Alberta: $10.20 or $9.20 for workers who serve alcohol

BC : $10.25

Saskatchewan: $10.20

Manitoba: $10.70

Ontario: Currently $11; $10.30 for students under 18 and $9.55 for workers serving alcohol; increases to $11.25, $10.55 and $9.80, respectively, in October

Quebec: $10.35 or $8.90 for workers who receive tips; increasing to $10.55 and $9.05, respectively, in May

New Brunswick: $10.30

Nova Scotia: $10.40 an hour for most workers and $9.90 for “inexperienced” workers; increasing to $10.60 and $10.10, respectively, in April

Prince Edward Island: $10.35, increasing to $10.50 in July

Newfoundland and Labrador: $10.25, increasing to $10.50 in October

Yukon: $10.72, increasing to $10.86 in April

Northwest Territories: $10, increasing to $12.50 in June

Nunavut: $11

Income Tax , EI ( Employment Insurance ) , CPP ( Canada Pension Plan ) will be cut from the above gross salary you get.

1. Income Tax is usually very little when you make minimum wage. Kind of like TDS , Income Tax Deducted At Source in India.
You get almost all of it back , when you file your IT return if you are making a minimum wage through tax credits & tax rebates. Plus some more in lot of other credits like HST credit etc.

2. CPP is Canada's equivalent to India's PF - Provident Fund. 4.95 % is paid by you & 4.95 % is paid by your employer towards your pension - CPP - Canada Pension Plan.

3. EI is called Employment Insurance, but basically its Unemployment Insurance. So in case you lose your job or are laid off, the gov. pays you while you are unemployed.
You generally get 55 % of your salary for about 1 yr , depending on your province & how many hours you have worked, when you get laid off. There are certain minimum criteria, you have to fulfill. If you have worked less hours, you will get paid for a less time, so its not always a year.

EI of 1.9 % is deducted from your salary.

So basically 3 major deductions on your salary

1. Income Tax - Depending on how much you make & the Province.
2. EI - 1.9 %
3. CPP - 4.9 %

Where is BC in the list?

BC $10.25

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Originally posted by monk

BC $10.25

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Powers that be have been so kind to us, the poor soul. The minimum wage in BC is set to increase by 20 cents to $10.45. They have set it up to inflation. Now, the Almighty Legislative need to tell us what constitutes the real inflation for a poor man. Looks like Gods are not listening.

Eff the poor man.

I am surprised its only $ 10.25 in BC , especially Vancouver , when that's the most expensive city to live in Canada, atleast RE & rent wise.