Ontario Minimum Wage Update Fall 2022
The minimum wage rates in Ontario are set to increase on October 1st, 2022. The increase is tied to the Ontario Consumer Price Index for 2022.
After the latest increase of 50 cents, the minimum wage amount will be $15.50 an hour.
Upon the increase, minimum wage rates, and any potential annual increases will be published on or before April 1st of every year.
See below for a detailed chart taken from the Ontario.ca website describing the general and specialized wage rates that will take effect on October 1st.
| Minimum wage rate | Rates from October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 | Rates from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022 | Rates from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 |
| General minimum wage | $14.35 per hour | $15.00 per hour | $15.50 per hour |
| Student minimum wage | $13.50 per hour | $14.10 per hour | $14.60 per hour |
| Hunting, fishing and wilderness guides minimum wage | $71.75 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $143.55 Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive | $75.00 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $150.05 Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive | $77.60 Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day $155.25 Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive |
| Homeworkers wage | $15.80 per hour | $16.50 per hour | $17.05 per hour |
For more information, please visit: Minimum wage | Your guide to the Employment Standards Act | ontario.ca