Last Updated on April 6, 2022
What is the minimum wage in Canada 2022? If you are working for a government agency or a private institution in Canada, you need to know the minimum amount you are expected to earn.
It is within your right to be paid and nothing less than the minimum wage in Canada. In fact, the minimum wage is a law that aims to protect Canadians working in the public and private sectors.
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What is a Minimum Wage?
Minimum wages have been defined as “the minimum amount of remuneration that an employer is required to pay wage earners for the work performed during a given period, which cannot be reduced by collective agreement or an individual contract.
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To protect workers, the government of Canada has set up the minimum wage to protect Canadians from extortion. By law, all workers are not expected to earn below the stipulated minimum wage.
Minimum Wage in Canada
The 2022 minimum wage for job roles in the Canadian Federal Government is $15.55 per hour effective April 1st, 2022. This is a $0.55 raise and a 3.6% increase over the 2021 federal minimum wage of $15.00 per hour. People employed by the Federal Government will earn this rate regardless of which province or territory in which they work. Meaning that a Federal employee living in Ontario will still earn $15.55 per hour, even though the 2022 minimum wage in Ontario is $15.00 per hour.
The new minimum wage is aimed at improving productivity in both the public and private sectors of the Canada economy. It is also aimed to protect workers against unduly low pay.
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