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Ontario’s minimum wage to increase 1.9% in October

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Ontario’s lowest-wage earners will earn a little more money in October.

The province’s minimum wage is going up that month.

It will be set at $17.95 per hour, a 35-cent increase.

Legislation ties increases to April’s inflation rate each year.

“Ontario workers are the engine of this province,” states David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, in a release.

“By raising the minimum wage to one of the highest in Canada, our government is putting more money in the pockets of Ontario workers, supporting families through economic uncertainty and giving businesses the stability and predictability they need to plan and grow.”

The province says roughly 700,000 employees who earn minimum wage will benefit.

Roughly 35% are employed in retail trade.

Another 24% work in the accommodation and food services sectors.

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N.B. minimum wage rises

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Minimum-wage earners in New Brunswick are officially getting more for the hours they work.

A pay bump went into effect on April 1.

Workers are making 25 cents more, taking the wage from $15.65 to $15.90.

The minimum wage rate is indexed to New Brunswick’s consumer price index, rounded to the nearest five cents. The consumer price index grew by 1.7 per cent in 2025.

According to the provincial government, five per cent of all employees in the province were earning the minimum wage in 2025, down from six per cent in 2024.

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Federal, provincial minimum wage goes up

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If you work a minimum wage job, you will get a bit more cash the next time you get paid.

Both the federal and provincial minimum wage went up Wednesday.

The Nova Scotia minimum wage is now $16.75 an hour, and it will go up again on Oct. 1 to $17.

The federal minimum wage affects anyone in a federally regulated business, and it is going up to $18.15 an hour.

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Minimum wage set to increase in N.B.

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New Brunswick will be raising its minimum wage again this spring.

The provincial government confirmed the rate will move to $15.90 per hour on April 1.

It is a 25‑cent jump from the current $15.65 rate, according to a government release.

The minimum wage is indexed to New Brunswick’s consumer price index and is rounded to the nearest five cents.

The province said the index grew by 1.7 per cent in 2025.

Alyson Townsend, the minister responsible for labour, said a competitive minimum wage helps support a productive province.

Government figures show five per cent of employees in the province earned minimum wage last year, down from six per cent in 2024.

Nearly two‑thirds of minimum‑wage earners worked part-time, and 35 per cent were between the ages of 15 and 19.

Townsend explained that many of those workers are students saving for future studies or already enrolled in post‑secondary programs.

“We’re investing today in the workforce of tomorrow,” she said.