Minimum Wage in These Provinces Is Set to Increase This Year

A Canadian dollar coin is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015. Reuters/Mark Blinch/File Photo

Canadians in several provinces will see an increase in the minimum wage this year. Here are the provinces that are set to adopt changes:

British Columbia

On the west coast, workers in B.C. will see minimum wage increase to $17.40 per hour on June 1. Currently the minimum wage is set at $16.75, constituting a 3.9 percent increase, which is consistent with B.C.’s average rate of inflation in 2023, according to a government news release.

In 2023, the B.C. government raised the minimum wage 6.9 percent, in line with the 2022 rate of inflation. Workers saw their hourly pay go from $15.65 to $16.75.

New Brunswick

Workers in New Brunswick will see the minimum wage increase to $15.30 per hour starting on April 1. The wage was increased in April 2023 to $14.75 from $13.75 since October 2022.