There are different minimum wage rates for different jobs. The government usually increases these rates each year on October 1.<\/p>\n
The rates listed below are for the period of October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
In most jobs, you must be paid at least the general minimum wage of $17.60<\/strong> an hour.<\/p>\n If you’re a homeworker, you must be paid at least $19.35<\/strong> an hour. Homeworkers are employees who do work out of their own homes. For example, they might do sewing, filling envelopes, or telemarketing at home.<\/p>\n If you’re a student who is 17 or younger, you must be paid at least $16.60<\/strong> an hour if you work:<\/p>\n On or before your payday, your employer must give you a statement of your wages. This is often called a pay stub.<\/p>\n Your pay stub must be in writing<\/strong>. Your employer can give you a paper copy, email it to you, or keep it in a secure online database that’s used for payroll.<\/p>\n If your employer emails it or uses an online database, they must make sure that you:<\/p>\n Your pay stub must include:<\/p>\n There are “statutory deductions” that your employer must take from your pay. These include income tax, Employment Insurance (EI) premiums, and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions.<\/p>\n Your employer can also take money from your pay if:<\/p>\n Before your employer can take any other amounts from your pay, you must agree to this in writing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n But even if you agree in writing, your employer cannot take money because they say you did not do a good job.<\/p>\n And they cannot take money to cover cash or property that are missing unless:<\/p>\n This also means your employer cannot take money from your pay if a customer leaves without paying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46185","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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\n Date<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n Most jobs<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n Homeworker<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n Students 17 and
\nyounger<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026<\/span><\/td>\n $17.60<\/span><\/td>\n $19.35<\/span><\/td>\n $16.60<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Getting a pay stub<\/h2>\n
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What are deductions?<\/h2>\n
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