Province increasing minimum wage Oct. 1
Ontario will raise the general minimum wage from $11.25 to $11.40 on Oct. 1.
Minimum wage rates for liquor servers, students under the age of 18, hunting and fishing guides, and homeworkers will also increase at the same time.
This is the tenth minimum wage increase since 2003.
Changes to the minimum wage are announced by April 1 and come into effect on Oct. 1 to give businesses time to plan.
This increase is the result of changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 that tie minimum-wage increases to Ontario’s Consumer Price Index, a recommendation by the Minimum Wage Advisory Panel.
