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1965-1974 | 1975-1984 | 1985-1994 | 1995-2004 | 2005-2014

 

(The numbers in brackets refer to footnotes)

 

1965 to 1974

Jurisdiction 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Federal 01-Jul-65
$1.25
(1)

         01-Jul-70
$1.65

 01-Jul-71
$1.75

 01-Nov-72
$1.90

   01-Apr-74
$2.20
Alberta 01-Jan-65
$0.95
(2)

01-Jan-65
$1.00
(3)

 01-Jul-66
$1.00
(4)

 01-Aug-67
$1.15

 01-Jan-68
$1.25

   01-Apr-70
$1.40

01-Oct-70
$1.55

     01-Jan-73
$1.75

01-Oct-73
$1.90

 01-Apr-74
$2.00
British Columbia 01-Jan-65
$1.00
(5)

   01-May-67
$1.10

01-Nov-67
$1.25

     04-May-70
$1.50

   04-Dec-72
$2.00

 03-Dec-73
$2.25

 03-Jun-74
$2.50
Manitoba 01-Jan-65
$0.70
(6)

01-Jan-65
$0.75
(7)

01-Dec-65
$0.80
(8)

01-Dec-65
$0.85
(9)

 01-Jul-66
$0.90
(8)

01-Jul-66
$0.92
(9)

01-Dec-66
$1.00

 01-Dec-67
$1.10

 01-Apr-68
$1.15

01-Aug-68
$1.20

01-Dec-68
$1.25

 01-Dec-69
$1.35

 01-Oct-70
$1.50

 01-Nov-71
$1.65

 01-Oct-72
$1.75

 01-Oct-73
$1.90

 01-Jul-74
$2.15
New Brunswick 01-Jan-65
$0.75
(10)

01-Jul-65
$0.80
(10)

 01-Jul-66
$0.90
(10)

   01-Jan-68
$1.00

   01-Jan-70
$1.15

 01-Sep-71
$1.25

 01-Mar-72
$1.40

 01-Jan-73
$1.50

 01-Jan-74
$1.75

01-Jul-74
$1.90
Newfoundland and Labrador 01-Jan-65
$0.50
(11)

01-Jan-65
$0.70
(12)

     01-May-68
$0.85
(13)

01-May-68
$1.10
(14)

   01-Jul-70
$1.00
(13)

01-Jul-70
$1.25
(14)

   01-Jun-72
$1.40
(15)

   01-Jan-74
$1.80
(16)

01-Jul-74
$2.00
(16)
Northwest Territories       01-Jul-68
$1.25

   01-Sep-70
$1.50

     01-Sep-73
$2.00

 01-Apr-74
$2.50
Nova Scotia 01-Jan-65
$21.60
(17)

20-Feb-65
$0.80
(18)

20-Feb-65
$1.05
(19)

 01-Jun-66
$0.85
(20)

01-Jun-66
$1.10
(21)

   01-Apr-68
$0.90
(22)

01-Apr-68
$1.15
(23)

01-Aug-68
$1.00
(24)

01-Aug-68
$1.25
(25)

     01-Jan-71
$1.10
(26)

01-Jan-71
$1.30
(27)

01-Jul-71
$1.20
(28)

01-Jul-71
$1.35
(29)

 01-Jul-72
$1.55

 01-Jul-73
$1.65

 01-Jul-74
$1.80

01-Oct-74
$2.00
Ontario 01-Jan-65
$0.90
(30)

01-Jan-65
$0.95
(31)

01-Jan-65
$1.00
(33)

01-Jan-65
$1.00
(32)

30-Mar-65
$1.00
(34)

27-Dec-65
$1.00
(35)

       01-Jan-69
$1.30

 01-Oct-70
$1.50

 01-Apr-71
$1.65

   01-Feb-73
$1.80

 01-Jan-74
$2.00

01-Oct-74
$2.25
Prince Edward Island 01-Jan-65
$1.00
(36)

 16-Apr-66
$1.10
(37)

   01-Jul-68
$0.80
(38)

 01-Jan-69
$0.85
(38)

01-Jul-69
$0.95
(38)

01-Sep-69
$1.25
(37)

     01-Jul-72
$1.10
(38)

 01-Jul-73
$1.30
(38)

01-Jul-73
$1.40
(37)

 01-Jan-74
$1.65

01-Jul-74
$1.75
Quebec 01-Jan-65
$0.70
(39)

01-Oct-65
$0.85
(40)

 01-Nov-66
$1.00
(41)

 01-Apr-67
$1.05
(42)

 01-Nov-68
$1.25
(43)

   01-May-70
$1.35
(44)

01-Nov-70
$1.40
(45)

 01-May-71
$1.45

01-Nov-71
$1.50

 01-Aug-72
$1.60

01-Nov-72
$1.65

 01-May-73
$1.70

01-Nov-73
$1.85

 01-May-74
$2.10

01-Nov-74
$2.30
Saskatchewan 01-Jan-65
$36.50
(46)

01-May-65
$38.00
(46)

 01-Sep-66
$40.00
(46)

   01-Oct-68
$1.05
(47)

 01-Oct-69
$1.25
(47)

   01-Jun-71
$1.50
(47)

 02-Jan-72
$1.70

01-Jul-72
$1.75

 01-Dec-73
$2.00

 02-Jul-74
$2.25
Yukon       01-Jul-68
$1.25

   01-May-70
$1.50

   01-Jan-72
$1.75

 01-Jun-73
$2.00
(48)

 01-Apr-74
$2.30
(48)
Jurisdiction 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

 

(1)Federal,First legislated rate for federal jurisdiction.
(2)Alberta,Urban centres over 5,000 population. (Existing rate as of January 1, 1965.)
(3)Alberta,Non-Urban areas. (Existing rate as of January 1, 1965)
(4)Alberta,Applicable in all regions of the province.
(5)British Columbia,Existing rate as of January 1, 1965.
(6)Manitoba,Non-urban areas (Existing rate as of Jan. 1, 1965.)
(7)Manitoba,Urban areas. (Existing rate as of Jan. 1, 1965)
(8)Manitoba,Rural areas
(9)Manitoba,Urban areas
(10)New Brunswick,Wholesale, retail and manufacturing. Other rates for other sectors.
(11)Newfoundland and Labrador,Women. Existing rate as of January 1, 1965.
(12)Newfoundland and Labrador,Men. Existing rate as of January 1, 1965.
(13)Newfoundland and Labrador,Women
(14)Newfoundland and Labrador,Men
(15)Newfoundland and Labrador,Employees 18 years of age or older
(16)Newfoundland and Labrador,Employees 16 years of age or older
(17)Nova Scotia,Per week. For women only, in Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow, and Sydney. $19.20 in Truro, Amherst and Yarmouth. $14.40 elsewhere. (Existing rates as of January 1, 1965)
(18)Nova Scotia,Women. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow and Sydney. $0.70 in Truro, Amherst and Yarmouth. $0.60 elsewhere.
(19)Nova Scotia,Men. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow and Sydney. $0.95 in Truro, Amherst and Yarmouth. $0.85 elsewhere.
(20)Nova Scotia,Women. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow and Sydney. $0.75 in Truro, Amherst and Yarmouth. $0.65 elsewhere.
(21)Nova Scotia,Men. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow and Sydney. $1.00 in Truro, Amherst and Yarmouth. $0.90 elsewhere.
(22)Nova Scotia,Women. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow, Sydney, Truro, Amherst and Yarmouth. $0.80 elsewhere.
(23)Nova Scotia,Men. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow, Sydney, Truro, Amherst and Yarmouth. $1.05 elsewhere.
(24)Nova Scotia,Women. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow, Sydney, Truro, Amherst and Yarmouth. $0.90 elsewhere.
(25)Nova Scotia,Men. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow, Sydney, Truro, Amherst and Yarmouth. $1.15 elsewhere.
(26)Nova Scotia,Women. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow, Sydney, Truro, Amherst,Yarmouth, Antigonish and Port Hawksbury. $1.00 elsewhere.
(27)Nova Scotia,Men. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow, Sydney, Truro, Amherst,Yarmouth, Antigonish and Port Hawksbury. $1.20 elsewhere.
(28)Nova Scotia,Women. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow, Sydney, Truro, Amherst,Yarmouth, Antigonish and Port Hawksbury. $1.10 elsewhere.
(29)Nova Scotia,Men. In Halifax, Dartmouth, New Glasgow, Sydney, Truro, Amherst,Yarmouth, Antigonish and Port Hawksbury. $1.25 elsewhere.
(30)Ontario,Northern Ontario Zone. Existing rate as of January 1, 1965.
(31)Ontario,Women. Southern Ontario Zone.
(32)Ontario,Men. Southern Ontario Zone.
(33)Ontario,Oshawa-Toronto-Hamilton area. Existing rate as of January 1, 1965
(34)Ontario,Women. Southern Ontario Zone
(35)Ontario,Northern Ontario Zone.
(36)Prince Edward Island,Men. Existing rate as of January 1, 1965
(37)Prince Edward Island,Men.
(38)Prince Edward Island,Women.
(39)Quebec,Montreal metropolitan area. The rate outside the Montreal metropolitan area was $0.64 on January 1, 1965.
(40)Quebec,Montreal metropolitan area. The rate outside the Montreal metropolitan area was set at $0.80 on October 1, 1965.
(41)Quebec,Montreal metropolitan area. The rate outside the Montreal metropolitan area was set at $0.90 on November 1, 1966.
(42)Quebec,Montreal metropolitan area. The rate outside the Montreal metropolitan area was set at $1.00 on April 1, 1967.
(43)Quebec,Montreal metropolitan area. The rate outside the Montreal metropolitan area was set at $1.15 on November 1, 1968.
(44)Quebec,Montreal metropolitan area. The rate outside the Montreal metropolitan area was set at $1.30 on May 1, 1970.
(45)Quebec,Montreal metropolitan area. The rate outside the Montreal metropolitan area was set at $1.35 on November 1, 1970.
(46)Saskatchewan,Weekly. Metropolitan areas (Estevan, Melville, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Weyburn and Yorktown). The rate outside metropolitan areas was set at $2.00 less per week.
(47)Saskatchewan,Metropolitan areas (Estevan, Melville, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Weyburn and Yorktown). The rate outside metropolitan areas was set at $0.10 less.
(48)Yukon,Federal rate plus ten cents

 

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Date Modified:  19/03/2009
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