Checked October 17, 2026
Ontario Minimum Wage: $17.95 an Hour
The general minimum wage in Ontario is $17.95 an hour, in effect since October 1, 2026.
Minimum wage in Ontario
Ontario has the 4th-highest general minimum wage of the 13 provinces and territories. The last increase was from $17.60 to $17.95 on October 1, 2026. Indexed annually; next rate published by April 1, 2027 for Oct 1, 2027.
Other minimum rates
| Students under 18 | $16.90 (students under 18 working 28 hours a week or less while school is in, or during school breaks) |
| Homeworkers | $19.70 |
| Hunting, fishing and wilderness guides | $89.75 (under 5 consecutive hours a day), $179.50 (5 or more hours a day) |
Source: www.ontario.ca. See what any wage nets you with the Ontario take-home pay calculator.
Minimum wage in other provinces
Questions people ask
+What is minimum wage in Ontario right now?
$17.95 an hour since October 1, 2026, up from $17.60. Indexed annually; next rate published by April 1, 2027 for Oct 1, 2027.
+How much is minimum wage a year in Ontario?
Full time at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $17.95 an hour is $37,336 a year before tax. After 2026 income tax, CPP and EI that's about $31,561, or $1,214 every two weeks.
+Does the federal minimum wage apply to me?
Only if you work in a federally regulated industry such as banking, airlines, interprovincial trucking, telecommunications or the federal public service. The federal minimum is $18.15 since April 1, 2026; where a provincial rate is higher, the higher rate applies.
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