2025 Minimum Wage Increase Canada

2025 Minimum Wage Increase Canada. Increases to the federal minimum wage are based on canada's consumer price index for the previous calendar year, as published by statistics canada. On april 1, 2025, canada’s federal minimum wage increased to $17.30 per hour from $16.65 per hour.

On january 25, 2025, the government of canada announced that it will increase the general minimum wage rate $0.65 per hour, raising it to $17.30. This adjustment reflects the 3.9% increase in canada’s annual average consumer price index for 2023 and is aligned with inflation.