Ontarios minimum wage will become 2nd highest in Canada after increase [Video]

Ontario’s minimum wage will increase next month to become the second highest of all the Canadian provinces, the government says.

The minimum wage will boost to $17.20 an hour on Oct. 1, up 3.9 per cent from the current rate of $16.55 per hour, the province said. Under the Employment Standards Act, Ontario’s minimum wage increases annually based on provincial inflation levels.

Ontario Labour Minister David Piccini announced the hike in March to give businesses “certainty and predictability” by sharing news of the increase ahead of time.

The government said a worker making the general minimum wage and working 40 hours per week would see an annual pay increase of roughly $1,355. It added 935,600 workers were earning at or below $17.20 per hour in 2023.

When the new wage kicks …