Each Canadian state determines its own Minimum wage rate, and the 2012 rates for each province are:
2012 Canadian Minimum pay rates per Hour
- $ 9.75 Alberta
- $10.25 British Columbia
- $10.25 Manitoba
- $10.00 New Brunswick
- $10.00 Newfoundland and Labrador
- $10.00 Northwest Territories
- $10.30 Nova Scotia
- $11.00 Nunavut
- $10.25 Ontario
- $10.00 Prince Edward Island
- $ 9.90 Quebec
- $ 9.50 Saskatchewan
- $10.30 Yukon
The average of the above is near to $10.10 per hour
These figures are sourced from http://srv116.services.gc.ca
An employee who works more than 40 hours in a week must be paid time-and-a-half after 40 hours.
www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/hours_of_work_and_overtime.htm
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Updated rates at 2019
$15.00 Alberta from 1/10/18
$13.85 British Columbia from 1/6/19
$11.65 Manitoba from 1/10/19
$11.50 New Brunswick from 1/4/19
$11.15 Newfoundland and Labrador from 1/4/18
$13.46 Northwest Territories from 1/4/18
$11.55 Nova Scotia from 1/4/19
$13.00 Nunavut from 1/4/16
$14.00 Ontario from 1/1/18
$12.25 Prince Edward Island from 1/4/19
$12.50 Quebec from 1/5/19
$11.06 Saskatchewan from 1/10/18
$12.71 Yukon from 1/4/19