{"id":916670,"date":"2026-10-01T14:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/916670\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:32:16","slug":"which-5-provinces-are-increasing-minimum-wage-rates-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/916670\/","title":{"rendered":"Which 5 provinces are increasing minimum wage rates today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Jurisdiction<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Current rate<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Last increase<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Next confirmed increase<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrreporter.com\/focus-areas\/compensation-and-benefits\/reminder-federal-provinces-minimum-wage-rates-rising-in-april\/394147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Federal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$18.15\/hr<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$17.75 \u2192 $18.15, Apr. 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Not yet announced (annual, CPI-based, typically confirmed Feb.\u2013Mar.)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Alberta<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$15.00\/hr<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$13.60 \u2192 $15.00, Oct. 1, 2018 (unchanged since)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>None announced<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrreporter.com\/focus-areas\/payroll\/bc-announces-minimum-wage-increase\/394126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">British Columbia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$18.25\/hr<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$17.85 \u2192 $18.25, June 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Not yet announced (expected June 1, 2027)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Manitoba<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$16.00\/hr<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$15.80 \u2192 $16.00, Oct. 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$16.40, Oct. 1, 2026 (confirmed)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>New Brunswick<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$15.90\/hr<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$15.65 \u2192 $15.90, Apr. 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Not yet announced (expected Apr. 1, 2027)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Newfoundland and Labrador<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$16.35\/hr<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$16.00 \u2192 $16.35, Apr. 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Not yet announced (expected Apr. 1, 2027)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Northwest Territories<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$17.20\/hr<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>$16.95 \u2192 $17.20, Sept. 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br 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