General Hourly Minimum Wage Rates in Canada since 1965

Jurisdiction 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Federal 01-Jul-65
$1.25
Footnote1

 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
Footnote2

01-Jan-65
$1.00
Footnote3

 01-Jul-66
$1.00
Footnote4

 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
Footnote5

 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
Footnote6

01-Jan-65
$0.75
Footnote7

01-Dec-65
$0.80
Footnote8

01-Dec-65
$0.85
Footnote9

 01-Jul-66
$0.90
Footnote10

01-Jul-66
$0.92
Footnote11

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
Footnote12

01-Jul-65
$0.80
Footnote13

 01-Jul-66
$0.90
Footnote14

 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
Footnote15

01-Jan-65
$0.70
Footnote16

 01-May-68
$0.85
Footnote17

01-May-68
$1.10
Footnote18

 01-Jul-70
$1.00
Footnote19

01-Jul-70
$1.25
Footnote20

 01-Jun-72
$1.40
Footnote21

 01-Jan-74
$1.80
Footnote22

01-Jul-74
$2.00
Footnote23
Northwest Territories 01-Jul-68
$1.25

 01-Sep-70
$1.50

 01-Sep-73
$2.00

 01-Apr-74
$2.50
Nova Scotia 20-Feb-65
$0.80
Footnote24

20-Feb-65
$1.05
Footnote25

 01-Jun-66
$0.85
Footnote26

01-Jun-66
$1.10
Footnote27

 01-Apr-68
$0.90
Footnote28

01-Apr-68
$1.15
Footnote29

01-Aug-68
$1.00
Footnote30

01-Aug-68
$1.25
Footnote31

 01-Jan-71
$1.10
Footnote32

01-Jan-71
$1.30
Footnote33

01-Jul-71
$1.20
Footnote34

01-Jul-71
$1.35
Footnote35

 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
Footnote36

01-Jan-65
$0.95
Footnote37

01-Jan-65
$1.00
Footnote38

01-Jan-65
$1.00
Footnote39

30-Mar-65
$1.00
Footnote40

27-Dec-65
$1.00
Footnote41

 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
Footnote42

 16-Apr-66
$1.10
Footnote43

 01-Jul-68
$0.80
Footnote44

 01-Jan-69
$0.85
Footnote45

01-Jul-69
$0.95
Footnote46

01-Sep-69
$1.25
Footnote47

 01-Jul-72
$1.10
Footnote48

 01-Jul-73
$1.30
Footnote50

01-Jul-73
$1.40
Footnote49

 01-Jan-74
$1.65

01-Jul-74
$1.75
Quebec 01-Jan-65
$0.70
Footnote51

01-Oct-65
$0.85
Footnote52

 01-Nov-66
$1.00
Footnote53

 01-Apr-67
$1.05
Footnote54

 01-Nov-68
$1.25
Footnote55

 01-May-70
$1.35
Footnote56

01-Nov-70
$1.40
Footnote57

 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-Oct-68
$1.05
Footnote58

 01-Oct-69
$1.25
Footnote59

 01-Jun-71
$1.50
Footnote60

 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
Footnote61

 01-Apr-74
$2.30
Footnote62
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