From 29 December 2021, a new federal minimum wage of CAD 15 per
hour will take effect.
A new Canadian federal minimum wage of CAD 15 per hour was
included in the Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1. It will
come into effect on 29 December 2021 and will apply to workers in
the federally regulated private sector.
Currently, federally regulated employees are subject to the
minimum wage of the province or territory in which they are
typically employed. Accordingly, federal employers could have
employees occupying the same position but compensated differently
because they are employed in different provinces or
territories.
After 29 December 2021, no federally regulated employee may be
paid less than CAD 15 per hour.
