Ontario Increasing Minimum Wage in October 2023

The Ontario government is increasing the minimum wage to $16.55 an hour on October 1, 2023. The special minimum wage rates will also increase for:

  • students under the age of 18, who work 28 hours a week or less when school is in session or work during a school break or summer holidays, from $14.60 to $15.60 an hour.
  • hunting, fishing and wilderness guides, from $77.60 to $82.85 per day when working less than five consecutive hours in day, and $155.25 to $165.75 per day when working five or more hours in a day.