Manitoba

Manitoba's minimum wage will rise to $16 per hour in October

The Manitoba government says the minimum wage is to go up by 20 cents to $16 an hour next October.

Increase reflects province's 2024 inflation rate of 1.1 per cent

A person holding a $20 bill and 80 cents worth of change.
The minimum wage in Manitoba will go up by 20 cents, to $16 an hour, this fall, the province says. (Bobby Hristova/CBC)

Many workers in Manitoba are set to see a slight increase in their wages this fall.

The Manitoba government says the minimum wage is to go up by 20 cents to $16 an hour, according to a Monday news release.

The increase is to take effect on Oct. 1.

Manitoba's minimum wage is updated annually and tied to inflation.

The government says the latest increase reflects the province's 2024 inflation rate of 1.1 per cent.

The federal minimum wage for employees in the federally-regulated private sector is $17.75.