The Ontario government is raising the minimum wage to $8.00/hour, a 25-cent increase.
It is the final increase in a four-year initiative that began Feb. 1, 2004, at which time the government decided to increase the minimum wage for the first time since 1995.
It was phased in over a four-year period to allow Ontario businesses time to adjust.
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Minimum Wage Rate | Implementation Date |
$6.85/hour | January 1, 1995 |
$7.15/hour | February 1, 2004 |
$7.45/hour | February 1, 2005 |
$7.75/hour | February 1, 2006 |
$8.00/hour | February 1, 2007 |
Source: Government of Ontario
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