The federal minimum wage is rising to $18.15 an hour.
The federal minimum wage will increase by 40 cents next week, a scheduled increase that keeps wages in line with inflation.
Annual increases are due to take place from April 1 to keep salaries in line with inflation
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The federal minimum wage will increase by 40 cents next week, a scheduled increase that keeps it in line with inflation.
Wages will increase from $17.75 to $18.15 an hour on April 1, a government news release said Tuesday.
Salaries are adjusted each year based on Canada’s annual average consumer price index for the previous calendar year. In 2025 it was 2.1 percent. The new salary is then rounded up to the nearest five percent increase.
The government of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced a federal minimum wage in 2021. It applies to workers in federally regulated industries such as transportation, banking, and telecommunications.
Most workers in Canada are covered under their provincial or territorial rates. They range from a high of $19.75 in Nunavut to a low of $15 in Alberta.
