Ontario minimum wage workers to get raise on Oct. 1. Here’s how much they’ll make

Canadian dollars are pictured in Vancouver, Sept. 22, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Ontario’s minimum wage is set to rise to $17.95 an hour on Oct. 1.

The province boosts the wage annually based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation.

The current minimum wage is $17.60.

The government says someone earning minimum wage and working 40 hours per week will see an additional $728 per year.

Labour Minister David Piccini says the increase will leave Ontario with one of the highest minimum wage rates in the country.


The Ontario Living Wage Network says a living wage in the Greater Toronto Area is $27.20.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 1, 2026.