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Ontario's Minimum Wage Rate Increased

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Heenan Blaikie

Amendments to regulations under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 have increased the minimum wage rate payable in Ontario.  Effective March 31, 2010, the minimum wage rate has increased as follows:

  • General minimum wage rate from $9.50/hour to $10.25/hour.
  • Students under 18 working less than 28 hours per week from $8.90/hour to $9.60/hour.
  • Liquor servers from $8.25/hour to $8.90/hour.
  • Hunting and fishing guides working less than five consecutive hours from $47.50/day to $51.25/day.
  • Hunting and fishing guide working more than five consecutive hours from $95/day to $102.50/day.
  • Homeworkers from $10.45/hour to $11.28/hour.
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