British Columbia’s minimum wage will increase to $18.25 per hour starting June 1. The province said the 40-cent increase from $17.85 keeps pace with inflation.
The higher wage also applies to workers with specialized minimum wages, like resident caretakers, live-in home-support workers, live-in camp leaders and piece-rate agricultural workers.
The special minimum wage for app-based ride-hailing and delivery-service workers will also increase to $21.89 per hour of engaged time.
The province said the increase for piece-rate agricultural workers won’t kick in until Dec. 31.
B.C.’s minimum wage has increased each year since 2015. In 2024, the province amended the Employment Standards Act to increase the minimum wages each year in line with provincial inflation.
A report released last November by Living Wage BC and BC Policy Solutions said B.C.’s minimum wage continues to fall short of a living wage across the province. The report called on the province to raise the minimum wage to $20 per hour to help narrow the gap between the minimum wage and cost of living.
B.C. currently has the third-highest minimum wage in Canada, behind Nunavut at $19.75 and Yukon at $17.94.
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