          "effectiveOn": "2025-09-01"
        },
        {
          "rate": "$20.17",
          "effectiveOn": "2026-09-01"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}