"Ontario's minimum wage is now set at $17.60 per hour, an increase of 40 cents. The annualized wage increase of 2.4 per cent is based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index and will boost the paycheques of approximately 800,000 workers. The province says the latest increase brings Ontario's minimum wage to the second highest provincial rate in Canada. The student minimum wage is also increasing to $16.60 per hour,"
"while the minimum wage for employees who do paid work in their own homes such as sewing clothes or answering the phone for a call centre is going up to $19.35 per hour. The province says about 36 per cent of workers making the new minimum wage or less are in retail, and 23 per cent are in accommodation and food services."
Ontario's minimum wage rose to $17.60 per hour, a 40-cent increase representing an annualized 2.4% adjustment tied to the Ontario Consumer Price Index. Approximately 800,000 workers will see higher paycheques from the increase. The student minimum wage increased to $16.60 per hour. The minimum wage for employees who do paid work in their own homes, such as sewing clothes or answering phones for call centres, rose to $19.35 per hour. About 36% of workers earning the new minimum wage or less work in retail, and 23% work in accommodation and food services. Four other provinces also raised minimum wages today.
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