Ontario's minimum wage to increase an extra $0.50 in October
Ontario’s minimum wage is going up, again. The provincial minimum wage is set to increase an extra 50 cents on October 1, 2022.
According to the Ontario government, this 8% increase will help employees keep up with high costs and inflation.
The general wage raise is set to be $15.50, students under 18 will be paid $14.60 per hour, homeworkers who do paid work out of their own homes for employers will see a wage of $17.05 per hour.
“For many Ontarians, wages haven’t kept up with the increasing cost of living, making it harder than ever to make ends meet,” said Premier Doug Ford.
“Ontario’s workers are the best anywhere, and they will be at the forefront of building the province. They deserve to have more money in their pockets and the increase we’re announcing today is one more way we are delivering for our workers.”
In January 2022, the province raised the general minimum wage to $15 and bumped liquor server wages as well.
The extra few cents, an amount which is tied to the Consumer Price Index, would have those affected see an annual pay rise by $1,768. Liquor servers who work 40 hours per week would see an annual raise of $5,512.
As for federal workers, on April 1 their wage was increased to $15.55 per hour. The wage is adjusted each year to reflect changes to the CPI.
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