Name: Canada Minimum Hourly Wages in Ontario
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The minimum wage in Ontario, Canada is currently $17.20 per hour and is set to increase to $17.60 per hour, effective October 1, 2025. Minimum Wages in Canada averaged 7.00 CAD/Hour from 1965 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 17.60 CAD/Hour in 2025 and a record low of 1.00 CAD/Hour in 1966. source: Statistics Canada

Minimum Wages in Canada is expected to reach 17.60 CAD/Hour by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Minimum Hourly Wages in Ontario is projected to trend around 18.00 CAD/Hour in 2026 and 18.30 CAD/Hour in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Hourly Wages	37.81	37.66	CAD	Aug 2025
Employed Persons	20954.90	21020.40	Thousand	Aug 2025
Employment Change	-65.50	-40.80	Thousand	Aug 2025
Employment Rate	60.50	60.70	percent	Aug 2025
Full Time Employment Chg	-6.00	-51.00	Thousand	Aug 2025
Job Vacancies	524270.00	544915.00		Mar 2025
Participation Rate	65.10	65.20	percent	Aug 2025
Labour Costs	133.52	132.86	points	Jun 2025
Minimum Wages	17.60	17.20	CAD/Hour	Oct 2025
Non Farm Payrolls	18221.00	18254.00	Thousand	Jun 2025
Part Time Employment Chg	-59.70	10.30	Thousand	Aug 2025
Population	41.53	40.78	Million	Dec 2024
Labor Productivity	101.04	102.01	points	Jun 2025
Unemployed Persons	1594.60	1560.20	Thousand	Aug 2025
Unemployment Rate	7.10	6.90	percent	Aug 2025
Average Weekly Earnings YoY	3.70	3.29	percent	Jun 2025
Wages	31.65	31.81	CAD/Hour	Jun 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	32.09	32.07	CAD/Hour	Jun 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.50	14.60	percent	Aug 2025

Canada Minimum Hourly Wages in Ontario

The minimum wage in Canada (Ontario) is a basic labor standard that sets the lowest wage rate that an employer can pay per hour to employees who are covered by the legislation. Every province and territory in Canada provides a minimum wage in its employment standards legislation.