Starting tomorrow, Ontario’s minimum wage will be going up.
Minimum wage will increase from $17.20 to $17.60 per hour.
That means a worker making minimum wage and working 40 hours per week will get an annual pay increase of more than $800.
Students are also getting a pay bump going from $16.20 per hour to $16.60.
Over the past seven years, Ontario’s minimum wage has increased from $14 per hour in 2018 to $17.60 as of Wednesday, Oct. 1st 2025.
This latest increase brings Ontario’s minimum wage to the second highest provincial rate in Canada.
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