{"id":64239,"date":"2026-04-01T15:17:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/?post_type=post&#038;p=64239"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:17:25","slug":"new-federal-minimum-wage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/whats-new\/new-federal-minimum-wage","title":{"rendered":"New federal minimum wage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steps to Justice has <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/employment-and-work\/can-i-keep-tips-that-i-get-at-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated information<\/a> about the <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/resource\/current-and-forthcoming-general-minimum-wage-rates-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal minimum wage<\/a> increase that takes effect on April 1, 2026. The new federal minimum wage is $18.15 an hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steps to Justice has <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/employment-and-work\/can-i-keep-tips-that-i-get-at-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated information<\/a> about the <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/resource\/current-and-forthcoming-general-minimum-wage-rates-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal minimum wage<\/a> increase that takes effect on April 1, 2026. 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